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
Pharrell Williams 2009, Williams was credited as a co-writer and producer of the song "Fresh Out the Oven" for Jennifer Lopez. It was released as a buzz single from Lopez's seventh studio album "Love?". The following month, Williams made a guest appearance on French rapper Uffie's first album, which arrived in early 2010.<ref name="Busy P Blog 10/03/2009"></ref> In late 2009, Williams worked with the rapper Game on his fourth studio album, "The R.E.D. Album." In July 2010, Williams composed the soundtrack to the movie "Despicable Me", produced by Hans Zimmer and recorded with the Hollywood Studio Symphony. In October 2010, Williams and