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{{short description|1970 single by Cat Stevens}}
:''Wild World is also a former name for the [[Six Flags America]] amusement park in Largo, Maryland.''
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:''For the Nintendo DS game see ''[[Animal Crossing: Wild World]]''
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{{Infobox song
| name = Wild World
| cover = Cat Stevens - Wild World (US).jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = A-side label of the US/Canada single
| type = single
| artist = [[Cat Stevens]]
| album = [[Tea for the Tillerman]]
| B-side = {{ubl|"Miles from Nowhere" (USA and Canada)|"Sad Lisa" (Germany)}}
| released = September 1970
| recorded = July 1970
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Folk rock]]
| length = 3:15
| label =
* [[Island Records|Island]] (UK/Europe)
* [[A&M Records|A&M]] (US/Canada)
| writer = [[Cat Stevens]]
| producer = [[Paul Samwell-Smith]]
| prev_title = [[Father and Son (song)|Father and Son]]
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = [[Moonshadow (song)|Moonshadow]]
| next_year = 1971
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = single
| cover = Wild-World-cover.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = German cover
}}
{{External music video|header=Official audio|{{YouTube|rBA1jocMvnc|"Wild World"}}}}
}}
"'''Wild World'''" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter [[Cat Stevens]]. It first appeared on his fourth album, ''[[Tea for the Tillerman]]'' (1970). Released as a single in September 1970 by [[Island Records]] and [[A&M Records]], "Wild World" saw significant commercial success, garnering attention for its themes of love and heartbreak, and has been covered numerous times since its release. [[Maxi Priest]] and [[Mr. Big (American band)|Mr. Big]] (released in 1988 and 1993 respectively) had successful cover versions of the song.


==Song meaning==
'''"Wild World"''' is a song written and recorded by [[Cat Stevens]]. It first appeared in his 1970 album, ''[[Tea for the Tillerman]]''. It was the most popular single on that album. The song is in the form of the singer's words to his departing lover. Despite having continued feelings that are "breaking [his] heart in two," he accepts her decision and wishes her well, but warns her that life without him will not be so easy. The refrain begins each time with "Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world / It's hard to get by just upon a smile."
Stevens developed a relationship with actress [[Patti D'Arbanville]] and the two were a pair for roughly two years. During that time, he wrote several songs about her, including "Wild World".


The song is in the form of the singer's words to his departing lover, inspired by the end of their romance. Stevens later recalled to ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'': "It was one of those chord sequences that's very common in Spanish music. I turned it around and came up with that theme—which is a recurring theme in my work—which is to do with leaving, the sadness of leaving, and the anticipation of what lies beyond."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=291|title=Wild World by Cat Stevens Songfacts}}</ref>
The song has been covered by many artists, with many of the [[cover version|covers]] becoming hits of their own. As of 2006, the most famous cover of the song is by [[Jimmy Cliff]]. Some of the subsequent covers have also been in the [[reggae]] style, indicating that they may be covers of Cliff's version, as opposed to direct covers of Cat Stevens' original arrangement.


Released as a single in late 1970, it peaked at No. 11 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/yusuf/chart-history|title=Yusuf Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> "Wild World" has been credited as the song that gave Stevens' next album, ''[[Tea for the Tillerman]]'', "enough kick" to get it played on [[FM radio]]; and Island Records' [[Chris Blackwell]] called it "the best album we've ever released".<ref name="Scoppa">{{cite web|url=http://majicat.com/articles/rock71.htm|title=Easy Does It|last=Scoppa|first=Bud|date=24 May 1971 |publisher=Rock Magazine |access-date=28 October 2008}}</ref>
In 2006, "[[Littlest Things]]," the 3rd single released by [[Lily Allen]] from [[Alright, Still]], her debut album, was noted as having similarities with Wild World in its introduction.


