Leafs ditch new goal song after just one game due to complaints: report

The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly making changes to their goal song once again.

After a five-year run with the Hall and Oates melody “You Make My Dreams” as their goal song, it seems like the Steve Aoki remix of the Kid Cudi track “Pursuit of Happiness” lasted just a single game.

The Leafs’ planned new song debuted Wednesday night against the Montreal Canadiens in the team’s home opener, a 6-5 shootout win for Toronto. It was set to be the most common of the team’s tracks this season, while other songs would be used for Original Six matchups as well as Next Generation games and Throwback Thursday nights.

But according to The Leafs Nation’s Nick Alberga, the team has decided to go in an alternative direction with the electronic track.

Don’t expect to hear “Pursuit of Happiness” as the goal song for #LeafsForever games anymore. Told they won’t be using it any longer this season.

Heard the Leafs received some complaints about the song’s message and/or lyrics.

— Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) October 15, 2023

“Don’t expect to hear ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ as the goal song for [Leafs] games anymore. Told they won’t be using it any longer this season,” Alberga posted on Saturday night. “Heard the Leafs received some complaints about the song’s message and/or lyrics.”

Meanwhile, Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun reported that “Pursuit of Happiness” is “likely done,” adding that there were complaints about it.

Based on tonight’s output, Pursuit of Happiness is likely done as the goal song. Dup, Dup is moving up as the club looks for the best options. And there were complaints, in this space and others, about Happiness the past few days.

— Lance Hornby 🇺🇦 (@sunhornby) October 15, 2023

Though not in the part of the song used in the 30-or-so seconds in between — it’s mostly an instrumental from Aoki — the full track references both drug usage and drunk driving.

On Saturday, in a 7-4 win over the Minnesota Wild, the team used the song “Düp Düp” (Mallorca Version) by German artist Mickie Krause, with the Toronto Star‘s Kevin McGran reporting that it’s an “alternate goal song,” but not the team’s Next Generation option as he had previously noted. It’s possible the track could be the team’s new song full-time, though no formal announcement has been made.

Dup Dup by Mickie Krause is an alternate goal song #LeafsForever (not the Next Gen song)

— Kevin McGran (@kevin_mcgran) October 14, 2023

McGran added the team will debut their Original Six song on Monday against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Regardless of what they’ve been celebrating too, the team has picked up two wins in as many tries to start the season, including a pair of hat tricks from Auston Matthews along the way.

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