Watch the Making Of Pharrell's 24-Hour Video for "Happy"

iamOTHER breaks down the clip for the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack song.

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Pharrell and iamOTHER share some awesome behind the scenes footage of the making of "Happy," a 24-hour music video to accompany his song from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. The video is directed by We Are From L.A., a duo Pharrell says he was excited to work with. "I think the directors are out-of-the-box thinkers and I always like to align myself with those kinds of creative types," he explains. The music video for "Happy" includes cameos from Magic JohnsonJamie Foxx, as well as the other half of Pharrell's famed production group The Neptunes, Chad Hugo. Steve Carell, who stars as Felonious Gru in Despicable Me 2, also makes a cameo.

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