"Used to Be" is a song by American DJ and producer Steve Aoki and American singer-songwriter Kiiara, featuring American rapper Wiz Khalifa. The song was released on March 19, 2021, via Big Beat.
Composition "Used to Be" contains a sample from Matchbox Twenty's single "Unwell" (2003), from which the title is derived.
Music video The music video was directed by Noah Sterling and animated by Dreambear. Aoki, Kiiara and Khalifa fighting with an evil villain to save their "galactic city".
Acoustic version On April 6, 2021, an acoustic version of the song with Aoki, Kiiara, and Rob Thomas from Matchbox Twenty instead of Khalifa was released.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Michael McEachern – producer, writer Steve Aoki – producer, programmer, writer Wiz Khalifa – featured artist, programmer, writer Colin Leonard – Masterer Miles Walker – Mixer Bolooki – vocal producer Kiiara – vocal Alexander Pall – writer Andrew Taggart – writer Joseph Henderson – writer Madison Yanofsky – writer Michael V. Gazzo – writer Rob Thomas – writer
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Used to Be" Chart (2021) Peakposition New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 18
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Used to Be" Chart (2021) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 28
Release history +Release history for "Used to Be" Region Date Format Label Various March 19, 2021 Big Beat
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