See You Again

About this song

The song was released for the film Furious 7, and its popularity grew quickly after the movie came out. Its music video became the first hip hop song to reach 1 billion YouTube views. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for twelve weeks, the longest-running rap number one since Eminem's "Lose Yourself." It was Wiz Khalifa's second release from the Furious 7 soundtrack, after "Go Hard or Go Home" featuring Iggy Azalea.

What it's about

The song is a tribute to actor Paul Walker, who died in November 2013 after his car crashed and burst into flames in Valencia, CA. The first verse is told from the perspective of Vin Diesel and the Furious 7 cast, while the second verse is from Paul Walker.

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Fun facts

• Samples “See You Again (Original Version) by Charlie Puth”.
• Sampled in 26 other songs, like “See You Again (BG Tribute) by 3o$ama”.
• Covered 32 times, including “Dusk Till Dawn (Sing Off) by Conor Maynard (Ft. Madison Beer)”.
• Written by Wiz Khalifa, Phoebe Go, Dann Hume, Hopium, Charlie Puth and DJ Frank E.
• Produced by Charlie Puth, DJ Frank E, Andrew Cedar, Kevin Weaver and Mike Caren.