Just a Cloud Away

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

"Just a Cloud Away" is a song by American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams from the soundtrack album for the film Despicable 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 on TikTok. [3] [4] [5] [6] The song plays when the Margo spots a boy named Antonio for whom she falls.

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Critical reception

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

Charts

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
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [17] 3
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [18] 40
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [19] 34

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