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1999 single by Will Smith

"Wild Wild West"

Single byWill Smith featuringDru Hill andKool Moe Dee

from the albumWild Wild West: Music Inspired by the Motion PictureandWillennium

B-side

"Y'all Know"
"Chasing Forever"

Released

May 11, 1999 (1999-05-11)

Genre

Length

4:05 (album version)
3:29 (radio version)

Label

Songwriters

Kool Moe Dee
Rob Fusari
Will Smith
Stevie Wonder

Producers

Rob Fusari
Mark Wilson

Will Smith singles chronology

"Miami"
(1998)

"Wild Wild West"
(1999)

"Will 2K"
(1999)

Kool Moe Dee singles chronology

"Rise N Shine"
(1991)

"Wild Wild West"
(1999)

"Downtown"
(2015)

Dru Hill singles chronology

"These Are the Times"
(1998)

"Wild Wild West"
(1999)

"You Are Everything"
(1999)

Music video

"Wild Wild West" onYouTube

"Wild Wild West" is a song by American rapper and actorWill Smith from the 1999steampunk Western comedy filmWild Wild West, in which he also starred. The song plays during the film'sclosing credits. The single includes parts of the chorus fromKool Moe Dee'ssong of the same name, andsamples Stevie Wonder's 1976 hit song "I Wish". Kool Moe Dee re-performed the chorus for the song, and additional guest vocals are provided byDru Hill. The album version of the song is introduced by a brief spoken-word interlude where Smith asks his infant sonJaden what song he should play next, interpreting Jaden's repeated non-verbal response as "Wild Wild West".

"Wild Wild West" was released on May 11, 1999, as a single from the film'ssoundtrack and as thelead single from Smith's second studio album,Willennium (1999). The song became a number-one hit on the USBillboard Hot 100, and its extendedmusic video, directed byPaul Hunter, features Wonder and several other celebrities as guest stars. The song was nominated forBest Rap Solo Performance at the42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000.^[2]

Music video

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Directed byPaul Hunter,^[3] themusic video includes several dialog sequences featuring Smith,Kool Moe Dee,Dru Hill, and a guest appearance byStevie Wonder, intercut with clips from the film, featuring the film's characters.Salma Hayek also appears as her character Rita Escobar in the video's dialog sequences, as does an actor resemblingKenneth Branagh and his character of Dr. Loveless. Latin pop starEnrique Iglesias also appeared in the video playing a prince.The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-star and tap dancerAlfonso Ribeiro appeared in the music video as one of the dancers. Other cameos include actorLarenz Tate,Shari Headley, singer/writer/producerBabyface and rapperMC Lyte.

Track listings

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US CD and cassette single^[4]^[5]

"Wild Wild West" – 4:05
"Y'all Know" – 3:57

Australian and Japanese CD single^[6]^[7]

"Wild Wild West" – 4:05
"Wild Wild West" (radio version) – 3:29
"Wild Wild West" (a cappella) – 4:05
"Miami" (Miami mix) – 4:40
"Just the Two of Us" (Rodney Jerkins remix featuringBrian McKnight) – 4:14

European CD single^[8]

"Wild Wild West" – 4:08
"Wild Wild West" (instrumental) – 4:08

UK CD1^[9]

"Wild Wild West" – 4:05
"Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – 3:48
"Big Willie Style" (featuringLeft Eye) – 3:35

UK CD2^[10]

"Wild Wild West" – 4:05
"Miami" (Jason Nevins' Live on South Beach dub) – 5:10
"Chasing Forever" – 4:16

UK cassette single^[11]

"Wild Wild West" – 4:05
"Big Willie Style" (featuring Left Eye) – 3:35

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[12]	8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[13]	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[14]	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[15]	3
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[16]	2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[17]	3
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[18]	37
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)^[19]	5
Czech Republic (IFPI)^[20]	28
Denmark (IFPI)^[21]	3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[22]	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[23]	6
France (SNEP)^[24]	4
Germany (GfK)^[25]	3
Greece (IFPI)^[26]	5
Honduras (Notimex)^[27]	3
Hungary (Mahasz)^[28]	3
Ireland (IRMA)^[29]	4
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[30]	5
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)^[31]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[32]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[33]	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[34]	2
Nicaragua (Notimex)^[35]	4
Norway (VG-lista)^[36]	2
Scotland Singles (OCC)^[37]	5
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[38]	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[39]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[40]	2
UK Singles (OCC)^[41]	2
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[42]	1
USBillboard Hot 100^[43]	1
USHot Latin Songs (Billboard)^[44]	39
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[45]	3
USHot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[46]	1
USPop Airplay (Billboard)^[47]	4
USRhythmic Airplay (Billboard)^[48]	4

