The demo track has since been removed from the account as of July 2015. Īpril 4, 2015, Charlie Puth released a "Piano Demo Version" of "See You Again" did not feature the vocals of Wiz Khalifa or the melody of the finalized version on his SoundCloud account. "See You Again" currently holds the record for the most-streamed track in a single day on Spotify in the United States (streamed 4.2 million times on April 13, 2015), and also set the record for most streams in a single week in 26 countries during April 6 to April 12 (streamed 21.9 million times), and also in the UK in a single week (streamed 3.72 million times from April 20 to April 26, 2015). In the United States, the single topped the charts, ending the fourteen-week reign of Mark Ronson's " Uptown Funk" over the Billboard Hot 100. "See You Again" was a international success, reaching number one in ninety-four countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
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“I basically thought about what the movie stands for as far as family and the brotherhood, and of course, using the metaphor of the last ride and the last race because of that last scene,” Khalifa explained. Charlie Puth, 18,151,649 Shazams, featuring on Bruno Mars Essentials, and Ed Sheeran Essentials Apple Music playlists. Khalifa's aim to make the song "something that everybody can connect with", referencing his family as personal inspiration for the song. Listen to See You Again by Wiz Khalifa Feat. You know, to reflect on things, but also just to celebrate what we’ve been through." "What was most important, too, was to make sure that it was a celebration of life. With its latest frame on top, it ties the record for the longest. He worked with the soundtrack's producers at Universal Music with the regard to the "texture" of the song and the overall direction they wanted the song to go in. Wiz Khalifas 'See You Again,' featuring Charlie Puth, matches an historic mark, as it leads the Billboard Hot 100 for a 12th week. Wiz Khalifa composed his initial part of the song a studio with Snoop Dogg, and later wrote and mixed the second verse in a Hollywood studio. According Puth, in addition to the song being a tribute to the late Paul Walker, the lyrics of the song had been inspired his and his co-writer's personal tragedies. Several vocalists had auditioned to perform for the song used at the end of the film, but the production had ultimately decided to use Puth's vocals instead. Puth performed the vocals used for the song in one take. According to Puth, when he and DJ Frank E began composing the song they contacted Wiz Khalifa who agreed to collaborate with the two artists. Puth and DJ Frank E were responsible for writing the bridge of the song, Khalifa was responsible for the composition of the rapping segments of the song. "See You Again" was written in July of 2014 by Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa and DJ Frank E during Puth's second day in Los Angeles.