"Wild" is a song by American dream pop band Beach House from their fourth studio album Bloom (2012). It was released as a promotional single on October 29, 2012, through Bella Union. "Wild" is the oldest song written for the album, being done by lead vocalist and songwriter Victoria Legrand while they were mixing their previous album Teen Dream (2010).
"Wild" received positive reviews from critics. The song peaked at number 52 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart for Belgium's Flanders region and was regularly performed while touring throughout 2012, with an additional live performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in July 2012. An accompanying music video was released on November 14, 2012, which was directed by Johan Renck and features a compiled series of "intense moments".
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Background and composition
In 2009, Beach House began working on their third studio album, Teen Dream, when they eventually signed a label contract with Sub Pop, departing from Carpark Records, where they released their first two studio albums. Aside from the entire album being leaked on the internet that same year, it was released officially on January 26, 2010, through Sub Pop, garnering universal acclaim among several contemporary music critics. On March 8, 2012, a day after releasing the single "Myth" on their website, the duo officially announced their fourth studio album, Bloom, with "Wild" appearing as the second track.
