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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = WOW
| name = Wow
| Cover = Inna_-_WOW_single.jpg
| cover = Inna - WOW single.jpg
| Artist = [[Inna]]
| alt = Shot of Inna in a van with various other people
| Album = [[I Am the Club Rocker]]
| type = single
| Released = April 6, 2012
| artist = [[Inna]]
| album = [[I Am the Club Rocker]]
| Recorded = 2011; [[Play & Win|Play & Win Studios]], [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]
| released = 20 April 2012
| Genre = [[Eurodance]], [[dance-pop]]
| recorded =
| Length = 3:09 <small>(Original Mix)</small>
| studio =
| Label = Roton, [[Universal Music Group|Universal]], [[Ultra Records|Ultra]]
| genre = [[Electropop]]<ref name="direct lyrics"/>
| Writer = [[Play & Win|Sebastian Barac, Marcel Botezan, Radu Bolfea]]
| Producer = Play & Win
| length = 3:09
| Certification =
| label = DIY
| Chronology = [[Inna]] singles
| writer = *[[Play & Win|Sebastian Barac]]
*[[Play & Win|Radu Bolfea]]
| Last single = "[[Endless (song)|Endless]]"<br />(2011)
*[[Play & Win|Marcel Botezan]]
| This single = "'''WOW'''"<br />(2012)
| producer = [[Play & Win]]
| Next single = "[[Caliente (Inna song)|Caliente]]"<br />(2012)
| prev_title = [[Endless (Inna song)|Endless]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Caliente (Inna song)|Caliente]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
}}
"'''Wow'''" is a song recorded by Romanian singer [[Inna]] for her second studio album, ''[[I Am the Club Rocker]]'' (2011). Written and produced by [[Play & Win]] members Sebastian Barac, Radu Bolfea and Marcel Botezan, it was made available for digital download on 20 April 2012 as the fifth single from the record through DIY Records. Musically, "Wow" is an [[electropop]] song.


An accompanying music video was shot by [[Edward Aninaru]] at [[MediaPro Studios]] in [[Buftea]], Romania in January 2012. It was uploaded onto Inna's official YouTube channel on 5 April 2012 and references multiple [[fairy tale]]s and animated movies, including ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' and ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1951). [[Music journalism|Music critics]] applauded the visual, praising its contemporary production. The song was nominated for Best Dance at the 2012 [[Romanian Music Awards]]. Commercially, "Wow" reached number 10 in Romania and position 171 in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]].
"'''Wow'''" (stylised as "'''WOW'''") is a song by [[Romania]]n recording artist [[Inna]], released as the fifth single from her second studio album, ''[[I Am the Club Rocker]]''. The song was written and produced by Inna's producers and managers [[Play & Win]] (Sebastian Barac, Marcel Botezan, Radu Bolfea). Inna uploaded the song on her [[YouTube]] channel two weeks prior the album's release, along with an internet video to "Put Your Hands Up" and "[[Endless (song)|Endless]]". It was released as a promotional single in Romania, exclusively in order to promote the brand new opening of iTunes Store Romania. It was unlocked on September 4, 2011 for a limited period towards September 6 and it was then removed and finally re-uploaded once with the album's release on September 19, 2011. A cover for the track was shot in late September on a Romanian beach at the Black Sea shore. On April 5, 2012 an official music video was released on Inna's YouTube Account.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wXHewILeTk WOW (Official Music Video) @ YouTube]</ref>


==Background==
==Background and reception==
{{Listen|pos=left|filename=WOW (Sample).ogg|title="Wow"|description= A 23-second of "Wow". A [[SpinMedia|Direct Lyrics]] editor described the single's genre as "sexy" [[electropop]].<ref name="direct lyrics"/>|format =[[Ogg]]}}
"WOW" was written, produced and arranged by Sebastian Barac, Marcel Botezan, Radu Bolfea, Inna's long-time producers who identify themselves as [[Play & Win]]. The track was recorded at the Play & Win Studios in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]. It is a dance song, combining elements of [[Eurodance|Euro-NRG]], [[Europop]] and [[dance-pop]]. Lyrically, the song invites listeners, especially Inna's fanbase of "Club Rockers", to join her in dance. Due to popularity among Inna's fanbase, the song was released as an official single later in 2012.
"Wow" was written and produced by Romanian trio [[Play & Win]] members Sebastian Barac, Radu Bolfea and Marcel Botezan.<ref name="credits">{{cite AV media notes |title=I Am the Club Rocker |others=[[Inna]] |date=19 September 2011 |type=liner notes/ CD booklet |publisher=[[Roton (label)|Roton]]}}</ref> It was made available for digital download in Italy on 20 April 2012 by DIY Records; both the Italian and American digital releases featured multiple remixes alongside the original track.<ref name="release"/><ref name="us release"/> The accompanying cover artwork for "Wow" was shot by [[Edward Aninaru]] in a summer 2011 photo shooting session.<ref name="teaser"/>

