Selena Gomez Was the Inspiration Behind Charlie Puth’s Song “How Long”

He told Billboard:

“I don’t kiss and tell, but the only way a song like [‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’] can come across as real is if there’s something else going on behind the scenes. And that’s what was happening [with Gomez].“

Puth went on to explain, “Very short-lived, very small, but very impactful. And it really messed me up. I’m trying to put this the best way possible: It wasn’t like I was the only person on her mind. And I think I knew that going in — what I was getting myself into.“

This could very well be in reference to her on-again off-again flame, Justin Bieber.  

Many fans speculate his recent hit songs, “Attention” and “How Long” could be about personal experiences.  Charlie hints at this in this new Billboard interview.

[‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’ is] about a particular moment in my life, when someone very close to me wanted the attention of somebody else. When I found that out and we ended it, I might have done some shady things too, and she might have asked me, ‘How long has this been going on?’“

In a recent interview about Valentine’s Day, Charlie said he has always been alone for V-Day and figures that won’t change.  He will be eating in a NYC apartment with one of his friends this holiday.

At least he got a hit song out of this breakup!  

Watch the ex-pair sing “We Don’t Talk Anymore” in the video below: