Happier Than Ever
Billie Eilish
2021
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2021
Release: 2021Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original recording release year; later singles and reissues do not replace this date.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2021.html, 2022.html, 2023.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Apple Music: Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Authorized catalog identifies the original album or single edition. Individual track dates are reviewed for earlier single releases; year precision is used.
Apple catalog: Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever track metadata
Individual recording names, credited artists and releaseDate from the public distributor catalog; earlier single years are preserved.
Former annual assignments retained as history
These appearances were removed from the main annual lists. They are not original release dates.
- 2023: older return
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The track explores the aftermath of a toxic relationship and the process of healing.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2021.html, position 20
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
External chart association; scope is limited to the cited chart, not full discographic verification
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 2021 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
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