Wild Ones (Flo Rida song)
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Single by Flo Rida featuring Sia | ||||
from the album Wild Ones | ||||
Released | December 19, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
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Length | 3:53 | |||
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"Wild Ones" |
"Wild Ones" is a song by American rapper
It was released as the album's second single and title track on December 19, 2011, in the United States. The single peaked at number one in Australia, Canada, Honduras, New Zealand, and Norway, whilst it peaked inside the top forty in every country chart it charted on. It charted at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The music video was released, featuring Flo Rida having fun with his friends. Sia, however, was not featured in the final video. This song along with "Good Feeling" was selected to serve as one of the official theme songs to WrestleMania XXVIII and it was also featured in The Rock's Road to WrestleMania vignettes where he prepares for his match with John Cena at the event. Flo Rida performed the songs "Good Feeling" and "Wild Ones" live at the event to precede Rock's entrance for the match.[1] With over 6.5 million copies sold globally, it is Flo Rida's fourth best selling and one of the top 250 best-selling singles.[2] The WrestleMania XXVIII version, which had different lyrics for the second verse, focusing on The Rock, was also featured in the WWE 2K15 soundtrack.
Background
The "Titanium" project got Australian singer-songwriter Sia into Guetta's powerful inner circle, including Atlantic Records director of A&R Ben Maddahi, who then introduced Sia to Flo Rida and his team, yielding "Wild Ones". The song, with Sia as the featured artist, serves as the second official single from Rida's album of the same name.
Sia originally wrote the chorus and music to the song in 15 minutes for
Sia later said: "They asked me to record ["Wild Ones"] over and over for almost six months. Eventually I said, 'OK, but don't put my name on it.' I was angry because we had already had this discussion. Jonathan said to me, 'I don't think I really believed you that you didn't want to be credited or get the recognition you deserve.'"[3][4]
Composition
"Wild Ones" is an uptempo dance-pop song that includes influences of
"Wild Ones" is written and composed in the
In the lyrics, Sia starts off singing "Hey I heard you were a wild one, ooh / If I took you home it'd be a home run / Show me how you do / I want to shut down the club with you / Hey I heard you like the wild ones, ooh."[8] After her introduction, Flo Rida raps "I like crazy, foolish, stupid / Party going wild, fist pumping music / I might lose it / Blast to the roof, that's how we do'z it / I don't care the night, she don't care we like / Almost there, the right vibe / Ready to get live / Ain't no surprise, take me so high."[8]
Critical reception
Billboard described Sia's voice as a "bell-clear, campfire-warm voice [that] has mostly been applied to her own elegantly quirky creations". DJBooth.com compared the song to "
The song was nominated to the
Commercial reception
Chart performance
The song made its debut at number twelve on the
In France, the song debuted at seventy-six.
"Wild Ones" made its official debut at number fifty-seven on the US
Year-end charts
In New Zealand, the song was the sixth best-selling single of 2012, while his then-next single "Whistle" was the fifth best selling single that same year.[22] In Canada, the song was the eighth best-selling single of 2012, while in the United Kingdom, it was the tenth best selling single. In the United States, the song was the eleventh top-selling single according to Billboard. As of December 2012, the song has sold 3,444,000 digital copies in the United States[23] and 6.5 million copies worldwide.[2]
As with the sales of Flo Rida's "Wild Ones" and his other singles; "
Music video
The video directed by Erik White was released on February 9, 2012, showing Flo Rida partying in Dubai and Miami. In Dubai, it shows the Infinity Tower, Burj Al Arab, and Palm Jumeirah. While the song features Sia, she does not appear in the video. Sia's vocals were lipsynced by Analicia Chaves.[25] The video also features Cuban model Dayami Padron on the boat scenes to the left of Flo Rida.
Live performances and other appearances
Wild One Two
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Single by Jack Back featuring David Guetta, Nicky Romero and Sia | ||||
from the album Nothing but the Beat 2.0 | ||||
Released | February 14, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
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Length | 5:47 3:09 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Big Beat | |||
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A remix version entitled "Wild One Two" by Jack Back featuring David Guetta, Nicky Romero and Sia was released on February 14, 2012.[28] An edited version of the song appears in the 2012 re-release of Guetta's album Nothing but the Beat 2.0.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wild Ones" | 3:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wild Ones" | 3:53 |
2. | "Good Feeling" (Carl Tricks Remix) | 5:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wild One Two" | 5:47 |
2. | "Wild One Two" (Jaywalker Remix) | 6:18 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[101] | 7× Platinum | 490,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[102] | Platinum | 30,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[103] | 5× Platinum | 400,000* |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[104] | Gold | 15,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[105] | Gold | 150,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[106] | Gold | 15,000* |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[107] | Platinum | 60,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[108] | 2× Platinum | 30,000* |
Sweden (GLF)[109] | 5× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[110] | Platinum | 30,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[111] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[113] | 5× Platinum | 3,620,000[112] |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[114] | 3× Platinum | 5,400,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Release date | Format(s) | Label |
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United States[29] | January 9, 2012 | Digital download | |
United Kingdom | January 23, 2012 | Atlantic Records | |
Europe[115] | February 13, 2012 | CD single ("Wild One Two" remix) | Warner Records |
Germany[30] | February 17, 2012 | CD single | Atlantic Records |
See also
- List of number-one dance singles of 2012 (U.S.)
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