Here (Alessia Cara song)

"Here" is the debut single by Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara, released on April 30, 2015 as lead single from her debut extended play (EP) Four Pink Walls (2015) and her debut studio album Know-It-All (2015), through Def Jam Recordings. The song was recorded in 2014 and written by Cara herself, alongside Kuya Productions and Terence Lam, alongside Pop & Oak and Sebastian Kole, who also produced the song, alongside RP. The song was created around a sample of "Ike's Rap II" by Isaac Hayes from his album Black Moses (1971), "Here" is a pop and R&B record with soul elements, and is lyrically about people who secretly hate parties.

The song was a sleeper hit, debuting at number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 22, 2015, becoming Cara's first entry on the chart. It later became her first top five single on the chart and reached the top of the US Pop Songs chart after a historic 26-week climb which broke a record held by Cee Lo Green's "F**k You!" and Demi Lovato's "Give Your Heart a Break". The song also peaked at number 19 in Cara's home country of Canada, and has charted in the top three in Iceland and the 40 in Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

The song's music video, directed by Aaron A, depicts Cara at a house party, and was released on the 26th of May, 2015. An official remix EP of the song was released, featuring American rappers Logic, Jaden Smith, Chris Lorenzo, and Imanos & Gramercy, and the song itself was performed by Cara alongside acts such as The Roots and Taylor Swift. The song was nominated for numerous awards, including a Juno Award and six nominations at the 2016 IHeartRadio MMVAs. The track would also be featured in an episode from the third season of the comedy-drama television series Younger.