--- title: Pharrell Drops Funky New Song, "Crave" For 'Hidden Figures' description: Pharrell released a funky new song titled "Crave" as a single off the 'Hidden Figures' movie soundtrack. canonical: https://time.com/4573320/pharell-crave-hidden-figures/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-16T19:52:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-06-24T06:56:59.810Z og:title: Listen to Pharrell's Funky New Single "Crave" og:description: The song is off the upcoming 'Hidden Figures' soundtrack og:url: https://time.com/4573320/pharell-crave-hidden-figures/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9ec4421b0547a0f/6988aec3f887dc31a6e983e9/pharrell-new-song-crave-hidden-figures.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Grand Opening Of Billionaire Boys Club Flagship In NYC og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Listen to Pharrell's Funky New Single "Crave" twitter:description: The song is off the upcoming 'Hidden Figures' soundtrack twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9ec4421b0547a0f/6988aec3f887dc31a6e983e9/pharrell-new-song-crave-hidden-figures.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Pharrell's New Feel-Good Song 'Crave' Is Here to Make Your Heart Swell ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. The song is off the upcoming 'Hidden Figures' soundtrack_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 16, 2016 7:52 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 16, 2016 7:52 PM UTC [Pharrell](http://time.com/70907/pharrell-williams-2014-time-100/) dropped a feel-good, uptempo track titled “Crave” and the funky new song features plenty of hand clapping, guitar riffs, and sultry horns alongside the singer’s elastic vocals. “Crave” is a single off the soundtrack for [the upcoming film _Hidden Figures_](http://time.com/4543146/true-stories-movies-2016-holidays/), a drama based on the true story of black mathematicians Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) who were integral but unrecognized figures in the early stages of NASA, eventually helping send John Glenn to space. The song is just one of eight songs that Pharrell, also a producer on the film, has contributed to the project, which holds a special place in his heart, as [he relayed during a Facebook Q&A during the Toronto International Film Festival](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/11/pharrell-i-see-victory-hidden-figures-soundtrack) earlier. “I want all the young girls regardless to what color you are, I want you to see this film and recognize that not only can you do it, but it’s actually already been done,” he said. 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