Wild Wild West (Will Smith song)

1999 single by Will Smith

"Wild Wild West"

Single by Will Smith featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee
from the album  Wild Wild West (soundtrack) and Willennium
B-side|

* "Y'all Know"
* "Chasing Forever"

Released| May 11, 1999 (1999-05-11)
Genre|

* Country rap
* pop rap[1]

Length|

* 4:05 (album version)
* 3:29 (radio version)

Label|

* Overbrook
* Columbia

Songwriter(s)|

* Kool Moe Dee
* Rob Fusari
* Will Smith
* Stevie Wonder

Producer(s)|

* Rob Fusari
* Mark Wilson

Will Smith singles chronology
| "Miami"
(1998)  | "Wild Wild West"
(1999)  | "Will 2K"
(1999)

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Kool Moe Dee singles chronology
| "Rise N Shine"
(1991)  | "Wild Wild West"
(1999)  | "Downtown"
(2015)

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Dru Hill singles chronology
| "These Are the Times"
(1998)  | "Wild Wild West"
(1999)  | "You Are Everything"
(1999)

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Music video
"Wild Wild West" on YouTube

"Wild Wild West" is a song by American rapper and actor Will Smith from the 1999 film of the same name, in which he also starred. The song plays during the film's closing credits. The single includes parts of the chorus from Kool Moe Dee's song of the same name, and samples Stevie Wonder's 1976 hit song "I Wish". Kool Moe Dee re-performed the chorus for the song, and additional guest vocals are provided by Dru Hill. The album version of the song is introduced by a brief spoken-word interlude where Smith asks his infant son Jaden what song he should play next, interpreting Jaden's repeated non-verbal response as "Wild Wild West".

"Wild Wild West" was released on May 11, 1999, as a single from the film's soundtrack and as the lead single from Smith's second studio album, Willennium (1999). The song became a number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, and its extended music video, directed by Paul Hunter, features Wonder and several other celebrities as guest stars. The song was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000.[2]

## Music video

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Directed by Paul Hunter,[3] the music video includes several dialog sequences featuring Smith, Kool Moe Dee, Dru Hill, and a guest appearance by Stevie Wonder, intercut with clips from the film, featuring the film's characters. Salma Hayek also appears as her character Rita Escobar in the video's dialog sequences, as does an actor resembling Kenneth Branagh and his character of Dr. Loveless. Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias also appeared in the video playing a prince. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-star and tap dancer Alfonso Ribeiro appeared in the music video as one of the dancers. Other cameos include actor Larenz Tate, Shari Headley, singer/writer/producer Babyface and rapper MC Lyte.

## Track listings

[edit]

US CD and cassette single[4][5]

1. "Wild Wild West" – 4:05
2. "Y'all Know" – 3:57

Australian and Japanese CD single[6][7]

1. "Wild Wild West" – 4:05
2. "Wild Wild West" (radio version) – 3:29
3. "Wild Wild West" (a cappella) – 4:05
4. "Miami" (Miami Mix) – 4:40
5. "Just the Two of Us" (Rodney Jerkins remix featuring Brian McKnight) – 4:14

European CD single[8]

1. "Wild Wild West" – 4:08
2. "Wild Wild West" (instrumental) – 4:08

UK CD1[9]

1. "Wild Wild West" – 4:05
2. "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – 3:48
3. "Big Willie Style" (featuring Left Eye) – 3:35

UK CD2[10]

1. "Wild Wild West" – 4:05
2. "Miami" (Jason Nevins' Live on South Beach dub) – 5:10
3. "Chasing Forever" – 4:16

UK cassette single[11]

1. "Wild Wild West" – 4:05
2. "Big Willie Style" (featuring Left Eye) – 3:35

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## Charts

[edit]

### Weekly charts

[edit]

| Chart (1999)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (ARIA)[12] | 8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] | 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] | 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] | 3
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[16] | 2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17] | 3
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[18] | 37
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[19] | 5
Czech Republic (IFPI)[20] | 28
Denmark (IFPI)[21] | 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[22] | 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] | 6
France (SNEP)[24] | 4
Germany (GfK)[25] | 3
Greece (IFPI)[26] | 5
Honduras (Notimex)[27] | 3
Hungary (Mahasz)[28] | 3
Ireland (IRMA)[29] | 4
Italy (Musica e dischi)[30] | 5
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[31] | 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[32] | 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[33] | 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[34] | 2
Nicaragua (Notimex)[35] | 4
Norway (VG-lista)[36] | 2
Scotland (OCC)[37] | 5
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38] | 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39] | 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] | 2
UK Singles (OCC)[41] | 2
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[42] | 1
US Billboard Hot 100[43] | 1
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[44] | 39
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[45] | 3
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[46] | 1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[47] | 4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[48] | 4

