See You Again
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"See You Again" is a 2015 single by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth. The song is featured in the film Furious 7 as a final tribute to Paul Walker, who died in a car accident in November 2013. The official remix features Chris Brown & Tyga.
Writing and development
Charlie Puth was first approached by his publishing company, Atlantic Records to come up with a melody that could pay tribute to the late Paul Walker in Furious 7 during his short stay in Los Angeles. He was among the 50 songwriters who were asked to submit suggestions for the film's accompanying soundtrack.[3] Despite not being chosen, he and his publishing company stablemate Justin Franks laid down a simple lyrical idea — that the singer missed his friend during an eventful time and couldn't wait to share some news with him eventually, "It just seemed to occur to me from out of nowhere. And basically 10 minutes later Justin and I wrote it, we sent it off, and I thought we'd never hear about it again."[3] After receiving overwhelming positive reception from the filmmakers, Universal Pictures and the soundtrack label Atlantic Records, the unfinished song which was titled "See You Again" was futher commissioned by Puth and Wiz Khalifa to include verses about family around Puth's vocals and piano. The song then went through an extensive note-giving and production process.[3] In writing the song, Puth said he was thinking of a friend who also died abruptly. And although reluctant to reveal too many details, he said that the tragedy also involved a car accident and that he felt his late friend's presence in the studio that day as he held the belief they could one day communicate again.[3] In the movie, the song gets played at the end of the film during which Furious 7 characters, Brian O'Conner and Dom drives their cars on a mountain road and part ways when they reach a fork giving Brian a poignant retirement send-off in which he'd be living with his wife and raising a family.[3]
Commercial performance
The song debuted at No. 29 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 9 on the Rap Digital Songs chart selling 25,000 copies.[4][5] The song topped the iTunes all-genre single sales chart, with 168,000 digital copies sold the issue dated April 18, 2015 claiming the "Digital Gainer" award. As a result, "See You Again" jumped from 84-10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the same week, becoming Puth's first top 10 single and Wiz Khalifa's fourth as the main artist.[6][7] Its leap from 42-1 on the Digital Songs chart is the largest leap to number one since will.i.am and Britney Spears' Scream & Shout leaped 66-1 in December 2012 and its 84-10 climb on the Hot 100 is the greatest jump into the top 10 of the chart since Katy Perry's Roar jump 85-2 in October 2014.[7]
Music video
Wiz Khalifa premiered online the official music video for “See You Again” on April 6 as tribute to Paul Walker, who acted as Brian O'Conner in most of The Fast and the Furious movies.
In the music video, Khalifa goes to the hills to perform his rap as Charlie Puth plays the piano. Some of Walker's scenes from Furious 7 appear throughout the video.
Live performances
Khalifa performed the song live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in March 2015.[8]
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 59 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] | 40 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] | 22 |
| songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS | 39 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 36 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] | 18 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 10 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 5 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[15] | 35 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States[16] | April 7, 2015 | Contemporary hit radio | Atlantic |
References
- ^ "'Furious 7' Soundtrack: Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth Share "See You Again" [LISTEN] : Buzz : Music Times". Musictimes.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ All Music (March 17, 2015). "Furious 7 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack". All Music. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Text "AllMusic" ignored (help); Text "Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards" ignored (help) - ^ a b c d e Steven Zeitchik (April 7, 2015). "'Furious 7': 'See You Again' songwriter inspired by a different loss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Wiz Khalifa Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Amaya Mendizabal (March 20, 2015). "'Empire' Is First TV Series Soundtrack to Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Brian Cantor (April 4, 2015). "Following the release of "Furious 7," Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" is now the best-selling song on iTunes". Headline Planet. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Keith Claufield (April 8, 2015). "Uptown Funk" ties for second-longest No. 1 in Billboard history". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Shawn Christ (March 17, 2015). "Wiz Khalifa Performs 'Furious 7' Song "See You Again" on 'The Tonight Show,' Fumbles Taylor Swift Catchphrase Question [WATCH]". Music Times. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (April 4, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Major Lazer Has No 1 Song". Noise11. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – See You Again" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Wiz Khalifa Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – See You Again". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – See You Again". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Wiz Khalifa Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Wiz Khalifa Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015.
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