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Streaming numbers increased by 4900% according to Spotify
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The song was featured prominently in scenes with characters Bill, Frank, Joel, and Ellie
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The song was pivotal to the relationship between Bill and Frank
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Frank discovered a Linda Ronstadt songbook at a piano and starts playing before Bill takes over and sings the first lines of the song
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The song choice was made by executive producer and director Craig Mazin, who was looking for a song to connect the two characters
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Mazin was unable to find the right song until his friend Seth Rudetsky suggested "Long Long Time"
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Mazin said the song needed to hit certain notes of longing and unrequited love
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The song was written by Gary White and is from Ronstadt's "Silk Purse" album
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The single spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned a Grammy nomination in 1971
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