Wow (Post Malone song)

"Wow" (stylized as "Wow.") is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone. It was released as the first official single from Post Malone's third studio album, Hollywood's Bleeding, via Republic Records on December 24, 2018.[1] The song was written by Malone himself, together with Frank Dukes, Louis Bell and Billy Walsh, and produced by Frank Dukes and Bell.

"Wow."
Single by Post Malone
from the album Hollywood's Bleeding
ReleasedDecember 24, 2018 (2018-12-24)
GenreTrap
Length2:29
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Post Malone singles chronology
"Sunflower"
(2018)		 "Wow."
(2018)		 "Goodbyes"
(2019)
Music video
"Wow." on YouTube

"Wow" peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.

Promotion

Post Malone stated earlier in December that he wished to release another "body of work" before the year was over; his previous single was "Sunflower" with Swae Lee, the lead single from the December 2018 movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack.[1]

Critical reception

HipHop-N-More stated that the song felt like "more than just a throwaway", saying it "could be another big moment for Post on the charts and radio".[2] NME called it one of Post Malone's "most stripped back recordings to date", saying his rapping over a beat is a "stark contrast" to his previous Autotuned vocals and "heavily produced" music.[3] Billboard magazine said the song "bounces along on a tick-tock beat and deep bass thrum", further describing the song as a chronicle of Post's rise to fame.[4]

Accolades
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2019 American Music Awards Favorite Song — Rap/Hip-Hop Nominated [5]
Rockbjörnen Foreign Song of the Year Nominated [6]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Song: R&B/Hip-Hop Nominated [7]
Choice Song From a Movie Nominated

Commercial performance

"Wow." debuted at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. In its third week, it moved up to number 11 before ascending to the top 10, where it peaked at number two, being held off the top spot by "7 Rings" by Ariana Grande on April 6, 2019. It fell to number four the following week. Two weeks later it rose again to its peak of number two, this time blocked by the remix of "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, remaining there for another week, totaling three non-consecutive weeks in the runner-up spot. It remained in the top ten for 24 consecutive weeks.[8]

Remix

The official remix of the song, featuring American rappers Roddy Ricch and Tyga, premiered on March 15, 2019. There are two versions of audio for the remix. One is the explicit version and the other is the clean edited version, which appears on the various artists compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 71 (2019) in the United States. The music video for the remix was published on March 25, 2019, on Malone's YouTube channel. The remix also appears in the soundtrack of the videogame NBA 2K20 (2019).[9]

Music video

The music video for "Wow." was released on March 19, 2019, on Malone's YouTube channel. On the day of the song's release, there was an animated Christmas theme video because it was released the day before Christmas. It features footage of Malone with Red Hot Chili Peppers, DJ Khaled and Mike Alancourt. The video was directed by James DeFina.[10][11] It has a viewing of 125 million on YouTube as of August 10, 2019. The music video for the remix of the song featuring Roddy Ricch and Tyga was released six days after on March 25, 2019, on Malone's YouTube channel.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12][13]

  • Post Malone – principal vocalist, songwriting
  • Louis Bell – production, recording, vocal production, programming, songwriting
  • Frank Dukes – production, programming, songwriting
  • Billy Walsh – songwriting
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Chris Galland – mixing assistant
  • Robin Florent – mixing assistant
  • Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
  • Anthoine Walters - background vocals
  • Tyga – featured vocalist, songwriting (remix)
  • Roddy Ricch – featured vocalist, songwriting (remix)
  • Anthoine Walters – background vocals (remix)
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering (remix)

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[77] 4× Platinum 280,000
Belgium (BEA)[78] Gold 20,000
Canada (Music Canada)[79] 7× Platinum 560,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[80] Platinum 90,000
France (SNEP)[81] Gold 100,000
Germany (BVMI)[82] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[83] Platinum 50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[84] 2× Platinum 60,000
Poland (ZPAV)[85] Platinum 20,000
Portugal (AFP)[86] Platinum 10,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[87] Gold 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[88] 2× Platinum 1,200,000
United States (RIAA)[89] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States January 8, 2019 Contemporary hit radio Republic [90]
Rhythmic contemporary radio [91]
Various May 24, 2019 7-inch single [92]

See also

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