"Wild for the Night"
Single by ASAP Rocky featuring Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam
from the album Long. Live. ASAP
ReleasedMarch 26, 2013
Recorded2012
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Length3:29
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ASAP Rocky singles chronology
"Fuckin' Problems"
(2012) 		"Wild for the Night"
(2013) 		"Shabba"
(2013)
Skrillex singles chronology
"Make It Bun Dem"
(2012) 		"Wild for the Night"
(2013) 		"Try It Out"
(2013)
Birdy Nam Nam singles chronology
"Defiant Order"
(2013) 		"Wild for the Night"
(2013)
Music video
"Wild for the Night" on YouTube
Audio sample
"Wild for the Night"

"Wild for the Night" is a song by American hip hop recording artist ASAP Rocky and primarily produced by Skrillex. It was released on March 26, 2013, as the third single from his debut studio album Long. Live. ASAP. On March 26, 2013 the song was officially released to rhythmic crossover radio as the third single and the music video was released. The song peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2][3]

"Wild for the Night" is primarily based on Skrillex's "Goin' Down" mix of the Birdy Nam Nam song "Goin' In".[4]

Background

"Wild for the Night" was released as the album's second promotional single on January 11, 2013. The single listed both Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam as featured guests, although the only guest listed on the album is Skrillex who produced the track along with Birdy Nam Nam and later remixed it with Rocky as Lord Flacko.[5] It was confirmed shortly after by Rocky himself that the track will serve as the third official single.[6]

Music video

The music video was shot in the Dominican Republic with Skrillex and featured cameos from the ASAP Mob. The music video premiered on March 25, 2013 on 106 & Park. The video was directed by A$AP and Chris Robinson, and is 5 minutes and 52 seconds duration, from start to finish.[7][8][9]

Live performances

Rocky performed a live version of the song for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, which features on the Live Lounge 2013 compilation album.[10]

Critical reception

NME ranked the song at number 20, on their list of the 50 best songs of 2013. They commented saying, "the pitch-shifted vocals of A$AP Rocky and the intergalactic bass overload of Skrillex were at odds with one another, yet the rapper and producer combined to make 2013's biggest mongrel banger. ‘Wild for the Night’ was brash and obnoxious, but by defying convention this odd couple gave both the hip-hop and EDM kids their anthem for the year."[11]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Result
2014 mtvU Woodie Awards Best Collaboration Woodie[12] Won

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[13] 13
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 65
France (SNEP)[15] 169
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 38
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 80
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 26
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] 31

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 70

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[22] Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[23]
Streaming 		Platinum 2,600,000†
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[25] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States January 11, 2013 Promotional single RCA Records
March 26, 2013 Urban contemporary radio

References

  1. ^ Lipshutz, Jason. "A$AP Rocky, 'Long.Live.A$AP' Track-By-Track". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases - R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates - ..." All Access.
  3. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/a$ap-rocky/chart-history/hot-100
  4. ^ "A$AP Rocky feat. Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam's Wild for the Night sample of Birdy Nam Nam's Goin' in (Skrillex "Goin' Down" Mix) - WhoSampled". WhoSampled.
  5. ^ Wild For The Night by asvpxrocky on SoundCloud - Hear the world’s sounds
  6. ^ Rose Lilah (25 January 2013). "ASAP Rocky "Talks Next Single, "1Train" & More" Video". HotNewHipHop.
  7. ^ "A$AP Rocky, Skrillex Are 'Wild for the Night'". Rolling Stone. 26 March 2013.
  8. ^ Video on YouTube
  9. ^ N. Kuchik. website. published by axs March 27, 2013. Retrieved 2015-11-16.( using additionally Youtube - LIVELOVEASAPVEVO)
  10. ^ "iTunes - Music - BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2013 (Deluxe Version) by Various Artists". iTunes. 2013-10-25.
  11. ^ NME.COM (26 November 2013). "NME's 50 Best Tracks Of 2013". NME.COM.
  12. ^ HipHopDX (12 February 2014). "Kendrick Lamar & Jay Z Among 2014 mtvU Woodie Awards Nominees". HipHopDX.
  13. ^ "A$AP Rocky feat. Skrillex & Birdy Nam Nam – Wild for the Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  14. ^ "A$AP Rocky Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  15. ^ "A$AP Rocky feat. Skrillex & Birdy Nam Nam – Wild for the Night" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. ^ "A$AP Rocky feat. Skrillex & Birdy Nam Nam – Wild for the Night". Top 40 Singles.
  17. ^ "A$AP Rocky Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  18. ^ "A$AP Rocky Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  19. ^ "A$AP Rocky Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  20. ^ "2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  22. ^ "Canadian single certifications – A&AP Rocky – Wild For the Night". Music Canada.
  23. ^ "Danish single certifications – Asap Rocky – Wild For the Night". IFPI Danmark.
  24. ^ "British single certifications – Asap Rocky ft Skrillex – Wild For the Night". British Phonographic Industry.
  25. ^ "American single certifications – A$AP Rocky – Wild For the Night". Recording Industry Association of America.
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