Is This Proof Justin Bieber's Summer Smash "Where Are You Now?" Has Nothing to Do With Selena Gomez?

The meaning is much deeper.

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When Justin Bieber released his summer single, "Where Are You Now?" everyone immediately assumed (as they always do) that it was about ex girlfriend Selena Gomez. The lyrics seemed to be about Justin feeling abandoned when he needed support the most, and it had only been a few month since the last time Jelena had called it quits. That coupled with the not-so-subtle hints in the music video, everyone was 99.9% sure the song was about his lost love, but is it possible we got it all wrong?

"Where Are You Now?" is the single that officially kicked off Justin's comeback, but MTV is reporting this isn't the first time the single was released. Way back in 2009, when Justin was just 15-years-old, he released a song called "Where Are You Now," on his second album My World 2.0. The original "Where Are You Now" is a much slower song, but the lyrics are very similar, "Where are you now, when I need you the most, why don't you take my hand, I want to be close." 

In a 2010 interview with the New York Times, Justin revealed the song was about his rocky relationship with his father: "That song is about my dad and having him not always being there." These days Justin and his dad Jeremy have a great relationship, and spend lots of time together, but is it possible that the second "Where Are You Now?" was inspired by the first? 

We may never know the true inspiration behind this "Where Are You Now," but whatever did, we now have not one but two amazing songs!

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