Walkin' Back to Happiness

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{{Infobox song

| name = Walkin' Back to Happiness

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Helen Shapiro

| album =

| B-side = Kiss 'n Run

| released = 29 September 1961 (UK)

| recorded = 1961

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| venue =

| genre = Pop music

| length =

| label = Columbia (EMI) DB 4715 (UK)
Capitol 4662 (US)

| writer = John Schroeder, Mike Hawker

| producer = Norrie Paramor

| prev_title = You Don't Know

| prev_year = 1961

| next_title = Tell Me What He Said

| next_year = 1962

}}

"Walkin' Back to Happiness" is a 1961 single by Helen Shapiro. The song was written by John Schroeder and Mike Hawker. With backing orchestrations by Norrie Paramor, the song was released in the United Kingdom on the Columbia (EMI) label on 29 September 1961. It was number one in the UK for three weeks beginning 19 October,{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xyAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46 |title=Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, November 1961 |date=6 November 1961 |access-date=2012-09-09 }} but only reached #100 on the US Billboard Hot 100, Shapiro's only US chart appearance.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iCAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP4 |title=Billboard Magazine, Hot 100, December 1961 |date=4 December 1961 |access-date=2012-09-09 }}{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKJU6CegkogC&pg=PA92 |title=The ultimate Burt Bacharach For Fans |isbn=9780825672804 |access-date=2012-09-09 |last1=Dominic |first1=Serene |year=2003 |publisher=Schirmer Trade Books }} The single sold over a million copies and earned Helen Shapiro a golden disc.{{cite book | last =Dowse | first =Tony| title =The Ultimate Helen Shapiro | publisher = EMI Gold | year = 2011}}