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	ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.
	How Long
Alternative name(s)	How Long Will It Take, HLWIT, Dollhouse, Relief
Artist(s)	Paula Toledo
Genre	Alt-rock, Pop rock
Length	4:20
Year	2005, recorded in 2003
Status	Solved
Original poster	Nega
Search duration	2007 - 2023
	File:HowLong.mp3

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Revision as of 15:29, 16 August 2024

How Long (previously known as "How Long Will It Take" or "Dollhouse"), is a solved lostwave song by singer Paula Toledo that appeared on various Russian bootleg movie DVDs in the mid-2000s.

Background

On August 30th, 2007, the song was first posted on the Ukrainian forum night.kharkov.ua by user Nega, and was reposted to mp3forum.com.ua on November 4th, 2007, but both posts received little attention.^[1] The song was also posted by user Kieron on November 15th, 2007, to allthelyrics.com.^[2]

The search regained popularity in mid-2020 after WatZatSong user alexx1984 reuploaded the snippets, claiming that it was sourced from a Russian bootleg DVD of the film Jacquou le Croquant.^[3]^[4]

On October 9th, 2023, YouTube user ShaiiValley uploaded a video about the song, causing a new wave of interest.^[5] The song was quickly discovered on two different Russian bootleg DVDs called МУЛЬТИПAРАД 3 and МУЛЬТИПАРАД 4 (MULTIPARADE 3 & MULTIPARADE 4).^[6]^[7]

Discovery

On December 8th, 2023, Reddit user the-arabara found the song after searching for the term "How Long" in the SOCAN archives, a Canadian music licensing company. After finding the entry for "How Long" by Paula Toledo on the sixth page of the archives, the song was found in its entirety in the third episode of a podcast called Suburban Transpondency, which aired on October 1st, 2005.^[8]^[9]

The song was featured in the 2005 TV movie Secret Lives,^[10] and the Canadian sitcom 15/Love in 2006.^[11]

On December 9th, 2023, Paula Toledo was contacted and uploaded an emotional YouTube video after discovering the search.^[12] On December 19th, 2023, she was interviewed by CBC Vancouver regarding the song.^[13]^[14]

Toledo released the full version of "How Long" on Bandcamp on December 13th, 2023, with all proceeds going to the Music Heals Charitable Foundation.^[15]^[16] The song was later released on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, but the official version was removed due to a duplicate, which led to the song being suspected of fraud.^[17] On May 9th, 2024, it was reuploaded under the title "How Long (Will It Take).^[18]

Lyrics

Official Lyrics

(Verse 1)

It didn't work out the way I thought

I must have mistaken myself

For someone I was not (oh, no)

So I pushed myself to see how far I could go

Didn't need to look that far

To learn what I needed to know

(Pre-Chorus)

Didn't want to be a quitter

But I had to find my way

(Chorus)

How long? (How long)

Will it take, oh-oh

How long? (How long)

Will it take me to feel?

How long? (How long)

Will it take, oh-oh

How long until it's the way I thought it would be?

When I won't aim to please

(Verse 2)

And you watched me draw the line

Never to be cast again

In the same light (oh, no)

And I don't blame you, they were choices I made

Didn't want to let you down

But I can't play it that safe

(Pre-Chorus)

In your mind am I a sinner?

Looking for relief?

(Chorus)

How long? (How long)

Will it take, oh-oh

How long? (How long)

Will it take me to feel?

How long? (How long)

Will it take, oh-oh

How long until it's the way I thought it would be?

When I won't aim to please

(Bridge)

No, I won't be a doll in your pretty dollhouse

No, I won't be the plaything that you can toss around

No, I won't be the child who lives for acceptance

No, I won't any longer live in my reflection

(Chorus)

How long?

Will it take, oh-oh

How long?

Will it take me to feel?

How long?

Will it take, oh-oh

How long?

Will it take me to feel?

How long,

Will it take, oh-oh

How long

Will it take me to feel?

