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Revision as of 14:15, 18 February 2021
"Happy Endings" is an upcoming single by Mike Shinoda featuring Iann Dior and Upsahl, set to be released on February 19, 2021.
Background
In fall 2020, Mike hinted that he was making music at other times of the day besides just the hours he dedicates to streaming on Twitch.
On February 5, 2021, Mike announced that he would be selling music on the cryptocurrency auction website Zora.[1]. The first item Mike sold was a 40 second video of a GIF that he made containing music of the unreleased song "One Hundredth Stream". The announcement confused many fans on social media as the cryptocurrency auctions and NFTs were a new concept to many people, but Mike began explaining the process in replies to fans. On February 7, he accepted the final bid of $30,000 on "One Hundredth Stream" and said, "$30k US will be going to the “Michael K Shinoda Endowed Scholarship” at @artcenteredu to benefit students based on artistic merit and financial need."[2] Over the next few days, he began to experiment by selling a variety of different digital items - mainly sketches, artwork, and also his name in Times New Roman font.
Release
At the end of his stream on February 15, 2021, Mike ended his Twitch stream with, "We will have plenty to talk about tomorrow."[3] The following day, he posted a short clip of music on social media and said, "Something big is coming this week. #HappyEndings"[4]. On Twitch that day, Mike said that he would talk more about the post tomorrow, on February 17th.[5] Later that afternoon, Shazam accidentally leaked the song's title and guests.[6]
Following some teasers[7], Mike announced via Twitter on February 17, 2021 that the song would be released on February 19 and that the guests Iann Dior and Upsahl would join him on Twitch on February 18: "New single HAPPY ENDINGS out 2.19 | Chat with @ianndior and @upsahlmusic on @Twitch tomorrow at 10AM PT #HappyEndings"[8]
Ten versions of the same video (a repeating GIF) containing one minute and fifteen seconds of "Happy Endings" were put up for sale by Mike on Zora on February 17, 2021.[9]
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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| Happy Endings | Happy Endings | 3:32 | 2021 | February 19, 2021 |
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| Happy Endings | Happy Endings | 3:32 | 2021 | February 19, 2021 |
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Personnel
- Mike Shinoda
- Iann Dior
- Upsahl
Lyrics
Gallery
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Parental Advisory label
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Non-PA
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Banner
External Links
References
- ↑ LPLive: Mike Selling Music on Zora, February 5, 2021
- ↑ Twitter: Mike Shinoda - Art Center Scholarship, February 7, 2021
- ↑ Twitch: Mike Shinoda - "2.15 Art Day: drawing fan requests and a few things for the channel", February 15, 2021
- ↑ Twitter: Mike Shinoda - Something big is coming this week. #HappyEndings, February 16, 2021
- ↑ Twitch: Mike Shinoda - 2.16 Producing Bella Goldwin's "Just A Dream", February 16, 2021
- ↑ LPLive: Mike Shinoda - "Happy Endings" (Feb 19, 2021), February 16, 2021
- ↑ Twitter: Mike Shinoda - NFT Terms via MikeShinoda.com, February 17, 2021
- ↑ Twitter: Mike Shinoda - "New single HAPPY ENDINGS out 2.19", February 17, 2021
- ↑ Zora: Mike Shinoda - "Happy Endings Debut (10 of 10)", February 17, 2021