Where Are Ü Now

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• Where Are Ü Now
• Where Are Ü Now (Remixes)
• The Most
• Where Are Ü Now LIVE

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info Where Are Ü Now

• Editions

• Promotion

Where Are Ü Now
Released	February 27, 2015
Album	Jack Ü Purpose
Recorded	2014; by Josh Gudwin / TEK in New York City, NY at EastWest Studios – Studio 5 in Hollywood, CA
Genre	EDM
Length	4:02
Written by	Sonny Moore / Thomas Pentz / Justin Bieber / Jason Boyd / Karl Rubin / Jordan Waré
Produced by	Skrillex / Diplo
Label
Additional information
Mixed by	Skrillex / Diplo
Release Order
← Previous	“Home To Mama”
Next →	“What Do You Mean”

Not to be confused with Where Are You Now?.

“Where Are Ü Now” is a song by Skrillex & Diplo as Jack Ü and Justin Bieber. The song was released on February 27, 2015 on digital music stores as well as on SoundCloud.

Interestingly, Justin has his own song called “Where Are You Now” which was featured on his debut studio album, My World 2.0 back in 2010 as a bonus on editions sold at Walmart and in Australia. This is NOT remix of that track, but an entirely new song with different lyrics and music. Diplo and Skrillex have created an uptempo beat that features Justin singing softly, essentially combining EDM with a breakup ballad.

Background

Click here to read the backstory of “The Most”.

“During the making of it, we did so many versions of the drop. There was a house-ier drop, then finally it was like, “This is the perfect way for it to be.” It’s explosive, but still restrained. There’s energy. I wanted something that complemented the sweetness and melancholy of the vocal, but wasn’t safe, that still went somewhere.”

During the New York Fashion Week, Scooter Braun decided to send “The Most” to Diplo, so he and Skrillex, also known as Jack Ü, could rework it into the track featured on both albums. On November 14, 2014 the news was out about the Jack Ü collaboration as a Dash DJ had heard the song.

When Skrillex played the record for A&R people, they would just stare at their phones. The response that he’d get was “Justin Bieber hasn’t had a hit in however many years!” Skrillex replied with “But just listen to it!”

Release

Poo Bear played the original on an online radio a few months after the release of “Where Are Ü Now”. The track was put on Purpose as a special bonus track on the Japanese, Walmart and super deluxe edition.

Audio

Where Are Ü Now

Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber)

Music video

Where Are Ü Now
Recorded	May 22, 2015
Released	June 29, 2015
Director	Brewer
Length	4:11
Editor	Brewer
Producer	Nathan Scherrer

From May 29 to May 31, 2015, there was an event held at the Jack Ü headquarters for fans to customize the photo-shoots for the "Where Are Ü Now" music video with crayons and colored pastels. Two teasers for the video were released on June 26, 2015, with Samsung+ debuting the video on June 27, 2015, and YouTube and Vevo on June 29, 2015. According to the duo in a post on YouTube, "We are being overwhelmed, in a good way, by the success of 'Where Are Ü Now' with Justin Bieber, so with the video we wanted to just take it back to the beginning of the record and essentially create an ode to our fans. Doing what we do, it's entirely all about the fans. We walk a fine line by being 'famous' and in the public eye but we are only here because of you, the fans. Justin wrote this record during a tough time in his life and it comes to us that sometimes, as artists, we are also just objects and we have to take that as much as we have to use that to create. We all do this for you, respect that you put us here and it's Ü that made the video."

The video begins with a white Jack Ü logo on a black background. The video then switches to Justin Bieber standing and swaying in front of a white background and it rapidly shows random art while Bieber is doing this. In the video, a drawing of Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls is shown at one point. The music video received four nominations at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, winning the Best Visual Effects category.

Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber - Where Are Ü Now

Skrillex and Diplo - Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber) Official Lyric Video