Following its release to Romanian radio stations, "Wow" entered the nation's [[Kiss FM (Romania)#Airplay 100|Airplay 100]] chart at number 77 on 22 April, reaching number 10 on 10 June.<ref name="Romania">{{cite web|url= http://www.kissfm.ro/podcasturi/1506|title= Airplay 100 – 10 iunie 2012|publisher= [[Kiss FM (Romania)|Kiss FM]]|work= [[Media Forest]]|language= ro|access-date= 12 November 2016|date= 10 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.kissfm.ro/emisiuni/54/airplay100|title= Airplay 100|publisher= [[Kiss FM (Romania)|Kiss FM]]|work= [[Media Forest]]|language= ro|access-date= 3 October 2017}}</ref> On the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]]'s [[Tophit]] chart, "Wow" debuted at number 216 on 28 April and reached number 171 on 19 May 2012.<ref name="Russia">{{cite web |title=Wow – Tophitru.com |url=http://www.tophit.ru/ru/tracks/38304/view |publisher=Tophit |access-date=7 July 2015 |archive-date=28 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828191136/http://www.tophit.ru/ru/tracks/38304/view |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song was nominated for Best Dance at the 2012 [[Romanian Music Awards]].<ref name="rma2012">{{cite web| url = http://1music.ro/news/muzica/nominalizarile-la-romanian-music-awards-2012-voteaza-acum/| title =Nominalizarile la Romanian Music Awards 2012| access-date = 7 February 2016|publisher=1 Music|language=ro|date=12 May 2012|trans-title=Nominations at the Romanian Music Awards 2012|archive-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710151210/http://1music.ro/news/muzica/nominalizarile-la-romanian-music-awards-2012-voteaza-acum/|author=Scris de Anca}}</ref>
The line "WOW WOW WOW" is taken from the Duchess' Lullaby from ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', which parts of the music video is inspired by.

==Composition==
{{Listen
| filename = Inna-wow.ogg
| title = "WOW"
| description = The promotional single "W.O.W" became an airplay hit as it entered the [[Romanian Top 100]].
| pos = left
}}

This record bears a resemblance to the classic Inna beat from old hits, such as "[[Hot (Inna song)|Hot]]" and "[[Sun Is Up]]".


==Music video==
==Music video==
[[File:Alice_in_wonderland_1951.jpg|thumb|right|alt=An animated image of a blonde girl lying in a field, wearing a blue-white dress.|200px|The music video for "Wow" references multiple [[fairy tale]]s and movies, including ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1951).<ref name="utv"/><ref name="mtv2015"/>]]
A music video for the song was filmed in January–February, 2012. Its teaser premiered on [[Inna]]'s official [[YouTube]] channel and via [[Facebook]] on March 28. It was released on April 5, 2012 on Inna's YouTube Account. It features Inna and a group of friends enjoying a sunny day in the beach. Inna is shown speaking in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], as she had been improving that language in late 2011, due to the special support she had received from [[Mexico]] and Hispanic fans: ''"Oye, ¿cúanto tiempo tenemos más hasta la playa?"''. Suddenly, she's hit by an airball and faints. She dreams she's playing different roles in Wonderland. Elements from [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]], [[Alice in Wonderland]], and [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]] are depicted, while Inna sings and dances.
An accompanying music video for "Wow" was shot by Aninaru at the [[MediaPro Studios]] in [[Buftea]], Romania in January 2012, with whom Inna had previously collaborated for around 50 photo shootings at that time.<ref name="teaser"/><ref name="urban.ro"/> According to the singer, Aninaru came with the idea of referencing multiple [[fairy tale]] characters — including [[Snow White]] and [[Dorothy Gale]] from ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''<ref name="mtv2015">{{cite web| title = MTV EMA 2015 – Inna| url =http://ro.mtvema.com/_/inna| access-date = 7 February 2016|publisher=[[MTV]]|language=ro|archive-date=11 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211233805/http://ro.mtvema.com/_/inna}}</ref> — in the visual, which she agreed to.<ref name="teaser">{{cite news|url=http://www.urban.ro/muzica/videoclipuri/inna---wow-teaser-videoclip|title=Inna – Wow (teaser videoclip)|date=30 March 2012|access-date=3 October 2017|language=ro|publisher=Urban.ro|author=Scris de Edi|archive-date=4 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004041121/http://www.urban.ro/muzica/videoclipuri/inna---wow-teaser-videoclip|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="urban.ro"/> The clip was uploaded onto Inna's YouTube channel on 5 April 2012,<ref name="video">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wXHewILeTk|title=Inna – Wow (Official Video)|publisher=YouTube |date=5 April 2012|access-date=29 July 2015}}</ref> preceded by a preview lasting 23 seconds.<ref name="teaser"/>


