"When Can I See You Again?" is a song by American
electronica project
Owl City
Owl City is an American electronic music project created in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. It is one of several projects by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young, who created the project while experimenting with music in his pa ...
from the 2012
Walt Disney Animation Studios
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film ''
Wreck-It Ralph
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''. It was written and produced by Adam Young, with additional writing from
Matt Thiessen
Matthew Arnold Thiessen (born August 12, 1980) is a Canadian-American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the Christian rock band Relient K. Wit ...
and
Brian Lee.
Music and lyrics
"When Can I See You Again?" is an uptempo
dance-pop and
synth-pop single.
It features Young's "light vocals over a bed of pounding drums and twinkly synths".
Young told
AOL Music
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, "As a huge fan of Disney animation films growing up, it was a real honor to write 'When Can I See You Again' for ''
Wreck-It Ralph
''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 52nd Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Rich Moore (in his feature director ...
''. I felt like it was really challenging to try to live up to the Disney legacy. I had a blast." Since October 1, 2014, a Cantonese-language arrangement has been used as one of the two theme songs for
Hong Kong Disneyland's
Paint the Night Parade
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, alongside "
Baroque Hoedown
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". An expanded version of the parade premiered at
Disneyland
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in Anaheim, California, on May 22, 2015, and features new lyrics and vocals recorded by Young.
Music video
The music video for "When Can I See You Again?" was released on October 26, 2012, and directed by Matt Stawski. It features "fun video game themes" and clips from ''Wreck-It Ralph''. Young told AOL Music, "The funniest thing has been actually standing in front of the arcade game with controls, putting the quarter in. It's great to be back and feel like I'm 12 years old again in the arcade."
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
{{Owl City
Songs about parting
2012 songs
2012 singles
Dance-pop songs
Disney songs
Owl City songs
Songs written for animated films
Songs written for films
Songs written by Adam Young
Songs written by Brian Lee (songwriter)
Songs written by Matt Thiessen
Synth-pop songs
Animated series theme songs
Film theme songs
Walt Disney Records singles
Wreck-It Ralph