Directed by and released on June 30, 2012, the official music video visualizes the song's theme of separation.
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The duet version was not originally planned for the album. Perri and Mraz first performed the song together during a radio show in San Diego in December 2011. christina perri feat. jason mraz - distance
: Perri describes the song as being about a love that is either "too soon" or "too late," leading to a self-imposed emotional distance to keep the secret.
: Perri later joined Mraz as the opening act on his Tour Is a Four Letter Word across North America in 2012, where they performed the duet nightly. Music Video Details Directed by and released on June 30, 2012,
: The video takes place in a "cool house" where Perri and Mraz are in separate rooms, singing the song without ever appearing on screen together.
: The video concludes with Perri stripping down a wall of photos and tearing through a physical wall, signifying the moment of letting go and breaking the emotional tension. Perri and Mraz first performed the song together
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