New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) Having just released his chart-topping new album G I R L this week, and with the single, "
Happy" (from Despicable Me 2), breaking sales and chart records around the world,
Pharrell Williams has announced a partnership with the United Nations Foundation to celebrate the annual global International Day of Happiness, Thursday, March 20. In addition to a 24-hour event on YouTube, Pharrell invites people everywhere to take action and help raise money for humanitarian efforts around the globe.
Drawing inspiration from the "
Happy" videos fans worldwide have already posted, starting this coming Monday, March 10 , Pharrell encourages all his fans to post YouTube videos of themselves demonstrating their happiness to his global #1 smash hit "
Happy" with the hashtag #HAPPYDAY and then register their submission at https://24hoursofhappiness.com . At noon on March 20 in each time zone, Pharrell will spotlight the best submissions on the site. Fans are also encouraged to use #HAPPYDAY throughout all social networks.
As part of this global digital engagement, people will be reminded that everyone deserves a chance at a happy, healthy life, and encouraged to make donations to support UN humanitarian efforts designed to increase those opportunities for the people who need it most. Donate here .
Ways To Participate:
Post dance mob videos on your Youtube channel tagging them with #HAPPYDAY
Post Facebook, G+, Tumblr or Instagram photos/videos using the hashtag #HAPPYDAY
Tweet/Vine messages using the hashtag #HAPPYDAY
Post "
Happy" covers on your YouTube Channel tagging them with #HAPPYDAY
Play "
Happy" on the air and give a shout out to CERF
Share "
Happy" Spotify and Google Play playlists on G+, Facebook, Twitter and/or Tumblr using the hashtag #HAPPYDAY
Fresh off his show-stopping performance at Sunday's Academy Awards, where he performed his Oscar-nominated hit "
Happy" and danced with some of Hollywood's leading ladies, Pharrell released his new album G I R L on Monday, March 3 to worldwide acclaim. The album quickly reached #1 in more than 75 countries. "Happy," which was first featured on Despicable Me 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) , remains an international phenomenon; in the U.S., the song tops Billboard's Hot 100 chart for a second consecutive week, tops Billboard's
Digital Songs chart for a third consecutive week, and becomes #1 this week on Billboard's
Radio Songs chart. In addition, "
Happy" continues its reign at #1 on iTunes in the U.S.; the song has topped the iTunes chart in more than 90 countries. And at Spotify, G I R L is the #1 album in the world. Purchase G I R L here: https://smarturl.it/GIRLalbum .
"'G I R L' proves Pharrell is a true, and exceptional, frontman." -Associated Press
"'G I R L' is his most consistent, relentlessly catchy body of work yet." -Billboard
"A jukebox of future club jams." -The Los Angeles Times
"Pharrell is back like he never left!" -Top40-Charts.com
"An overwhelmingly positive album, cheery in mood and instrumentation." -The New York Times
"His already-worshipped 'G I R L' album seeks to serenade and celebrate humanity's most precious treasure—women." -VIBE
"A surprise late-winter lovefest engineered to last into the summer." -Entertainment Weekly
"Let the man's hot streak continue." -XXL Magazine
"Williams' ebullient musical savvy is everywhere." -USA Today
"['G I R L' is] the most audacious milestone in the Neptunes/N.E.R.D. icon's already storied career." -SPIN
