Wild (Jessie J song)

{{short description|2013 single by Jessie J}}

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{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Wild

| cover = Jessie J Wild cover.png

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Jessie J featuring Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal

| album = Alive

| released = {{start date|2013|5|26|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

  • 4220 Feng Shui Studios (Hollywood, CA){{cite AV media notes |title=Alive |publisher=Island Records |others=Jessie J |title-link=Alive (Jessie J album) |year=2013}}
  • Belly of the Beast (London, England){{cite AV media notes |title=Alive |publisher=Island Records |others=Jessie J |title-link=Alive (Jessie J album) |year=2013}}
  • Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA){{cite AV media notes |title=Alive |publisher=Island Records |others=Jessie J |title-link=Alive (Jessie J album) |year=2013}}
  • Sarm Studios (London, England){{cite AV media notes |title=Alive |publisher=Island Records |others=Jessie J |title-link=Alive (Jessie J album) |year=2013}}
  • The Mothership (Hollywood, CA){{cite AV media notes |title=Alive |publisher=Island Records |others=Jessie J |title-link=Alive (Jessie J album) |year=2013}}

| venue =

| genre = Dance-pop{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/alive-mw0002578558|title=Alive – Jessie J|publisher=AllMusic|first=Heather|last=Phares|access-date=23 September 2013}}

| length = 3:54

  • 3:43 (featuring Big Sean)
  • 3:28 (No Rap Edit)

| label = {{Flat list|

| writer = {{Flat list|

| producer = Ammo

| chronology = Jessie J

| prev_title = Remember Me

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = It's My Party

| next_year = 2013

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Big Sean

| type = single

| prev_title = Switch Up

| prev_year = 2013

| title = Wild

| year = 2013

| next_title = Beware

| next_year = 2013

}}{{Extra chronology

| artist = Dizzee Rascal

| type = single

| prev_title = Scream

| prev_year = 2012

| title = Wild

| year = 2013

| next_title = Goin' Crazy

| next_year = 2013

}}

{{Audio sample

| type = single

| file = Jessie J featuring Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal - Wild.ogg

}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|jrNLsC_Y9Oo|"Wild"}}}}

}}

"Wild" is a single by English singer-songwriter Jessie J and the lead single from her second studio album, Alive (2013). The single released in the United Kingdom and Ireland features American rapper Big Sean and British MC Dizzee Rascal, while the single released in other countries such as Australia, the United States and the Netherlands only features Big Sean. It was written by Jessica Cornish, Claude Kelly, Dylan Mills, Joshua Coleman and Sean Anderson and produced by Ammo. The single was released as a download on 26 May 2013 in the United Kingdom. it reached #38 in the UK year-end chart, selling more than 300,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-singles-of-2013-2709/|title=The Official Singles Chart Of 2013 In Numbers|publisher=BBC|date=1 January 2014}} it also ended up at #71 in the Australian year-end chart, selling more than 150,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2013.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2013|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=1 January 2014}}

Background

Songwriter Claude Kelly penned "Wild", which features rappers Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal and was produced by American musician Ammo, who is signed to Dr. Luke's publishing company Prescription Songs as a producer and songwriter. Jessie J told Capital London that she wanted someone "really British" and "really American" in terms of guests. "We wrote the song and I actually had a middle eight," she explained, "and I said to Claude Kelly, who's the executive producer on this album, 'I feel like this should have a rapper on it' and I was like 'how about two?'".{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/jessie-j/news/dizzee-rascal-new-album/|title=Jessie J Reveals She Will Feature On Dizzee Rascal's New Album|publisher=Capital FM|date=29 May 2013}}

The song is in the key of B minor.

Music video

The music video was directed by Emil Nava.{{YouTube|jrNLsC_Y9Oo|"Wild" ft. Big Sean, Dizzee Rascal}} The video leaked on 25 May 2013. The music video opens with the singer, with her newly shaved blonde hair from Comic Relief, walking onto the video's set. She then begins to dance, which is intercut with scenes of her wearing what looks to be a leopard print bodysuit. Jessie J revealed in an interview that the leopard print is actually sprayed onto her skin.{{YouTube|AyU0HNwyWD0}} Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal also appear to rap their verses, and then continue to dance with Jessie throughout the ending of the video.{{cite web|last=Goodacre |first=Kate |url=http://www.digitalspy.ca/music/news/a484673/jessie-j-new-single-wild-music-video-leaks-watch.html |title=Jessie J new single 'Wild' music video leaks – watch |date=2013-05-25 |access-date=2016-05-15}}{{YouTube|cgNWcCJY_PQ}}

Live performances

On 22 May, Jessie J posted a clip of an acoustic version of "Wild" onto her YouTube account. The video attracted over a million views within two weeks. The day before the song's release, 25 May, Jessie J performed an acoustic snippet of the song at her headline slot at the Mawazine festival in Morocco. The first televised performance of the track was Sound of Change's "Chime for Change Live" benefit concert in Twickenham Stadium. The performance was broadcast to 150 countries around the globe on 1 June. The same day, the song was performed at the All Starz Summer Party in Reading's Madejski Stadium. The song has been promoted at several European music festivals throughout the summer of 2013.

