Khalifa’s ‘See You’ earns rare status
“See You Again,” the Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth tribute to the late Paul Walker on the “Furious 7” soundtrack, has achieved the rare diamond status for a single, joining the likes of Eminem, Katy Perry, Elton John and Lady Gaga.
It is the first diamond single — at least 10 million sales — for either artist and one of only 25 songs ever to earn that level. “See You Again” has sold 10.3 million units since its release in March 2015.
In 2015, the song topped the charts in 95 countries and spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, tying Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” as the fourth-longest-running track to do so. It also topped Billboard’s “Hot Rap Songs” and “Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs” for 14 weeks each.
“It’s the biggest song that I’ve ever had in my career,” Khalifa told the Post-Gazette in 2015. “Every artist wishes for that, that reaction, that when the song comes on, everybody feels it. I’m blessed to have that kind of song and that kind of feeling happen. It’s just really good to keep people happy.”
The music video was the fastest video on YouTube to reach 1 billion views and currently holds nearly 4 billion views.
Also, “See You Again,” which was nominated for three Grammys, holds the Spotify record as the most streamed track in a single day with 4.2 million streams.
In June, Forbes magazine ran this list of songs that had achieved diamond status:
• Carly Rae Jepsen — “Call Me Maybe”
• Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud”
• Elton John — “Something About the Way You Look Tonight”/“Candle in the Wind 1997”
• Eminem — “Love the Way You Lie” (featuring Rihanna)
• Eminem — “Not Afraid”
• Eminem — “Lose Yourself”
• Florida Georgia Line — “Cruise”
• Imagine Dragons — “Radioactive”
• Justin Bieber — “Baby” (featuring Ludacris)
• Katy Perry — “Firework”
• Katy Perry — “Roar”
• Katy Perry — “Dark Horse” (featuring Juicy J)
• Lady Gaga — “Poker Face”
• Lady Gaga — “Bad Romance”
• Lorde — “Royals”
• Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee — “Despacito” (featuring Justin Bieber)
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — “Thrift Shop” (featuring Wanz)
• Mark Ronson — “Uptown Funk” (featuring Bruno Mars)
• Meghan Trainor — “All About That Bass”
• Robin Thicke — “Blurred Lines” (featuring Pharrell and T.I.)
• LMFAO — “Party Rock Anthem”
• Black Eyed Peas — “I Gotta Feeling”