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 total of $970.8 million. Calculating in all expenses, "Deadline Hollywood" estimated that the film made a profit of $394.5 million. It is currently the 38th highest-grossing film, the eighth highest-grossing animated film, the third highest-grossing 2013 film, the second highest-grossing 2013 animated film (behind "Frozen"), the third highest-grossing Illumination Entertainment film, and the eighth highest-grossing Universal Studios film. With a budget of $76 million, the film is the most profitable film in the 101-year history of Universal Pictures. "Despicable Me 2" is the twenty-sixth highest-grossing film, the fourth highest-grossing 2013 film, the sixth highest-grossing animated film, the seventh highest-grossing 3-D