GentleDance Posted October 13 Posted October 13 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. He said the song's success made him realize his insignificance in the universe. "You didn't wake up one morning and decide you were going to make a song about an emotion," Williams said, referring "Happy." Williams said that he wrote nine songs for the scene in "Despicable Me 2" where Gru is on top of the world after a first date, but his ideas was rejected. "It was only until you were out of ideas, and you asked yourself a rhetorical question, and you came back with a sarcastic answer, and that's what 'Happy' was," Williams said. "How do you make a song about a person that's so happy that nothing can bring them down? And I sarcastically answered it and put music to it, and that sarcasm became the song, and that broke me." Williams said the song's success opened his eyes to his insignificance in the universe. "It's so crazy for us to think like as individuals, everything comes from us. Your ideas, everything that you get, is coming from a library of existence. Nothing is new under the sun," Williams said, adding that he credits the universe for the success of "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines" too. https://www.businessinsider.com/pharrell-williams-writing-happy-broke-him-dispicable-me-soundtrack-2024-10?utm_source=reddit.com
Popular Post itshyolee Posted October 13 Popular Post Posted October 13 And that damn song broke my eardrums. 28
vuelve88 Posted October 13 Posted October 13 The Earth is healing. Let's leave that song in the past. 1
Mtjjproducer Posted October 13 Posted October 13 I use to be a MASSIVE Neptunes/pharell fan. But the majority of his work after his work on beyonces self titled has disappointed me. this song and most of his songs he made with ariana (minus rem that's a masterpiece) were some of the worst songs ever created 3 1 2
LatinFreak Posted October 13 Posted October 13 (edited) Ironic that a song called " Happy" can make me so fckn annoyed! Edited October 13 by LatinFreak 1
GentleEarthquake Posted October 13 Posted October 13 I remember this playing while I was on a train station and I wanted to jump in the rails 3
Popular Post Archetype Posted October 13 Popular Post Posted October 13 So he knew what he was doing when he wrote it but released it anyway… arrest him! 15
TouchinFree Posted October 13 Posted October 13 God i still remember that year it came out. Literally every radio station i turned had the damn song playing.... at some point the 3 main radios stations in Australia were ALL playing it at the SAME DAMN TIME 6
Afterglow Posted October 13 Posted October 13 (edited) You can feel the brokenesss in that song. Cant be too bad though, he made millions off a song that was basically an inside joke for him Edited October 13 by Afterglow 1
Radical Pessimism Posted October 13 Posted October 13 You couldn't escape the song back then. I'm glad it broke you.
Breathe On Moi Posted October 13 Posted October 13 31 minutes ago, Rush said: This song broke us too shame on you, this is literally a masterpiece 8 3 1 2
Radical Pessimism Posted October 13 Posted October 13 4 minutes ago, Breathe On Moi said: shame on you, this is literally a masterpiece no, it's not. 1 3
discosean Posted October 13 Posted October 13 It is one of the most shameful pieces of garbage that is considered music. I can't believe Pharrell sold out and bent over to the highest bidder with this one. 1 1
G.U.Y_Del_Rey Posted October 13 Posted October 13 1 hour ago, itshyolee said: And that damn song broke my eardrums.
Onyxmage Posted October 13 Posted October 13 I bet he wasn't too depressed to cash the checks for that song. 1 1 6
Keter Posted October 13 Posted October 13 Y'all doin too much actin like some musical notes destroyed your life. Your worlds are so small. 4 1
xokuba Posted October 13 Posted October 13 What broke me is the pattern of four chords before he starts signing (or anyone else he's producing) in every single song. 2
Troll Idle Posted October 13 Posted October 13 I'm so sorry he feels that way. Must be awful being him
Kiss It Better Posted October 13 Posted October 13 i love that song sonically but the lyrics are annoying as hell also this song birthed the likes of Can't Stop the Feeling 4
Dolce Vita Posted October 13 Posted October 13 music for kids films tend to be overly saccharine & corny but i did like some of the songs he made for for the first despicable me movies as a kid
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