How long,

Will it take oh-oh

How long until it's the way I thought it would be

When I won't aim to please

References

External links

[1] ttp://night.kharkov.ua/forum/54-1573-1

[2] ttps://www.allthelyrics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31942?t=31942

[3] ttps://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Paula+Toledo-How+Long+-666114.html?page=4

[4] ttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418758/

[5] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-K_GPfWSs

[6] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/HLWIT/comments/17f7sq0/the_hlwit_song_from_%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4_3_dvd/

[7] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsBoJkaLzkI

[8] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/HLWIT/comments/18dzul8/ive_found_hlwit_its_a_song_called_how_long_by/

[9] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/HLWIT/comments/18dzul8/comment/kckkfzc/

[10] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/HLWIT/comments/18e2rj5/the_scene_in_secret_lives_2005_which_uses_the/

[11] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp__FeH0nh0

[12] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A2wrg7VipY

[13] ttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt30517213/?ref_=nm_knf_eps_tt_1

[14] ttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mystery-singer-discovered-vancouver-1.7061677

[15] ttps://paulatoledo.bandcamp.com/track/how-long

[16] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/HLWIT/comments/18m9y99/a_message_from_paula/

[17] ttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/paula-toledo-how-long-streaming-fraud-1.7105867

[18] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Ol-XXLnPo

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+{{Infobox Lostwave
+|Box = BoxGreen
+|ShowBox = Yes
+|Name = How Long
+|Image = How_Long_Album_Art.jpg
+|Caption =
+|Alt_name =  How Long Will It Take, HLWIT, Dollhouse, Relief
+|Genre = Alt-rock, Pop rock
+|Year = 2005, recorded in 2003
+|Status = Solved
+|Length = 4:20
+|OP = Nega
+|Search_started = 2007
+|Search_ended = 2023
+|Media = HowLong.mp3
+|Artist=Paula Toledo}}
+'''How Long ('''previously known as "'''How Long Will It Take"''' or "'''Dollhouse'''"), is a solved lostwave song by singer Paula Toledo that appeared on various Russian bootleg movie DVDs in the mid-2000s.
-'''How Long''' (formerly known as '''How Long Will It Take''' or '''HLWIT''') is a solved lostwave that appeared on various Russian bootlegs in the mid-2000s.
+==Background==
+On August 30th, 2007, the song was first posted on the Ukrainian forum night.kharkov.ua by user Nega, and was reposted to mp3forum.com.ua on November 4th, 2007, but both posts received little attention.<ref>http://night.kharkov.ua/forum/54-1573-1</ref> The song was also posted by user Kieron on November 15th, 2007, to allthelyrics.com.<ref>https://www.allthelyrics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31942?t=31942</ref>
-== Timeline ==
+The search regained popularity in mid-2020 after WatZatSong user alexx1984 reuploaded the snippets, claiming that it was sourced from a Russian bootleg DVD of the film Jacquou le Croquant.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Paula+Toledo-How+Long+-666114.html?page=4</ref><ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418758/</ref>
-A 30-second snippet of it was uploaded to a Ukrainian forum on August 30, 2007, by user Nega with limited success, and it was also posted onto AllTheLyrics.com in November of that same year by Kieron.
-In August 2010, user alexxx1984 uploaded two snippets of the lostwave to WatZatSong, claiming it to be from a bootleg DVD of "Jacquou le Croquant". He uploaded the same snippet again in October 2020, gaining more attention the second time around.
+On October 9th, 2023, YouTube user ShaiiValley uploaded a video about the song, causing a new wave of interest.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-K_GPfWSs</ref> The song was quickly discovered on two different Russian bootleg DVDs called МУЛЬТИПAРАД 3 and МУЛЬТИПАРАД 4 (MULTIPARADE 3 & MULTIPARADE 4).<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/HLWIT/comments/17f7sq0/the_hlwit_song_from_%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4_3_dvd/</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsBoJkaLzkI</ref>
-On October 9, 2023, ShaiiValley uploaded a YouTube video about the song, sparking a new wave of interest.
+==Discovery==
