Gust of Wind
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| Single by Pharrell Williams | ||||
| from the album Girl | ||||
| Released | October 24, 2014 | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer | Pharrell Williams | |||
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| "Gust of Wind" on YouTube | ||||
"Gust of Wind" is a song written, produced, and performed by American musician Pharrell Williams. Written alongside Daft Punk (who also provided vocals), it was released on October 24, 2014 by Columbia Records as the fourth single from Williams's second studio album Girl (2014).
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 Memories (2013).
Music video
[edit]The official music video was directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Baby Driver). It was released on October 7, 2014. The video depicts Williams dancing with women in a forest in autumn, with Daft Punk represented by stone sculptures of their helmets.[1]
Live performances
[edit]On October 12, 2014, Williams performed "Gust of Wind" on the first live results show of The X Factor.[2]
Charts
[edit]Upon Girl's release, individual downloads to "Gust of Wind" were enough for it to debut in the top-40 of the sales chart for France,[3] and UK's R&B/Hip-Hop chart.[4] Following its October 2014 single release, "Gust of Wind" hovered around the bottom of the top 100 UK Singles Chart for four weeks, mainly driven by downloads, while enjoying a six-week top-20 run on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, three of those at its number-12 peak.[4] At of December 2024, "Gust of Wind" is Pharrell's 19th highest-selling single in the UK.[5]
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] | 2 |
| Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 17 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] | 4 |
| France (SNEP)[3] | 32 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts)[4] | 79 |
| UK R&B/Hip-Hop (Official Charts)[4] | 12 |
| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[9] | 4 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Italy[10] | October 24, 2014 | Contemporary hit radio | Sony |
| Germany[11] | December 5, 2014 | CD single | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Leight, Elias (October 7, 2014). "Daft Punk & Pharrell's 'Gust of Wind' Video Features Floating Dancers & Flying Robot Heads". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ↑ Graham, Danielle (October 12, 2014). "Pharrell Williams praises Lauren Platt after X Factor performance". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- 1 2 "Pharrell Williams – Gust of Wind" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Gust of Wind — Pharrell". Official Charts. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Pharrell's Official Top 20 biggest songs in the UK revealed". Official Charts. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Pharrell Williams – Gust of Wind" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Pharrell Williams – Gust of Wind" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Pharrell Williams – Gust of Wind" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop". Billboard. March 22, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ↑ Corradini, Paola. "Pharrell Williams – Gust Of Wind (Sony)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Gust of Wind feat. Daft Punk" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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