“I Hope You’re Happy Now” is a song recorded by American country music artists Carly Pearce and Lee Brice. It was released in October 2019 as the second single from Pearce’s self-titled studio album.
Carly Pearce co-wrote “I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Luke Combs, Randy Montana, and Jonathan Singleton. Recorded as a duet with Lee Brice, it tells the story of a breakup from both sides, and was inspired by Pearce’s own past relationship. Combs was originally going to be featured on the song, but when he chose to step down, Pearce reached out to Brice who was impressed by the lyrics and said that the song reminded him of “classic country.” The track and its parent album were produced by busbee, the last project he completed before his passing.
The music video for “I Hope You’re Happy Now” was directed by Sam Siske and shot in a dive bar in Nashville, Tennessee located near the Grand Ole Opry, and features Pearce and Brice performing the song together on stage while patrons in the bar carry out the lyrics in the song.
“I Hope You’re Happy Now” reached the top 30 of the Billboard Country Airplay chart in its sixth week, making it the fastest-rising single of Pearce’s career. It has since reached a peak position of 5.The song has sold 62,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.
Check out the lyrics and the music video for “I Hope You’re Happy Now” below:
It’s all on me, it’s my mistake
I said “I don’t love you” a little too late
But I guess there ain’t ever a right time
And I don’t know why it’s called a goodbye
Go run my name into the ground
Tell everyone you know just how
How I slammed the door on our forever
But I promise you it’s for the better
I hope you find what you were looking for
I hope your heart ain’t hurting anymore
And you get moving on, all figured out
And you don’t hate me somehow
‘Cause I hope you’re happy now
Who knew this heart could break this hard
Or a love like ours could fall apart
Without so much as a warning
I thought that I was what you wanted
Well I guess you found what you were looking for
I guess my heart ain’t worth it anymore
I’m a wreck, I’m a mess
And I ain’t got nothing left
And so I hope you’re happy now
I hope you find what you were looking for
I guess my heart ain’t worth it anymore
Hope you get moving on, all figured out
And you don’t hate me somehow
I’m a wreck, I’m a mess
And I ain’t got nothing left
So I hope you’re happy now
Happy now
Oh, I hope you’re happy now
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