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Just a Cloud Away

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"Just a Cloud Away"
SinglebyPharrell Williams
from the albumDespicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedMarch 24, 2022
Recorded2013
Length2:56
Label
Songwriter(s)Pharrell Williams
Producer(s)Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williamssingles chronology
"Entrepreneur"
(2020) 		"Just a Cloud Away"
(2022) 		"Cash In Cash Out"
(2022)

"Just a Cloud Away"is a song by American singer-songwriterPharrell Williamsfrom thesoundtrack albumfor the filmDespicable Me 2,released on July 2, 2013.[1][2]The song was re-released as a single on March 24, 2022, eight years after the original release, after gaining significant traction onTikTok.[3][4][5][6]The song plays when the Margo spots a boy named Antonio for whom she falls.

Critical reception

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HotNewHipHoppraised the song as a "worthy addition to a respectable catalogue."[1]Elena Cavender ofMashablecalled the song a "rare TikTok sound that’s first and foremost a song, rather than a vehicle for a trend."[7]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Just a Cloud Away"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 84
France (SNEP)[9] 86
Global 200(Billboard)[10] 122
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 47
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 90
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 27
UK Audio Streaming(OCC)[14] 78
UK Indie(OCC)[15] 3
UK Singles(OCC)[16] 99
USBubbling Under Hot 100 Singles(Billboard)[17] 3
USDigital Song Sales(Billboard)[18] 40
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs(Billboard)[19] 34

References

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  1. ^ab"Pharrell - Just A Cloud Away".HotNewHipHop.2013-06-18.Retrieved2023-10-09.
  2. ^"New Music: Pharrell - Just A Cloud Away".ThisisRnB.2013-06-17.Retrieved2023-10-09.
  3. ^Aniftos, Rania (2022-03-26)."Here Are the Lyrics to Pharrell Williams' 'Just a Cloud Away'".Billboard.Retrieved2022-07-17.
  4. ^Kreps, Daniel (2022-06-10)."Pharrell Recruits 21 Savage, Tyler the Creator for New Song 'Cash In Cash Out'".Rolling Stone.Retrieved2023-10-09.
  5. ^Thorpe, Genevieve (2023-01-06)."Years later, these songs became smash-hits thanks to TikTok".The New Daily.Retrieved2023-10-09.
  6. ^Unterberger, Andrew; Lipshutz, Jason (2022-03-30)."Trending Up: Eight Years Later, Another Pharrell 'Despicable Me 2' Hit — Plus Anitta's Breakthrough, 'Birthday Cake' & More".Billboard.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-03-31.Retrieved2023-10-09.
  7. ^Cavender, Elena (2022-03-25)."I need TikTok to stop putting math on my FYP".Mashable.Retrieved2023-10-09.
  8. ^"Pharrell Williams Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)".Billboard.
  9. ^"Pharrell Williams – Just a Cloud Away "(in French).Les classement single.
  10. ^"Pharrell Williams Chart History (Global 200)".Billboard.
  11. ^"Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company.
  12. ^"Pharrell Williams – Just a Cloud Away "(in Dutch).Single Top 100.
  13. ^"Pharrell Williams – Just a Cloud Away ".Top 40 Singles.
  14. ^"Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.
  15. ^"Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company.
  16. ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.
  17. ^"Pharrell Williams Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)".Billboard.
  18. ^"Pharrell Williams Chart History (Digital Song Sales)".Billboard.
  19. ^"Pharrell Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".Billboard.


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