“Happiest Year” by Jaymes Young
“Happiest Year” by singer Jaymes Young is a rather-unorthodox love song. Yes, like many others it is founded on the singer lamenting over a lost love. But he is not necessarily expressing a desire to get her back. Rather he is thanking her for the good times they have shared together, which he refers to as “the happiest year of (his) life”.
The majority of the track actually features Jaymes reminiscing on this romance. And everything was not gravy, as in there were times when both he and his lover hurt each other pretty good. But overall, as mentioned earlier, his sentiment is tantamount to pure appreciation. Indeed at the same time they were quarreling, she served as his “medicine”. Furthermore, she held his heart in such a way that he “couldn’t quit” despite whatever discontent may have been present.
Owing to this, he kicks off the song by expressing regret for ever breaking up with her. And he also concludes by stating a desire to go back in time and relive the “happiest year” of his life, which was by her side. But at the same time, he is interestingly not necessarily asking her to get back with him. Rather, as stated earlier, he is just showing her love for the experiences she has already given him.
Release Date for “Happiest Year”
Atlantic Records officially released “Happiest Year” on the 12th of July 2019. The song came out as the first fresh solo material Young dropped since his 2017 album Feel Something.
Writing and Production
Young both wrote and produced this song.
I, personally believe that this song was not about a girl but rather all the people he had meet that year and the joy they gave him and how he ants to relive that year.
He announced in 2019 that it was about a girl.
That is true, and if you listen closely to the lyrics, it makes sense that it is about a girl he knew.
But at the end of the video he pours out an urn of ashes. So maybe she died?
I don’t know if she died or not but he might broken up with her and the she died from something ( like car crash or just something)