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	ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.
	How Long
Alternative name(s)	How Long Will It Take, HLWIT, Dollhouse, Relief
Genre	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 08:28, 30 July 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 documentary 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

Presumed 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

Wikipedia Article

[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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@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 |Image = Howlong.png
 |Caption =
-|Alt_name =  HL, How Long Will It Take, HLWT, Dollhouse, Relief
+|Alt_name =  How Long Will It Take, HLWIT, Dollhouse, Relief
-|Genre = Alt-rock
+|Genre = Pop-rock
-|Year = 2005
+|Year = 2005, recorded in 2003
-|Status = Solved; Full version available
+|Status = Solved
 |Length = 4:20
-|OP = alexxx1984
+|OP = Nega
 |Search_started = 2007
 |Search_ended = 2023
 |Media = HowLong.mp3
 }}
-'''How Long''', previously known as '''How Long Will It Take''', is a solved lostwave of the singer '''Paula Toledo''' that appeared on various Russian bootleg movie DVDs in the mid-2000s.
+'''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==
-A 30-second snippet of How Long was uploaded to a Ukrainian forum on August 30, 2007, by user Nega, but was met with limited attraction. It was also posted onto AllTheLyrics.com in November of that same year by Kieron.
+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>
-In August 2010, user alexxx1984 uploaded two snippets of How Long 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.
+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>
-On October 9, 2023, ShaiiValley uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-K_GPfWSs YouTube video] about the song, sparking a new wave of interest.
+On October 9th, 2023, YouTube user ShaiiValley uploaded a documentary 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>
-Shortly after, the song was discovered on another DVD bootleg, called “МУЛЬТИПАРАД 4” 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 Moebius Strip."  It was later found on another menu of the same DVD, with entries for "The Simpsons Movie," "Ratatouille," and "Aqua Teen Hunger Force."
+==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>
+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 through the SOCAN archives, a Canadian music licensing company. It was identified as '''How Long''' by Paula Toledo.
-On December 9, 2023, Paula Toledo herself uploaded an emotional [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A2wrg7VipY YouTube video] after discovering the search. She was interviewed by CBC Vancouver on December 22, 2023.
+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==
-<blockquote>
+{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" role="presentation"
-Didn't work out the way I thought
+|'''Presumed Lyrics'''
+|-
+|'''(Verse 1)'''It didn't work out the way I thought
 I must have mistaken myself
@@ Line 44: / Line 47: @@
 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 64: / Line 71: @@
 When I won't aim to please
+'''(Verse 2)'''
 And you watched me draw the line
@@ Line 76: / Line 85: @@
 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 100: / Line 113: @@
 When I won't aim to please
+'''(Bridge)'''
 No, I won't be a doll in your pretty dollhouse
@@ Line 108: / Line 123: @@
 No, I won't any longer live in my reflection
+'''(Chorus)'''
 How long?
@@ Line 125: / Line 142: @@
 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 144: / Line 161: @@
 When I won't aim to please
-</blockquote>
+|}
 ==References==
-*[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nsBoJkaLzkI&pp=ygUVSG93IGxvbmcgd2lsbCBpdCB0YWtl Footage of the МУЛЬТИПАРАД 4 bootleg.]
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A2wrg7VipY Paula Toledo's response video.]
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pORSnhelaxY q's upload.]
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-K_GPfWSs ShaiiValley Video.]
+* [[wikipedia:How_Long_(Paula_Toledo_song)#cite_note-bandcamp-7|Wikipedia Article]]
+<references />
 [[Category:Identified]]
 [[Category:The Golden Age Of Lostwave]]
 [[Category:Alt-Rock]]