"Just a Cloud Away" | ||||
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Single by Pharrell Williams | ||||
from the album Despicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
Released | March 24, 2022 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Length | 2:56 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Pharrell Williams | |||
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Pharrell Williams singles chronology | ||||
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"Just a Cloud Away" is a song written, produced, and performed by American musician 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, almost nine years after the original release, after gaining significant traction on TikTok. [3] [4] [5] [6] The song plays when Margo spots a boy named Antonio for whom she falls.
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]
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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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 ( Billboard ) [17] | 3 |
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [18] | 40 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [19] | 34 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ) [20] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |