"Mika on his new track ""Celebrate""; co-produced the tracks ""Sweet Life"" and ""Golden Girl"" from Frank Ocean's debut album ""Channel Orange""; and is working with Solange Knowles on her third studio album. Williams was featured on Daft Punk's fourth studio album ""Random Access Memories"" on the songs ""Get Lucky"", ""Fragments of Time"" and ""Lose Yourself to Dance"". In addition, Williams contributed to Azealia Banks's debut studio album ""Broke with Expensive Taste"", featuring on the song ""ATM Jam"". Williams penned three new original songs, included alongside composer Heitor Pereira's score, for the sequel ""Despicable Me 2"". These were """", ""Happy"", and"
"written by Pharrell Williams was released as the official titlesong for the movie Despicable Me 2. Despicable Me 2 became the most popular movie of the year and the single entered the singles charts at number 15. YouTube views of the musicvideo exceed 1,2 million views. On 20 September they release another titlesong, this time for the new hit Disney Series Violetta. The musicvideo for ""The World is Mine"" premiered on the Disney Channel and scored the highest ratings to date. The fifth single from the successful album ""Breaking the Rules"" was released on 8 November. The song ""Hell's a"
"could repeat the success of Williams' previous single ""Happy"" from the 2013 animated film ""Despicable Me 2"". In response to the leaked version, Carolyn Menyes wrote that it was too slow in comparison to the ""crazy, happy beats and earwormmy hand claps"" of ""Happy"" and the ""inane catchiness"" of Stefani's previous singles ""Spark the Fire"" and ""Baby Don't Lie"" (2014). Menyes was critical of Stefani's vocals, saying she used ""an oddly harsh tone"" throughout the track. Steven Pond of ""TheWrap"" wrote that Stefani's vocal delivery ""never quite crosses the line to catchy"". Although a low-quality version leaked on December 31,"
"new release movies, and retains its historic architecture. In a manner reminiscent of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the theater's forecourt features cement handprints and footprints of notable film figures. However, the handprints and footprints at the Vista Theatre tend to include more icons of independent and cult films such as Barry Bostwick, Spike Jonze, John C. Reilly and Martin Landau, among many others. It is used in the 3am portion of Pharrell Williams's song ""Happy"" as part of the ""Despicable Me 2"" soundtrack, and also appears on the album cover of 1990's ""Lights...Camera...Revolution!"" by Suicidal Tendencies. The Vista appeared in """"."
"Freedom (Pharrell Williams song) ""Freedom"" (stylized as Freedom!) is a song by Pharrell Williams which was released for streaming on Apple Music and played by Zane Lowe on his show on Beats 1 on its launch date of June 30, 2015. Part of the song was made available as a teaser on Williams' Twitter page and was also used in a promotional video for Apple Music. Its music video was nominated for Best Music Video at 58th Grammy Awards. The song is included on the soundtrack album of the film ""Despicable Me 3"". Writing for MusicSnake, Marissa Fitzgerald gave the"
"The Space Age (February 26th)"" ""Widespread (Promo) (Unreleased)"" (Produced By Chad Hugo & Paul Banks) Noreaga – ""The Problem (Lawwwddd) (Promo CDS) (June 11)"" (Produced By Pharrell Williams) Pharrell Williams – ""Despicable Me 2 OST (June 18th)"" ""i am OTHER Theme (Promo) (Unreleased)"" ""Moncler Lunettes Commercial (Unreleased)"" ""Swarovski Commercial (Unreleased)"" ""Places & Spaces I've Been (Promo) (Unreleased)"" ""The Noreaga Studio Session (Promo) (Unreleased)"" ""World Of Red Bull (Promo) (Unreleased)"" Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer – ""Man Of Steel Score (June 11th)"" (All Tracks Composed By Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer) Pusha T. – ""My Name Is My Name (October 7th,"
"Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, and it was released on July 6, 2010. It features new songs from the film written, performed, produced and/or composed by Pharrell Williams, and performances by Destinee & Paris, The Sylvers, Robin Thicke, The Bee Gees and David Bisbal. A soundtrack album including the many other songs that appear in the film has not been officially released. The film's score was composed by Pharrell Williams & Heitor Pereira and produced by Hans Zimmer. It was recorded with a"
"""Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"" by The Smiths and the version of ""Nothing Compares 2 U"" by Sinéad O'Connor, both of which are heard in the background during the scene in which Peter's brother deletes all of Peter's photos. ""Amber"" by 311 can be heard in the background during the bar scene after Peter and Rachel's first date, as well as ""Playa Azul"" from Los Amigos Invisibles. ""Move Your Feet"" by Junior Senior is briefly played in background in the scene at the beginning when they are showing Access Hollywood clips. Another song not featured on the soundtrack is ""Heavy"