In November 2008, the ''Tea for the Tillerman'' CD was re-issued in a deluxe version which included the original demo of "Wild World".
It also appeared in [[Episode 9 (Skins)|the series finale]] of ''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]'' as a cover, with the cast singing the song to try and emote their feelings to the viewers. The only person in the cast that didn't sing was Tony ([[Nicholas Hoult]]) who was dubbed and had been whenever singing throughout the series. This was revealed on the Charlotte Church show on channel 4 during an interview with him.
==Notable covers==
*[[Jimmy Cliff]]
*[[Matt Nathanson]]
*[[Maxi Priest]]
*[[Mr. Big (band)|Mr. Big]]
*[[UB40]]
*[[Beth Orton]]
*[[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]]
*[[SNFU]]
*[[Tesla (band)|Tesla]]
*[[Skye Sweetnam]]
*[[The Mountain Goats]]
*[[Jose Feliciano]]


==Interpretation==
[[Category:Cat Stevens songs]]


Some critics and music writers have deemed "Wild World" to be condescending and misogynistic.<ref>Judy Berman, [http://flavorwire.com/425674/10-classic-rock-songs-that-are-also-epic-mansplanations "10 Classic Rock Songs That Are Also Epic Mansplanations"], ''Flavorwire'', 19 November 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.literaryramblings.com/the-deconstruction-of-popular-music-wild-world-by-cat-stevens/ "The Deconstruction of Popular Music: 'Wild World', by Cat Stevens] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103103546/http://www.literaryramblings.com/the-deconstruction-of-popular-music-wild-world-by-cat-stevens/ |date=3 January 2021 }}, ''Literary Ramblings'', 1 May 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/blurred-lines-the-worst-song-of-this-or-any-other-year-20131206|title=Rob Sheffield's Worst Song of 2013: 'Blurred Lines'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=6 December 2013}}</ref> In her 1971 essay "But Now I'm Gonna Move," critic [[Ellen Willis]] described a method of revealing male bias in lyrics in which the listener imagines the genders reversed:
[[tr:Wild World]]
{{blockquote|By this test, a diatribe like '[[Under My Thumb]]' is not nearly so sexist in its implications as, for example, Cat Stevens's gentle, sympathetic 'Wild World'; [[Mick Jagger|Jagger]]'s fantasy of sweet revenge could easily be female—in fact, it has a female counterpart, [[Nancy Sinatra]]'s '[[These Boots Are Made for Walkin'|Boots']] — but it's hard to imagine a woman sadly warning her ex-lover that he's too innocent for the big bad world out there.<ref>Ellen Willis, "But Now I'm Gonna Move," October 1971, page 135-139</ref>}}


==Personnel==
* Cat Stevens – classical guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, lead vocals
* [[Alun Davies (guitarist)|Alun Davies]] – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
* Harvey Burns – drums, congas, tambourine
* John Ryan – double bass


==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Wild Word"
!Chart (1970–1971)
!Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|AustraliaKent|31|artist=Cat Stevens|page=66|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|31|artist=Cat Stevens|song=Wild World|rowheader=true|access-date=14 June 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|14|chartid=5377|publish-date=24 April 1971|access-date=17 January 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|32|chartid=5221|publish-date=10 April 1971|access-date=17 January 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"| Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e dischi]]|language=it|access-date=14 June 2022}} ''Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Wild world".''</ref>
|align="center"|47
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|11|artist=Cat Stevens|song=Wild World|access-date=17 January 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|21|artist=Cat Stevens|song=Wild World|access-date=17 January 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>[http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19710417.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 17, 1971]</ref>
|align="center"|18
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Chart (2007)
!Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|52|artist=Cat Stevens|song=Wild World|artistid=37679|access-date=17 January 2021}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Chart (1971)
! style="text-align:center;"|Rank
|-
|US ([[Joel Whitburn]]'s ''Pop Annual'')<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |date=1999 |title=Pop Annual |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research Inc. |isbn=0-89820-142-X}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|102
|-
|US ''Cash Box'' Top 100<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html |title=Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1971 |access-date=25 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006205612/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html |archive-date=6 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|98
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Cat Stevens|title=Wild World|award=Platinum|relyear=1970|certyear=2021|access-date=25 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Yusuf / Cat Stevens|title=Wild World|award=Platinum|relyear=1970|certyear=2024|access-date=15 September 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Cat Stevens|title=Wild World|award=Platinum|relyear=2004|certyear=2023|id=13923-1822-1|access-date=5 January 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Cover versions==
The song has been covered by many artists, with many of the [[cover version|covers]] becoming hits of their own. [[Jimmy Cliff]]'s version, released a few months after Stevens released the original version, reached No. 8 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. Surprisingly, Stevens' version was not released as a single in the UK. Some of the subsequent covers have also been in the [[reggae]] style, such as [[Maxi Priest]]'s version of the song. Recorded and released as a single in 1988, this version also did well on the charts, reaching No. 5 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and No. 25 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

