A 2013 Pharrell Williams single written for the soundtrack of the animated film "Despicable Me 2," built on a four-on-the-floor handclap beat.
Composition
Happy was written and produced by Pharrell Williams for the soundtrack of “Despicable Me 2.” The arrangement features a Falsetto vocal line over a steady handclap-driven groove and a brief bridge of layered backing vocals.
Reception
Released in late 2013, the single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks in 2014 and reached number one in over twenty countries. It became the year’s best-selling song globally according to industry reports.
Legacy
Happy’s accompanying 24-hour music video was among the first widely shared interactive video projects. It received Williams’s first Grammy nomination for Record of the Year and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.
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