How Long
ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved. | |
| How Long | |
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| Alternative name(s) | How Long Will It Take |
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| Genre | Alt-rock |
| Length | 4:20 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Status | Solved; Full version available |
| Original poster | alexxx1984 |
| Search duration | 2007 - 2023 |
| File:HowLong.mp3 | |
How Long, previously known as How Long Will It Take, is a solved lostwave of the singer 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.
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.
On October 9, 2023, ShaiiValley uploaded a YouTube video about the song, sparking a new wave of interest.
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
"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 YouTube video after discovering the search. She was interviewed by CBC Vancouver on December 22, 2023.