In 1987, [[Jonathan King]] accused [[Pet Shop Boys]] of plagiarising the melody of "Wild World" for their UK No. 1 single "[[It's a Sin]]". He made the claims in ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'', for which he wrote a regular column during the 1980s. King also released his own cover version of "Wild World" as a single, using a similar musical arrangement to "It's a Sin", in an effort to demonstrate his claims. This single flopped, while Pet Shop Boys sued King, eventually winning out-of-court damages, which they donated to charity.<ref>{{cite web|work=Independent|title=Editor-At-Large: He lured boys. He's a bully. Now he bleats|date=2 April 2005|last=Street-Porter|first=Jane|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/columnists/janet-street-porter/editor-at-large-he-lured-boys-hes-a-bully-now-he-bleats-530894.html}}</ref>

On 7 July 2007, the song was performed twice at the [[Live Earth]] concerts. [[James Blunt]] sang it at [[Wembley Stadium]] in London, England, while Stevens (by then known as Yusuf Islam) himself sang it in [[Hamburg]], Germany.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone|title=James Blunt covers Cat Stevens at Live Earth|date=7 July 2007|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/live-earth-14-1343829}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=NME|title=International Report: Live Earth Hamburg|date=7 July 2007|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/international-report-live-earth-hamburg-20070707}}</ref>

In 2011, Taiwanese-American singer [[Joanna Wang]] released her own version on her album ''[[The Things We Do for Love (album)|The Things We Do for Love]]''. Wang's version was also featured in American web television series [[The Good Fight]] Season 1, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|work=YouTube|title=Joanna Wang – Wild World|date=23 September 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnlQT1I5K9s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/ZnlQT1I5K9s |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Notable covers===
* 1970: [[Jimmy Cliff]]
* 1971: [[Claude François]] (Fleur sauvage)
* 1971: [[Barry Ryan (singer)|Barry Ryan]]
* 1971: [[Bette Midler]]
* 1971: [[José Feliciano]]
* 1971: [[The Gentrys]]
* 1971: [[The Ventures]]
* 1971: [[Franck Pourcel]] (Instrumental version)
* 1971: [[Sacha Distel]]
* 1987: [[Maxi Priest]]
* 1987: [[Jonathan King]]
* 1989: [[SNFU]]
* 1993: [[Mr. Big (American band)|Mr. Big]]
* 1994: [[Wise Guys (band)|Wise Guys]]
* 2000: [[:pt:Pepê & Neném|Pepê & Neném]]
* 2001: [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]]
* 2003: [[Skye Sweetnam]] ([[Billy S.]] – B-side)
* 2004: [[John Waite]]
* 2007: ''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]'' cast, led by [[Mike Bailey (actor)|Mike Bailey]]
* 2007: [[James Blunt]]
* 2010: [[Ronan Keating]] (feat. [[Marvin Priest]])
* 2012: [[Andy Allo]]
* 2013: [[Garth Brooks]]
* 2018: [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]] (feat. Kianja)
* 2018: [[Marion Raven]] (Live version for her acoustic tour in [[Norway]])
* 2020: Mick McGuigan (live at home)