Track listings

  • ;Digital download{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wild-feat.-big-sean-dizzee/id652674848|title=Wild (feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal) – Single|publisher=iTunes Store|location=UK|date=26 May 2013}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  1. "Wild" (featuring Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal) – 3:54
  • ;Worldwide digital download
  1. "Wild" (featuring Big Sean) – 3:43
  • ;Digital download – The Wild EP{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-wild-ep-remixes/665212369|title=The Wild EP (Remixes)|publisher=iTunes Store|location=UK|date=28 June 2013}}
  1. "Wild" (no rap edit) – 3:28
  2. "Wild" (instrumental) – 3:27
  3. "Wild" (featuring Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal) (Show N Prove remix) – 4:10
  4. "Wild" (Show 'N' Prove instrumental) – 4:09
  • ;CD single
  1. "Wild" – 3:29
  2. "Wild" (featuring Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal) – 3:54

Charts and certifications

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= Weekly charts =

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!align="left"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|6|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal|song=Wild}}
{{single chart|Austria|34|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal|song=Wild}}
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|5|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal|song=Wild}}
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|19|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal|song=Wild}}
{{single chart|Denmark|16|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal|song=Wild}}
{{single chart|France|160|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal|song=Wild}}
{{single chart|Germany|12|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal|song=Wild|songid=1150950|access-date=7 February 2019}}
Greece (IFPI)[http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html IFPI Greece International Digital Singles Chart]

| style="text-align:center;"|2

{{single chart|Ireland2|9|artist=Jessie J|song=Wild|access-date=29 January 2020}}
Italy (FIMI){{cite web|title=Charts in Italy (FIMI)|url=http://www.fimi.it/ricerca#/type:artists/show:charts/keyword:Jessie%20J/page:0|publisher=FIMI|access-date=4 February 2017}}

| style="text-align:center;"|99

{{single chart|Dutch100|63|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal|song=Wild}}
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20){{cite web|url= http://www.olt20.com/Charts#&panel1-1 |title= The Official Lebanese Top 20 |access-date= 13 August 2013}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

{{single chart|New Zealand|24|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal|song=Wild}}
Poland (Polish Airplay New){{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/pozostale/archiwum.php?year=2013&typ=nowosci&idlisty=1049#title|title=Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video|publisher=Polish Airplay New|access-date=26 July 2013}}

| align="center"| 1

{{single chart|Scotland|5|artist=Jessie J|song=Wild|date=2013-06-08}}
{{single chart|Slovakia|6|year=2013|week=29}}
{{single chart|Spain|40|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal|song=Wild}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|46|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal|song=Wild}}
{{single chart|UK|5|artist=Jessie J|song=Wild|date=2013-06-08}}
{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|4|artist=Jessie J}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable"
align="left"|Chart (2013)

!align="left"|Position

Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2013/singles-chart|title=2013 Annual ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=29 December 2019}}

|style="text-align:center;"| 71

UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20130106/37501/|title=The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2013|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=15 August 2019}}

|style="text-align:center;"| 38

=Certifications=

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|relyear=2013|certyear=2013|title=Wild|artist=Jessie J|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Jessie J|title=Wild |award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2024|access-date=June 26, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean|title=Wild|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2013|access-date=4 April 2025|source=radioscope}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2013|certyear=2014|title=Wild|artist=Jessie J|type=single|award=Gold|id=8263-2847-1}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|certyear=2013|relyear=2013|artist=Jessie J feat. Big Sean|title=Wild|award=Gold|type=single|certmonth=10|id=5985|streamsonly=true}}

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Release history

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Region

! Date

! Label

! Format

United Kingdom

|26 May 2013

|rowspan="4"|Universal Republic

|rowspan="2"|Digital download

Worldwide

| 27 May 2013

United Kingdom

| 30 June 2013

| Digital EP

Germany

| 19 July 2013

| CD single

References