Wild Love (James Bay song)

"Wild Love"
Single by James Bay
from the album Electric Light
Released	8 February 2018 (2018-02-08)
Genre	Electropop electronic rock [1]
Length	3:17
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	James Bay Jonathan Green
Producer(s)	James Bay Paul Epworth Jon Green
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

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

Album version[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wild Love"	3:17

Remixes[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wild Love" (Jonas Blue remix)	3:25
2.	"Wild Love" (Kove remix)	3:13
3.	"Wild Love" (Shadow Child remix)	4:19

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 23 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 27 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 75 New Zealand Heatseeker (RMNZ)[9] 10 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 17 UK Singles (OCC)[11] 39 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[12] 17 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[14] 69

Certifications

Certifications for "Wild Love"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[15]	Gold	20,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16]	Gold	15,000^‡
Portugal (AFP)[17]	Gold	5,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Gold	400,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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

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. "James Bay: Wild Love". iTunes Store (GB). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
5. "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. "Brazilian single certifications – James Bay – Wild Love" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
16. "New Zealand single certifications – James Bay – Wild Love". Radioscope. Retrieved 21 December 2024. Type Wild Love in the "Search:" field.
17. "Portuguese single certifications – James Bay – Wild Love" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
18. "British single certifications – James Bay – Wild Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 September 2024.