Wild Wild West (Kool Moe Dee song) explained

Wild Wild West
Type:single
Artist:Kool Moe Dee
Album:How Ya Like Me Now
B-Side:Suckers
Released:1988
Recorded:1987
Studio:Battery Studios (London, UK)
Genre:Hip hop
Length:4:10
Prev Title:How Ya Like Me Now
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:No Respect
Next Year:1987

"Wild Wild West" is a song by American rapper Kool Moe Dee, released in 1988 as a second single from his second studio album How Ya Like Me Now. It was recorded in 1987 at Battery Studios in London, England, produced by Bryan "Chuck" New, LaVaba Mallison, Pete Q. Harris, Teddy Riley and Kool Moe Dee, and released via Jive Records.

In the United States, the single peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[1] [2] It was later sampled by Will Smith in his 1999 song of the same name, featuring Kool Moe Dee (along with Dru Hill). It was recorded for the soundtrack to the film Wild Wild West.

Music video

The music video features Kool Moe Dee in a western style town with snow on the ground and with back up dancers. The video was filmed at Wild West City, in Stanhope, NJ.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 10062
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles4

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kool Moe Dee Wild, Wild West Chart History. Hot 100. 2017-11-28.
  2. News: Kool Moe Dee Wild, Wild West Chart History. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. 2017-11-28.