The music video — lasting for nearly five minutes<ref name="utv"/> — begins with Inna in a van driving to an animated beach setting along with other people; while on journey, they sing a stripped-down portion of "Wow". Following this, they exit the van and encounter other summary dressed people lying on a [[confetti]] ground. After being hit by a [[beach ball]], Inna faints and is afterwards looked from above by people dressed in black-and-white outfits. As the music video progresses, the singer is shown dancing and performing to the song in various fairy tale settings, while encountering various characters. Scenes include her appearing oversized while inside a room, and her dancing on a table at an ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''–inspired meal with various characters in a background of [[champignon]]s; she wears a [[Hatter (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Hatter]]–esqué hat. The clip ends with Inna performing a synchronized choreography with all characters before the screen turns black.<ref name="utv"/><ref name="video"/>
== Chart performance ==
After its official airplay and video release on April 6, 2012, the song quickly entered the [[Romanian Top 100]] at number seventy-seven on April 22, 2012 and reached number twelve on May 20, 2012. It then slide down to number seventeen and stayed there for two weeks. On June 10, 2012 it rose up and entered the top ten at number ten, becoming Inna's seventh top ten single. On the [[Russian Music Charts]], "WOW" debuted at number 216 on April 29, 2012 and peaked at number 171.


An Urban.ro editor praised the visual and its production, calling it "sexy".<ref name="video urban">{{cite news|url=http://www.urban.ro/muzica/videoclipuri/inna-se-transforma-in-printesa-in-wow-videoclip-oficial|title=Inna se transforma in printesa in "Wow" (videoclip oficial)|date=6 April 2012|access-date=3 October 2017|language=ro|publisher=Urban.ro|author=Scris de Edi|trans-title=Inna is a princess in "Wow" (official video)|archive-date=4 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004041128/http://www.urban.ro/muzica/videoclipuri/inna-se-transforma-in-printesa-in-wow-videoclip-oficial|url-status=dead}}</ref> Schaap of Direct Lyrics saw the clip as "out there... to say the least", and labelled it as a mix between ''Alice in Wonderland'', the 1971 American musical film ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' and American singer [[Gwen Stefani]]'s "swagger and theme" in her visual for "[[What You Waiting For?]]" (2004).<ref name="direct lyrics">{{cite news|url=http://www.directlyrics.com/inna--wow-music-video-news.html|title=Inna – Wow (Music Video)|publisher=[[SpinMedia|Direct Lyrics]]|author=Schaap, Yvo|date=6 April 2012|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref> A writer from Utv.ro thought that the music video "has everything to be successful: it's very dinamic, full of color and it's hard to look away from the screen."<ref name="utv">{{cite web| publisher =Utv.ro| title =Inna a lansat un videoclip… "WOW"| url =http://www.utv.ro/muzica/dance/inna-a-lansat-un-videoclip-wow-video/| access-date = 28 July 2015|language=ro|author=Scris de Cristina}}</ref>
==Credits and personnel==
*Play & Win – [[arrangement]], [[record producer|co-production]], [[singing|backing vocals]], [[songwriter|writing]]
*Inna - [[singing|vocals]]


