Before it became one of the standout tracks on the mockingbird & THE CROW, HARDY's song “happy” was headed in a completely different direction. A Children's Book Sparked the Original IdeaSpeaking with Holler around the release of his 2023 album, HARDY admitted he had initially envisioned "happy" as a children's book rather than a song. “I don’t think I’ve ever said this in an interview before, but I was thinking of writing a children’s book. He added, “So for a brief second, I thought I’d love to write a children’s book called Happy, detailing elementary ways of how to be happy. We’re all looking for ways to either stay happy or be happy, and this song is a nice little guide.