Born in McComb, Mississippi, Norwood was raised in Carson, California, beginning her career as a backing vocalist for teen groups. After signing with Atlantic Records in 1993, she released her self-titled debut album, Brandy, the following year, which sold six million copies worldwide. Norwood ventured into acting with the UPN sitcom Moesha (1996–2001), which won her an NAACP Image Award, and resulted in numerous other roles, such as the titular character in the television film Cinderella (1997) and Karla Wilson in the slasher film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). Her musical breakthrough came with the wildly successful single "The Boy Is Mine" (1998), a duet with fellow R&B contemporary Monica, which went on to become one of the best selling female duets of all time. Her second album, Never Say Never, won Norwood her first Grammy Award. In 2002, Norwood starred in the reality series Brandy: Special Delivery, documenting the birth of her daughter. Her third and fourth albums, Full Moon (2002) and Afrodisiac (2004), were released to critical success.
Norwood served as a judge on the first season of America's Got Talent before being involved in a heavily publicized car accident in 2006. Norwood's fifth album, Human (2008), was released to positive reviews, although it was a commercial failure. In 2010, she returned to television as a contestant on the eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars and starred in the reality series Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business. She was a series regular in the BET series The Game (2012–2015) and released her sixth album Two Eleven (2012) thereafter, both earning her critical praise. In April 2015, Norwood made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago. She starred in and executive produced a sitcom titled Zoe Ever After on BET which premiered in January 2016. In July 2020, Norwood released her seventh studio album, B7, also her first project as an independent artist, to critical acclaim. In 2021, Norwood starred alongside Naturi Naughton, Eve and Nadine Velazquez in American Broadcasting Company's music drama series Queens to critical acclaim.
In June 2022, Norwood announced her major label return after signing with Motown Records under which she is expected to preprare her eighth studio album.
Happy
Brandy Lyrics
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How it got this way
When I first met you
I never thought your love was true
But I'm glad I saw just what was in store
All the while you plan to be my man
Now I'm in love with you
You make me happy
You make me feel so good
With the things you do for me
Oh baby can't you see that
You make me happy
Make me feel so good
With the things you do for me
Oh baby, baby, baby
In search of happiness
Tryin' to find someone
Who can make my life so complete baby
If I only knew that someone was you boy
There would have been more happy days
So don't you go away
[Chorus]
No one can make me feel this way
You always seem to brighten up my day
[Chorus]
The song "Happy" by Brandy is a declaration of love and appreciation for a man who has brought light and joy into her life. The opening verse indicates that she didn't expect to fall for him initially, but she's grateful that she did. The chorus is the heart of the song, with Brandy repeating "You make me happy" several times, emphasizing just how much this man means to her. Throughout the song, she expresses how much he's impacted her life and that she couldn't imagine being happy without him. In the second verse, she reflects on past relationships and how she was searching for happiness, not realizing that the man who would bring it was right in front of her. The final lines of the song emphasize that he brightens up her days and that she couldn't ask for anything more.
Overall, Brandy's "Happy" is an uplifting love song that celebrates the joy that a significant other can bring to life. It's a declaration of love and appreciation, emphasizing the importance of finding someone who can make you happy.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't even know
I am not sure how things got this good.
How it got this way
I do not understand how everything has turned out to be so perfect.
When I first met you
Initially, I had my doubts when I met you.
I never thought your love was true
I had doubts about your love for me.
But I'm glad I saw just what was in store
I am grateful that I realized what a wonderful person you are.
All the while you plan to be my man
The whole time, you were planning to be with me.
Now I'm in love with you
And now, I am truly in love with you.
[Chorus]
You make me so happy with the things you do.
In search of happiness
I was looking for happiness in so many places.
Tryin' to find someone
I was searching for someone who could make me happy.
Who can make my life so complete baby
Someone who could complete me and make me happy.
If I only knew that someone was you boy
If only I had realized you were the one all along.
There would have been more happy days
We could have been happier sooner.
So don't you go away
So, please don't leave me.
[Chorus]
You make me so happy with the things you do.
No one can make me feel this way
No one else can make me feel the way you do.
You always seem to brighten up my day
You always make my day brighter.
[Chorus]
You make me so happy with the things you do.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: JOSEPH SIMMONS, ALRRY SMITH, DARRYL MCDANIELS, LASHAWN DANIELS, J DANIELS, RODNEY JERKINS, FRED JERKINS III, BRANDY NORWOOD
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