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See You Again (Tyler, the Creator song)

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"See You Again"
SinglebyTyler, the CreatorfeaturingKali Uchis
from the albumFlower Boy
ReleasedAugust 29, 2017
GenreR&B[1]
Length3:00
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Tyler Okonma
Producer(s)Okonma
Tyler, the Creatorsingles chronology
"I Ain't Got Time!"
(2017)
"See You Again"
(2017)
"After the Storm"
(2018)
Kali Uchissingles chronology
"Tyrant"
(2017)
"See You Again"
(2017)
"Nuestro Planeta"
(2017)
Music video
"See You Again"onYouTube

"See You Again"is a song written, produced, and performed by American rapperTyler, the Creatorfeaturing vocals from Colombian-American singerKali Uchis.It was released as the fourth single from Tyler's fifth studio albumFlower Boy(2017) on August 29, 2017.[2]The single went viral onTikTok,[3]leading the song to enter several charts around the world for the first time as asleeper hitin April 2023.

Background

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Tyler, the Creator originally wrote the song for formerOne DirectionmemberZayn Malik,who turned it down. According to Tyler, Malik "flaked on studio time twice" and he kept the song for himself.[4]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Tyler, the Creator under the alias of Wolf Haley and uploaded on YouTube on August 8, 2018.

In the opening scene, Tyler gets ready for another workday in the close quarters of an aircraft carrier, putting on a suit and eating breakfast while singing the first verse. Kali Uchis appears far away at sea singing the chorus on a rescue boat with other rowers, who jump off the boat near the end of the verse.[5]The second verse shifts to Tyler on the top deck of the military ship, donning a yellowberet,while soldiers walk behind him. The scene also shows him jumping and walking atop the soldier's heads, withanother person covered in shadowssinging the pre-chorus while a man plays trumpet behind him. The scene then shifts to a figure covered in a ghost bed sheet, with the eyes poked out and a bucket hat. At the end of the video, the sheet is pulled off revealing the figure being made up of bees which fly towards the screen.[6]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "See You Again"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] 5× Platinum 350,000
Canada (Music Canada)[32] 2× Platinum 160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[33] Platinum 90,000
France (SNEP)[34] Platinum 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[35] Gold 50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[36] 4× Platinum 120,000
Poland (ZPAV)[37] Platinum 50,000
Portugal (AFP)[38] 3× Platinum 30,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] Gold 30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[41] 6× Platinum 6,000,000
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[42] Gold 1,000,000
Sweden (GLF)[43] Platinum 8,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "See You Again"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States August 29, 2017
  • Columbia
[2][44]

References

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