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 (franchise) in 2015. A sequel titled "Minions 2" will be released in 2020. It also includes a simulator ride attraction, "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem", at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Studios Japan. It is the highest-grossing animated film franchise in box office history, and the 13th highest-grossing film franchise of all time. It is also the first and only animated franchise with two films grossing over $1 billion worldwide ("Minions" with $1.16 billion and "Despicable Me 3" with $1.03 billion). "Despicable Me", the first film in the series, and the first film from Illumination, was released on July