The song originally peaked at number 137 on the UK Singles Chart, but it re-entered the chart in 2012 attaining a new peak of 72 and entered for the first time on the Irish Singles Chart, peaking at 24. As of March 2013, it sold over 2,000,000 downloads since its release. The song re-entered at number 95 on the week ending January 8, 2011. The following week, it fell 41 spots to number 100. "Pursuit of Happiness" debuted and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 59 on the week ending October 3, 2009. ReceptionĮmma Silvers of SF Weekly, called the song a "self-aware 2009 party anthem - or chronicle of a person's thinking as they veer into a drunk and drugged out downward spiral, depending on how you spin it - is a pretty lonely song to begin with." Chart performance In 2021, Cudi reworked the song into an acoustic rendition for Amazon’s Prime Day Show, released in June of that year.
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Also in May 2012, Kid Cudi received a nomination for Best Song from a Movie at the MTV Movie Awards, for the Steve Aoki remix to "Pursuit of Happiness", being used in Project X. On May 1, 2012, an "Extended Steve Aoki Remix" was released via digital distribution, such as iTunes and. In 2012, the remix was featured on the trailers for the comedy film Project X and was later included on the film's soundtrack. Steve Aoki released his remix on December 5, 2009. Upon the song's release, American electro house DJ Steve Aoki, produced a remix of "Pursuit of Happiness", which went on to become as popular as the original and became a staple at Aoki's concerts. Cudi later performed the song on September 23, 2009, on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The song made its US television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman on September 11, 2009. The final version of the song was premiered on September 4, 2009, on the DJ Semtex BBC Radio 1 show. On the album, the track is titled " Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)", following the album's dream sequence.
The song was produced by American electronic rock duo Ratatat and features vocals from American neo-psychedelic act, MGMT. " Pursuit of Happiness" is a song by American recording artist Kid Cudi, released September 15, 2009, as the third single from his debut studio album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009).
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