Put On a Happy Face is a 1960 Broadway show tune from the musical Bye Bye Birdie, with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams. It was introduced by Dick Van Dyke in the 1960 stage production, with the first live performance on March 16, 1960 and the first recording on April 24, 1960. The song appears on the Bye Bye Birdie Original Broadway Cast Album and later became a popular cover choice for artists like Tony Bennett and Blossom Dearie. A bright, uptempo show tune that satirizes early rock and roll, it carries a message to brush off gloom and put on a happy face, and has become a singable staple in classrooms, concerts, and ads.