"were also reprised on the soundtrack - ""Despicable Me"" and ""Fun, Fun, Fun"". In March 2013, Williams appeared alongside T.I. on Robin Thicke's hit single ""Blurred Lines"". The song has been a worldwide hit, has peaked at number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and has also reached number one in 13 more countries including the United Kingdom and Germany, making it Williams' third ""Billboard"" Hot 100 number one single. On June 29, 2013, he became the 12th artist in the chart's history to simultaneously hold the number one and two positions (with ""Blurred Lines"" and ""Get Lucky"", respectively). By"
"Pharrell Williams, Went To The Carters) * Mike WiLL Made-It - ""Ransom 2 (March 24)"" (Produced By Mike WiLL Made-It) * N*E*R*D - ""No One Ever Really Dies (December 15)"" ""Don't Don't Do It! (Demo) (Unreleased)"" No Malice - ""Let The Dead Bury The Dead (Studio Session) (Unreleased)"" (Produced By Pharrell Williams, Didn't Make The Final Cut) Pharrell Williams - ""Despicable Me 3 OST (June 23)"" (All Tracks Produced By Pharrell Williams) * ""100 Years (Promo) (November 13)"" (Produced By Pharrell Williams, To Be Released In 2117) * Pharrell Williams & Trey Parker - ""Despicable Me 3 OST (June 23)"""
"featuring the vocals of Paul's daughter Maxine Hardcastle and son Paul Hardcastle Jr. On November 3, 2017, Farish and BBMak singer Christian Burns collaborated on two songs for his album ""Primary Colors"", ""Find You"" and ""Safe in This Place"". In 2004, Ryan Farish's album ""Beautiful"" peaked on the ""Billboard"" Charts at #10. In 2005, Farish's album ""From the Sky"" peaked on the ""Billboard"" Charts at #3. In the summer of 2013, Ryan Farish's song ""Be Near"" from his album ""Wonderfall"" (2008) was licensed by NBCUniversal/Universal Studios to be used in radio promotional for the major motion picture ""Despicable Me 2""."
"reference to a scene in the film in which the title character's voice is gradually enhanced in a studio booth. De Homem-Christo stated that ""Touch"" is ""like the core of the record, and the memories of the other tracks are revolving around it."" ""Get Lucky"" is the second song on the album to feature Pharrell Williams, who clarified that the title phrase does not simply refer to a sexual act, but to the potential fortune of finding chemistry with another person. When he had first heard the song, Pharrell Williams said it evoked the image of a ""peachy color[ed]"" sunrise"
"Episode 4 of ""Monty Python's Flying Circus"". It is on the soundtracks to ""Forrest Gump"" and ""Spider-Man 2"", in the latter accentuating Peter Parker's blissful mood after abandoning his Spider-Man identity and its responsibilities. It was used in the Kevin Smith film ""Clerks II"". The first episode of the second season of the popular medical drama ""Grey's Anatomy"" is named after the song. It is also used in ""The Simpsons"", episode 16 of the fourth season, called ""Duffless"", at the end of the episode, while credits are presented. It was also used in a season 1 episode of ""Arrested Development"""
"Christmas Time (Promo) (Unreleased)"" (Produced By Chad Hugo & Daniel Biltmore) Paul Wall – ""Heart Of A Champion (Studio Session) (Unreleased)"" Pharrell Williams – ""Despicable Me OST (July 6th)"" ""Despicable Me OST (More Music) (July 6th)"" ""Despicable Me OST (Studio Session) (Unreleased)"" Pharrell Williams & Heitor Pereira – "" (July 6th)"" Pusha T. – ""Arm Piece (Promo) (Unreleased)"" Rhea – ""Motorcycle (Promo) (Unreleased)"" (Produced By Pharrell Williams, Went To G I R L As Come Get It Bae) Robin Thicke – ""Despicable Me OST (July 6th)"" (Produced By Pharrell Williams) ""Despicable Me OST (Studio Session) (Unreleased)"" (Produced By Pharrell Williams)"
"Aerosol Can ""Aerosol Can"" is a song produced and performed by American electronic music group Major Lazer and American recording artist Pharrell Williams. Williams co-wrote the song with Major Lazer member Diplo. The song was released as a single on 14 February 2014 and features on Major Lazer's 2014 extended play ""Apocalypse Soon"". It became a top 40 single in Australia peaking at #37. It was featured in the soundtrack for the video games ""NBA 2K15"" and ""Watch Dogs 2"". A remix contest was held for the track in April, in which the winner was announced in the end of"
"which used a sample of this Barry White composition. This single reached #24 on the UK Singles Chart, and Barry White was given a writing credit. This song was covered by American smooth jazz trumpeter Rick Braun and contemporary jazz artist Paul Hardcastle on his album, The Collection from 2009. The Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways used the music for their TV advertisements. It was also featured briefly in ""Mean Girls"", ""Despicable Me 2"", ""El Cantante"", """" and """". The morning music video show ""Sounds Unlimited"" used the song as its opening and closing theme. !scope=""col"" colspan=""3""| Physical Love's Theme"
