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“My Happiness” by Powderfinger
From the album Odyssey Number Five (2000)
“My Happiness” by Powderfinger appears on 13 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2000 and 2025. It was first released in 2000 on the album Odyssey Number Five. Its best result is #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #111 alternative song of 2001 and #4,633 alternative song of all time.
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"My Happiness" was the first single from Odyssey Number Five, Powderfinger's fourth album, released in August 2000, and it's a road song with the romance drained out. Bernard Fanning wrote the words about the long stretches the band spent touring and the loneliness that came with them, and the rest of the band share the composing credit. His love of gospel and soul seeps through, and the melody glows so warmly that plenty of listeners hear a love song, a reading Fanning has called baffling.
Nick DiDia produced with the band, recording and mixing it, and it became Powderfinger's highest-charting single, reaching four in Australia and seven in New Zealand and giving them their first US Modern Rock Tracks entry at 23. It went septuple platinum at home, won ARIA and APRA awards, and got them onto the Late Show with David Letterman during a US tour with Coldplay.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000 | 100 |
| 2001 | 86 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001 | 107 |
| 2001 | 89 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001 | 91 |
| 2001 | 66 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2001 | 107 |
| 2001 | 39 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
| 2001 | 90 | 99X Atlanta, GA | 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
| 2001 | 78 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2001 | 103 |
| 2001 | 46 | 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 97X Top 97 Songs of 2001 | 97 |
| 2001 | 84 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 27 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) | 100 |
| 2013 | 10 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) | 100 |
| 2018 | 31 | Triple M | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) | 100 |
| 2025 | 6 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
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