Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) (explicit)

~ Recording by Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & Ratatat

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.36Pursuit of Happiness4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatOnce Upon a Time in 2009Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2009-02-27
OUAT 2009
1.13Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatMan on the Moon: The End of Day (international deluxe, explicit)Kid CudiAlbum
  • -2009-09-11
Dream On (Kid Cudi label), Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only)
1.13Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatMan on the Moon: The End of Day (international version, explicit)Kid CudiAlbum
  • -2009-09-11
Dream On (Kid Cudi label), Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only)
1.13Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatMan on the Moon: The End of DayKid CudiAlbum
  • NL2009-09-11
Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only), Dream On (Kid Cudi label), G.O.O.D. Music (Getting Out Our Dreams)0602527188317
1.13Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatMan on the Moon: The End of DayKid CudiAlbum
  • CA2009-09-15
Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only)B001319810
1.13Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatMan on the Moon: The End of DayKid CudiAlbum
  • US2009-09-15
Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only)B0013195-02
1.13Pursuit Of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid CudiMan on the Moon: The End of DayKid CudiAlbum
  • US2009-09-15
G.O.O.D. Music (Getting Out Our Dreams), Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only)B00131950-2
1.13Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi, MGMT & RatatatMan on the Moon: The End of Day (deluxe)Kid CudiAlbum
  • CA2009-09-15
  • US2009-09-15
Dream On (Kid Cudi label), Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only)
1.13Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatMan on the Moon: The End of Day (deluxe)Kid CudiAlbum
  • CA2009-09-15
  • MX2009-09-15
  • US2009-09-15
Dream On (Kid Cudi label), Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only)
1.13Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatMan On The Moon: The End Of Day (deluxe edition)Kid CudiAlbum
  • US2009-09-15
Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only)B0013611-10
1.13Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid CudiMan on the Moon: The End of DayKid CudiAlbum
  • JP2009-11-25
Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only)UICT-1050
1.13Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatMan on the Moon: The End of DayKid CudiAlbum
Dream On (Kid Cudi label), G.O.O.D. Music (Getting Out Our Dreams), Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only)0602527188386
1.1Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatPursuit of HappinessKid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatSingle
  • GB2010-02-07
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)00602527335469
1.19Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:54Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatTriple J: Hottest 100, Volume 17Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2010-03-08
Universal Music Australia (see annotation before using)5325808
2.5Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)?:??Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatMan on the Moon: The End of Day (VMP Essentials)Kid CudiAlbum
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.), Universal Music Special Markets, Vinyl Me, Please., Dream On (Kid Cudi label), G.O.O.D. Music (Getting Out Our Dreams)B0028578-01, VMP-E099
1.2Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatThe Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1Kid CudiAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2022-07-08
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
1.15Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi, MGMT & Ratatat2010s RAP HITS : 2010 - 2014 EraVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2023-05-30
UMe Digital (all-digital download imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
1.41Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:56Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & Ratatat50 Years of Hip Hop: The Evolution by STOKEDVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2023-08-25
FP
1.2Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:57Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatThe Boy Who Flew to the Moon, Vol. 1Kid CudiAlbum + Compilation
  • -2023-11-24
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
1.29Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:56Kid Cudi, MGMT & RatatatThe Best 00s Music VideosVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2024-05-03
FP
1.44Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:56Kid Cudi, MGMT & RatatatIndie Sleaze PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2024-12-23
FP
Withdrawn
1.6Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:56Kid Cudi, MGMT & Ratatatsummer daysVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2022-03-25
UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
(unknown)
1.13Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)4:55Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & RatatatMan on the Moon: The End of DayKid CudiAlbum
  • -2009

Relationships

assistant recording engineer:Michael Makowski
Anthony Palazzole
Josh Shultz
recording engineer:Evan Mast
Ryan West (engineer)
producer:Ratatat (US electronic rock duo)
assistant mixer:Erik Madrid (engineer)
Christian Plata
mixer:Manny Marroquin
solo guitar:Mike Stroud
strings:The Larry Gold Orchestra
additional vocals:Ben Goldwasser
Andrew VanWyngarden
conductor:Larry Gold (strings)
strings arranger:Larry Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Motown Records (not for release label use; use “Universal Motown” instead) (in 2009)
recorded at:Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
arranged at:The Studio 215 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings)
has remixes:Pursuit of Happiness (Benny Bennassi remix)
Pursuit of Happiness (Sandy Vee remix)
Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Dance remix) by Kid Cudi
sampled by:Pursuit of Happiness by Kano (UK hip‐hop artist)
recording of:Pursuit of Happiness

Related works

Pursuit of Happiness

lyricist and composer:Evan Mast
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi
Mike Stroud
is the basis for:Pursuit of Happiness