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"Get Lucky" is a song written and performed by French electronic music duo Daft Punk featuring American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams and American guitarist Nile Rodgers. Daft Punk released the song as the lead single from their fourth and final studio album, Random Access Memories , on 19 April 2013.
Excerpts of the lead single, "Get Lucky", featuring Pharrell Williams, appear in The Collaborators. A video series called The Collaborators , directed by Ed Lachman and produced by The Creators Project , a partnership between Intel and Vice , was featured on Daft Punk's Random Access Memories website.
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (/ f ə ˈ r ɛ l /; born April 5, 1973), also known mononymously as Pharrell, is an American musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, rapper, and fashion designer. He first became known as one half of the music production duo the Neptunes , which he formed with Chad Hugo in 1992.
The song is a parody of the 2013 single "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. The song mocks questionable style in fashion as well as activities considered gauche. Yankovic recorded the song as one of the last on Mandatory Fun, and received Williams' approval directly, through email. He remarked he was "honored" to have his work spoofed by Yankovic.
The single remained Williams' highest-charting release in Britain until 2013 when he topped the charts three times with Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines", Daft Punk's "Get Lucky", and as the solo artist in "Happy".
Pharrell Williams is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Since his debut as a music producer with The Neptunes, he has worked with many artists in the contemporary music industry, such as Beyoncé, Madonna, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Calvin Harris, Gwen Stefani, Ariana Grande, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Janelle Monáe, Mariah Carey, Solange Knowles, Snoop Dogg and Britney Spears. [1]
In 2013, Williams featured on Daft Punk's fourth studio album Random Access Memories on the songs "Get Lucky" and "Lose Yourself to Dance". In addition, Williams contributed to Azealia Banks ' debut studio album Broke with Expensive Taste , featuring on the song " ATM Jam ", though it was taken out of the album prior to release.
This is Williams' fifth collaboration with Daft Punk; The Neptunes made a remix for Daft Club (2003), Daft Punk co-wrote and co-produced the song "Hypnotize U" from N.E.R.D's fourth studio album Nothing (2010), and Williams provided vocals on "Get Lucky" and "Lose Yourself to Dance" from Daft Punk's fourth and final studio album Random Access ...