Performances

• 2015 Ultra Music Festival (March 29, 2015)
• Rehab Pool Party (May 2, 2015)
• 2015 Wango Tango (May 9, 2015)
• Calvin Klein Live (June 11, 2015)
• Drai's Beach Club (June 20, 2015)
• XS Las Vegas (June 20, 2015)
• 2015 Hard Summer Music Festival (August 2, 2015) (w/ Jack u)
• 2015 MTV Video Music Awards (August 30, 2015)
• The Today Show (September 10, 2015)
• 2015 BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards (November 8, 2015)
• Ellen DeGeneres outdoor concert (November 12, 2015)
• 2015 American Music Awards (November 22, 2015)
• 2015 Jingle Bell Ball (December 6, 2015)
• 2016 Grammy Awards (Febraury 15, 2016) (w/ Jack U)
• Purpose World Tour (2016 - 2017)
• 2016 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour (December 9, 2016)
• Floyd Mayweather's birthday party (February 25, 2017)
• T-Mobile NYE Live (December 31, 2020)
• Scooter Braun birthday bash at the Harriet’s Rooftop (June 17, 2021)
• Special Performance at Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas (July 9, 2021)
• XS Nightclub (July 9, 2021)
• Delilah at Wynn Las Vegas (July 11, 2021)
• Made In America (September 5, 2021)
• Drew House x Balenciaga party (September 14, 2021)
• Justin Bieber & Friends (October 10, 2021)
• Private event in Provo, Utah (November 6, 2021)
• Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Gran Prix Concert (December 5, 2021)
• Jingle Bell Ball (December 11, 2021)
• Justice World Tour (2022)
• Radhika Merchant & Anants Ambani pre-party weeding (July 5, 2024)

Lyrics

[Intro: Justin Bieber]
I need you (The), I need you
I need you (The), I need you
I need Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü
I need you (The), I need you
I need you (The), I need you
I need Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü
I need you the most

[Verse 1: Justin Bieber]
I gave you the key when the door wasn't open, just admit it
See, I gave you faith, turned your doubt into hoping, can't deny it
Now I'm all alone and my joys turned to moping
Tell me, where are you now that I need you?
Where are you now? (Where are you now?)

[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Where are you now that I need ya?
Couldn't find you anywhere
When you broke down I didn't leave ya (Leave ya)
I was by your side
So where are you now that I need ya?
Where are you now that I need ya?

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Where are you now that I need ya? (Yeah-oh)
Where are you now that I need ya?
Where are you now that I need ya? (Yeah)

[Verse 2: Justin Bieber]
I gave you attention when nobody else was paying, hmm
I gave you the shirt off my back, what you saying?
To keep you warm (Keep you warm)
I showed you the game everybody else was playing, that's for sure (That's for sure)
And I was on my knees when nobody else was praying, oh Lord

[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Where are you now that I need ya? (Ya-a-a-a-a-a-a)
Where are you now that I need ya?
I need you (The), I need you
I need you (The), I need you
I need Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü
Where are you now that I need ya?
I need you (The), I need you
I need Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü
I need you the most

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Where are you now that I need ya? (Yeah-oh)
Where are you now that I need ya?
Where are you now that I need ya? (Yeah)

[Outro: Justin Bieber]
I need you the most
I need you the most
I need you the most

Charts

Billboard Hot 100

"Where Are Ü Now" debuted at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent 45 weeks on chart.

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Year-End lists

Critic / Publication	List	Rank
Billboard	Billboard's 25 Best Songs of 2015	5
Complex	The Best Songs of 2015	4
Fact	The 50 Best Tracks of 2015	1
MTV	Best Songs of 2015	12
The New York Times	The Best Songs of 2015 (by Jon Pareles)	1
NME	NME's Tracks Of The Year 2015	13
Pitchfork	The 100 Best Tracks of 2015	38
Rolling Stone	50 Best Songs of 2015	10
Spin	The 101 Best Songs of 2015	14
The Village Voice	Pazz & Jop	13

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations of Where Are U Now.

Where Are U Now was the second Justin song that was nominated and the first to won a Grammy Award.

Year	Award	Nomination	Result
2015	American Music Awards	Collaboration of the Year	Won
	AMFT Awards	Best Dance Recording	Won
	Latin American Music Awards	Canción Dance Favorita	Nominated
	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Collaboration	Won
	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Art Direction	Nominated
		Best Editing	Nominated
		Best Special Effects	Won
		Song of the Summer	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Music: Break-up Song	Nominated
		Choice Music: Male Artist	Nominated
		Choice Music: Collaboration	Nominated
	Telehit Awards	Video del Año	Nominated
2016	Billboard Music Awards	Top Dance/Electronic Song	Nominated
	Grammy Awards	Best Dance Recordings	Won
	iHeart Radio Music Awards	Dance Song of the Year	Won
		Best Collaboration	Nominated
	Internationale Dance Music Awards	Best Dubstep/Drum & Bass Track	Won
		Best Commercial/Pop Dance Track	Nominated
		Best Featured Vocalist Performance - Title Vocalist/Artist	Nominated
		Best Music Video	Nominated
	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Collaboration	Nominated
	MTV Millennial Awards	Collaboration of the Year	Nominated
	Myx Music Awards	Favorite International Video	Nominated
	Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards	Favorite Collaboration	Nominated