Happy (Pharrell Williams song) Happy (Pharrell Williams song) "Happy" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer Pharrell Williams, from the "Despicable Me 2" soundtrack album. It also served as the lead single from Williams' second studio album, "Girl" (2014). It was first released on November 21, 2013, alongside a long-form music video. The song was reissued on December 16, 2013, by Back Lot Music under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music. "Happy" is a midtempo soul and neo soul song on which Williams's falsetto voice has been compared to Curtis Mayfield by critics. The song has been
Despicable Me 2 which guarantees plenty of laughs. But what it doesn't have is an edge." Peter Howell of the "Toronto Star" gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "It feels at times as if "Despicable Me 2" actually is "The Minions Movie". Coffin and Renaud and returning screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio haven't managed to come up with a dastardly plot to rival the shrinking and stealing of the moon from the previous film." Stephen Holden of "The New York Times" gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying "It is consistently