"background music. It also features in the UK version of ""The Real Hustle"". The song is also used in the reveal trailers for two first-person shooter games, Duke Nukem Forever and Crysis 2. Coincidentally, the trailers were both released on the same date. This song was also used in DJ Hero 2, remixed with the Pixies' song Debaser; this mix is available as downloadable content for the game. In Bleach, Yukio's Fullbring is named after the song. It is also featured in the opening scene of 2011 Broadway play ""Jerusalem"" by Jez Butterworth. A remixed version is featured in the"
"film written and performed by Pharrell Williams, and performances by Destinee & Paris, The Sylvers, Robin Thicke and the Bee Gees. NBC (which is owned by Universal) had an extensive marketing campaign leading up to the film's release. Sneak peeks were shown in episodes of ""The Biggest Loser"". ""Despicable Me"" was also featured on ""Last Comic Standing"" when Gru comes in to audition. IHOP restaurants promoted the film by introducing three new menu items, a kids' breakfast meal, and a drink all having the word ""minion"" in them. Best Buy released a free smartphone application called ""Best Buy Movie Mode"","
"Celebrate (Mika song) ""Celebrate"" is a song by British singer and songwriter Mika. It was released as the lead single of his third studio album, ""The Origin of Love"" (2012), in the United Kingdom, Europe and America, and the second single in France. The song features American singer Pharrell Williams. It was written by Mika, Williams and Ben Garrett and produced by Peter Hayes and Nick Littlemore. The song received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Some called it a ""great summer song"" and praised Pharrell for giving another dimension to Mika's vocals. However, some critics dismissed Mika's processed vocals"
"January 2007. The song was featured on the soundtrack of the movie ""Happy Feet"". It found moderate success internationally charting in various parts of Europe, topping the charts in Hungary and peaking at #6 in Australia. The single was used as the theme song for the second season of ""Germany's Next Topmodel"". For the 2006 holiday season, Farrell's song ""Christmas Everyday"" was released on the Make-A-Wish Holiday CD sold at Bath & Body Works. In 2007 she recorded three songs ""You'll be Sorry"", ""Can & Cannot Do"" and ""Stupid For You"", however none were officially released as part of a"
"Despicable Me Despicable Me is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment as its debut film and project and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was animated by the French animation studio Mac Guff, which was later acquired by Illumination. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud in their directorial debuts with a story by Sergio Pablos, the title references the main character as he refers to himself and is accompanied by a song by Pharrell Williams. The film stars Steve Carell, the voice of Gru, a supervillain who adopts three girls (voiced by Miranda Cosgrove,"
"minions dance in a movie theatre that is playing the scene from ""Despicable Me 2"" in which ""Happy"" appears. A lone, one-eyed minion also appears dancing to song in its entirety at 4:40 pm. An official four-minute edit of the video was also released onto YouTube on November 21, 2013, and has had over 1 billion views. It was nominated for Best Male Video and Video of the Year at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. The 24-hour music video for ""Happy"" was also projected at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema in April 2014. The original video"
"including all 360 four-minute segments. Williams himself appears 24 times in the day-long video, once at the start of each hour. There are a number of celebrity cameos in the video, including Whit Hertford, Kelly Osbourne, Rob Zabrecky, Magic Johnson, Urijah Faber, Sérgio Mendes, Jimmy Kimmel, Odd Future, Steve Carell (who plays Gru in ""Despicable Me 2""), Jamie Foxx, Ana Ortiz, Miranda Cosgrove (who plays Margo in ""Despicable Me 2""), Kazuchika Okada, Gavin DeGraw and JoJo. The minions from ""Despicable Me 2"" make several appearances throughout the film, including one scene at 3:00 am, in which Pharrell Williams and the"
"the theme from Charlie Chaplin's ""Limelight"" – ""Terry's Theme"" sung by easy listening singer Frank Chacksfield – reached number two, and in this month spent two weeks at this position (it later had more success throughout the Summer). There was also another theme song in the chart – Mantovani's version of ""The Song from Moulin Rouge"" – which reached number four this month, and again, had more success over the Summer. After 9 consecutive weeks at number one, Frankie Laine's ""I Believe"" fell to number 2, whilst the Eddie Fisher and Sally Sweetland song ""I'm Walking Behind You"" climbed three"
"Sexify ""Sexify"" is a song recorded by American singer Leah LaBelle, which was released on May 1, 2012, as part of the sampler album ""Pharrell Williams and Jermaine Dupri Present Leah LaBelle"" (2012). Written and produced by Pharrell Williams, it was the first song that LaBelle recorded with Williams as part of a joint record deal with Epic Records, So So Def Recordings, and I Am Other. It is an R&B song that features throwback elements to 1990s music. In its lyrics inspired by headlines from the women's fashion magazine ""Cosmopolitan"", LaBelle instructs a woman on how to draw and"
