![]() Among the celebrities appearing are Jimmy Kimmel, Magic Johnson, Jamie Foxx, and Kelly Osbourne. Pharrell Williams appears 24 times at the start of each hour. The four-minute song is repeated 360 times in the 24 hours of film. Pharrell Williams created a unique 24-hour music video for "Happy." It was directed by the French team We Are From LA and included Yoann Lemoine, known for work with Lana Del Rey and Katy Perry, as creative director. In September 2014 "Happy" became the most downloaded song of all time in the UK. "Happy" reached #14 on the dance club chart and topped the R&B singles chart. It was also a success across other charts reaching #1 at both adult pop and adult contemporary radio. "Happy" is included on Pharrell Williams' second solo album Girl. It earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song and a live recording of "Happy" won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance. "Happy" from the second film touched a chord in listeners and turned into Pharrell Williams' first #1 pop hit in the US as the lead artist. However, Green's label Elektra elected to cancel the release of the recording so that it didn't compete with Cee-Lo Green's Christmas album Cee-Lo's Magic Moment. He originally wrote "Happy" for Cee-Lo Green and likes the Cee-Lo recording better than his own. ![]() ![]() Pharrell Williams wrote songs included on the soundtracks for both animated films Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2.
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