Despicable Me 2 album for the film, released on June 18, 2013 through Back Lot Music. The original music was composed by Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams. The album was promoted by the highly successful single "Happy" performed by Williams. "Despicable Me 2" received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 74% approval rating with an average rating of 6.7/10 based on 177 reviews. The website's consensus reads, ""Despicable Me 2" offers plenty of eye-popping visual inventiveness and a number of big laughs." Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating from mainstream critics, gave the film
Despicable Me made available to the public in 2013. "Despicable Me" was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D on December 14, 2010. The release included three new short films, titled "Home Makeover", "Orientation Day" and "Banana". The film was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on June 6, 2017. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives a rating of 81% based on 196 reviews and an average rating of 6.8/10—159 fresh and 37 rotten. The website's critical consensus reads, "Borrowing heavily (and intelligently) from Pixar and "Looney Tunes", "Despicable Me" is a surprisingly thoughtful, family-friendly treat with a few surprises of its own."