AWOLNATION premiere video for “I Am Happy” feat. Del the Funky Homosapien

Band: AWOLNATION
Song: “I Am Happy” feat. Del the Funky Homosapien
Directed by: Ryan Clark
Album: The Phantom Five
Release Date: August 30th, 2024
Label: Two Twenty Five Music

Speaking of he collaboration with Del the Funky Homosapien, bandleader Aaron Bruno comments:

“I hit Del up through my relationship with Dan the Automator. Del goes, ‘Yeah, send it.’ and I’m like, ‘What? Wow, okay. Here we go.’ I sent Del the song’s structure similar to how it is now, but I left one verse longer so he could go as long as he wanted. He sent it back perfect. It was so cool to send him a song with this kind of chorus, about trying to find happiness in a bizarrely upside-down time.

I guess that’s the whole point of this record—addressing it, acknowledging it, seeing if it’s real, but also trying to make the best of it. Del interpreted the lyrics about being happy out of your mind in the face of fear and nailed it. And what an honor. It’s basically like my Gorillaz song. I didn’t even put it together at the time but Del raps the phrase ‘Panoramic View’ on the Gorillaz song ‘Clint Eastwood’. He’s a legend.”

Yesterday, AWOLNATION hit the road supporting 311 on their headlining North American tour. Neon Trees opens on the trek. The trek continues tonight in Chicago, Illinois at The Salt Shed. You can find the tour itinerary below and get tickets here.

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Tour dates:

7/21 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
7/23 Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
7/24 Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights
7/26 Interlochen, MI – Kresge Auditorium
7/27 Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
7/28 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
7/31 Niagara Falls, ON – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino Resort
8/03 Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
8/04 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
8/06 Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion
8/07 Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
8/09 Outer Banks, NC – Roanoke Island Festival Park
8/10 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
8/11 Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
8/13 North Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
8/14 Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
8/15 Albertville, AL – Sand Mountain Amphitheater
8/17 St. Augustine, FL – The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
8/18 Tampa, FL – Hard Rock Event Center
8/20 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
8/21 Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
8/24 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
8/25 San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
8/27 Costa Mesa, CA – Pacific Amphitheatre
8/29 Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
8/30 Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
8/31 Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park