| Wild 'N Free | |
| Cover: | Wild and Free Rednex.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Rednex |
| Album: | Sex & Violins |
| Released: | 4 September 1995 |
| Recorded: | 1995 |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 3:39 |
| Producer: | Pat Reiniz |
| Prev Title: | Wish You Were Here |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Rolling Home |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
"Wild 'N Free" is a country-dance song by the Swedish band Rednex, released as the fourth single from their debut album, Sex & Violins. Its techno-country dance style is built around a re-recorded sample of "The Infernal Galop" from Act II, Scene 2 from Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld. The song appeared in the 2006 Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies film Barnyard in the scene where the character Wild Mike dances.
James Hyman from British magazine Music Weeks RM Dance Update commented, "Someone had to give the can-can a stompin' Euro-novelty workout. At least Rednex have done it in style with interesting production and remixes that include the slower Nightcrawlers/Robin-S sounding ones from Rhythm on the Loose."[1] Another editor, James Hamilton described it as a "fiddles scraped and 'French Can Can' whistled corny Village People-ish pop chanter".[2] Chuck Campbell from Scripps Howard News Service wrote that "Rednex pull their oddest move with "Wild and Free", a hyper can-can/country/techno/neo-Village People free-for-all."[3]
The music video for "Wild 'N Free" was directed by Van Der Berg.[4]
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[5] | 9 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[6] | 9 |
| Scotland (OCC)[7] | 44 |