During an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Pharrell made a shocking confession about his optimistic hit, “ Happy .” The track, which featured in Despicable Me 2 and its soundtrack served as positive reinforcement for listeners. But according to Pharrell writing the smash “broke him.”

Pharrell opened up about what really went down behind the scenes when he created the polarizing earworm 'Happy.'

Pharrell Williams recently reflected on his 2013 hit song “Happy,” and it’s not as gleeful as it sounds.