"Happy" is a song performed by American singer and producer Pharrell Williams fr

om the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack album. It also serves as the lead single from
Williams' second studio album, G I R L (2014). The song was written and produced
by Williams. It came out on November 21, 2013, alongside a long-form music vide
o. The song was reissued on December 16, 2013, by Back Lot Music under exclusive
license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music.[1]
"Happy" is a neo soul and funk song on which Williams' falsetto voice is compara
ble to Curtis Mayfield. The song has been highly successful, peaking at number o
ne in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and 19
other countries. It has sold over 1.3 million copies in the United Kingdom, and
has reached the summit on three separate occasions, both records in their own r
ight.