===Maxi Priest version===
{{Infobox song
| name = Wild World
| cover = MP Wild World.webp
| cover_size =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Maxi Priest]]
| album = [[Maxi (album)|Maxi]]
| B-side = On and On
| released = 23 May 1988
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Reggae music|Reggae]]
| length = 3:38
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| writer = [[Cat Stevens]]
| producer = Robbie Shakespeare<br>Willie Lindo<br>Lowell "Sly" Dunbar
| chronology = [[Maxi Priest]]
| prev_title = How Can We Ease The Pain?
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Goodbye to Love Again
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|S4ZWD_0VRK8|"Wild World"}}}}
}}

In 1988, English [[reggae]] vocalist [[Maxi Priest]] recorded a cover of "'''Wild World'''", which was released in May 1988 by [[Atlantic Records]] as the third single from his third album, ''[[Maxi (album)|Maxi]]'' (1987). The song charted at No. 25 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. In Europe it was very successful, peaking at No. 3 in Norway, No. 5 in Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK, No. 7 in the Netherlands, and No. 8 in Australia.

====Critical reception====
John Tague from ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]'' wrote, "Priest, who has always leaned towards the commercial side of reggae anyway, revives the Cat Stevens song and strips it of any trace of reggaedom. Clean, crisp and bound for chart land."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=John|last=Tague|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/51010780433/|title=Singles|magazine=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=28 May 1988|page=16|access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref>

====Charts====
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=====Weekly charts=====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1988)
!Peak<br>position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|8|artist=Maxi Priest|song=Wild World}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|5|artist=Maxi Priest|song=Wild World}}
|-
|align="left"|Canada Top Singles (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+49-No.+15-February+6-11%2C+1989.pdf&|title=RPM (February 6, 1989)|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=6 February 1989|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
|-
|align="left"|Finland ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=204|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Maxi Priest|page=204|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=3 July 2022|language=fi}}</ref>
|align="center"|28
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland2|5|song=Wild World|access-date=29 January 2020}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|7|artist=Maxi Priest|song=Wild World}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|7|artist=Maxi Priest|song=Wild World}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|5|artist=Maxi Priest|song=Wild World}}
|-
{{singlechart|Norway|3|artist=Maxi Priest|song=Wild World}}
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|17|artist=Maxi Priest|song=Wild World}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|5|date=1988-06-19}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|25|artist=Maxi Priest|song=Wild World}}
|}
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=====Year-end charts=====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1988)
!Position
|-
|Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1988|title=Jaaroverzichten 1988|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=25 September 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|82
|-
|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1988|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1988|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=25 September 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|76
|-
|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=12|date=4 March 1989}}</ref>
|align="center"|96
|}
{{col-end}}

===Mr. Big version===
{{Infobox song
| name = Wild World
| cover = Mr. Big Wild World.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Mr. Big (American band)|Mr. Big]]
| album = [[Bump Ahead]]
| released = October 1993<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/573/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=573 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles |publisher=Canongate Press }}</ref>
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Pop rock]]
| length = 3:27
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| writer = [[Cat Stevens]]
| producer = Kevin Elson
| chronology = [[Mr. Big (American band)|Mr. Big]]
| prev_title = [[Just Take My Heart (song)|Just Take My Heart]]
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Ain't Seen Love Like That
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Za9LY6Q3EuI|"Wild World"}}}}
}}

In 1993, American rock band [[Mr. Big (American band)|Mr. Big]] released a cover of "Wild World" on their third album, ''[[Bump Ahead]]'' (1993). The single was produced by Kevin Elson and released in October 1993 by [[Atlantic Records]]. It charted at No. 27 and 25 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]], No. 33 on the [[Top 40 Mainstream]] chart and No. 12 on the [[Mainstream Top 40]] chart. In Europe, it was very successful, peaking at No. 4 in Denmark, No. 7 in Austria and Switzerland, at No. 10 in Norway, Sweden and Netherlands and No. 13 in Iceland. The accompanying music video for "Wild World" was directed by Nancy Bennett.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/video/mr.-big-1/wild-world|title=Wild World (1993) by Mr. Big|publisher=IMVDb.com|access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref>