==Track listings==
==Live performances==
As part of her "Wow Session" series on YouTube, Inna performed the song in a setting similar to its music video on 3 March 2012 to celebrate five million fans on her Facebook page.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSyVeh1RIN4|title=Inna – Wow {{!}} Live @ Wow Session|date=3 March 2012|access-date=3 October 2017|publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref name="urban.ro">{{cite news|url=http://www.urban.ro/muzica/inna-sarbatoreste-5-milioane-de-fani-pe-facebook-cu-wow-live/|title=Inna sarbatoreste 5 milioane de fani pe Facebook cu "Wow" live|trans-title=Inna celebrates 5 million fans on her Facebook page with live performance of "Wow"|date=5 March 2012|access-date=3 October 2017|language=ro|publisher=Urban.ro|author=Scris de Alex}}</ref> Inna's vocal delivery and the live instrumentation received praise from an Urban.ro editor.<ref name="urban.ro"/> She also delivered a live performance of "Wow" at the [[World Trade Center Mexico City]] in September 2012 along with other material from ''[[I Am the Club Rocker]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.starmedia.com/entretenimiento/concierto-inna-en-pepsi-center-wtc-mexico-septiembre-2012/|title=Concierto De Inna En El Pepsi Center WTC De México, Septiembre 2012|trans-title=Inna's concert in the Pepsi Center WTC de Mexico, September 2012|language=es|publisher=StarMedia|date=20 September 2012|access-date=18 June 2017|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813225036/http://www.starmedia.com/entretenimiento/concierto-inna-en-pepsi-center-wtc-mexico-septiembre-2012/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Track listing==
;Wow (Official Versions)
*'''Official versions'''{{efn|group=upper-alpha|This acts as a summary of all versions of the single found on its digital releases in Italy and the United States.<ref name="release"/><ref name="us release"/>}}
# "Wow (Original Mix)" - 3:09
# "Wow (Video Mix)" - 3:38
#"Wow" – 3:09
#"Wow" (Radio Edit) – 3:09
#"Wow" (Extended Version) – 4:37
#"Wow" (Live Version) – 3:23
#"Wow" (Casey & Moore vs. Sandro Bani Remix) – 6:02
#"Wow" (Timmy Rise & Barrington Lawrence Remix) – 6:52
#"Wow" (Beenie Becker Radio Edit) – 3:11
#"Wow" (Beenie Becker Club Edit) – 4:41
#"Wow" (Steve Roberts Radio Edit Remix) – 2:24
#"Wow" (Steve Roberts Extended Remix) – 3:53
#"Wow" (Starz Angels M***** F***** Radio Remix) – 3:46
#"Wow" (Starz Angels M***** F***** Club Remix) – 6:16
#"Wow" (Starz Angels M***** F***** Dub Remix) – 6:16
#"Wow" (JRMX Edit) – 3:54
#"Wow" (JRMX Club) – 7:37
#"Wow" (JRMX Dub) – 7:38


==Charts==
;Wow (Official Remixes)
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
# "Wow (Play & Win Radio Edit Version)" - 3:09
|-
# "Wow (Fred Pellichero Radio Edit)" - 3:02
! Chart (2012)
# "Wow (Beenie Becker Radio Edit)" - 3:11
! Peak<br />position
# "Wow (Muttonheads Radio Edit)" - 3:11
|-
# "Wow (Steve Roberts Radio Edit)" - 2:25
!scope="row"| [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] ([[Tophit]])<ref name="Russia"/>
# "Wow (Franck Dona Radio Edit)" - 3:22
|{{center|171}}
# "Wow (JRMX Radio Edit)" - 3:54
|-
# "Wow (Starz Angels M***** F***** Radio Edit)" - 3:46
!scope="row"|Moldova ([[Media Forest|Moldova TV Airplay]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaforest-moldova.com:80/|title=Media Forest - Weekly Charts|publisher=[[Media Forest]]|date=30 April 2012|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513192708/http://mediaforest-moldova.com/|archive-date=13 May 2012|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
# "Wow (Play & Win Extended Version)" - 4:38
|{{center|10}}
# "Wow (Fred Pellichero Club Remix)" - 5:02
|-
# "Wow (Beenie Becker Club Remix)" - 4:41
!scope="row"| Romania ([[Kiss FM (Romania)#Airplay 100|Airplay 100]])<ref name="Romania"/>
# "Wow (Muttonheads Club Remix)" - 4:25
|{{center|10}}
# "Wow (Steve Roberts Club Remix)" - 3:54
|-
# "Wow (Franck Dona Club Remix)" - 5:13
|}
# "Wow (Timmy Rise & Barrington Lawrence Remix)" - 6:52
# "Wow (JRMX Club Remix)" - 7:37
# "Wow (Casey & Moore vs. Sandro Bani Remix)" - 6:02
# "Wow (Starz Angels M***** F***** Club Remix)" - 6:16
# "Wow (JRMX Dub)" - 7:38
# "Wow (Starz Angels M***** F***** Dub)" - 6:16
# "Wow (Live Version)" - 3:23


