Seeya

"Seeya"
General information
Artist(s)	deadmau5 (feat. Colleen D'Agostino)
Album	While(1<2)
Released	May 27, 2014
Genre	funktronica, complextro
Length	6:43 (Album version) 4:29 (Radio edit)
Label	mau5trap, Astralwerks, Virgin
Writer(s)	Joel Zimmerman, Colleen D'Agostino
Producer(s)	deadmau5

"Seeya" is a single by deadmau5 included on his seventh studio album, while(1<2). It was released on 27 May 2014 by mau5trap, Astralwerks, and Virgin EMI. Featuring the vocals of American singer Colleen D'Agostino, this song served as the second single from the album.

Background

In 2010, a deadmau5 demo titled "Seeya Next Tuesday" surfaced online. This demo was circulated among various songwriters by Zimmerman's management to explore potential collaborative opportunities. By December 2010, a version featuring English pop singer Neon Hitch gained attention under the title "I Can't Behave Myself."

Following the track's increased exposure, Zimmerman criticized the vocal version, stating on Facebook that it was "definitely not the direction I wanted to go with it," and indicated plans to revisit the track at a later time. In his post, Zimmerman also speculated that an individual associated with his management or EMI must have invited Hitch to contribute vocals.

In a follow-up post, Zimmerman clarified that he did not view the situation as theft by Hitch, noting that the demo had been distributed by his own management. He also guessed that the leak may have been intentional as a publicity strategy, acknowledging that even negative attention resulting from controversy can be advantageous in the music industry.

In 2014, the demo was ultimately reworked and included on while(1<2), featuring the vocals of Colleen D'Agostino from the band The Material. Her lyrics describe the emotions of a sleeper deeply immersed in the world they created within their dreams. On 6 December 2014, Zimmerman uploaded the song's instrumental to the suckscription service.

Releases

Digital

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Seeya"	6:43
Total length:		6:43

Trivia

• The demo's title is a reference to the phrase "C U Next Tuesday," a backronym commonly interpreted as a euphemism for the word "c***."
  • This was confirmed by Zimmerman when he wrote this in regards to the situation with Neon Hitch; gotta love how fitting the title is huh? C U Next Tuesday.
• The song is roughly the same length as "Avaritia", another single from while(1<2).
• On 15 March 2015, Zimmerman and D'Agostino performed "Seeya" together at the Juno Awards, marking the only occasion both artists appeared together for a live performance of the song.