====Critical reception====
[[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described it as "a relatively faithful cover". He added, "Pleasing lead vocals and tightly knit harmonies weave around [[cowboy]]-like acoustic strumming and nimble-but-subtle electric doodling. Warmly familiar, easy-going track".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-09-25.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=25 September 1993|access-date=2 February 2020|page=73|author-link=Larry Flick}}</ref> Troy J. Augusto from ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' commented, "Back to [[ballad]]-land again with a credible cover of the [[Cat Stevens]] classic."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Troy J. |last= Augusto |title= Pop Singles: Reviews |magazine= [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |date= 25 September 1993 |page= 9 |access-date= 3 November 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-09-25.pdf}}</ref> Dave Sholin from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' called it a "soulful, sensitive approach with a slight rock edge." He noted further that lead singer [[Eric Martin (musician)|Eric Martin]] "is powerful without overpowering the song."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Singles |magazine= [[Gavin Report]] |access-date= 15 April 2018 |url= http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-09-10.pdf}}</ref>

Another ''Gavin Report'' editor, Kent Zimmerman, complimented its "decidedly wooden, [[Acoustic music|unplugged]] flavor".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Kent |last= Zimmerman |title= Gavin Album: New Releases |magazine= [[Gavin Report]] |date= 8 October 1993 |page= 56 |access-date= 16 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-10-08.pdf}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' said it is "rendered in the low key intimate [[rock ballad]] style recently deployed by the likes of [[Metallica]], [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]] and [[Little Angels]]. Mr. Big carry it of very well and can expect a modest hit."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Mainstream – Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 30 October 1993 |page= 18 |access-date= 3 April 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-10-30.pdf}}</ref> John Kilgo from ''The Network Forty'' noted that it "sounds remarkably similar to the 1971 original", adding that it "will sound like a fresh, new song to the younger demographics."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=John|last=Kilgo|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Network-40/93/Network-40-1993-09-10.pdf|title=Mainstream: Music Meeting|magazine=The Network Forty|date=10 September 1993|page=22|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>

====Track listing====
{{Track listing
| headline = CD single, Europe (1993)

| title1 = Wild World
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:27

| title2 = Temperamental
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:55
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD maxi, Europe (1993)

| title1 = Wild World
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:27

| title2 = Temperamental
| note2 =
| length2 = 4:55

| title3 = Let Yourself Go
| note3 =
| length3 = 4:03

| title4 = Voodoo Kiss
| note4 = Live Previously Unreleased
| length4 = 5:38
}}

====Charts====
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====Weekly charts====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1993)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=195}}</ref>
|align="center"|53
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|7|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|24|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World}}
|-
{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|9|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World|chartid=2312|publish-date=27 November 1993|access-date=17 January 2021}}
|-
|align="left"|Denmark ([[IFPI Denmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-01-08.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=2|date=8 January 1994|page=12|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-01-08.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=2|date=8 January 1994|page=11|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="left"|Europe (European Hit Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-04.pdf|title=EHR Top 40|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=49|date=4 December 1993|page=21|access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|Finland ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=177|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Mr. Big|page=177|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=3 July 2022|language=fi}}</ref>
|align="center"|30
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{{singlechart|France|39|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World}}
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{{singlechart|Germany|24|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World|songid=2694}}
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|align="left"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn]] Topp 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/files/12199142.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (30.09.1993 – 06.10.1993)|publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir – Tónlist|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
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|align="left"|Japan ([[Oricon]]){{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
|align="center"|56
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{{singlechart|Dutch40|10|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World}}
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{{singlechart|Dutch100|11|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World}}
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{{singlechart|New Zealand|39|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World}}
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{{singlechart|Norway|10|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World}}
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{{singlechart|Sweden|10|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World}}
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{{singlechart|Switzerland|7|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World}}
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{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|59|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World|artistid=9753|access-date=17 January 2021}}
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|align="left"|UK Airplay ([[Official Charts Company|ERA]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Hit-Music/1993/Hit-Music-1993-11-13.pdf|title=Airplay 100|magazine=[[Hit Music]]|date=13 November 1993|page=21|access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref>
|align="center"|47
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{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|36|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World|access-date=17 January 2021}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|27|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World|access-date=17 January 2021}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardmainstreamrock|33|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World|access-date=17 January 2021}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|12|artist=Mr. Big|song=Wild World|access-date=17 January 2021}}
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|align="left"|US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-12-04.pdf|title=Top 100 Pop Singles|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]|volume=LVII|issue=15|date=4 December 1993|page=10|access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref>
|align="center"|25
|}
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=====Year-end charts=====
{|class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (1994)
!align="center"|Position
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|align="left"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1994.html|title=Jaarlijsten 1994|language=nl|publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40|access-date=30 November 2019|archive-date=2 November 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031102042816/http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1994.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|align="center"|89
|}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 24 December 2024