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1999)  | Position

|

Australia (ARIA)[49] | 49
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[50] | 38
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[51] | 13
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[52] | 20
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[53] | 45
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[54] | 17
France (SNEP)[55] | 20
Germany (Media Control)[56] | 25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[57] | 43
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[58] | 29
New Zealand (RIANZ)[59] | 42
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[60] | 7
Spain (AFYVE)[61] | 14
Sweden (Hitlistan)[62] | 34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[63] | 9
UK Singles (OCC)[64] | 32
UK Airplay (Music Week)[65] | 40
US Billboard Hot 100[66] | 33
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[67] | 61
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[68] | 14
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[69] | 38
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[70] | 27

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Australia (ARIA)[71] | Gold  | 35,000^
Belgium (BRMA)[72] | Platinum  | 50,000*
France (SNEP)[73] | Gold  | 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[74] | Gold  | 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[75] | Gold  | 5,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[76] | Gold  |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[77] | Gold  | 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[79] | Gold  | 480,000[78]
United States (RIAA)[81] | Gold  | 500,000[80]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label(s)  | Ref.

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United States  | May 11, 1999  |

* Rhythmic contemporary
* contemporary hit radio

* Overbrook
* Columbia

| [82]
May 24, 1999  | Urban radio | [83]
United Kingdom  | June 28, 1999  |

* CD
* cassette

| Columbia  | [84]
United States  | July 6, 1999  |

* Overbrook
* Columbia

| [85]
Canada  | CD  | —  | [86]

## In popular culture

[edit]

* The song is featured as a playable song in the music rhythm game Just Dance 4. If the song is completed on the Extreme Version with 5 stars, players receive the "New Sheriff in Town" achievement.[87][88]
* OutsideXbox's Andy Farrant is known for having memorized the song and rapping portions of it during the Oxventure Dungeons & Dragons campaign quest Wild Wild Woods.[89]
* The song has been featured as the intro to Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast since 2016.[90]
* Wild Wild West is sampled in Neil Cicierega's[91] mashup album Mouth Moods, specifically the song "Wow Wow".
* In the Abbott Elementary season 4 episode "Ringworm," the characters end a PTA meeting by line-dancing to "Wild Wild West."

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* v
* t
* e

Will Smith

* Accolades
* Discography
* Filmography

Studio albums|

* Big Willie Style
* Willennium
* Born to Reign
* Lost and Found
* Based on a True Story

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "Men in Black"
* "Just Cruisin'"
* "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"
* "Just the Two of Us"
* "Miami"
* "Wild Wild West"
* "Will 2K"
* "Freakin' It"
* "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)"
* "Switch"
* "Party Starter"
* "Will (Remix)"
* "You Can Make It"

Featured singles|

* "Boy You Knock Me Out"
* "Live It Up"
* "Está Rico"

Other songs|

* "Friend Like Me"
* "Prince Ali"

Film screenplay only|

* After Earth (2013, also produced)

Films produced only|

* Saving Face (2004)
* Hitch (2005)
* ATL (2006)
* The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
* Hancock (2008)
* The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
* Lakeview Terrace (2008)
* Seven Pounds (2008)
* The Karate Kid (2010)
* This Means War (2012)
* Annie (2014)
* Bad Boys for Life (2020)
* King Richard (2021)
* Emancipation (2022)
* Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

Family|

* Jada Pinkett Smith
* Jaden Smith
* Willow Smith

Related|

* DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
* Westbrook
* Overbrook Entertainment
* Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
* Agent J
* Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Dru Hill

* Sisqó
* Nokio the N-Tity
* Jazz
* Scola
* Smoke E. Digglera
* Digital Black

* Woody Rock
* Tao

Studio albums|

* Dru Hill
* Enter the Dru
* Dru World Order
* InDRUpendence Day

EP|

* Christmas in Baltimore

Compilation albums|

* Hits

Singles|

* "Tell Me"
* "In My Bed"
* "Never Make a Promise"
* "We're Not Making Love No More"
* "How Deep Is Your Love"
* "These Are the Times"
* "You Are Everything"
* "I Should Be..."
* "I Love You"
* "Love MD"

