Don’t Worry, Be Happy

"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 song by Bobby McFerrin, the first a cappella recording to reach number one in the United States. This page has the Don't Worry, Be Happy chords and a backing track you can slow down, speed up and transpose.

Who wrote "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Bobby McFerrin wrote the music and the words and recorded every part himself with his voice and body percussion, for his album Simple Pleasures (1988). The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

Recordings that made it a standard

• Bobby McFerrin — Simple Pleasures (EMI-Manhattan, 1988), the original, a cappella.