Wild for the Night
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{{Infobox song
| name = Wild for the Night
| cover = Asap-Rocky-wild-for-the-night.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = ASAP Rocky featuring Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam
| album = Long. Live. ASAP
| released = March 26, 2013
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = * Hip hop
- dubstep
- electro rap{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=A$AP Rocky, 'Long.Live.A$AP' Track-By-Track |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1521665/aap-rocky-longliveaap-track-by-track |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 20, 2020}}
| length = 3:29
| label = {{hlist|A$AP Worldwide|Polo Grounds|RCA}}
| writer = {{hlist|Rakim Meyers|Sonny Moore|Mickael Dalmoro|Denis Lebouvier|Thomas Parent|Nicolas Vadon|Julien Pradeyrol}}
| producer = {{hlist|Skrillex|Birdy Nam Nam|Lord Flacko (remixed)}}
| chronology = ASAP Rocky
| prev_title = Fuckin' Problems
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Shabba
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Skrillex
| type = single
| prev_title = Make It Bun Dem
| prev_year = 2012
| title = Wild for the Night
| year = 2013
| next_title = Try It Out
| next_year = 2013
}}{{Extra chronology
| artist = Birdy Nam Nam
| type = single
| prev_title = Defiant Order
| prev_year = 2013
| title = Wild for the Night
| year = 2013
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|1eWdbMBYlH4|"Wild for the Night"}}
{{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = ASAP Rocky - Wild for the Night sample.ogg
| description = "Wild for the Night"
}}}}
}}
"Wild for the Night" is a song by American hip hop recording artist ASAP Rocky and primarily produced by Skrillex. It was released on March 26, 2013, as the third single from his debut studio album Long. Live. ASAP. On March 26, 2013, the song was officially released to rhythmic crossover radio as the third single and the music video was released. The song peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases - R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates - ...|work=All Access}}{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=a$ap rocky|chart=Hot 100}}
"Wild for the Night" is primarily based on Skrillex's "Goin' Down" mix of the Birdy Nam Nam song "Goin' In".{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/186596/A$AP-Rocky-Skrillex-Birdy-Nam-Nam-Wild-for-the-Night-Birdy-Nam-Nam-Goin%27-in-(Skrillex-Goin%27-Down-Mix)|title=A$AP Rocky feat. Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam's Wild for the Night sample of Birdy Nam Nam's Goin' in (Skrillex "Goin' Down" Mix) - WhoSampled|work=WhoSampled}}
Background
"Wild for the Night" was released as the album's second promotional single on January 11, 2013. The single listed both Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam as featured guests, although the only guest listed on the album is Skrillex who produced the track along with Birdy Nam Nam and later remixed it with Rocky as Lord Flacko.[https://soundcloud.com/asvpxrocky/wild-for-the-night Wild For The Night by asvpxrocky on SoundCloud - Hear the world’s sounds] It was confirmed shortly after by Rocky himself that the track will serve as the third official single.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/asap-rocky-talks-next-single-1train-and-more-video.8956.html|title=ASAP Rocky "Talks Next Single, "1Train" & More" Video|author=Rose Lilah|date=January 25, 2013|work=HotNewHipHop}}
Music video
The music video was shot in the Dominican Republic with Skrillex and featured cameos from the ASAP Mob. The music video premiered on March 25, 2013, on 106 & Park. The video was directed by A$AP and Chris Robinson, and is 5 minutes and 52 seconds duration, from start to finish.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/a-ap-rocky-skrillex-are-wild-for-the-night-20130326|title=A$AP Rocky, Skrillex Are 'Wild for the Night'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 26, 2013 }}{{YouTube|1eWdbMBYlH4}}{{cite book |url=http://www.axs.com/news/asap-rocky-releases-official-wild-for-the-night-music-video-featuring--14919|author= N. Kuchik|title=website|publisher=published by axs March 27, 2013|access-date=November 16, 2015}}( using additionally [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eWdbMBYlH4 Youtube] - [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHE7rAi1Fw1CBmQXFtvJmrw LIVELOVEASAPVEVO])
Live performances
Rocky performed a live version of the song for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, which features on the Live Lounge 2013 compilation album.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bbc-radio-1s-live-lounge-2013/id722266892|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102150519/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bbc-radio-1s-live-lounge-2013/id722266892|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2013|title=iTunes - Music - BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2013 (Deluxe Version) by Various Artists|publisher=iTunes|date=October 25, 2013}}
Critical reception
NME ranked the song at number 20, on their list of the 50 best songs of 2013. They commented saying, "the pitch-shifted vocals of A$AP Rocky and the intergalactic bass overload of Skrillex were at odds with one another, yet the rapper and producer combined to make 2013's biggest mongrel banger. ‘Wild for the Night’ was brash and obnoxious, but by defying convention this odd couple gave both the hip-hop and EDM kids their anthem for the year."{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/nme-s-50-best-tracks-of-2013/326746/1/1#31|title=NME's 50 Best Tracks Of 2013|author=NME.COM|work=NME.COM|date=November 26, 2013 }}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Ceremony !Award !Result |
|---|
| rowspan="1"|2014
|rowspan="1"|mtvU Woodie Awards |{{won}} |
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2013)
!scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Flanders Tip|13|artist=A$AP Rocky feat. Skrillex & Birdy Nam Nam|song=Wild for the Night}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Canada|65|artist=A$AP Rocky|song=Wild for the Night|artistid={{BillboardID|A$AP Rocky}}|access-date=May 18, 2013}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|France|169|artist=A$AP Rocky feat. Skrillex & Birdy Nam Nam|song=Wild for the Night}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|New Zealand|38|artist=A$AP Rocky feat. Skrillex & Birdy Nam Nam|song=Wild for the Night}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|80|artist=A$AP Rocky|song=Wild for the Night|artistid={{BillboardID|A$AP Rocky}}|access-date=June 1, 2013}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|26|artist=A$AP Rocky|song=Wild for the Night|artistid={{BillboardID|A$AP Rocky}}|access-date=June 1, 2013}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|31|artist=A$AP Rocky|song=Wild for the Night|artistid={{BillboardID|A$AP Rocky}}|access-date=May 18, 2013}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2013)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs?page=6|title=2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 13, 2013}}
| style="text-align:center;"|70 |
=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|artist=Asap Rocky|title=Wild For the Night|award=Platinum|certyear=2018|relyear=2013}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|certmonth=11|region=Canada|artist=A&AP Rocky|title=Wild For the Night
|award=Platinum|relyear=2013|certyear=2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Denmark|artist=Asap Rocky|title=Wild For the Night|award=Platinum|certyear=2014|certmonth=5|relyear=2013|streamsonly=true|id=5724|note=Streaming}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=New Zealand|artist=ASAP Rocky feat. Skrillex|title=Wild For the Night|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2022|relyear=2013|source=radioscope|access-date=December 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Asap Rocky ft Skrillex|title=Wild For the Night|award=Silver|certyear=2017|relyear=2013|id=14663-4541-1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=A$AP Rocky|title=Wild For the Night|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2018|relyear=2013}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true|streamsonly=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable" |
| Country
!Date !Format !Label |
|---|
| rowspan ="2" | United States
| January 11, 2013 | Promotional single | rowspan="2"|RCA Records |
| March 26, 2013
| Urban contemporary radio |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{ASAP Rocky singles}}
{{Skrillex}}
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Category:Songs written by ASAP Rocky
Category:Song recordings produced by Skrillex