Recorded 2011 Label Parlophone | Genre Hip hop | |
Released 17 May 2011 (17 May 2011) Format Digital download
CD single Length 3:30 (album version)
3:45 (radio edit) | ||
"Till I'm Gone" is a song by British rapper Tinie Tempah, featuring vocals from American rapper Wiz Khalifa. The song was produced by Norwegian production team Stargate. The single became the seventh overall single from Tempah's debut album Disc-Overy, becoming the second single in the United States following Written in the Stars, and the first single from the deluxe edition of the album in the United Kingdom. The single was released in the United States on 17 May 2011, before being released in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2011. The song was later used as the theme for two episodes of AMC's Breaking Bad.
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Background
In an interview with American magazine Rolling Stone, Tempah talked about Wiz Khalifa's contribution to the song: "I feel like we're in the same kind of situation, but in reverse. He's really huge out here now and I have a lot of presence in the Europe and U.K., and vice versa, so if there was ever a time to collaborate, now would be the time." Tempah performed the song live at The Box in New York City, United States on 23 May 2011. He also performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman in the same week. The video for the song was released on YouTube on 30 June 2011 and serves both the British and American markets.
Music video
A teaser of the music video was released to Tinie Tempah's VEVO Channel on 24 June 2011. The official music video was released on the same channel shortly afterwards on 28 June 2011. Both Tempah and Khalifa appeared in the video, which features the pair in various locations across the globe including New York City, Amsterdam, Sydney, Tokyo and Singapore and dimensions of Los Angeles. The video was filmed in the Hollywood Hills Area and Downtown Los Angeles.
Remixes
Dutch record producer Don Diablo released an official remix of the song in the United States, and later for free download worldwide. An official remix of the song, which was produced by Drumma Boy, was released on 29 August 2011 and it features Wiz Khalifa, Pusha T and Jim Jones. The remix was part of Tempah's Happy Birthday mixtape.