"Wish U Were Here" is a song by Australian singer Cody Simpson, featuring vocals from American singer and rapper

Becky G Rebbeca Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Inglewood, California, she first gained recognition in 2011 for her cover version, cover versions of popular song ...

. The song was released on 7 August 2012, as the second single from Simpson's debut studio album ''

Paradise In religion and folklore, paradise is a place of everlasting happiness, delight, and bliss. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical, eschatological, or both, often contrasted with the miseries of human ...

'' (2012). The song was written by

Taio Cruz Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere (born 23 April 1980), known professionally as Jacob Taio Cruz ( ), is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Cruz was discovered in the mid-2000s by American record producer Tricky Stewart, joinin ...

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, Becky G, and its producers Dr. Luke and Cirkut.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Wish U Were Here" was first released onto YouTube alongside the song, with a total length of three minutes and 28 seconds. The video was directed by Cameron Duddy, who also directed Simpson's video for "Got Me Good", another song featured on ''Paradise''.

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{{Becky G 2012 singles 2012 songs Cody Simpson songs Atlantic Records singles Songs written by Taio Cruz Songs written by Dr. Luke Songs written by Bonnie McKee Becky G songs Songs written by Cirkut Songs written by Becky G Music videos directed by Cameron Duddy