Wildest Dreams (song)
| Wildest Dreams | |
|---|---|
| Taylor Swift | |
| publication | August 31, 2015 |
| length | 3:40 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , electro-pop |
| Author (s) | Taylor Swift , Max Martin , Shellback |
| Publisher (s) | Universal Music Group |
| Label | Big machine |
| album | 1989 |
Wildest Dreams (English for Wildest Dreams is) a song of American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her 2014 released fifth studio album 1989 . It was written by Swift with Max Martin and Shellback . The song was released on August 31, 2015 as the fifth single on the album after Bad Blood .
Musically, Wildest Dreams is a ballad with influences from Dream Pop . A remix by Dutch DJ R3hab was released on October 11, 2015.
composition
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Swift co-wrote Wildest Dreams with producers Max Martin and Shellback . Wildest Dreams is a ballad that has in part been compared to the works of Lana Del Rey . The song is in A flat major and has a moderate tempo of 69 beats per minute . Taylor's vocal range extends from E3 to E5.
criticism
Wildest Dreams received positive reviews. Sputnikmusic said that Swift shows that they take current influences and incorporate them into something impressive of their own. Corey Beasley of PopMatters wrote that Swift would copy Lana Del Rey here and also convey the atmosphere of her songs well. Marah Eakin from the AV Club and Alexis Petridis from the Guardian also noticed the influences from Lana Del Rey . The New York Times highlighted the most pronounced variations of her voice, while she sings the verse rather calmly, it goes an octave higher in the bridge.
Music video
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The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn , who did the same on Taylor's previous singles Blank Space and Bad Blood . It was filmed in Africa and California. The video first ran in the run-up to the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards on August 30, 2015. In the video, Swift plays a fictional actress named Majorie Finn and Scott Eastwood plays Robert Kingsley. Swift's grandmother was called Majorie Finlay, her grandfather was Robert, her father's middle name was Kingsley. Swift got the idea for the video through a book by Ava Gardner and Peter Evans , The Secret Conversations . According to Khan, the video is based on classic Hollywood romances such as those between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and the films African Queen , Out of Africa and The English Patient . The video is set in the African savannah in the 1950s. The two actors, Majorie and Robert, shoot a film there and fall in love. After an argument, the romance ends and the two meet again at the premiere in Hollywood.
The video was praised for being a good match for the theme of the song and for setting itself apart from average videos by paying homage to the old films. Brittany Spanos Rolling Stone thought the video brought back old Hollywood glamor. There were also critical voices who said that the video provided an embellished version of the colonialism of that time.
Commercial win
Wildest Dreams came on the American Billboard Hot 100 at number 76 in the week of November 15, 2014, from the 1989 album . After being released as a single, it climbed to number 5 on the Hot 100, making it the fifth hit in a row from the album to make it into the top 10. Also, Wildest Dreams is Taylor Swift's sixth song at # 1 on radio songs .
Chart placements
| Chart (2014–15) | position |
|---|---|
 Austria
|
21st |
 United Kingdom
|
40 |
 United States (Billboard Hot 100)
|
5 |
|
United States (Billboard Adult Pop Songs)
|
1 |
|
United States (Billboard Dance Airplay)
|
1 |
|
United States (Billboard Pop Songs)
|
1 |
Annual charts
| Chart (2015) | position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 57 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 2 × platinum
|
140,000 |
 Canada (MC)
|
platinum
|
80,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
 gold
|
7,500 |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
3 × platinum
|
3,000,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
gold
|
400,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 6 × platinum |
3,627,500 |
Main article: Taylor Swift / Music Sales Awards
Individual evidence
- ↑ Review: Taylor Swift channels Lana Del Rey in new single 'Wildest Dreams' .
- ^ Review: Taylor Swift - 1989 . In: Sputnikmusic . October 28, 2014.
- ^ Marah Eakin: With 1989, Taylor Swift finally grows up . In: The AV Club . October 28, 2014.
- ↑ Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift . Musicnotes.com.
- ^ Review: Taylor Swift - 1989 . In: Sputnikmusic . October 28, 2014.
- ^ Corey Beasley: Taylor Swift: 1989 . In: PopMatters . October 31, 2014.
- ^ Marah Eakin: With 1989, Taylor Swift finally grows up . In: The AV Club . October 28, 2014.
- ↑ Alexis Petridis: Taylor Swift: 1989 review - leagues ahead of the teen-pop competition . In: The Guardian . October 24, 2014.
- ↑ Jon Caramanica: A Farewell to Twang . In: The New York Times . October 24, 2014.
- ↑ Natalie Weiner: VMAs: Taylor Swift Debuts 'Wildest Dreams' Video Billboard . In: Billboard . August 31, 2015.
- ↑ a b Viviane Rutabingwa, James Kassaga Arinaitwe: Taylor Swift Is Dreaming of a Very White Africa . NPR . Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ↑ Taylor Swift's 'Wildest Dreams' Will Premiere During the VMA Pre-Show . MTV News.
- ↑ Christopher Rosen: Taylor Swift teases 'Wildest Dreams' video with pic of Scott Eastwood . 29th August 2015.
- ↑ Chuck Klosterman: Taylor Swift on 'Bad Blood', Kanye West, and How People Interpret Her Lyrics . In: GQ . 15th October 2015.
- ^ Director of Taylor Swift's New Video Defends His Work . NPR. 2nd September 2015.
- ↑ Emilee Linder, Taylor Swift's 'Wildest Dreams' Video Is Here To Make You Cry . MTV . August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Forrest Whickman: Watch Taylor Swift Go Classical Hollywood With the video for 'Wildest Dreams' . August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Mike Wass: Taylor Swift And Scott Eastwood Pay Tribute To Cinema's Greatest Love Stories In "Wildest Dreams": Watch . August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Brittany Spanos: Watch Taylor Swift's Glamorous, Retro 'Wildest Dreams' Video . August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Lauren Duca: Taylor Swift's 'Wildest Dreams' Channels White Colonialism . August 30, 2015.
- ^ The Weeknd at No. 1 on Hot 100, Shawn Mendes earns first Top 10 . In: Billboard .
- ↑ billboard.com
- ↑ Hot 100: Year End 2015 . billboard.com.