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.
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
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
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
- Notes[18]
Charts
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Certifications
References
- ↑ "Wild Ones: Flo Rida: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ↑ Markman, Rob (31 August 2011). "Flo Rida Samples Etta James On 'Good Feeling'". MTV. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/302239/flo+rida/chart?f=379
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - January 08, 2013
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith (11 July 2012). "NChris Brown's 'Fortune' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Jeffries, David. "Wild Ones – Flo Rida > Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ↑ Maerz, Melissa (June 29, 2012). "Wild Ones Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ↑ Gill, Andy (June 30, 2012). "Album: Flo Rida, Wild Ones (Atlantic)". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ↑ Brown, August (July 3, 2012). "Album review: Flo Rida's "Wild Ones"". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- 1 2 Rosen, Jody (July 30, 2012). "Wild Ones". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- 1 2 "Wild Ones Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ↑ 6. Flo Rida, Wild Ones — The 10 Worst Album Covers of 2012 | Complex
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Wild Ones by Flo Rida". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ↑ "俺たちワイルド・ワンズ(初回限定スペシャル・プライス) [Limited Edition]". Amazon.co.jp. 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ↑ Wild Ones (Holiday Edition inkl. 3 Bonus Tracks): Amazon.de: Musik
- ↑ Flo Rida: Wild Ones: Deluxe Edition (2012): CD: hmv.com
- ↑ Wild Ones (liner notes). Flo Rida. Poe Boy Entertainment, Atlantic Records. 2012. 526672-2.
- ↑ "Flo Rida - Wild Ones". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Flo Rida - Wild Ones". ultratop.be/fr/ Hung Medien.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/302239/flo+rida/chart?f=309
- ↑ "Flo Rida - Wild Ones". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Top 40 album- és válogatáslemez-lista – 2012. 27. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track". GfK. Chart Track. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ↑ "俺たちワイルド・ワンズ/フロー・ライダー". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ↑ "Flo Rida - Roots (route Of Overcoming The Struggle) - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ↑ "R&B Albums Top 40 - 21st July 2012". Official Charts. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ↑ "Radio 1 - Chart - The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". BBC. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ↑ "Music Chart Analysis, Artist Spotlights, Music Insider, Chart Beat & News". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/302239/flo+rida/chart?f=322
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/302239/flo+rida/chart?f=335
- ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". ARIA. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ↑ Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts | Billboard
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Flo Rida – Wild Ones". Music Canada. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Flo Rida - Wild Ones" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Flo Rida – Wild Ones". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 31, 2012. Enter Wild Ones in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
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