Indeed, though he describes "Happy" as a team effort between him and the "Despicable Me" crew, Williams seems to be using the song's awards-season buzz to propel his latest crack at a solo career. On Wednesday, Columbia Records announced that it will release Williams' solo album, "G I R L," on March 3, the day after the Oscars.
The singer was cagey about the record's sound, saying only that "the criteria was that I wanted it to feel festive and celebratory," qualities certainly in keeping with "Happy" and many of the other songs he had a hand in last year, including Miley Cyrus' "#Getitright" and "Blow" by Beyoncé.
"Pharrell always brings such an amazing energy to whatever he's working on," said Jennifer Hudson, who drafted him to oversee her 2013 single "I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)," one of several songs the Recording Academy cited in presenting Williams with a Grammy for producer of the year. "When I hear one of his songs, I'll be like, 'Why am I feeling so good? Oh, because it's a Pharrell track.' "
Columbia head Ashley Newton added that "G I R L" exudes a confidence that Williams might not have had previously — for instance, when he put out his first solo disc, 2006's "In My Mind," which sold fewer than half a million copies and earned lukewarm reviews.
"All his moves are so right at the moment," Newton said. "He's someone who can feel his own creativity swirling around, and that just changes a person's demeanor."
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maybe back in the old days when he was part of the neptunes.
I just over played it to the point where I don't use it much anymore. I just don't use get the hype for lucky, blurred lines or happy.