== Charts ==
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable"
|-
|-
!Region
! scope="col" | Chart (2011-2012)
!Date
! scope="col" | Peak<br/>position
!Format
!Label
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Italy<ref name="release">{{cite news|url=https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/wow/id518009004|title=Wow di Inna su Apple Music|date=20 April 2012|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>
| Romania ([[Romanian Radio Airplay Chart|Airplay 100]])<ref>[http://www.kissfm.ro/emisiuni/54/Airplay-100.html Romania's Airplay 100 (KissFM Podcast) - June 10, 2012]</ref>
|20 April 2012
|style="text-align:center;"|10
|rowspan="3"|Digital download
|DIY
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Romania<ref name="ro release">{{cite news|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ro/album/wow/id523022240|title=Wow – Single by Inna on Apple Music|date=26 April 2012|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>
| Russia ([[Russian Music Charts|NPFF]])<ref>http://www.tophitru.com/cgi-bin/trackinfo.cgi?id=38304</ref>
|26 April 2012
| style="text"-align:center;"|171
|[[Roton (label)|Roton]]
|-
!scope="row"|United States<ref name="us release">{{cite news|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wow-radio-edit/id522891652|title=Wow by Inna on Apple Music|date=15 May 2012|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>
|15 May 2012
|[[Ultra Records|Ultra]]
|}
|}

== Notes ==
{{notelist-ua}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wXHewILeTk Official video] on YouTube


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Latest revision as of 00:17, 30 August 2024

"Wow"
Shot of Inna in a van with various other people
Single by Inna
from the album I Am the Club Rocker
Released20 April 2012
GenreElectropop[1]
Length3:09
LabelDIY
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Play & Win
Inna singles chronology
"Endless"
(2011) 		"Wow"
(2012) 		"Caliente"
(2012)

"Wow" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna for her second studio album, I Am the Club Rocker (2011). Written and produced by Play & Win members Sebastian Barac, Radu Bolfea and Marcel Botezan, it was made available for digital download on 20 April 2012 as the fifth single from the record through DIY Records. Musically, "Wow" is an electropop song.

An accompanying music video was shot by Edward Aninaru at MediaPro Studios in Buftea, Romania in January 2012. It was uploaded onto Inna's official YouTube channel on 5 April 2012 and references multiple fairy tales and animated movies, including The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland (1951). Music critics applauded the visual, praising its contemporary production. The song was nominated for Best Dance at the 2012 Romanian Music Awards. Commercially, "Wow" reached number 10 in Romania and position 171 in the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Background and reception

[edit]
"Wow"
A 23-second of "Wow". A Direct Lyrics editor described the single's genre as "sexy" electropop.[1]
Problems playing this file? See media help.

"Wow" was written and produced by Romanian trio Play & Win members Sebastian Barac, Radu Bolfea and Marcel Botezan.[2] It was made available for digital download in Italy on 20 April 2012 by DIY Records; both the Italian and American digital releases featured multiple remixes alongside the original track.[3][4] The accompanying cover artwork for "Wow" was shot by Edward Aninaru in a summer 2011 photo shooting session.[5] Following its release to Romanian radio stations, "Wow" entered the nation's Airplay 100 chart at number 77 on 22 April, reaching number 10 on 10 June.[6][7] On the Commonwealth of Independent States's Tophit chart, "Wow" debuted at number 216 on 28 April and reached number 171 on 19 May 2012.[8] The song was nominated for Best Dance at the 2012 Romanian Music Awards.[9]

