Den vilda

{{short description|1996 song performed by One More Time}}

{{Infobox song contest entry

| song = {{flagicon|Sweden}} "Den vilda"

| image = Den vilda (single).jpg

| caption =

| year = 1996

| country = Sweden

| artist = {{hlist|Maria Rådsten|Nanne Grönvall|Peter Grönvall}}

| as = One More Time

| with =

| language = Swedish

| languages =

| composer = Peter Grönvall

| lyricist = Nanne Grönvall

| conductor = Anders Berglund

| place = 3rd

| points = 100

| prev = Se på mej

| next = Bara hon älskar mig

}}

Den vilda (meaning "The wild one") is a winter-related song by Swedish band One More Time, written by {{ill|Peter Grönvall|sv}}. It won the Melodifestivalen 1996 and hence became the {{esccnty|Sweden|t=Swedish|y=1996}} entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, held in Oslo, Norway.{{Cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/a/c54e5bef-7410-3458-8e6b-2b46c0543f10/1996-one-more-time-den-vilda|title=1996 - One More Time - Den vilda|date=19 January 2014|accessdate=15 April 2022|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet}}

The song was performed as the 23rd and last entry in the contest. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points and placed 3rd out of 23 entries. It also peaked at #7 on the Swedish Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=&artist_search=starts&title=Den+vilda&title_search=starts|title=Swedish Charts Archive|access-date=2010-12-21}}