Summary
"Wildest Moments" is a song by British singer Jessie Ware from her debut studio album, Devotion (2012). It was written by Ware and Kid Harpoon, while production was helmed by the latter and Dave Okumu. "Wildest Moments "was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 29 June 2012 to positive responses and high acclaim.
| "Wildest Moments" | ||||
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| Single by Jessie Ware | ||||
| from the album Devotion | ||||
| Released | 29 June 2012 | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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| Jessie Ware singles chronology | ||||
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Critical reception edit
The song received highly positive reviews. Pitchfork Media gave the song its "Best New Music" accolade. It also featured in their Top 100 Tracks of 2012 at number 21.[2]
Music video edit
A music video to accompany the release of "Wildest Moments" was first released on YouTube on 2 July 2012 at a total length of four minutes and five seconds.[3] The video consists of a single shot of Ware sitting while singing the song, with the camera slowly rotating around her.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wildest Moments" | 3:42 |
Chart performance edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Belgium (BEA)[11] | Gold | 15,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 29 June 2012 | Digital download | Island | [13] |
Use in other media edit
- "Wildest Moments" features on the second-season episode — "Re-Launch" (2012) — of New Girl, playing in the background as characters Schmidt and Cece talk at the end of the episode.[14]
- "Wildest Moments" also features on the third-season episode — "Who I Want to Be" (2013) — of Awkward, playing in the background as characters Jenna and Matty dance together at the prom.[15]
- "Wildest Moments" features on the show Lovesick, season 1, episode 2
References edit
- ^ "Wildest Moments - Jessie Ware - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "The Top 100 Tracks of 2012 - Page 8". Pitchfork.
- ^ Jessie Ware. "Jessie Ware - Wildest Moments" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Jessie Ware – Wildest Moments" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Jessie Ware – Wildest Moments" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Digital Singles Charts - Greece". Billboard.
- ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay New. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Media Forest – Weekly Charts. Media Forest. Retrieved July 22, 2014. Note: Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Jessie Ware - Wildest Moments". OfficialCharts.com.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2012". Ultratop. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2012". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "British single certifications – Jessie Ware – Wildest Moments". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Wildest Moments - Single by Jessie Ware". iTunes.
- ^ "New Girl - Season 2 - Episode 1 Soundtrack". Tune Find. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "Music from Awkward S3E20". Tunefind.