Wish (Diplo song)
{{short description|Single by Diplo featuring Trippie Redd}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Wish
| type = single
| artist = Diplo featuring Trippie Redd
| album = California and Life's a Trip
| released = March 23, 2018
| recorded =
| length = 2:55
| label =
| writer = {{hlist|Michael White|Thomas Pentz|Boaz de Jong|Wyatt Sanders|Robin P. Francesco}}
| producer = {{hlist|Diplo|Boaz van de Beatz|Sanders|Yoda Francesco ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| chronology = Diplo
| prev_title = Suicidal
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Miss You (Major Lazer & Alvaro Remix)
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Trippie Redd
| type = single
| prev_title = Bool
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Wish
| year = 2018
| next_title = Man Down
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|efxiDBygvdg|"Wish"}}}}
}}
"Wish" is a song by American DJ Diplo featuring American rapper Trippie Redd. It was released on March 23, 2018, as a single from Diplo's EP California (2018) and Redd's debut studio album Life's a Trip (2018).
Composition
Trevor Smith of HotNewHipHop described the style of the song as almost "bright and fast enough" to be pop radio-friendly, even though it has a dark subject matter.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Trevor |title=Trippie Redd Fronts Diplo's Colorful "Wish" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/trippie-redd-fronts-diplos-colorful-wish-new-song.1977895.html |website=HotNewHipHop |date=March 24, 2018}} The song also features a "dreamy melody" from Diplo.{{cite magazine |last1=Bein |first1=Kat |title=Diplo, Trippie Redd Get Weird in a Mansion in 'Wish' Video: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/diplo-trippie-redd-wish-video-8383241/ |magazine=Billboard |date=April 25, 2018}}
Music video
The official music video was released on April 25, 2018. It opens with Diplo and Trippie Redd posing on the balcony of a lavish mansion, before Redd goes inside and plays with a group of baby goats.{{cite web |last1=India |first1=Lindsey |title=Trippie Redd Swings on a Chandelier in Diplo's "Wish" Video |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/trippie-redd-diplo-wish-video/ |website=XXL |date=April 25, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Darryl |title=Diplo And Trippie Redd Release Interesting Video For "Wish" |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/diplo-trippie-redd-wish-582074/ |website=Vibe |date=April 25, 2018}} He wanders inside the mansion, as he experiences psychedelic effects.{{cite web |last1=Huynh |first1=Davis |title=Watch Diplo & Trippie Redd's Euphoric New Video for "Wish" |url=https://hypebeast.com/2018/4/diplo-trippie-redd-wish-music-video |website=Hypebeast |date=April 25, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Mahadevan |first1=Tara C. |title=Diplo and Trippie Redd Hang Out in a Posh Mansion for the "Wish" Video |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/04/diplo-trippie-redd-wish |website=Complex |date=April 25, 2018}} Eventually, Redd swings from a chandelier surrounded by fireworks, as an escape from the goats.
An alternate music video was released in February 2020. This visual takes place in a warehouse and starts off with Trippie Redd seemingly killing clones of himself, through the use of visual effects, until a stand-in actor kills him by mistake. The video crew panics and attempts to call an ambulance, but the director suggests to "keep rolling", instead wrapping Redd's body with a trash bag and throwing it over a bridge.{{cite web |last1=Caraan |first1=Sophie |title=Diplo & Trippie Redd Share Grisly Alternative Music Video for "Wish" |url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/2/diplo-trippie-redd-wish-alternate-music-video |website=Hypebeast |date=February 25, 2020}}
Charts
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! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row" |New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ){{cite web|date=April 2, 2018|title=NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2018-03-30|publisher=Recorded Music NZ}}
|8 |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|4|artist=Diplo|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row" |US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Diplo – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Diplo|chart=Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}|magazine=Billboard}}
| 2 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Diplo|title=Wish|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=February 16, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Diplo|title=Wish|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2020}}
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