Draft:How Long (Paula Toledo song)

"How Long"
Song by Paula Toledo
PublishedDecember 13, 2023
GenreAlt-pop[1]
Length4:19
Songwriter(s)Paula Toledo
Producer(s)Jonathan Anderson · Paula Toledo

"How Long" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Paula Toledo, recorded in the 2000s.[2] The song was licensed for use in the television film Secret Lives and the television series 15/Love.[3] The song found its way onto various bootleg Russian DVD menus; subsequently, segments of the then unidentified song surfaced online as early as August 2007.[2][3][4]The song gained popularity online in 2023 when it was posted to YouTube and the creation of a subreddit dedicated to finding the song, dubbed "How Long Will It Take".[5]

In December 2023, Reddit users identified its name and creator from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada database.[2] Although initially never commercially released, it was officially released by Toledo on December 13, 2023, on Bandcamp, with proceeds being donated to the Music Heals Charitable Foundation. Then, fake versions of the song began to appear on streaming services, leading her to suspect streaming fraud.[6]