In the last month, Pharrell Williams has made a surge into the national spotlight with the release of his new album.

G I R L, which debuted March 3 through Columbia Records and “I Am Other,” Williams’ YouTube channel and cultural movement, has hit the market and has been generating well-received praise. The album contains 10 songs with collaborations with high-profile artists like Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, Daft Punk and Alicia Keys.

Despite nearly eight years since his last released album, “In My Mind,” back in 2006, Pharrell is excited about the final product.

“My music is so much bigger than me,” Pharrell said in an interview with The Guardian.

The album is themed to be geared about women and feminism with songs including “Marilyn Monroe,” “Come Get It Bae,” “Lost Queen” and “It Girl.” Pharrell wanted to highlight gender imbalance in society.

“It’s my ode to women because they have been so good to me,” he said to the Hindustan Times. “My album is about the appreciation for women.”

One song off the album, which he released as a single back in Nov. 2013, is the critically acclaimed song “Happy.” The song appeared in the hit movie “Despicable Me 2” and has been well-received in reviews and the media. Pharrell has been making frequent appearances at award shows and commercials performing the song over the past months.

The album as a whole is good. Rolling Stone gave it four out of five stars with a general consensus of the album being favorable. It reached number two on the Billboard 200 and top five in several countries.