Get Wild
| "Get Wild" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Singlebythe New Power Generation | ||||
| from the albumExodus | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studio | Paisley Park,Chanhassen, Minnesota,US | |||
| Genre | Pop,funk | |||
| Length | 4:32(album version) 4:51 (single mix) | |||
| Label | NPG | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The New Power Generation | |||
| Producer(s) | The New Power Generation | |||
| The New Power Generationsingles chronology | ||||
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"Get Wild"is a song bythe New Power Generation,and the first single from their 1995 albumExodus.[1]The song was a hit in the UK, reaching number 19 in theUK Singles Chart.[2]
"Get Wild" is afunksong in the style ofParliamentandFunkadelic.The lead vocals are bySonny T.,withPrincedelivering a rap during the bridge and some Spanish vocals provided byMayte.Amaxi-singlewas released with several remixes of the song.
A remix of "Get Wild" was played in the 1994 filmPrêt-à-Porterand was included on thesoundtrackalbum.[3]A video featuring cameo scenes withLolly Popand various others was shot atGlam SlamMinneapolis, but was shelved by Warner Bros.
Prince's rap from "Get Wild" was later reused in a promotional remix of theGold Experiencetrack "P. Control".
The B-side of the single was another album track, the psychedelic "Hallucination Rain".This mid-tempo track is mainly spoken but builds into a soaring crescendo of noise and thundering drums in which Prince's voice can be clearly heard at the end. The single also includes the song" Beautiful Girl ", a remix of Prince's 1994 hit"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World".
In 1995, Prince released a perfume called "Get Wild", inspired by the song. It was sold through Prince's mail order retail outlet and New Power Generation stores until 1999.[4]In June 1995, authorJackie Collinssued Prince, claiming he copied the name and design from her own "Wild!" fragrance.[5]
Track listing
[edit]CD single: NPG 61045
[edit]- "Get Wild" (Single Mix) – 4:35
- "Beautiful Girl"– 4:40
- "Hallucination Rain" – 5:52
CD Maxi-single: NPG 6119-5
[edit]- "Get Wild" (Money Maker) – 6:01
- "Get Wild" (Kirky J's Get Wild) "– 6:38
- "Get Wild" (Club Mix) – 5:04
- "Get Wild" (Get Wild in the House) – 6:14
- "Get Wild" – 4:33
- "Get Wild" (Money Maker Funky Jazz Mix) – 6:20
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles(OCC)[6] | 19 |
References
[edit]- ^"New Power Generation, The – Get Wild – The Maxi Single at Discogs".Discogs.Retrieved2011-09-14.
- ^"everyhit info".everyhit. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-10-12.Retrieved2011-09-14.
- ^"Various - Pret-A-Porter: Music From The Motion Picture (CD)".Discogs. 1994-12-06.Retrieved2011-09-14.
- ^Blegen, Theodore Christian; Heilbron, Bertha Lion (2008-09-24)."Minnesota history - Google Books".Retrieved2011-09-14.
- ^Smith, Greg (1995-06-27)."'Wild' Perfume Fight Features Junk Vs. Funk ".Nydailynews.Retrieved2011-09-14.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved June 27, 2022.