Year-end charts

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Chart (1999)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[49]	49
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[50]	38
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[51]	13
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[52]	20
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)^[53]	45
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[54]	17
France (SNEP)^[55]	20
Germany (Media Control)^[56]	25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[57]	43
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[58]	29
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[59]	42
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[60]	7
Spain (AFYVE)^[61]	14
Sweden (Hitlistan)^[62]	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[63]	9
UK Singles (OCC)^[64]	32
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[65]	40
USBillboard Hot 100^[66]	33
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[67]	61
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)^[68]	14
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[69]	38
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[70]	27

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[71]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Belgium (BRMA)^[72]	Platinum	50,000^*
France (SNEP)^[73]	Gold	250,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[74]	Gold	250,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[75]	Gold	5,000^*
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[76]	Gold
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[77]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[79]	Gold	480,000^[78]
United States (RIAA)^[81]	Gold	500,000^[80]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	May 11, 1999	Rhythmic contemporary contemporary hit radio	Overbrook Columbia	^[82]
United States	May 24, 1999	Urban radio	Overbrook Columbia	^[83]
United Kingdom	June 28, 1999	CD cassette	Columbia	^[84]
Canada	July 6, 1999	CD	Overbrook Columbia	^[85]
United States	July 6, 1999	Commercial	Overbrook Columbia	^[86]
Japan	July 7, 1999	CD	SME	^[87]

In popular culture

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The song is featured as a playable song in the music rhythm gameJust Dance 4. If the song is completed on the Extreme Version with 5 stars, players receive the "New Sheriff in Town" achievement.^[88]^[89]
OutsideXbox's Andy Farrant is known for having memorized the song and rapping portions of it during the OxventureDungeons & Dragons campaign quest Wild Wild Woods.^[90]
The song has been featured as the intro toMatt and Shane's Secret Podcast since 2016.^[91]
Wild Wild West is sampled inNeil Cicierega's^[92] mashup albumMouth Moods, specifically the song "Wow Wow".
In theAbbott Elementary season 4 episode "Ringworm," the characters end a PTA meeting by line-dancing to "Wild Wild West."

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v t e The Wild Wild West
Original series	The Wild Wild West (1965–1969) Episodes
Films	The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) More Wild Wild West (1980) Wild Wild West (1999)
Video games	Wild Wild West: The Steel Assassin (1999)
Characters	Dr. Loveless
Music	Wild Wild West (1999) "Wild Wild West" "Bailamos"
Other	Virginia and Truckee 22Inyo William Mason
Category

v t e Will Smith
Accolades Discography Filmography
Studio albums	Big Willie Style Willennium Born to Reign Lost and Found Based on a True Story
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Singles	"Men in Black" "Just Cruisin'" "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" "Just the Two of Us" "Miami" "Wild Wild West" "Will 2K" "Freakin' It" "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" "Switch" "Party Starter" "Will (Remix)" "You Can Make It"
Featured singles	"Boy You Knock Me Out" "Live It Up" "Está Rico"
Other songs	"Friend Like Me" "Prince Ali"
Film screenplay only	After Earth (2013, also produced)
Films produced only	Saving Face (2004) Hitch (2005) ATL (2006) The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Hancock (2008) The Secret Life of Bees (2008) Lakeview Terrace (2008) Seven Pounds (2008) The Karate Kid (2010) This Means War (2012) Annie (2014) Bad Boys for Life (2020) King Richard (2021) Emancipation (2022) Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
Family	Jada Pinkett Smith Jaden Smith Willow Smith
Related	DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Westbrook Overbrook Entertainment Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) Agent J Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident
Category

v t e Dru Hill
Sisqó Nokio the N-Tity Jazz Scola Smoke E. Digglera Digital Black Woody Rock Tao
Studio albums	Dru Hill Enter the Dru Dru World Order InDRUpendence Day
EP	Christmas in Baltimore
Compilation albums	Hits
Singles	"Tell Me" "In My Bed" "Never Make a Promise" "We're Not Making Love No More" "How Deep Is Your Love" "These Are the Times" "You Are Everything" "I Should Be..." "I Love You" "Love MD"
Related articles	Discography LovHer

v t e Kool Moe Dee
Discography
Studio albums	Kool Moe Dee (1986) How Ya Like Me Now (1987) Knowledge Is King (1989) Funke, Funke Wisdom (1991) Interlude (1994)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1993) The Jive Collection Volume 2: Kool Moe Dee (1995)
Singles	"Go See the Doctor" "How Ya Like Me Now" "Wild Wild West" "Wild Wild West" "Downtown"
Books	There's a God on the Mic
Related	Treacherous Three

