Wild 'N Free

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"Wild 'N Free"
Wild and Free Rednex.jpg
Single by Rednex
from the album Sex & Violins
Released4 September 1995
Recorded1995
Genre
Length3:39
Songwriter(s)
  • Anders Hansson
  • John Francis
  • Pat Reiniz
Producer(s)Pat Reiniz
Rednex singles chronology
"Wish You Were Here"
(1995) 		"Wild 'N Free"
(1995) 		"Rolling Home"
(1995)
Music video
"Wild 'N Free" on YouTube

"Wild 'N Free" is a country-dance song by the Swedish band Rednex, released as the fourth single from their debut album, Sex & Violins. It's techno-country dance style is built around a re-recorded sample of "The Infernal Galop" from Act II, Scene 2 from Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld. The song appeared from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies film Barnyard in the scene where the character Wild Mike dances.

Critical reception[]

James Hyman from British magazine Music Week's RM Dance Update commented, "Someone had to give the can-can a stompin' Euro-novelty workout. At least Rednex have done it in style with interesting production and remixes that include the slower Nightcrawlers/Robin-S sounding ones from Rhythm on the Loose."[1] Another editor, James Hamilton described it as a "fiddles scraped and 'French Can Can' whistled corny Village People-ish pop chanter".[2] Chuck Campbell from Scripps Howard News Service wrote that "Rednex pull their oddest move with "Wild and Free", a hyper can-can/country/techno/neo-Village People free-for-all."[3]

Music video[]

The music video for "Wild 'N Free" was directed by Van Der Berg.[4]

Track listings[]

  1. "Wild 'N Free" (Original Mix) – 3:39
  2. "Wild 'N Free" (Remix Edit) – 3:52
  3. "Wild 'N Free" (Original Extended) – 4:54
  4. "Wild 'N Free" (Remix Extended) – 4:46

Charts[]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 11
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[8] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[9] 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 37
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 55

References[]

  1. ^ Hyman, James (14 October 1995). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ Hamilton, James (7 October 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 11. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ Campbell, Chuck (18 May 1995). "Sex & Violins, Rednex". p. 4. Kenosha News.
  4. ^ "rednex - wild 'n free ( viva tv )". Retrieved 16 December 2018 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Rednex – Wild 'N Free" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Rednex: Wild 'N Free" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rednex – Wild 'N Free" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Rednex – Wild 'n Free" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ "REDNEX - WILD 'N FREE" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rednex – Wild 'N Free". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Rednex – Wild 'N Free". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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