Wild Hearts (song) explained

Wild Hearts
Cover:Wild Hearts Keith Urban.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Keith Urban
Ep:Wild Hearts
Length:3:02
Producer:
  • Keith Urban
  • Mitch Furr
Chronology:Keith Urban
Prev Title:Throw It Back
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:Nightfalls
Next Year:2022

"Wild Hearts" is a song by New Zealand-Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 19 August 2021 as a single on the EP Wild Hearts. Urban co-wrote the song with Brad Tursi, Eric Paslay and Jennifer Wayne, and produced it with Mitch Furr.[1]

Background

Urban stated to fans via Instagram: "To all of the lost ones who aren't really lost ones, this song is for you. We are WILD HEARTS!" He also said in a press release: "I'm here to tell you anything can happen in this life if you got the heart and the passion and a God-lit fire inside."[2] Joseph Hudak of Rolling Stone wrote that the song is "a classic tale of perseverance that preaches a message of not only pursuing your dreams but manifesting them" that alludes to some moments from Urban's life, including his "childhood memory of seeing Johnny Cash in concert with his father".[3]

Critical reception

Matt Doria of NME called the song a "jammy, energetic country-pop track described aptly as 'quintessential Urban'".[4]

Personnel

Adapted from the "Brown Eyes Baby" cassette booklet.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021–2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)[6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] 20
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 61

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
Various19 August 2021Capitol Records Nashville[9]
United States23 August 2021Country radio[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keith Urban releases stunning new country anthem 'Wild Hearts', and it's a banger. Smooth Radio. Eames. Tom. 19 August 2021. 14 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Keith Urban Releases "Wild Hearts," A Single For "Dreamers Ready To Fly". https://web.archive.org/web/20210819234932/http://www.cmt.com/news/1837277/keith-urban-releases-wild-hearts-a-single-for-dreamers-ready-to-fly/. dead. 19 August 2021. CMT. K. Dowling. Marcus. 19 August 2021. 14 November 2021.
  3. Keith Urban Says Pursue and Manifest Your Dreams in New Song 'Wild Hearts'. Rolling Stone. Hudak. Joseph. 19 August 2021. 14 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Keith Urban shouts out "drifters" and "dreamers" in new single 'Wild Hearts'. NME. Doria. Matt. 20 August 2021. 14 November 2021.
  5. Brown Eyes Baby. Keith Urban. 2022 . Cassette booklet . Hit Red Records / Capitol Records Nashville. B0036636-24.
  6. Web site: Country Hot 50: Issue 1366. The Music Network. 14 November 2021.
  7. Country Airplay – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 1, 2022.
  8. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 1, 2022.
  9. Web site: Wild Hearts - Single by Keith Urban. 19 August 2021. Apple Music. 14 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Future Releases for Country Radio Stations. All Access. 14 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210823142844/https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases. 23 August 2021.