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Primary artist

Mary J. Blige

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Album

My Life (Bonus Track Version)

Release date

October 14, 1994

Duration

5:49

Genres

R&B/Soul

Label

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Chart performance

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Songwriters / credits

Gil Askey, Mary J. Blige, Arlene DelValle, Diddy, Curtis Mayfield, Poke

Sourced context

"Be Happy" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Arlene DeValle, and Jean-Claude Olivier from duo Poke & Tone for her second studio album, My Life (1994), while production was helmed by Combs and Olivier. "Be Happy" contains an instrumental sample of the song "You're So Good to Me" (1979) by musician Curtis Mayfield and a re-sung vocal portion of the record "I Want You" (1976) by Marvin Gaye.

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