+On December 8th, 2023, Reddit user the-arabara found the song after searching for the term "How Long" in the SOCAN archives, a Canadian music licensing company. After finding the entry for "How Long" by Paula Toledo on the sixth page of the archives, the song was found in its entirety in the third episode of a podcast called Suburban Transpondency, which aired on October 1st, 2005.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/HLWIT/comments/18dzul8/ive_found_hlwit_its_a_song_called_how_long_by/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/HLWIT/comments/18dzul8/comment/kckkfzc/</ref>
-Shortly after, the song was discovered on another DVD bootleg, including a bootleg that included all three Shrek films, "Surf's Up," "Happy Feet," "Meet The Robinsons," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2007,)" and "Thru The Mobius Strip."  It was later found on another menu of the same DVD, with entries for "The Simpsons Movie," "Ratatouille," and "Aqua Teen Hunger Force."
+The song was featured in the 2005 TV movie Secret Lives,<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/HLWIT/comments/18e2rj5/the_scene_in_secret_lives_2005_which_uses_the/</ref> and the Canadian sitcom 15/Love in 2006.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp__FeH0nh0</ref>
-== Discovery ==
+On December 9th, 2023, Paula Toledo was contacted and uploaded an emotional YouTube video after discovering the search.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A2wrg7VipY</ref> On December 19th, 2023, she was interviewed by CBC Vancouver regarding the song.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30517213/?ref_=nm_knf_eps_tt_1</ref><ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mystery-singer-discovered-vancouver-1.7061677</ref>
-"How Long Will It Take," was found on December 8, 2023, by Reddit user u/the-arabara. It was identified as '''How Long''' by Paula Toledo.
-On December 9, Paula Toledo herself uploaded an emotional YouTube video after discovering the search. She was interviewed by CBC Vancouver on December 22.
+Toledo released the full version of "How Long" on Bandcamp on December 13th, 2023, with all proceeds going to the Music Heals Charitable Foundation.<ref>https://paulatoledo.bandcamp.com/track/how-long</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/HLWIT/comments/18m9y99/a_message_from_paula/</ref> The song was later released on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, but the official version was removed due to a duplicate, which led to the song being suspected of fraud.<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/paula-toledo-how-long-streaming-fraud-1.7105867</ref> On May 9th, 2024, it was reuploaded under the title "How Long (Will It Take).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Ol-XXLnPo</ref>
-== Lyrics ==
+==Lyrics==
-Didn't work out the way I thought
+{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" role="presentation"
+|'''Official Lyrics'''
+|-
+|'''(Verse 1)'''
+It didn't work out the way I thought
 I must have mistaken myself
@@ Line 29: / Line 49: @@
 To learn what I needed to know
+'''(Pre-Chorus)'''
 Didn't want to be a quitter
 But I had to find my way
+'''(Chorus)'''
 How long? (How long)
@@ Line 49: / Line 73: @@
 When I won't aim to please
+'''(Verse 2)'''
 And you watched me draw the line
@@ Line 61: / Line 87: @@
 But I can't play it that safe
+'''(Pre-Chorus)'''
 In your mind am I a sinner?
 Looking for relief?
+'''(Chorus)'''
 How long? (How long)
@@ Line 85: / Line 115: @@
 When I won't aim to please
+'''(Bridge)'''
 No, I won't be a doll in your pretty dollhouse
@@ Line 93: / Line 125: @@
 No, I won't any longer live in my reflection
+'''(Chorus)'''
 How long?
@@ Line 110: / Line 144: @@
 Will it take me to feel?
-How long? (How long)
+How long,
 Will it take, oh-oh
-How long? (How long)
+How long
 Will it take me to feel?
-How long? (How long)
+How long,
-Will it take, oh-oh
+Will it take oh-oh
-How long until it's the way I thought it would be?
+How long until it's the way I thought it would be
 When I won't aim to please
@@ Line 129: / Line 163: @@
 When I won't aim to please
+|}
+==References==
+<references />
 == External links ==
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pORSnhelaxY (q's upload)
+* [[wikipedia:How_Long_(Paula_Toledo_song)#cite_note-bandcamp-7|Wikipedia Article]]
+* [https://www.reddit.com/r/HLWIT/comments/17pv2x0/search_progress_doc_v5/ Old Lead Document]
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A2wrg7VipY (Paula Toledo's response video)
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-K_GPfWSs (ShaiiValley documentary)
 [[Category:Identified]]
+[[Category:Alt-Rock]]
+[[Category:Pop Rock]]
+[[Category:The Golden Age Of Lostwave]]