"Happy"
By Pharrell Williams
By Pharrell Williams
It might seem crazy what I’m ‘bout to say.
Sunshine she’s here, you can take a break.
I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space.
With the air, like I don’t care, baby, by the way.
Because I’m happy!
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth.
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you.
Clap along if you feel like that’s what you want to do!
Here comes bad news, talking’ this and that.
But give me all you’ve got, and don’t hold back.
Well, I should probably warn you. I’ll be just fine.
No offense to you, don’t waste your time, here’s why …
Because I’m happy!
Bring me down... can't nothing...
Bring me down... my level's too high...
Bring me down... can't nothing...
Bring me down!
Sunshine she’s here, you can take a break.
I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space.
With the air, like I don’t care, baby, by the way.
Because I’m happy!
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth.
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you.
Clap along if you feel like that’s what you want to do!
Here comes bad news, talking’ this and that.
But give me all you’ve got, and don’t hold back.
Well, I should probably warn you. I’ll be just fine.
No offense to you, don’t waste your time, here’s why …
Because I’m happy!
Bring me down... can't nothing...
Bring me down... my level's too high...
Bring me down... can't nothing...
Bring me down!
"Happy" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer and producer 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.
The song has been highly successful, peaking at number one in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and 19 other countries. It is the best-selling song of 2014 in the United States with 6.45 million copies sold for the year, as well as in the United Kingdom with 1.5 million copies sold for the year.
It reached number one in the UK on a record three separate occasions, and became the most downloaded song of all time in the UK in September 2014. As of July 2014, the song has sold 12 million copies world wide, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time.
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. It has been on the UK top 75 chart for 66 consecutive weeks as of w/e March 7, 2015. A live rendition of the song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored films released in 2013 and took place March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Pharrell Williams - Live Performance of “Happy”