:Wild Boy (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Wild Boy
| cover = MGKwildboy.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Machine Gun Kelly featuring Waka Flocka Flame
| EP = Half Naked & Almost Famous and the album Lace Up
| released = {{Start date|2011|09|27}}
| recorded = 2011
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|hardcore hip hop|trap}}
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=53}}
| label = {{hlist|Bad Boy|Interscope}}
| writer = {{hlist|Colson Baker|Juaquin Malphurs|Joshua Luellen}}
| producer = {{hlist|GB Hitz|Southside}}
| chronology = MGK
| title = Wild Boy
| year = 2011
| next_title = Invincible
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Waka Flocka Flame
| type = single
| prev_title = She Be Puttin' On
| prev_year = 2011
| title = Wild Boy
| year = 2011
| next_title = Round of Applause
| next_year = 2011
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|A_J7kEhY9sM|"Wild Boy"}} }}
}}
"Wild Boy" is a song by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly featuring fellow American rapper Waka Flocka Flame. The song, released September 27, 2011, serves as the lead single from Kelly's debut EP Half Naked & Almost Famous (2012). Produced by GB Hitz and Southside, the song was initially included on Kelly's third mixtape Rage Pack,{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/machine-gun-kelly-rage-pack-hosted-by-dj-xplosive-and-dj-ev-mixtape.28531.html|title=Rage Pack (Hosted By DJ Xplosive & DJ EV)|publisher=HotNewHipHop|date=October 14, 2011|access-date=February 16, 2012}} and later included on his major-label debut studio album Lace Up.
Critical reception
Allmusic gave a mixed opinion on the song, criticizing its "Jackass-inspired dumbness", but commending Kelly's "underdog rhymes, hard-time tales, and heaps of Cleveland love".{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lace-up-mw0002419661/|title = Lace up - Machine Gun Kelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website = AllMusic}} HipHopDX commented the track saying "MGK is joined by Waka Flocka Flame for a rowdy offering that is entertaining on the surface but lacks creative value".{{cite web |url=https://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1977/title.machine-gun-kelly-lace-up |title=Machine Gun Kelly - Lace up | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Reviews | HipHop DX |website=www.hiphopdx.com |access-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028064946/https://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1977/title.machine-gun-kelly-lace-up |archive-date=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead}} XXL defined the content of the song as "aggressive".{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/machine-gun-kelly-lace-up/|title = Machine Gun Kelly, Lace up - XXL}} Rolling Stone
defined the track as "crazy-ass and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony-tinged".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/lace-up-20121109|title=MGK Lace Up Album Review|last=Dolan|first=Jon|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media|date=November 9, 2012|accessdate=January 3, 2013}}
Music video
The music video, directed by Spliff TV and Maybach Music Films, was released to MGK's Vevo on November 16, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.nerdyframes.org/?p=18302|title=Machine Gun Kelly Premieres 'Wild Boy' Music Video on 106 & Park!|publisher=Nerdy Frames|date=December 10, 2011|access-date=January 23, 2012}} The video features cameo appearances from jeweler Johnny Dang, comedian Katt Williams, and rapper Layzie Bone.{{cite web |last1=Currinn |first1=Jonathan |title=Machine Gun Kelly Featuring Waka Flocka Flame - Wild Boy |url=https://www.criticjonni.com/2016/12/machine-gun-kelly-mgk-waka-flocka-flame-wild-boy.html |website=Critic Jonni |access-date=21 April 2020}}
The video for the remix was released April 26, 2012.{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Machine Gun|title=Wild Boy Remix|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlSbCKne7zE|publisher=YouTube|date=April 26, 2012|access-date=April 28, 2012}}
Remixes
The official remix was released on March 14, 2012, which featured 2 Chainz, Meek Mill, Mystikal, French Montana, Yo Gotti and – the person who which the song is referenced – Steve-O providing an intro. The remix was officially released, removing Steve-O's intro and outro from the single, to digital retailers, like iTunes and Amazon on May 22, 2012, and again with Steve-O's intro and outro to digital retailers on May 29, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wild-boy-remix-feat-2-chainz/528747469|title=Wild Boy (Remix) [feat. 2 Chainz, French Montana, Meek Mill, Mystikal, Steve-O & Yo Gotti] - Single by MGK|work=ITunes (US)|date=January 2012|publisher=Apple|access-date=June 2, 2012}}
A remix from producer Ricky Luna was included on the soundtrack to the film Project X.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lace Up.{{cite AV media notes|year=2012|title=Lace Up|publisher=Bad Boy/Interscope Records.|type=booklet}}
;Recording
- MGK recording: Rage Cage Studios (Cleveland, OH)
- Waka Flocka Flame recording: Daddy's House Recording Studios (New York, NY)
;Personnel
- GB Hitz – producer
- Southside – producer
- Justin Sampson – producer, assistant
- Steve "Rock Star" Dickey – mixer
Chart performance
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of January 28, 2012 at number 98.{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/68077|title=MGK and Waka Flocka Flame - Wild Boy|publisher=aCharts.co|access-date=June 8, 2014}}
=Weekly charts=
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|title=Wild Boy|relyear=2011|certyear=2022|digital=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true| noshipments=true}}
Release and radio history
| class="wikitable" |
| Country
!Date !Format !Label !Ref |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| United States
| rowspan="1"| September 27, 2011 | rowspan="1"|Digital download | rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Bad Boy|Interscope}} |{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wild-boy-feat.-waka-flocka/id466033492|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929192054/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wild-boy-feat.-waka-flocka/id466033492|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2011|title=Wild Boy feat. Waka Flocka Flame|work=ITunes Store (US)|publisher=Apple|access-date=January 23, 2012}} |
| rowspan="1"| February 6, 2012
| rowspan="1"|Radio airplay |{{cite journal|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=74389|title=Rhythm – Airplay Archive|journal=FMQB|publisher=Mediaspan Online Services|access-date=December 9, 2012}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://genius.com/Machine-gun-kelly-wild-boy-lyrics Lyrics of this song at Genius]
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{{Waka Flocka Flame}}
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Category:Machine Gun Kelly (musician) songs
Category:Waka Flocka Flame songs
Category:Bad Boy Records singles
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Songs written by Waka Flocka Flame
Category:Songs written by Southside (record producer)