“What did we just make?” Puth recalls saying in shock. He looked at Franks, and they hugged each other. The first words out of my mouth were, ‘It’s been a long day,’ ” recalls Puth, singing the chorus’ opening bar. “I had experienced a loss very similar to Paul, where a friend passed away in a car accident. Though Puth had never met Walker, he says he “felt an energy” in the room and started choking up 10 minutes into the session. The day after the singer moved to Los Angeles in July 2014 to revamp his stalled career, Puth wrote, co-produced and sang what would become “See You Again” in a session at Warner Music’s Burbank studios with co-producer Justin “DJ Frank E” Franks. Puth - who first broke into the biz after his YouTube cover of Adele‘s “Someone Like You” landed him a deal with Ellen DeGeneres’ now-defunct eleveneleven label in 2011 - found out about the Furious filmmakers’ need through his publisher, Artist Publishing Group. We couldn’t have people leaving the theater sad.” “We wanted to recognize and celebrate Paul. Mike Knobloch, president of film, music and publishing at Universal Pictures, who had been involved with the franchise since 2011’s Fast Five, says the sequence needed music that could capture “the human level” of the subject and strike the right balance. Only one thing was missing: the right song to accompany it. When production on Furious 7, which was being filmed at the time, started up again after a six-month hiatus, director James Wan and his team came up with a new ending for the film as tribute: Piecing together CGI, shots of body doubles and clips from old films, the closing scene features Walker exchanging final words with co-star Vin Diesel and driving off into the sunset. “See You Again” is a tribute to Fast & Furious franchise star Paul Walker, who died in a car accident in 2013. The inspiration behind that message is tragedy. Started From the Bottom: Wiz Khalifa’s ‘See You Again’ & Other No.
“It feels great to be part of a song that has a good message.” “It was an opportunity to do something I wouldn’t normally do on my own,” says Khalifa. 1 after 2011’s “Black & Yellow,” which many had assumed would be his commercial peak. “We brought the power ballad back,” says Puth of “See You Again.” “It’s a big, uplifting song anyone can connect to.”Īs for Khalifa, 27, “See You Again” is his second surprise No. It also has made an overnight star of Puth, who boasts a Sam Smith-like vocal range, piano skills honed at Berklee College of Music and teen-idol looks with one noticeable twist - a large scar on his right eyebrow, the result of a childhood dog bite. The song scores the last scene of Furious 7 - the blockbuster film that has grossed $1.4 billion worldwide (according to Box Office Mojo) since its March premiere - and launched its soundtrack, released March 17 by Atlantic, to No. The unlikely pair, who only met two months ago, rehearsing for their March 16 Tonight Show appearance, have every right to celebrate: Khalifa’s “See You Again” (featuring Puth) is topping the Billboard Hot 100 for a fourth week, abruptly ending the 14-week streak of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars‘ “Uptown Funk!” and selling 1.7 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Music. Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth: The Billboard Shoot
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