How Long (Paula Toledo song)

"How Long"
A woman with long dark hair looks down pensively. The image was taken through a window, which reflects the surroundings and creates a soft blue filter effect. The text "How Long" and "Paula Toledo" appears at the bottom of the image.
Cover for the 2023 Bandcamp release; on other platforms, the text reads "How Long (Will It Take)"[1]
Single by Paula Toledo
ReleasedDecember 13, 2023 (2023-12-13)
Recordedc. 2003
GenreJangle pop
Length4:20
Songwriter(s)Paula Toledo
Producer(s)
  • Paula Toledo
  • Jonathan Anderson
Paula Toledo singles chronology
"How Long"
(2023) 		"Riddle"
(2024)

"How Long", also released as "How Long (Will It Take)", is a song recorded by the Canadian singer Paula Toledo around 2003, known for being considered a piece of lost media for sixteen years. Initially, it was not released commercially, being only licensed to appear in the film Secret Lives and the TV series 15/Love in 2005. Two years later, a user posted online about a bootleg DVD that contained a snippet of "How Long", prompting a search for its origin that attracted the attention of the lostwave community. In December 2023, the origin of "How Long" was discovered, and Toledo released it as a single that same month in response. Musically, "How Long" has been compared to the Cranberries.

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