Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo the Neptunes, producing soul, hip hop and R&B music. He is the lead vocalist and drummer of the rock-funk-hip hop band N*E*R*D, that he formed with Hugo and childhood friend, Shay Haley. He released his first single, "Frontin'", in 2003 and followed up with his debut solo album, In My Mind in 2006. His second album, Girl, was released on March 3, 2014. This album was preceded by the commercially successful single, "Happy". As part of the Neptunes, Williams has produced numerous hit singles for various recording artists.
Williams和Chad Hugo兩人成立了“海王星二人組”,制作靈魂樂,嘻哈和R&B音樂。他是搖滾嘻哈樂隊“N*E*R*D”的主唱的鼓手,樂隊成員有Hugo,童年朋友Shay Haley。他在2003年首次發(fā)布單曲《Frontin》,之后再2006年發(fā)布了他的首張個人獨唱專輯《In My Mind》。他的第二章專輯《Girl》發(fā)布于2014年3月3日。他的專輯先導(dǎo)曲目是大獲成功的單曲《Happy》。作為工作室的一員,Williams也為各種藝術(shù)家制作了不少的大熱單曲。
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"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. The song was reissued on December 16, 2013.
The music video for the song was nominated for Best Male Video and Video of the Year at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. It also won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards The song was Billboard's number-one single for 2014.