"Till I'm Gone" is a song by British rapperTinie Tempah featuring American rapperWiz Khalifa. The song was produced byNorwegian production teamStargate. The single became the seventh overall single from Tempah's debut albumDisc-Overy, becoming the second single in the United States followingWritten 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,[1] before being released in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2011.[2] The song was later used as the theme for two episodes of AMC'sBreaking Bad.
In an interview with American magazineRolling 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."[3] Tempah performed the song live at The Box inNew York City on 23 May 2011. He also performed the song on theLate Show with David Letterman in the same week.[4] The video for the song was released onYouTube on 30 June 2011 and serves both the British and American markets.[5]
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 includingNew York City,Amsterdam,Sydney,Tokyo andSingapore and dimensions ofLos Angeles. The video was filmed in the Hollywood Hills Area and Downtown Los Angeles.
Dutch record producerDon 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 byDrumma Boy, was released on 29 August 2011 and it featuresWiz Khalifa,Pusha T andJim Jones. The remix was part of Tempah'sHappy Birthday mixtape.[6]
