"Something Wild" | ||||
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Single by Lindsey Stirling featuring Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness | ||||
Released | 15 July 2016 | |||
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Length | 3:13 | |||
Label | BMG | |||
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Producer(s) | Jerad Anderson | |||
Lindsey Stirling singles chronology | ||||
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"Something Wild" is a 2016 single by Lindsey Stirling featuring Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness . [1]
"Something Wild" was written for the Disney film, Pete's Dragon, a 2016 remake of the 1977 movie. The film was released on August 12 with the song played over the end credits. [2]
In a video on Facebook live, Stirling confirmed Disney approached her to compose a song for the remake, and she wrote "Something Wild" the same day. [3]
Stirling performed the song on her Brave Enough Tour that started later in 2016. She also appeared on episode 15 of the Billboard Chart Center to perform the song live. [4]
The song appears on Stirling's album, Brave Enough, and also on the official Disney soundtrack for Pete's Dragon.
On August 2, 2016, a music video to accompany the song was released. The video shows Stirling playing her violin in a sunny park and a night time desert scene, whereas McMahon is playing his piano in a small room. The music video also is interlaced with clips from the movie. [5] [6]
The video had 3 million views on YouTube in under a month. [7]
Something Wild peaked at number 1 on the Classical Digital Streaming Songs chart.[ citation needed] It also reached 34 on the US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart. [8][ failed verification]
Chart | Peak position |
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US Classical Digital Streaming Songs (Billboard) | 1 |
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard) | 34 |