Pharrell Williams – Happy Lyrics - Genius

Happy Lyrics · [Produced 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 ... FeaturedChartsVideosPromoteYourMusicSignUpHappyPharrellWilliamsTrack5on GIRL Pharrellmadetheworld“Happy”in2014withthisfeel-goodanthem.Thesongsoaredto#1in35countries—itwasthebestsellingsongof2014. Pharrellwroteandproduced…ReadMore ProducedbyPharrellWilliamsReleaseDateNovember21,2013ViewAllCredits 12.1M161882HappyLyrics[ProducedbyPharrellWilliams][Verse1]ItmightseemcrazywhatI'm'bouttosaySunshineshe'shere,youcantakeabreakI'mahotairballoonthatcouldgotospaceWiththeair,likeIdon'tcare,baby,bytheway[Chorus](BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikearoomwithoutaroof(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikehappinessisthetruth(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyouknowwhathappinessistoyou(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikethat'swhatyouwannado[Verse2]Herecomebadnews,talkingthisandthat(Yeah!)Well,givemeallyougot,don'tholditback(Yeah!)Well,Ishouldprobablywarnya,I'llbejustfine(Yeah!)Nooffensetoyou,don’twasteyourtime,here'swhy[Chorus](BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikearoomwithoutaroof(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikehappinessisthetruth(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyouknowwhathappinessistoyou(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikethat'swhatyouwannado[Bridge]BringmedownCan'tnothingbringmedownMylevel'stoohightobringmedownCan'tnothingbringmedown,IsaidBringmedownCan'tnothingbringmedownMylevel'stoohightobringmedownCan'tnothingbringmedown,Isaid[Chorus](BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikearoomwithoutaroof(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikehappinessisthetruth(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyouknowwhathappinessistoyou(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikethat'swhatyouwannado(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikearoomwithoutaroof(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikehappinessisthetruth(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyouknowwhathappinessistoyou(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikethat'swhatyouwannado[Bridge]BringmedownCan'tnothingbringmedownMylevel'stoohightobringmedownCan'tnothingbringmedown,Isaid...[Chorus](BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikearoomwithoutaroof(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikehappinessisthetruth(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyouknowwhathappinessistoyou(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikethat'swhatyouwannado(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikearoomwithoutaroof(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikehappinessisthetruth(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyouknowwhathappinessistoyou(BecauseI'mhappy)Clapalongifyoufeellikethat'swhatyouwannado(Comeon)882EmbedCancelHowtoFormatLyrics:Typeoutalllyrics,evenifit’sachorusthat’srepeatedthroughoutthesongTheSectionHeaderbuttonbreaksupsongsections.HighlightthetextthenclickthelinkUseBoldandItalicsonlytodistinguishbetweendifferentsingersinthesameverse.E.g.“Verse1:KanyeWest,Jay-Z,Both”CapitalizeeachlineTomoveanannotationtodifferentlyricsinthesong,usethe[...]menutoswitchtoreferenteditingmodeAboutGeniusAnnotation6contributorsPharrellmadetheworld“Happy”in2014withthisfeel-goodanthem.Thesongsoaredto#1in35countries—itwasthebestsellingsongof2014. Pharrellwroteandproduced“Happy”forthesoundtrackofDespicableMe2—italsobecametheleadsingleofhissecondstudioalbum,GIRL.ThesongappearsinasceneinthefilmwheretheleadcharacterGrudancesthroughstreetswithjoybecausehehasfalleninlove. PharrelltoldWMagazinethat“Happy”cameafterheunsuccessfullypitchedDespicableMe2producerChrisMeledandrionsomeothersongshe’dwritten. Afterninedifferentsongs,recordedfully,theywerelike,‘No,no,no,no.’SoIwentbackandwrote‘Happy.’Ididn’thavethemelody,justthechorus.For20minutesafterIfinished,Iwasjumpingaroundtheroom.ItoldChristolistentothesonginhiscar,thatifhedidn’tlike‘Happy,’Ididn’tknowwhattogivehim. Originally,PharrellintendedCeeLoGreentosingthesong—butthingsdidn’tworkout.HetoldHowardStern: CeeLoGreenwantedtodoit—andhediddoit.Hesoundedamazingonit.Heburnsmyversion!Thepowersthatbe,atthetime,didnotseeitfitforhim.Somefolksonhisteamjustfeltthatthepriorityshouldbeonhisalbumatthetime,sotheyelectednottodothatsong.It’snothisfault;hewastotallydownwithit.Hewasoneofthemostgraciouspeopleaboutitwhen‘Happy’cameout “Happy”isrepeated56timesoverthecourseofthesong.62%ofthe“Happy”isdedicatedtoitscatchychorus—about20%morethantheaveragepopsong. Thefirst-ever24-hourmusicvideowasmadefor“Happy”—itfollows400differentpeopleenjoyinglifewhiletheywalkaroundLA.Expand+7162ShareAskusaquestionaboutthissongAskaquestion *TranslationsGeniusAnswer1contributor FrenchTranslation Ελληνικημεταφραση/GreekTranslation PortugueseTranslation GIRL(2014)PharrellWilliams1.MarilynMonroe2.BrandNew3.Hunter4.Gush5.Happy6.ComeGetItBae7.GustofWind8.LostQueen9.Freq10.KnowWhoYouAre11.ItGirl12.SmileExpandCreditsProducedByPharrellWilliamsWrittenByPharrellWilliamsVideoDirectorWeAreFromL.A.Label​iamOTHER,ColumbiaRecords&SonyMusicEntertainmentCopyright©ColumbiaRecordsPhonographicCopyright℗ColumbiaRecordsAssistantRecordingEngineerMatthewDesrameauxMasteringEngineerGavinLurssenArrangerPharrellWilliams,MikeLarson&AndrewColemanRecordingEngineerMikeLarsonEditorMikeLarson&AndrewColemanMixingEngineerLeslieBrathwaitePublisherEMIAprilMusic,MoreWaterFromNazareth&UniversalMusicGroupDigitalEditingandArrangementfor​iamOTHERMixedAtMusicBoxStudios,Atlanta,GAAdditionalVocalsTrevonHenderson,TerrenceRolle,ShamikaHightower,JasmineMurray,RheaDummett&AshleyL.LeeLeadVocalsPharrellWilliamsRecordedAtJungleCityStudios(NewYorkCity)&CircleHouseStudios(Miami)ReleaseDateNovember21,2013SongsThatSampleHappyUnitedStateofPop2014(DoWhatYouWannaDo)by DJ Earworm,Happyby Bas,Drake-God'sPlan(SINGOFFvs.JackMaynard)by Conor Maynard(Ft. Jack Maynard),MashupforWhatby DJ Earworm,FeelItHappyby Dean Aguiar,2000-2019mashup|200songsfromthelast20yearsby YamiNoBahamut,BecauseI'mSickoby Pluffaduff&AggressiveHappinessby OntopicSongsThatInterpolateHappyTackyby "Weird Al"Yankovic,YouTubeRewind:TurnDownFor2014by YouTube,Tankyby Instalok,OAndréSóBebeby 98 FM,Будьсобой(BeYourself)by SunSay,R.I.P.KOBE!by Big Rush(Ft. SAUKÈN)&AnElegantSolutionToAUniversalProblemby Jazz EmuHappyCoversHappyby Palisades,Happy(Parody)by Bart Baker,Happyby Boyce Avenue,Happyby Scott Bradlee'sPostmodernJukebox(Ft. Gunhild Carling),Happyby The GardinerSisters,Happyby Glee Cast(Ft. Gwyneth Paltrow&Kristin Chenoweth),Happyby Vitamin StringQuartet,Happy(Acoustic)by Skylar Stecker,Happy(PharrellWilliams)by KIDZ BOPKids,PharrellMashupby Pomplamoose,Happyby Alexi Blue,Happyby Omar Esa,Freedomby Nossa Toca(Ft. The MailPilots),Bestof2014:Problem/BoomClap/Rude/AmIWrong/AllAboutThatBass/AllofMe/Chandelier/BlankSpace/NotaBadThing/Happyby Anthem Lights,Happyby Beau Monga,Happyby Flora Martínez,Happyby Cimorelli(Ft. Tyler Ward),Happyby Will Ferrell&MyMarianne,"Wetten,dass..?"Medleyby Pentatonix,Happy(BBCRadio1LiveLounge)by Maroon 5,Becauseit'sEaster!|Ведьэтопасха!|feat.Моршуby Kzase,Happyby Duomo,Happyby TrollfesT,Happyby Mária Čírová,Happyby CHANYEOL(Ft. Aancod (안코드)),​happyby Dorian Electra(Ft. 645AR),Happyby Kids United,Happyby The ManhattanTransfer&Take6&Feliz(Happy)by Soraya MoraesHappyRemixesHappy(WoodkidSadRemix)by Pharrell Williams,50%Offby Mistah Islah(Ft. Ashley David&MC Zani),“Happy”butbeats2and4areswappedby Adam Emond,DecadeofPop:100SongMashupby DJ Earworm,Happyby Pamkutya&Sad(HappyRemix)by Lil YachtyViewHappysamplesTagsR&BPopNeoSoulFunk-PopFunkAdultContemporarySoundtrackSoulPopExpandCommentsSignUpAndDropKnowledge🤓Geniusistheultimatesourceofmusicknowledge,createdbyscholarslikeyouwhosharefactsandinsightaboutthesongsandartiststheylove.SignUpGeniusistheworld’sbiggestcollectionofsonglyricsandmusicalknowledgeAboutGeniusContributorGuidelinesPressShopAdvertiseEventSpacePrivacyPolicyLicensingJobsDevelopersCopyrightPolicyContactUsSignInDoNotSellMyPersonalInformation©2022GeniusMediaGroupInc.TermsofUseVerifiedArtistsAllArtists:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz#HotSongs:StoneRollingThe30thBallroomExtravaganzaKarmaRunningUpThatHill(ADealwithGod)ViewAll