''Wild Ones'' is the fourth

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by American rapper

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. It was released on July 3, 2012. ''Wild Ones'' had four Top 10 singles on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, when the singles, " Good Feeling", " Wild Ones", " Whistle", and "

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" charted at three, five, one, and six respectively.

Singles

On August 21, 2011, Flo Rida released the album's lead single, titled " Good Feeling", that samples

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' song "Something's Got a Hold on Me". Produced by

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and

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, the song did inspire "

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" performed by

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, which also contains the Etta James sample. The song was very successful all across the world, peaking at number 3 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and also it became certified 3× platinum for shipping around two million copies in the US alone. The album's title track was released as the album's second single on December 19, 2011, and it features Australian singer-songwriter

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as a vocalist. The song has sold 3,000,000 copies domestically and over 6,000,000 copies globally. The album's third single " Whistle" produced by DJ Frank E, was first played on April 16, 2012, on ''

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'' on Sydney radio station

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. The single reached a peak at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, which it became very successful around the world. The album's fourth single, "

", was inspired by "

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" performed by

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, which samples "

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" performed by

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. The single reached the top ten in Canada, France, the UK and the US. A remix of '' Sweet Spot'' featuring

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was released March 13, 2013. The album's sixth single " Let It Roll" was released March 22, 2013. The single reached the top 20 in the UK.

Promotional singles

Both of the promotional singles in which were released before the album's release, "''Hey Jasmin''" was released on June 6, 2012, with an accompanying music video. "Let it Roll" was released digitally on June 19, 2012.

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 31,000 copies in its first week. To date, the album has sold 311,000 copies in the United States.

Critical response

Upon its release, ''Wild Ones'' received mixed reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns an

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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called ''Wild Ones'' "gimmicky, lightweight, and best taken in small chunks, but get a glitter-friendly crowd together and it gets the party started, succeeding at its one and only goal". He also observed the album's material to be largely "hot, infectious fluff", but felt that the album "would be dragged down by any tacked-on sense of purpose, and thinking of Flo Rida as equal parts thrill seeker and hitmaker is easy". However, ''

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''s Jody Rosen felt the album's production to be too inconsistent, observing that the album's "inhumanly supersized... dance beats" were either "genius" or "insipid", also writing that Flo Rida " scontent to surrender center-stage on his producers". '' Complex'' called the album cover art the sixth worst cover of 2012. The title track received a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance nomination for Flo Rida and Sia.

Track listing

Notes * denotes additional producer * denotes co-producer * denotes vocal producer * denotes remix producer * " Let It Roll" contains elements of " Come On (Part I)" performed by Freddie King and written by Earl King. * "

" contains elements of "

" performed by

and written by Scott Cutler, Russell and Jeff Hull. * " Good Feeling" contains elements of " Something's Got a Hold on Me" performed by

and written by Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, and Pearl Woods. * "Run" contains elements of " Run to You" performed by Bryan Adams and written by Jim Vallance and Bryan Adams, and it also contains small elements of

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and

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performed by the

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group LMFAO. * "In My Mind, Part 2" contains elements of the Axwell mix of "In My Mind" performed by Ivan Gough and Feenixpawl featuring Georgi Kay.

Personnel

Unless otherwise noted, Credits are taken from the album's Liner Notes. *

- Vocals (2, 4, Lead on 1, 3, 6–9, Additional on 5) *

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- Recording Engineer (8) * John Armstrong - Recording Engineer (additional on 1) * Diego Avendaño - Assistant Recording Engineer (7) * Axwell - Drum Machine (2-3, 5), Instruments (other on 2, additional on 3, 5) *

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- Vocal Arrangement (4) * Delbert Bowers - Assistant Audio Mixing (1, 3, 5–6, 8) * Candice Boyd - Background Vocals (8) * Nathan Burgess - Assistant Audio Mixing (7) * Yoan "Odd Fellow" Chirescu - Guitar (2) *

- Music Programming, Additional Instruments (4) * DJ Frank E - Whistles, Drums, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Sound Effects (1) * Julie Frost - Additional Vocals (6) *

- Music Programming, Additional Instruments (4) * Mike Freesh - Sound Effects Assistance, Drums, Bass played by (1) *

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- Music Programming, Additional Instruments (8) * Chris Galland - Assistant Audio Mixing (1-3, 5–6, 8), * Serban Ghenea - Audio Mixing (4) * Clint Gibbs - Assistant Recording Engineer (4) * David Glass - Guitar, Recording Engineer (1) * Eric Goudy II - Drum Machine (7) * Ivan Gough - Sampled Background Vocals (5)Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl with Georgi Kay. “In My Mind” (12” Single) (Liner Notes). Axtone Records. 2012. * Josh Gudwin - Recording Engineer (6) * John Hanes - Recording Engineer (4) * Nico Hartikainen - Recording Engineer (7, additional on 6) * Earl Hood - Drum Machine (7) * Matt Huber - Assistant Audio Mixing (7) * Breyan Isaac - Background Vocals (3, 6–7) * Ava James - Assistant Recording Engineer (4) *

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- Lead Vocals (5) *

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- Recording Engineer (2) *

- Lead Vocals (6) * Erik Madrid - Assistant Audio Mixing (2) *

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- Additional Vocals (9) * Robert Marks - Audio Mixing (7) *

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- Audio Mixing (1-3, 5–6, 8) * Trent Mazur - Sound Effects Assistance, Guitar, Keyboards (1) * Thurston McCrea - Recording Engineer (7) * Pierre Medor - Keyboards (7) *

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- Background Vocals (3, 6–7) *

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- Assistant Recording Engineer (4) * Juan P. Negrete - Recording Engineer (1-3, 5–6, 8–9, assistant on 4) * Chris "Tek" O’Ryan - Recording Engineer (6) * Robert Orton - Audio Mixing (9) *

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- Vocal Arrangement (4) *

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- Lead Vocals (9) * Phil Seaford - Assistant Mixing Engineer (4) * Fio "Alastor" Shkreli - Sound Effects (1) *

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- Recording Engineer (4)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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