"Wow" (occasionally stylized as "WOW") is a song by American musician
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became ...
. It is the second single from his thirteenth studio album ''
Colors
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Billboard'' ranked "Wow" at number 60 on their ''Billboard''s 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list.
Background
Hip hop artist
Chance the Rapper was originally intended to make a guest appearance on the track: Beck told ''NME'', "Four or five months ago we tried to get Chance on 'Wow.' I'm not sure what happened with that." A version with rapper Lil Yachty was also recorded.
Usage in media
The song was featured in a 2017
Acura MDX
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car commercial that debuted in September 2016.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
Certifications
References
Beck songs
2016 songs
American hip hop songs
Alternative hip hop songs
Songs written by Beck
Capitol Records singles
Song recordings produced by Greg Kurstin
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