Gust of Wind
{{short description|2014 single by Pharrell Williams}}
{{for-text|the painting|The Gust of Wind (Renoir)|the military aircraft|Dassault Rafale}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Gust of Wind
| cover = Pharrell Williams - Gust of Wind official.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Pharrell Williams
| album = Girl
| released = {{Start date|2014|10|24}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Disco|funk}}
| length = * 4:47
| label = Columbia
| writer = * Pharrell Williams
| producer = Pharrell Williams
| chronology = Pharrell Williams
| prev_title = Come Get It Bae
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = It Girl
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|VWSRtPTmRr4|"Gust of Wind"}}}}
}}
"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
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.{{Cite magazine |last=Leight |first=Elias |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/pharrell-daft-punk-gust-of-wind-video-6274211/ |title=Daft Punk & Pharrell's 'Gust of Wind' Video Features Floating Dancers & Flying Robot Heads |magazine=Billboard|date=October 7, 2014 |access-date=16 May 2024 }}
Live performances
On October 12, 2014, Williams performed "Gust of Wind" on the first live results show of The X Factor.{{cite news |url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/12/pharrell-williams-praises-lauren-platt-after-x-factor-performance-4903147/ |title=Pharrell Williams praises Lauren Platt after X Factor performance |last=Graham |first=Danielle |date=October 12, 2014 |work=Metro |publisher=DMG Media |access-date=October 16, 2014}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|2|artist=Pharrell Williams|song=Gust of Wind|refname="BEL (FL)"|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2014}} |
| {{singlechart|Flanders Urban|17|artist=Pharrell Williams|song=Gust of Wind|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|4|artist=Pharrell Williams|song=Gust of Wind|refname="BEL (WA)"|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|France|32|artist=Pharrell Williams|song=Gust of Wind|refname="France"|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2014}} |
| scope="row"| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |title=Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 25th October 2014 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020204150/http://www.officialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |url-status=live }}
|align="center"| 79 |
| {{singlechart|UKrandb|13|date=2014-10-25|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2014}} |
| scope="row"| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-03-22/bubbling-under-r-and-b-hip-hop-singles |title=Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop |magazine=Billboard |date=March 22, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |url-access=subscription }}
|align="center"| 4 |
Release history
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| Region
! Date ! Format ! Label |
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| scope="row"| Italy{{cite web |url=http://www.radioairplay.fm/RadioDate/PublicDetails/82530 |title=Pharrell Williams – Gust Of Wind (Sony) |publisher=Radio Airplay SRL |access-date=October 28, 2014 |language=it |last=Corradini |first=Paola |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113074535/http://www.radioairplay.fm/RadioDate/PublicDetails/82530 |archive-date=November 13, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
| October 24, 2014 | rowspan="2"| Sony |
| scope="row"| Germany{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/Gust-Wind-feat-Daft-Punk/dp/B00ODFW33K |title=Gust of Wind feat. Daft Punk |publisher=Amazon.de |access-date=April 30, 2015 |language=de}}
| December 5, 2014 |
References
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{{Pharrell Williams singles}}
{{Daft Punk}}
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Category:Pharrell Williams songs
Category:Songs written by Pharrell Williams
Category:Songs written by Thomas Bangalter
Category:Songs written by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Category:Song recordings produced by Pharrell Williams
Category:Columbia Records singles