Awards for "Wild Wild West"

v t e Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song
1980s	"La Bamba" –Los Lobos (1988) "Kokomo" –The Beach Boys (1989)
1990s	"Hangin' Tough" –New Kids on the Block (1990) "Ice Ice Baby" –Vanilla Ice (1991) "Jump" –Kris Kross (1992) No Award (1993) "Whoomp! (There It Is)" –Tag Team (1994) "Creep" –TLC (1995) "Gangsta's Paradise" –Coolio (1996) "Killing Me Softly" –Fugees (1997) "MMMBop" –Hanson (1998) "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" –Backstreet Boys (1999)
2000s	"Wild Wild West" –Will Smith (2000) "Who Let the Dogs Out" –Baha Men (2001) "Get the Party Started" –P!nk (2002) "Sk8er Boi" –Avril Lavigne (2003) "Hey Ya!" –Outkast (2004) "Burn" –Usher (2005) "Wake Me Up When September Ends" –Green Day (2006) "Irreplaceable" –Beyoncé (2007) "Girlfriend" –Avril Lavigne (2008) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" –Beyoncé (2009)
2010s	"You Belong with Me" –Taylor Swift (2010) "Baby" –Justin Bieber featuringLudacris (2011) "Party Rock Anthem" –LMFAO (2012) "What Makes You Beautiful" –One Direction (2013) "Story of My Life" –One Direction (2014) "Bang Bang" –Jessie J,Ariana Grande andNicki Minaj (2015) "Hello" –Adele (2016) "Work from Home" –Fifth Harmony featuringTy Dolla $ign (2017) "Shape of You" –Ed Sheeran (2018) "Thank U, Next" –Ariana Grande (2019)
2020s	"Bad Guy" –Billie Eilish (2020) "Dynamite" –BTS (2021) "Happier Than Ever" –Billie Eilish (2022) "As It Was" –Harry Styles (2023) "What Was I Made For?" –Billie Eilish (2024) "Taste" –Sabrina Carpenter (2025)

v t e NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video
1990s	"Unforgettable" –Natalie Cole (1991) "Black or White" –Michael Jackson (1992) "I'm Every Woman" –Whitney Houston (1993) No Award (1994) "Waterfalls" –TLC (1995) "I Believe I Can Fly" –R. Kelly (1996) "Stomp" –God's Property (1997) "Just the Two of Us" –Will Smith (1998) "Wild Wild West" –Will Smith (1999)
2000s	"I Wish" –R. Kelly (2000) "You Rock My World" –Michael Jackson (2001) "Little Things" –India Arie (2002) "Dance with My Father" –Luther Vandross (2003) "If I Ain't Got You" –Alicia Keys (2004) "Unbreakable" –Alicia Keys (2005) "Be Without You" –Mary J. Blige (2006) "Like You'll Never See Me Again" –Alicia Keys (2007) "Yes We Can" –will.i.am (2008) "I Look to You" –Whitney Houston (2009)
2010s	"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" –Alicia Keys (2010) "Where You At?" –Jennifer Hudson (2011) "Girl on Fire" –Alicia Keys (2012) "Q.U.E.E.N." –Janelle Monáe featuringErykah Badu (2013) "You & I (Nobody in the World)" –John Legend (2014) "Shame" –Tyrese Gibson (2015) "Formation" –Beyoncé (2016) "That's What I Like" –Bruno Mars (2017) "This Is America" –Childish Gambino (2018) "Juice" –Lizzo (2019)
2020s	"Brown Skin Girl" –Beyoncé,Saint Jhn, andWizkid featuringBlue Ivy Carter (2020) "Essence" –Wizkid featuringTems (2021) "Lift Me Up" –Rihanna (2022) "Sensational" –Chris Brown featuringDavido &Lojay (2023) "Not Like Us" –Kendrick Lamar (2024)