"Wild World"
A-side label of the US/Canada single
Single by Cat Stevens
from the album Tea for the Tillerman
B-side
  • "Miles from Nowhere" (USA and Canada)
  • "Sad Lisa" (Germany)
ReleasedSeptember 1970
RecordedJuly 1970
GenreFolk rock
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s)Cat Stevens
Producer(s)Paul Samwell-Smith
Cat Stevens singles chronology
"Father and Son"
(1970) 		"Wild World"
(1970) 		"Moonshadow"
(1971)
Alternative cover
German cover
Official audio
"Wild World" on YouTube

"Wild World" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It first appeared on his fourth album, Tea for the Tillerman (1970). Released as a single in September 1970 by Island Records and A&M Records, "Wild World" saw significant commercial success, garnering attention for its themes of love and heartbreak, and has been covered numerous times since its release. Maxi Priest and Mr. Big (released in 1988 and 1993 respectively) had successful cover versions of the song.

Song meaning

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Stevens developed a relationship with actress Patti D'Arbanville and the two were a pair for roughly two years. During that time, he wrote several songs about her, including "Wild World".

The song is in the form of the singer's words to his departing lover, inspired by the end of their romance. Stevens later recalled to Mojo: "It was one of those chord sequences that's very common in Spanish music. I turned it around and came up with that theme—which is a recurring theme in my work—which is to do with leaving, the sadness of leaving, and the anticipation of what lies beyond."[1]

Released as a single in late 1970, it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] "Wild World" has been credited as the song that gave Stevens' next album, Tea for the Tillerman, "enough kick" to get it played on FM radio; and Island Records' Chris Blackwell called it "the best album we've ever released".[3]

In November 2008, the Tea for the Tillerman CD was re-issued in a deluxe version which included the original demo of "Wild World".

Interpretation

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Some critics and music writers have deemed "Wild World" to be condescending and misogynistic.[4][5][6] In her 1971 essay "But Now I'm Gonna Move," critic Ellen Willis described a method of revealing male bias in lyrics in which the listener imagines the genders reversed:

By this test, a diatribe like 'Under My Thumb' is not nearly so sexist in its implications as, for example, Cat Stevens's gentle, sympathetic 'Wild World'; Jagger's fantasy of sweet revenge could easily be female—in fact, it has a female counterpart, Nancy Sinatra's 'Boots' — but it's hard to imagine a woman sadly warning her ex-lover that he's too innocent for the big bad world out there.[7]

Personnel

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  • Cat Stevens – classical guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, lead vocals
  • Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Harvey Burns – drums, congas, tambourine
  • John Ryan – double bass

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[19] Platinum 70,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

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The song has been covered by many artists, with many of the covers becoming hits of their own. Jimmy Cliff's version, released a few months after Stevens released the original version, reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. Surprisingly, Stevens' version was not released as a single in the UK. Some of the subsequent covers have also been in the reggae style, such as Maxi Priest's version of the song. Recorded and released as a single in 1988, this version also did well on the charts, reaching No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In 1987, Jonathan King accused Pet Shop Boys of plagiarising the melody of "Wild World" for their UK No. 1 single "It's a Sin". He made the claims in The Sun, for which he wrote a regular column during the 1980s. King also released his own cover version of "Wild World" as a single, using a similar musical arrangement to "It's a Sin", in an effort to demonstrate his claims. This single flopped, while Pet Shop Boys sued King, eventually winning out-of-court damages, which they donated to charity.[22]

