Wild as Her
{{short description|2022 song by Tyler Joe Miller}}
{{infobox song
| name = Wild as Her
| artist = Tyler Joe Miller
| album = Spillin' My Truth
| type = single
| cover = Wild as Her.jpeg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2022|02|11}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:01
| label = MDM
| writer =
- Brett Tyler
- Kelly Archer
- Morgan Wallen{{cite web|title="Wild as Her" – Tyler Joe Miller|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wild-as-her-mw0003678677|work=AllMusic|accessdate=April 3, 2022}}
| producer = Danick Dupelle
| prev_title = Sometimes I Do
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Never Met a Beer
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|mZK6lkVWoYI|"Wild as Her"}}}}
}}
"Wild as Her" is a song recorded by Canadian country music singer Tyler Joe Miller. It was written by Morgan Wallen, Brett Tyler, and Kelly Archer, and produced by Emerson Drive member Danick Dupelle. Miller's version reached number eight on the Canada Country charts and was certified gold by Music Canada. It was later included on Miller's album Spillin' My Truth. Later that year, American country singer Corey Kent released a version of the song through RCA Records Nashville as his official debut single. Kent's version charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, and Hot 100 between 2022 and 2023.
Background
Online outlet Music-News.com hosted an exclusive premiere of the song on February 11, 2022.{{cite web|url=
https://www.music-news.com/news/Underground/146511/Tyler-Joe-Miller-Wild-As-Her-song-premiere|title=Tyler Joe Miller 'Wild As Her' song premiere|work=Music-News.com|date=February 11, 2022}} Morgan Wallen wrote the song with Kelly Archer and Brett Tyler at a songwriting session in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://mdmrecordings.net/tyler-joe-miller-will-keep-your-heart-hanging-on-with-the-release-of-wild-as-her-out-now/|title=Tyler Joe Miller Will Keep Your Heart Hanging on with the Release of 'Wild as Her' Out Now|work=MDM Recordings|date=11 February 2022 |accessdate=April 3, 2022}} According to a column in Billboard, the song is about "a reversal of the standard gender stereotype in which the free-wheeling male finds a woman stabilizes him". The writers stated that the inspiration was an episode of Sex and the City. When Wallen chose not to record the song, it was recorded by independent country music artist Colby Keeling prior to Tyler Joe Miller's recording in 2022. Archer pitched the track to Miller several years prior to his final recording.{{cite web|url=https://519magazine.com/boots-hearts-and-tyler-joe-miller-a-festival-highlight/|title=Boots, Hearts and Tyler Joe Miller: A Festival Highlight|date=August 17, 2023|first=Dan|last=Savoie|work=519 Magazine|access-date=August 23, 2023}} Danick Dupelle, a member of the Canadian country band Emerson Drive, produced Miller's version.{{cite web|title=Wild as Her - Single by Tyler Joe Miller
|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3l7Xx5VzKP6Df3nbxOlDvo?si=h0Ay_Rm1Tva91cJnzQDblQ|website=Spotify| date=11 February 2022 |accessdate=April 3, 2022}}
Critical reception
Maxwell Barkhuizen of Music Crowns stated that "Wild as Her" "shows exactly why so many have been talking about [Miller]", referring to the track as "lively", saying he "[plays] with the traditional side of the country sound, but [adds] his own distinctive flair throughout".{{cite web |last=Barkhuizen |first=Maxwell |date=February 11, 2022 |title=Tyler Joe Miller returns with his lively new single 'Wild As Her' |url=https://www.musiccrowns.org/new-music/tyler-joe-miller-returns-with-his-lively-new-single-wild-as-her/ |work=Music Crowns}} Chad Carlson of Today's Country Magazine said that the song "subtly introduces the internal conflict of finding the balance between finding a way to keep someone in your life while also struggling to realize whether or not that person is right for you", adding that Miller would garner "more fans, more streams, and more critical acclaim" with its release.{{cite web|url=https://www.todayscountrymagazine.com/index.php/reviews/single-reviews/1078-single-review-tyler-joe-miller-wild-as-her|title=Single Review: Tyler Joe Miller - "Wild As Her"|first=Chad|last=Carlson|work=Today's Country Magazine|access-date=April 3, 2022}}
Commercial performance
"Wild as Her" reached a peak of number eight on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of June 11, 2022, marking Miller's fifth-consecutive top ten hit to begin his career.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2022-06-11|title=Canada Country chart for June 11, 2022|magazine=Billboard |accessdate=June 7, 2022}}{{Subscription required}} It also peaked at number 94 on the all-genre Canadian Hot 100 for the same week. The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada.
