Pharrell Williams discography July 2013, only 137 singles in UK chart history had achieved one million sales in the UK - that month Williams scored two million-sellers with "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines". In November 2013, Williams released the first 24-hour music video to his "Despicable Me 2" collaboration song, "Happy". Guest appearances included Magic Johnson, Steve Carell, Jimmy Kimmel, Jamie Foxx, Steve Martin, Odd Future, Miranda Cosgrove, Janelle Monáe, and many others. In December 2013, a press release from Columbia Records announced that Williams had signed a contract with the label and would be releasing an album in 2014, featuring the single
Despicable Me which translated what the Minions were saying during the end credits of the 3D theatrical release. For the home media release of the film, the application was updated to translate the Minions' language throughout the entire film. In May 2010, three books related to the movie were published, as well as the children's puppet book featured in the film. The first, "My Dad the Super Villain" (), was rated as a preschool book. The second, "Despicable Me: The Junior Novel" (), was rated as being a Junior Reader for ages 8 to 12. The third, "Despicable Me: The World's Greatest