When did pursuit of happiness song come out

We put the beat together real quick, and came up with some vocal ideas. I always wanted to do something with them.

The drums for that beat were actually from a couple years ago, and they were still on my laptop. We were about to go on tour again, and the day before we left town, it was the last week Cudi was in the studio working on his record, so we went in and kind of did it on the spot. We're all supposed to shoot the video for 'Pursuit Of Happiness' the day after tomorrow, or something.Д¬omplex: Now for 'Alive,' did that song come after 'Pursuit'?Д®van Mast: Yeah, that was super last-minute too. He had them do the chorus.Д¬omplex: Have you guys worked with MGMT at all?Д®van Mast: No, we haven't met those guys. I think he got with those guys and played them a bunch of tracks off the record, and they were leaning towards that one. The screenplay by Steven Conrad is based on the best-selling 2006 memoir of the same name. Smith's son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner's son, Christopher Jr. We had done like a finished version of the track before he got together with MGMT. The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a homeless salesman. I ended up going back into the production and tweaking things-but yeah, the melody, the chorus, and the basic beat pattern was in 15 minutes.Д¬omplex: Was there a time when you, Cudi, and MGMT were in the same room?Д®van Mast: No, we never actually all got together. Then we started researching his stuff and listening to his mixtapes, and we really liked his stuff.Д¬omplex: So 15 minutes is all it took to put the groundwork of the song together?Д®van Mast: Pretty much, the chords and stuff. Then basically Cudi called up one day, and said he's been following us for a while, and he was into our stuff and interested in a collaboration. The A&R said he was interested in us doing some production. We hadn't heard much of his music or anything, even after 'Day 'N' Nite' was blowing up. He had been in touch with our A&R guy, but we never had any direct contact with him. Read on to learn more about Ratatat, yeahhh.Д¬omplex: When did you first link up with Cudi?Д®van Mast: Recently-just a couple months ago. In this interview, we talked to one-half of the group, Evan Mast, about how the Cudi collabos came about and what it was like to work on the album. The Brooklyn-based instrumental duo has gained a big following in the electro/indie rock world over the last five years with their eclectic albums on XL Recordings (in fact, their 2006 album Classics ended up on Complex's 100 Best Albums of the 2000s list), but this marks their first exposure as producers within the hip-hop scene. While most people are familiar with Scott Mescudi ( click here for our in-depth cover interview if not), those who've listened to the album have been asking about Ratatat, who produced two records for the album, including the standout third single 'Pursuit Of Happiness (Nightmare)'. Last week, Complex cover star Kid Cudi moved an impressive 104K units of his debut album Man on The Moon: The End of Day-but more than just sales, Cudi's record has been generating a lot of discussion with its unique sound. Ratatat is Mike Stroud (left) and Evan Mast.

When did pursuit of happiness song come out