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Wild Ones is the fourth studio album by American rapper Flo Rida. It was released on July 3, 2012.[1] Wild Ones had four Top 10 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, when the singles, "Good Feeling", "Wild Ones", "Whistle", and "I Cry" charted, at 3, 5, 1, and 6 respectively.

Singles

On August 21, 2011, Flo Rida released the album's lead single, titled "Good Feeling", that samples Etta James' song "Something's Got a Hold on Me".[2] Produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut, the song was inspired by "Levels" performed by Avicii, which also contains the Etta James sample. The song was very successful all across the world, peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also it became certified 3× platinum for shipping around two million copies in the US alone.[3][4]

The album's title track was released as the album's second single on December 19, 2011 and it features Australian singer-songwriter Sia Furler as a vocalist. The song has sold 3,000,000 copies domestically and over 6,000,000 copies globally.

The album's third single "Whistle" produced by DJ Frank E, was first played on April 16, 2012, on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney radio station 2Day FM. The single reached a peak at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, which it became very successful around the world.

The album's fourth single, "I Cry", was inspired by "Cry (Just a Little)" performed by Bingo Players, which samples "Piano in the Dark" performed by Brenda Russell.

The album's fifth single "Sweet Spot" and the album's sixth single "Let It Roll" were both released in March 2013.

Promotional singles

Both of the promotional singles in which were released before the album's release, "Hey Jasmin" was released on June 6, 2012 with an accompanying music video and "Let it Roll" was released digitally on June 19, 2012.

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 31,000 copies in its first week.[5] To date, the album has sold 311,000 copies in the United States.[6]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[7]
Entertainment WeeklyC–[8]
The Independent[9]
Los Angeles Times[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

Upon its release, Wild Ones received mixed reviews from music critics.[12] At Metacritic, which assigns an average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 54, based on ten reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12] Although he perceived the album's creative scope to be limited, David Jeffries of Allmusic called Wild Ones "gimmicky, lightweight, and best taken in small chunks, but get a glitter-friendly crowd together and it gets the party started, succeeding at its one and only goal".[7] He also observed the album's material to be largely "hot, infectious fluff", but felt that the album "would be dragged down by any tacked-on sense of purpose, and thinking of Flo Rida as equal parts thrill seeker and hitmaker is easy".[7] However, Rolling Stone's Jody Rosen felt the album's production to be too inconsistent, observing that the album's "inhumanly supersized... dance beats" were either "genius" or "insipid", also writing that Flo Rida "[is] content to surrender center-stage on his producers".[11] Complex called the album cover art the sixth worst cover of 2012.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Whistle"
3:45
2."Wild Ones" (featuring Sia)
3:53
3."Let It Roll"
  • soFLY & Nius
  • Axwell
  • Caren (co.)
3:14
4."Good Feeling"
4:08
5."In My Mind, Part 2" (featuring Georgi Kay)
4:30
6."Sweet Spot" (featuring Jennifer Lopez)
3:48
7."Thinking of You"
  • Dillard
  • Rico Love
  • Pierre Medor
  • Earl Hood
  • Eric Goudy II
  • Love
  • Medor
  • Earl & E
3:40
8."I Cry"
  • The Futuristics
  • soFLY & Nius
  • Paul Bäumer (co.)
  • Maarten Hoogstraten (co.)
3:43
9."Run" (featuring Redfoo of LMFAO)
GoonRock3:53
Deluxe edition[14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Let It Roll, Part 2" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • soFLY & Nius
  • Axwell
3:31
11."Whistle (Digi Remix)"
Digi3:32
12."Whistle (Jakob Lido Remix)"
Jakob Lido6:00
Japanese deluxe edition[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Louder"
The Runners3:19
11."Let It Roll, Part 2" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • Dillard
  • Dwayne Carter, Jr.
  • Caren
  • Hedfors
  • Issac
  • Johnson
  • Judrin
  • Melki
  • Mobley
 3:31
12."Wild One Two" (Jack Back featuring David Guetta, Nicky Romero and Sia)  5:46
Holiday and United Kingdom deluxe edition[16][17]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Broke It Down"
  • Dillard
  • Prissy Polet
  • Kenneth Coby
  • Brian Cohen
  • Chris Llewellyn
Soundz and The Rockstars3:39
11."Louder"
The Runners3:19
12."Sweet Spot (Tom Swoon Remix)" (featuring Jennifer Lopez)
soFLY & Nius5:18
Notes[18]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[35] Gold 40,000^
Sweden (GLF)[36] Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Gold 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ Markman, Rob (31 August 2011). "Flo Rida Samples Etta James On 'Good Feeling'". MTV. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  3. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/flo-rida/chart-history/hot-100
  4. ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - January 08, 2013
  5. ^ Caulfield, Keith (11 July 2012). "NChris Brown's 'Fortune' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
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  8. ^ Maerz, Melissa (June 29, 2012). "Wild Ones Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  9. ^ Gill, Andy (June 30, 2012). "Album: Flo Rida, Wild Ones (Atlantic)". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  10. ^ Brown, August (July 3, 2012). "Album review: Flo Rida's "Wild Ones"". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  11. ^ a b Rosen, Jody (July 30, 2012). "Wild Ones". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Wild Ones Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  13. ^ 6. Flo Rida, Wild Ones — The 10 Worst Album Covers of 2012 | Complex
  14. ^ "iTunes - Music - Wild Ones by Flo Rida". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
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  37. ^ "British album certifications – Flo Rida – Wild Ones". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 31, 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Wild Ones in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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