On 7 July 2007, the song was performed twice at the Live Earth concerts. James Blunt sang it at Wembley Stadium in London, England, while Stevens (by then known as Yusuf Islam) himself sang it in Hamburg, Germany.[23][24]

In 2011, Taiwanese-American singer Joanna Wang released her own version on her album The Things We Do for Love. Wang's version was also featured in American web television series The Good Fight Season 1, 2017.[25]

Notable covers

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Maxi Priest version

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"Wild World"
Single by Maxi Priest
from the album Maxi
B-side"On and On"
Released23 May 1988
GenreReggae
Length3:38
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Cat Stevens
Producer(s)Robbie Shakespeare
Willie Lindo
Lowell "Sly" Dunbar
Maxi Priest singles chronology
"How Can We Ease The Pain?"
(1988) 		"Wild World"
(1988) 		"Goodbye to Love Again"
(1990)
Music video
"Wild World" on YouTube

In 1988, English reggae vocalist Maxi Priest recorded a cover of "Wild World", which was released in May 1988 by Atlantic Records as the third single from his third album, Maxi (1987). The song charted at No. 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In Europe it was very successful, peaking at No. 3 in Norway, No. 5 in Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK, No. 7 in the Netherlands, and No. 8 in Australia.

Critical reception

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John Tague from NME wrote, "Priest, who has always leaned towards the commercial side of reggae anyway, revives the Cat Stevens song and strips it of any trace of reggaedom. Clean, crisp and bound for chart land."[26]

Charts

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Mr. Big version

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"Wild World"
Single by Mr. Big
from the album Bump Ahead
ReleasedOctober 1993[42]
GenrePop rock
Length3:27
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Cat Stevens
Producer(s)Kevin Elson
Mr. Big singles chronology
"Just Take My Heart"
(1992) 		"Wild World"
(1993) 		"Ain't Seen Love Like That"
(1994)
Music video
"Wild World" on YouTube

In 1993, American rock band Mr. Big released a cover of "Wild World" on their third album, Bump Ahead (1993). The single was produced by Kevin Elson and released in October 1993 by Atlantic Records. It charted at No. 27 and 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, No. 33 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart and No. 12 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. In Europe, it was very successful, peaking at No. 4 in Denmark, No. 7 in Austria and Switzerland, at No. 10 in Norway, Sweden and Netherlands and No. 13 in Iceland. The accompanying music video for "Wild World" was directed by Nancy Bennett.[43]

Critical reception

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Larry Flick from Billboard described it as "a relatively faithful cover". He added, "Pleasing lead vocals and tightly knit harmonies weave around cowboy-like acoustic strumming and nimble-but-subtle electric doodling. Warmly familiar, easy-going track".[44] Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box commented, "Back to ballad-land again with a credible cover of the Cat Stevens classic."[45] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report called it a "soulful, sensitive approach with a slight rock edge." He noted further that lead singer Eric Martin "is powerful without overpowering the song."[46]

Another Gavin Report editor, Kent Zimmerman, complimented its "decidedly wooden, unplugged flavor".[47] Alan Jones from Music Week said it is "rendered in the low key intimate rock ballad style recently deployed by the likes of Metallica, Extreme and Little Angels. Mr. Big carry it of very well and can expect a modest hit."[48] John Kilgo from The Network Forty noted that it "sounds remarkably similar to the 1971 original", adding that it "will sound like a fresh, new song to the younger demographics."[49]

Track listing

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CD single, Europe (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."Wild World"3:27
2."Temperamental"4:55
CD maxi, Europe (1993)
No.TitleLength
1."Wild World"3:27
2."Temperamental"4:55
3."Let Yourself Go"4:03
4."Voodoo Kiss" (Live Previously Unreleased)5:38

Charts

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