Wild Love (James Bay song)

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"Wild Love"
Single by James Bay
from the album Electric Light
Released8 February 2018 (2018-02-08)
Genre [1]
Length3:17
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
James Bay singles chronology
"Running"
(2016)
"Wild Love"
(2018)
"Pink Lemonade"
(2018)

"Wild Love" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter James Bay, from his second studio album, Electric Light (2018). The song was released by Republic Records on 8 February 2018 as the lead single off the album. It reached number 39 on the UK Singles Chart on 16 February 2018. In 2020, the song was used by Virgin Media as hold music.

Music video[edit]

A lyric video to accompany the release of "Wild Love" was first released onto YouTube on 8 February 2018, through James Bay's official YouTube account.[2]

The official music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld and released on 19 February 2018.[3] Natalia Dyer appears in the video.

Track listing[edit]

Album version[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Wild Love"3:17
Remixes[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Wild Love" (Jonas Blue remix)3:25
2."Wild Love" (Kove remix)3:13
3."Wild Love" (Shadow Child remix)4:19

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Wild Love
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Portugal (AFP)[15] Gold 5,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Country Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 8 February 2018 Digital download, streaming Album version Republic [4]
Various 8 February 2018 Digital download, streaming Remixes Republic [5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "James Bay - Wild Love Lyrics". Genius.
  2. ^ James Bay – Wild Love (Lyric Video)
  3. ^ "James Bay - Wild Love". YouTube. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "James Bay: Wild Love". iTunes Store (GB). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b "James Bay: Wild Love (remixes)". iTunes Store (AUS). March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ^ "James Bay – Wild Love" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ^ "James Bay – Wild Love" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography James Bay". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 7, 2018" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  12. ^ "James Bay Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. ^ "James Bay Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – James Bay – Wild Love" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  16. ^ "British single certifications – James Bay – Wild Love". British Phonographic Industry.