2012 studio album by Flo Rida
Wild Ones is the fourth and most recent studio album by American rapper Flo Rida . It was released on July 3, 2012.[2] 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 three, five, one, and six respectively.
Singles [ edit ]
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".[3] Produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut , the song did inspire "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.[4] [5]
The album's title track was released as the album's second single on December 19, 2011, and it features Australian singer-songwriter Sia 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 single reached the top ten in Canada, France, the UK and the US. A remix of Sweet Spot featuring Jennifer Lopez was released March 13, 2013. The album's sixth single "Let It Roll " was released March 22, 2013. The single reached the top 20 in the UK.
Promotional singles [ edit ]
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. "Let it Roll" was released digitally on June 19, 2012.
Reception [ edit ]
Commercial performance [ edit ]
The album debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 31,000 copies in its first week.[6] To date, the album has sold 311,000 copies in the United States.[7]
Critical response [ edit ]
Upon its release, Wild Ones received mixed reviews from music critics .[13] 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".[13] 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".[1] 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".[1] 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".[12] Complex called the album cover art the sixth worst cover of 2012.[14]
The title track received a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance nomination for Flo Rida and Sia.
Track listing [ edit ]
Wild Ones – iTunes Store editionTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 10. "Let It Roll, Part 2" (featuring Lil Wayne) Dillard Isaac Mobley Caren Hedfors King Carter Jr. 3:31
Wild Ones – Digital reissue editionTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 10. "Sweet Spot 2.0" (featuring Jennifer Lopez) 3:11
Wild Ones – iTunes Store reissue editionTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 10. "Let It Roll, Part 2" (featuring Lil Wayne) Dillard Isaac Mobley Caren Hedfors King Carter Jr. 3:31 11. "Sweet Spot 2.0" (featuring Jennifer Lopez) 3:11
Wild Ones – Deluxe edition[15] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 10. "Let It Roll, Part 2" (featuring Lil Wayne) Dillard Isaac Mobley Caren Hedfors King Carter Jr. 3:31 11. "Whistle" (Digi Remix) Dillard Glass Killian Franks Isaac Mobley 3:32 12. "Whistle" (Jakob Lido Remix) Dillard Glass Killian Franks Isaac Mobley 6:00
Wild Ones – Japan limited edition[16] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 10. "Louder" 3:19 11. "Let It Roll, Part 2" (featuring Lil Wayne) Dillard Isaac Mobley Caren Hedfors King Carter Jr. 3:31 12. "Wild One Two" (Jack Back featuring David Guetta , Nicky Romero and Sia) Dillar Furler Maddahi Luttrell Cooper Melki Judrin 5:46
Wild Ones – Japan new editionTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 13. "Broke It Down" Dillard Brian Cohen Chris Llewellyn Kenneth Coby Priscilla Polet Soundz 3:39 14. "Let It Roll" (Tofubeats remix) Dillard Isaac Mobley Caren Hedfors King Carter Jr. 3:54 15. "Sweet Spot" (featuring May J) 3:52
Wild Ones – Holiday release / United Kingdom deluxe edition[17] [18] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 10. "Broke It Down" Dillard Brian Cohen Chris Llewellyn Kenneth Coby Priscilla Polet Soundz 3:39 11. "Louder" Dillard Izquierdo Jermaine Jackson Jordan Jackson Davidson Johnson 3:19 12. "Sweet Spot" (Tom Swoon Remix; featuring Jennifer Lopez) Dillar Frost Issac Mobley Judrin 5:18
Wild Ones – Digital deluxe reissue editionTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 13. "Sweet Spot 2.0" (featuring Jennifer Lopez) 3:11
Notes [19]
Personnel [ edit ]
Unless otherwise noted, Credits are taken from the album's Liner Notes.[19]
Flo Rida - Vocals (2, 4, Lead on 1, 3, 6–9, Additional on 5)
Tyler Acord - Recording Engineer (8)
John Armstrong - Recording Engineer (additional on 1)
Diego Avendaño - Assistant Recording Engineer (7)
Axwell - Drum Machine (2-3, 5), Instruments (other on 2, additional on 3, 5)
Tim Bergling - Vocal Arrangement (4)
Delbert Bowers - Assistant Audio Mixing (1, 3, 5–6, 8)
Candice Boyd - Background Vocals (8)
Nathan Burgess - Assistant Audio Mixing (7)
Yoan "Odd Fellow" Chirescu - Guitar (2)
Cirkut - Music Programming, Additional Instruments (4)
DJ Frank E - Whistles, Drums, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Sound Effects (1)
Julie Frost - Additional Vocals (6)
Dr. Luke - Music Programming, Additional Instruments (4)
Mike Freesh - Sound Effects Assistance, Drums, Bass played by (1)
The Futuristics - Music Programming, Additional Instruments (8)
Chris Galland - Assistant Audio Mixing (1-3, 5–6, 8),
Serban Ghenea - Audio Mixing (4)
Clint Gibbs - Assistant Recording Engineer (4)
David Glass - Guitar, Recording Engineer (1)
Eric Goudy II - Drum Machine (7)
Ivan Gough - Sampled Background Vocals (5)[20]
Josh Gudwin - Recording Engineer (6)
John Hanes - Recording Engineer (4)
Nico Hartikainen - Recording Engineer (7, additional on 6)
Earl Hood - Drum Machine (7)
Matt Huber - Assistant Audio Mixing (7)
Breyan Isaac - Background Vocals (3, 6–7)
Ava James - Assistant Recording Engineer (4)
Georgi Kay - Lead Vocals (5)
Rob Kleiner - Recording Engineer (2)
Jennifer Lopez - Lead Vocals (6)
Erik Madrid - Assistant Audio Mixing (2)
Audra Mae - Additional Vocals (9)
Robert Marks - Audio Mixing (7)
Manny Marroquin - Audio Mixing (1-3, 5–6, 8)
Trent Mazur - Sound Effects Assistance, Guitar, Keyboards (1)
Thurston McCrea - Recording Engineer (7)
Pierre Medor - Keyboards (7)
Antonio Mobley - Background Vocals (3, 6–7)
Skylar Mones - Assistant Recording Engineer (4)
Juan P. Negrete - Recording Engineer (1-3, 5–6, 8–9, assistant on 4)
Chris "Tek" O’Ryan - Recording Engineer (6)
Robert Orton - Audio Mixing (9)
Ash Pournouri - Vocal Arrangement (4)
Redfoo - Lead Vocals (9)
Phil Seaford - Assistant Mixing Engineer (4)
Fio "Alastor" Shkreli - Sound Effects (1)
Emily Wright - Recording Engineer (4)
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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External links [ edit ]
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