Music has the power to elevate a film scene from memorable to iconic. When the right song is paired with the right moment, it ...

Pharrell Williams has been in the music business since the early 1990s, but would score the biggest hit of his career in 2013 ...

Pharrell Williams Wrote Nine Rejected Songs For Despicable Me 2 While appearing on Apple Music’s The Zane Lowe Show, promoting his critically well-received, LEGO-style biopic, Piece by Piece, in ...

The Oscars delivered viewers a performance of Pharrell’s Academy Award-nominated song “Happy,” from Despicable Me 2. That meant lots of people dancing (happily) on stage — and the return ...

1. Happy Released: 2013 Official Singles Chart peak: Number 1 Total UK chart units: 3.9 million Pharrell wrote, produced and performed this unstoppable soul bop from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack.

Pharrell Williams shared insights into the creation of his hit song "Happy," revealing its origins were rooted in sarcasm rather than genuine joy.

Pharrell Credits Frustration-Fueled Moment of Sarcasm While 'Out of Ideas' With Inspiring 2013’s "Happy" "Once you realize the insignificance of yourself, then you understand what your actual ...

The track, which featured in Despicable Me 2 and its soundtrack served as positive reinforcement for listeners. But according to Pharrell writing the smash “broke him.” ...

Pharrell has revealed that writing the iconic song "Happy" in 2013 wasn't exactly the, well, happiest experience. Apparently, the song was actually built out of frustration on Pharrell's part ...

Pharrell Williams told Zane Lowe's Apple Music interview series that writing "Happy" broke him. Williams said writing "Happy" for "Despicable Me 2" came from a place of sarcasm.

In fact, says Williams, prior to writing Happy for the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack, he’d hit something of a brick wall. “This was nine songs that you were trying to like, you know, really complete this ...