"Happy Mistake" is a song performed by Lady Gaga from the companion album Harlequin to the musical thriller film Joker: Folie à Deux (2024). The track was written by Lady Gaga, Michael Tucker, and produced by Gaga, BloodPop and Benjamin Rice.
Lyrics
I'm acting in this play of
Comedy with tragic words
The audience was smiling
Cheering on a scene absurd
I could try to hide behind the makeup
But the show must go on
I feel so crazy
My head is filled with broken mirrors
So many, I can't look away
I'm in a bad way
If I could fix the broken pieces
Then I'd have a happy mistake
A lonely disposition
Portraits of a strung-out girl
How'd I get so addicted
To the love of the whole world
I could try to hide behind the makeup
But the show must go on
I feel so crazy
My head is filled with broken mirrors
So many I can't look away
I'm in a bad way
If I could fix the broken pieces
Then I'd have a happy mistake
If I could buy a happy sunny day
So brilliantly
And wash away the sad mistakes
I could hold my heart in a safe place
All I need to breathe
Is one happy mistake
Ooh
Ooh, oh
Made a happy mistake
Performances
 Dates
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 Location / Show
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 City /  Channel
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| September 30, 2024 | The Belasco: Harlequin Secret Show | Los Angeles, CA | 
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| October 1, 2024 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | ABC |
Credits
| Written By | Stefani Germanotta and Michael Tucker |
| Published By | Sony/ATV Songs LLC / SG Songs Worldwide (BMI) Michael Diamond Music, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing o/b/o OWSLA Trax, These Are Songs of Pulse (ASCAP) |
| Producers | Lady Gaga, Benjamin Rice and BloodPop |
| Arrangers | Lady Gaga, Benjamin Rice, Tim Stewart, Alex Smith and Daniel Foose |
| Recording Studio | Sound Factory at The Palms, Las Vegas, NV
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| Engineers | Kevin Harp and Benjamin Rice |
| 2nd Engineer | Joe Dougherty |
| Asst. Engineers | Patrick Hundley and Daniel "Chief" Van Billiard |
| Musicians | Organ - Alex Smith Bass - Daniel Foose Percussion - Donald Barrett Guitar - Tim Stewart Additional Guitar - Benjamin Rice |
| Asst. Mixing Engineer | Bryce Bordone |
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