"in choosing popular music used on the show for the three series she worked on it. ""Female of the Species"" was used as a closing theme throughout the first series. For the second series, it was replaced by Morcheeba's ""Let Me See"", except for the last episode when John Lennon's ""Love"" was used. ""The Mirror""s Charlie Catchpole described the diagetic popular music in the school reunion scenes of Series 2, Episode 4—""Don't You Want Me"" (The Human League), ""Relax"" (Frankie Goes to Hollywood), ""Temptation"" (Heaven 17), ""True"" (Spandau Ballet), ""Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"" (Culture Club) and ""Tainted"
"Happy Song (Bring Me the Horizon song) ""Happy Song"" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by keyboardist Jordan Fish and vocalist Oliver Sykes, it was featured on the band's 2015 fifth studio album ""That's the Spirit"" and released as the second single from the album on 13 July 2015. The single topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart and reached number 55 on the UK Singles Chart, number 2 on the US ""Billboard"" Mainstream Rock chart and number 19 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Rock Songs chart. One of the first songs written for"
"claiming that while ""Lyrically, the album is poignant and clever ... it does occasionally falter, as on ... 'Happy Song.'"" Happy Song (Bring Me the Horizon song) ""Happy Song"" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by keyboardist Jordan Fish and vocalist Oliver Sykes, it was featured on the band's 2015 fifth studio album ""That's the Spirit"" and released as the second single from the album on 13 July 2015. The single topped the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart and reached number 55 on the UK Singles Chart, number 2 on the US ""Billboard"""
"May. Aerosol Can ""Aerosol Can"" is a song produced and performed by American electronic music group Major Lazer and American recording artist Pharrell Williams. Williams co-wrote the song with Major Lazer member Diplo. The song was released as a single on 14 February 2014 and features on Major Lazer's 2014 extended play ""Apocalypse Soon"". It became a top 40 single in Australia peaking at #37. It was featured in the soundtrack for the video games ""NBA 2K15"" and ""Watch Dogs 2"". A remix contest was held for the track in April, in which the winner was announced in the end"
"held on the weekend of the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Credits adapted from the liner notes of ""Sexify"". Sexify ""Sexify"" is a song recorded by American singer Leah LaBelle, which was released on May 1, 2012, as part of the sampler album ""Pharrell Williams and Jermaine Dupri Present Leah LaBelle"" (2012). Written and produced by Pharrell Williams, it was the first song that LaBelle recorded with Williams as part of a joint record deal with Epic Records, So So Def Recordings, and I Am Other. It is an R&B song that features throwback elements to 1990s music. In its lyrics"
"(Promo) (Unreleased)"" Graë – ""Handle That (Promo) (Unreleased)"" (Produced By Pharrell Williams) Gwen Stefani – ""Paddington OST (November 28th)"" (Produced By Pharrell Williams) ""Spark The Fire (Promo CDS) (December 1)"" (Produced By Pharrell Williams) Hans Zimmer & The Magnificent Six – ""The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Score (April 22nd, US Soundtracks #2)"" (All Tracks Composed By Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger, Junkie XL, Andrew Kawczynski & Steve Mazzaroritten) Hatsune Miku – ""Jellyfish Eyes OST (April 26th 2013)"" Jennifer Hudson – ""JHUD (September 23rd, US R&B/Hip Hop #2)"" (All Tracks Produced By Pharrell Williams) ""JHUD (Japan) (September 23rd, US"
"franchise."" Peter Debruge of ""Variety"" wrote, """"Despicable Me 3"" is unwieldy, but it mostly works, as co-directors Pierre Coffin (who also voices the Minions) and Kyle Balda never lose sight of the film's emotional center, packing the rest with as much humor as they can manage. The jokes come so fast and furious, the movie can hardly find room for Heitor Pereira's funky score, and though Pharrell Williams has contributed five new songs to sell soundtracks (including the sweet ""There's Something Special""), the movie hardly needs them."" Alonso Duralde of ""TheWrap"" gave the film a mixed review, saying: ""Ultimately, none"
"irresistible, and doesn't hesitate to tell off labels, trifling boys, or anyone else who stands in the way of what she wants."" Michaelangelo Matos of The A.V. Club considered the song ""one of the few genuinely funny hip-hop send-ups of recent years."" Jess Harvell of ""Pitchfork"" wrote, that it ""suffers from a bad Dave Chappelle joke title, but redeemed by the fact that it's 2:38 of boasting so compressed you'll play it a million times in a row."" Jaime Gill of Yahoo! Music UK called the song ""the kind of minimal, oddball pop that Pharrell Williams made before his spectacular"