not as brutal, describes an unsatisfactory affair taking place in a motel room; Hinton states that "emotion overtakes cleverness". Returning to ska rhythms is the ambivalent "Human Touch", in which the narrator is digusted by his partner and the world, begins drinking heavily and physically assaulting her, yet he longs for the "human touch" from her. Gouldstone finds that the music mimics the disintegration of his mind. Hinton likens the track to This Year's Model "Lip Service" (1978) or, in theory, Costello's take on the Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (1968). Hinton also draws Beatles comparisons for "Beaten to the Punch", which contains the same bassline as "Taxman" (1966). The energetic rock song "Beaten to the Punch" is an attack on a man and his "juvenile macho attitudes". Costello based "Temptation" on Booker T. & the M.G.'s' "Time Is Tight" (1969), a song which concerns alcoholism and defenselessness. Similar to other tracks on the album, "Temptation" is addressed to a man and is presumed by Gouldstone to concern the troubles of living in a competitive and bureaucratic society. Regarding the cover of "I Stand Accused", the author argues that it could pass as one of Costello's originals due to the performances and use of thematic punning. The final track, "Riot Act", reflects on a past relationship with "abject desolation" rather than disdain. Costello gives a tender vocal performance that displays emotion and builds into a near-scream by the end. Hinton calls it the "first genuinely relaxed song on the whole LP". With an arrangement Mason considered "almost bombastic", Hinton compares the music to the English band Procol Harum. Packaging and artwork According to Hinton, the cover artwork for Get Happy!! was designed to resemble a Stax record from the 1960s. Designed by Barney Bubbles, and featuring a clash of changing colours, the geometric sleeve contains three identical images of Costello photographed from above, with his hands in the pockets of a buttoned-up coat and his face appearing "almost deformed". The UK release featured a pre-worn sleeve: the front came with a fake coffee mug stain while the back featured a large circle, giving the effect that the vinyl itself was worn through the packaging; the effect was omitted from other editions. Original copies also lacked a lyric sheet. Release and promotion Originally intended for release in early January 1980, Get Happy!! was delayed due to legal issues. In December 1979, Radar Records