How Long

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.

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. A 30-second snippet of it was uploaded to a Ukrainian forum on August 30, 2007, by user Nega with limited success. 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 now. On October 9, 2023, ShaiiValley uploaded a YouTube video on the lostwave, sparking a massive new wave of interest. Shortly after, the lostwave was discovered on another DVD bootleg, including a bootleg with the three Shrek films, Surf's Up, Happy Feet, Meet The Robinsons, TMNT 2007 and Thru The Mobius Strip. It was later found on a second menu with The Simpsons Movie, Ratatouille and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. HLWIT 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 about her discovery of the search. She was interviewed by CBC Vancouver on December 22.