Related articles|

* Discography
* LovHer

* v
* t
* e

Kool Moe Dee

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Kool Moe Dee (1986)
* How Ya Like Me Now (1987)
* Knowledge Is King (1989)
* Funke, Funke Wisdom (1991)
* Interlude (1994)

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits (1993)
* The Jive Collection Volume 2: Kool Moe Dee (1995)

Singles|

* "Go See the Doctor"
* "How Ya Like Me Now"
* "Wild Wild West"
* "Wild Wild West"
* "Downtown"

Books|

* There's a God on the Mic

Related|

* Treacherous Three

Awards for "Wild Wild West"

* v
* t
* e

Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song

1980s|

* "La Bamba" – Los Lobos (1988)
* "Kokomo" – The Beach Boys (1989)

1990s|

* "Hangin' Tough" – New Kids on the Block (1990)
* "Ice Ice Baby" – Vanilla Ice (1991)
* "Jump" – Kris Kross (1992)
* No Award (1993)
* "Whoomp! (There It Is)" – Tag Team (1994)
* "Creep" – TLC (1995)
* "Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio (1996)
* "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees (1997)
* "MMMBop" – Hanson (1998)
* "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" – Backstreet Boys (1999)

2000s|

* "Wild Wild West" – Will Smith (2000)
* "Who Let the Dogs Out" – Baha Men (2001)
* "Get the Party Started" – P!nk (2002)
* "Sk8er Boi" – Avril Lavigne (2003)
* "Hey Ya!" – Outkast (2004)
* "Burn" – Usher (2005)
* "Wake Me Up When September Ends" – Green Day (2006)
* "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé (2007)
* "Girlfriend" – Avril Lavigne (2008)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé (2009)

2010s|

* "You Belong with Me" – Taylor Swift (2010)
* "Baby" – Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris (2011)
* "Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO (2012)
* "What Makes You Beautiful" – One Direction (2013)
* "Story of My Life" – One Direction (2014)
* "Bang Bang" – Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj (2015)
* "Hello" – Adele (2016)
* "Work from Home" – Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign (2017)
* "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (2018)
* "Thank U, Next" – Ariana Grande (2019)

2020s|

* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (2020)
* "Dynamite" – BTS (2021)
* "Happier Than Ever" – Billie Eilish (2022)
* "As It Was" – Harry Styles (2023)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish (2024)
* "Taste" – Sabrina Carpenter (2025)

* v
* t
* e

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video

1990s|

* "Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole (1991)
* "Black or White" – Michael Jackson (1992)
* "I'm Every Woman" – Whitney Houston (1993)
* No Award (1994)
* "Waterfalls" – TLC (1995)
* "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (1996)
* "Stomp" – God's Property (1997)
* "Just the Two of Us" – Will Smith (1998)
* "Wild Wild West" – Will Smith (1999)

2000s|

* "I Wish" – R. Kelly (2000)
* "You Rock My World" – Michael Jackson (2001)
* "Little Things" – India Arie (2002)
* "Dance with My Father" – Luther Vandross (2003)
* "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys (2004)
* "Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys (2005)
* "Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige (2006)
* "Like You'll Never See Me Again" – Alicia Keys (2007)
* "Yes We Can" – will.i.am (2008)
* "I Look to You" – Whitney Houston (2009)

2010s|

* "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" – Alicia Keys (2010)
* "Where You At?" – Jennifer Hudson (2011)
* "Girl on Fire" – Alicia Keys (2012)
* "Q.U.E.E.N." – Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu (2013)
* "You & I (Nobody in the World)" – John Legend (2014)
* "Shame" – Tyrese Gibson (2015)
* "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars (2017)
* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018)
* "Juice" – Lizzo (2019)

2020s|

* "Brown Skin Girl" – Beyoncé, Saint Jhn, and Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter (2020)
* "Essence" – Wizkid featuring Tems (2021)
* "Lift Me Up" – Rihanna (2022)
* "Sensational" – Chris Brown featuring Davido & Lojay (2023)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2024)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work
* MusicBrainz release group

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