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 component of part one—is a little sour to undercut the sweet. Like its protagonist, a bad guy gone boringly good, "Despicable Me 2" has no edge. It's fatally nice and insufficiently naughty." Laremy Legel of "Film.com" gave the film a 6.3 out of 10, saying ""Despicable Me 2" is fun, especially near the culmination. Structural issues aside, it's impossible not to like these characters, all of them, rendered with love, always entertaining even when the story around them doesn't make much sense." "Despicable Me 2" grossed $368 million in North America, and $602.7 million in other countries, for a worldwide