Accolades
Music video
The official music video for "Wild as Her" premiered on April 27, 2022.{{cite web|title=Tyler Joe Miller - Wild as Her (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZK6lkVWoYI|website=YouTube|date=April 27, 2022|format=video|accessdate=August 10, 2022}} It was directed by David J. Redman and was shot in Nashville, Tennessee. Miller stated that the video "portrays what it's like to be chasing after the girl that all the guys want to lock down", saying that in the end "it's the guy who compliments her wild side that she'll end up with".{{cite web|url=
https://canadianbeats.ca/2022/05/06/rising-country-star-tyler-joe-miller-releases-the-official-video-for-wild-as-her/|title=Rising country star Tyler Joe Miller releases the official video for '"Wild As Her"|first=Nanci|last=Dagg|date=May 6, 2022|access-date=August 10, 2022|work=Canadian Beats Media}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Chart performance for "Wild as Her" ! Chart (2022) ! Peak |
| scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-06-11 |title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of June 11, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 7, 2022}}{{Subscription required}}
| 94 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Canada Country (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2022-06-11|title=Canada Country chart for June 11, 2022|magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 7, 2022}}{{Subscription required}}
| 8 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Canada |award=Gold|type=single |artist=Tyler Joe Miller |title=Wild as Her|certyear=2022 |certmonth=8 |accessdate=December 7, 2022| refname=MC certs}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
Corey Kent version
{{Infobox song
| name = Wild as Her
| cover = Wild As Her Corey Kent Cover Art.png
| alt = Cover art depicting the top of a horse's head against a plain red background with the title and artist written on the side.
| type = single
| artist = Corey Kent
| album = Blacktop
| released = {{Start date|2022|7|18}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:20
| label = RCA
| writer =
- Brett Tyler
- Kelly Archer
- Morgan Wallen
| producer = Chris Farren
| next_title = Something's Gonna Kill Me
| next_year = 2023
}}
Subsequent to Tyler Joe Miller's version, American country music singer Corey Kent covered the song. His version was promoted by RCA Records Nashville to country radio in August 2022.{{cite web | url=https://countrynow.com/corey-kent-reflects-on-life-changing-success-of-wild-as-her-its-pretty-crazy/ | title=Corey Kent Reflects On Life-Changing Success Of 'Wild As Her:' 'It's Pretty Crazy' | website=Country Now | date=August 8, 2022 | accessdate=August 16, 2022}} It served as Kent's debut single and the lead from his third studio album Blacktop, which was released on June 2, 2023. His version reached number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.{{cite magazine|author=Xander Zellner |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/corey-kent-wild-as-her-hot-100-first-timers-1235107309/ |title=Corey Kent Debuts With 'Wild as Her': Hot 100 First-Timers |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2022-08-02}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2023-05-20/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of May 20, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 16, 2023}}
Corey Kent recorded his version in mid-2022 under the production of Chris Farren. The recording session included Fred Eltringham on drums, Jacob Lowery on bass guitar, Gordon Mote on keyboards, and Rob McNelley and Ilya Toshinskiy on guitars. In addition to producing, Farren sang backing vocals on the track as well. Farren told Billboard that he wanted the guitars to "have some attitude", and Kent noted how the melisma on the word "wild" tested his vocal range.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/makin-tracks-vocal-challenge-corey-kent-1235127317/ | title=Makin’ Tracks: How a ‘Sex and the City’ Episode Inspired a Vocal Challenge for Corey Kent | magazine=Billboard | date=August 16, 2022 | accessdate=May 13, 2023 | author=Tom Roland}}
In September 2022, Kent issued a music video for his rendition.{{cite web | url=https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=12609 | title=Kent releases 'Wild as Her' video | website=Country Standard Time | date=September 29, 2022 | accessdate=May 13, 2023}}
=Chart performance=
==Weekly charts==
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Wild as Her" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022–2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Canada Country (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2024-01-13/|title=Canada Country: Week of January 13, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 9, 2024|url-access=subscription}}
| 58 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100
| 40 |
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine | url=https://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2023_0512.pdf | title=Billboard Country Update | magazine=Billboard | date=May 12, 2023 | page=5 |access-date=May 13, 2023}}
| 3 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine | url=https://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2023_0515.pdf | title=Billboard Country Update | magazine=Billboard | date=May 15, 2023 | page=4 |access-date=May 16, 2023}}
| 12 |
==Year-end charts==
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Wild as Her" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-100-songs/|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
| 93 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/country-airplay-songs|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
| 16 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
| 25 |
=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Wild as Her" by Corey Kent}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Corey Kent|title=Wild as Her|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=August 9, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Corey Kent|title=Wild as Her|award=Platinum|type=single|number=3|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|access-date=March 25, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
References
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Category:Tyler Joe Miller songs
Category:MDM Recordings singles
Category:Songs written by Morgan Wallen
Category:Songs written by Kelly Archer
Category:Song recordings produced by Danick Dupelle
Category:RCA Records Nashville singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Chris Farren (country musician)