A song specifically designed to make babies smile and to relax when they cry has achieved remarkable success, gathering more than 470 million hearings on the Spotifi platform.

This is about the song. The Happy Song, implemented by British musician Imogen Heap in collaboration with two psychologists, Lauren Stewart and Caspar Addyman.

The project began in 2016, with the order of the British company Chow & Gate, which intended to create a song that would help parents calm babies when they become anxious.

But unlike normal children’s songs, this composition was built on scientific research and baby testing.

During the first phase, more than 2,000 parents were asked about the sounds that make their children happy. Among the favorite elements resulted in the laughter of babies and the sounds of animals involved in the song.

The researchers then tested several versions of melodies in babies between the ages of 6 and 12 months. About 80 percent preferred the melody that eventually became part of the final version of the song.

Composition includes repeated rhythms, optimistic melodies, sound changes, and a special way of singing, known as “Moustheese,” commonly used by adults when communicating with infants.

Ten years after the publication, the Happy Song has passed the figure of 470 million hearings in Spotific, becoming one of the greatest musical successes of Imogen Heap.

However, researchers point out that the reaction to music differs from one baby to another and that the song does not guarantee a stop to cry. It has been created as a fun way to promote positive humor and offer parents some moments of tranquillity.

A project that began as a family scientific experiment has now become a musical phenomenon of hundreds of millions of listening worldwide.

Source Layer: Dukeagini