Music video

[edit]
An animated image of a blonde girl lying in a field, wearing a blue-white dress.
The music video for "Wow" references multiple fairy tales and movies, including Alice in Wonderland (1951).[10][11]

An accompanying music video for "Wow" was shot by Aninaru at the MediaPro Studios in Buftea, Romania in January 2012, with whom Inna had previously collaborated for around 50 photo shootings at that time.[5][12] According to the singer, Aninaru came with the idea of referencing multiple fairy tale characters — including Snow White and Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz[11] — in the visual, which she agreed to.[5][12] The clip was uploaded onto Inna's YouTube channel on 5 April 2012,[13] preceded by a preview lasting 23 seconds.[5]

The music video — lasting for nearly five minutes[10] — begins with Inna in a van driving to an animated beach setting along with other people; while on journey, they sing a stripped-down portion of "Wow". Following this, they exit the van and encounter other summary dressed people lying on a confetti ground. After being hit by a beach ball, Inna faints and is afterwards looked from above by people dressed in black-and-white outfits. As the music video progresses, the singer is shown dancing and performing to the song in various fairy tale settings, while encountering various characters. Scenes include her appearing oversized while inside a room, and her dancing on a table at an Alice in Wonderland–inspired meal with various characters in a background of champignons; she wears a Hatter–esqué hat. The clip ends with Inna performing a synchronized choreography with all characters before the screen turns black.[10][13]

An Urban.ro editor praised the visual and its production, calling it "sexy".[14] Schaap of Direct Lyrics saw the clip as "out there... to say the least", and labelled it as a mix between Alice in Wonderland, the 1971 American musical film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and American singer Gwen Stefani's "swagger and theme" in her visual for "What You Waiting For?" (2004).[1] A writer from Utv.ro thought that the music video "has everything to be successful: it's very dinamic, full of color and it's hard to look away from the screen."[10]

Live performances

[edit]

As part of her "Wow Session" series on YouTube, Inna performed the song in a setting similar to its music video on 3 March 2012 to celebrate five million fans on her Facebook page.[15][12] Inna's vocal delivery and the live instrumentation received praise from an Urban.ro editor.[12] She also delivered a live performance of "Wow" at the World Trade Center Mexico City in September 2012 along with other material from I Am the Club Rocker.[16]

Track listing

[edit]
  • Official versions[A]
  1. "Wow" – 3:09
  2. "Wow" (Radio Edit) – 3:09
  3. "Wow" (Extended Version) – 4:37
  4. "Wow" (Live Version) – 3:23
  5. "Wow" (Casey & Moore vs. Sandro Bani Remix) – 6:02
  6. "Wow" (Timmy Rise & Barrington Lawrence Remix) – 6:52
  7. "Wow" (Beenie Becker Radio Edit) – 3:11
  8. "Wow" (Beenie Becker Club Edit) – 4:41
  9. "Wow" (Steve Roberts Radio Edit Remix) – 2:24
  10. "Wow" (Steve Roberts Extended Remix) – 3:53
  11. "Wow" (Starz Angels M***** F***** Radio Remix) – 3:46
  12. "Wow" (Starz Angels M***** F***** Club Remix) – 6:16
  13. "Wow" (Starz Angels M***** F***** Dub Remix) – 6:16
  14. "Wow" (JRMX Edit) – 3:54
  15. "Wow" (JRMX Club) – 7:37
  16. "Wow" (JRMX Dub) – 7:38

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2012) Peak
position
CIS (Tophit)[8]
171
Moldova (Moldova TV Airplay)[17]
10
Romania (Airplay 100)[6]
10

Release history

[edit]
Region Date Format Label
Italy[3] 20 April 2012 Digital download DIY
Romania[18] 26 April 2012 Roton
United States[4] 15 May 2012 Ultra

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ This acts as a summary of all versions of the single found on its digital releases in Italy and the United States.[3][4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Schaap, Yvo (6 April 2012). "Inna – Wow (Music Video)". Direct Lyrics. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. ^ I Am the Club Rocker (liner notes/ CD booklet). Inna. Roton. 19 September 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Wow di Inna su Apple Music". iTunes Store. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Wow by Inna on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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