Wow (Post Malone song) explained

Wow.
Type:single
Cover:Post Malone - Wow.png
Artist:Post Malone
Album:Hollywood's Bleeding
Recorded:2018
Label:Republic
Producer:
Prev Title:Sunflower
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Goodbyes
Next Year:2019

"Wow" (stylized as "Wow.") is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone, released as the lead single from his third studio album, Hollywood's Bleeding (2019), via Republic Records on December 24, 2018.[1] The song was written by Malone alongside Billy Walsh, Anthoine Walters, Carl Rosen, and producers Louis Bell and Frank Dukes.

"Wow" peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, Post Malone’s sixth top 10 hit.

Background

Post Malone stated earlier in December that he wished to release another "body of work" before the year was over; his previous single was "Sunflower" with Swae Lee, the lead single from the December 2018 movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack.[1] The song, released on Christmas Eve, was accompanied with an animated Christmas-themed visualizer which premiered on Malone's YouTube channel the same day.

Lyrically, "Wow" discusses Malone's climb to fame, wealth, and success while emceeing a club environment.[2]

Composition

"Wow" is written in the key of F-sharp minor at a tempo of 100 beats per minute.[3]

Critical reception

HipHop-N-More stated that the song felt like "more than just a throwaway", saying it "could be another big moment for Post on the charts and radio".[4] NME called it one of Post Malone's "most stripped back recordings to date", saying his rapping over a beat is a "stark contrast" to his previous Autotuned vocals and "heavily produced" music.[5] Billboard magazine said the song "bounces along on a tick-tock beat and deep bass thrum", further describing the song as a chronicle of Post's rise to fame.[6]

Accolades

YearCeremonyCategoryResult
2019American Music AwardsFavorite Song — Rap/Hip-Hop[7]
RockbjörnenForeign Song of the Year[8]
Teen Choice AwardsChoice Song: R&B/Hip-Hop[9]
Choice Song From a Movie

Commercial performance

"Wow." debuted at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. In its third week, it moved up to number 11 before ascending to the top 10, where it peaked at number two, being held off the top spot by "7 Rings" by Ariana Grande on April 6, 2019. It fell to number four the following week. Two weeks later it rose again to its peak of number two, this time blocked by the remix of "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, remaining there for another week, totaling three non-consecutive weeks in the runner-up spot. It remained in the top ten for 24 consecutive weeks.[10]

Remix

The official remix of the song, featuring Compton, Californian rappers Roddy Ricch and Tyga, premiered on March 15, 2019. There are two versions of audio for the remix. One is the explicit version and the other is the clean edited version, which appears on the various artists compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 71 (2019) in the United States. The music video for the remix was published on March 25, 2019, on Malone's YouTube channel. The remix also appears in the soundtrack of the videogame NBA 2K20 (2019).[11]

Music video

The music video for "Wow." was released on March 19, 2019, on Malone's YouTube channel. The "video blog-styled" video features footage of Malone with Red Hot Chili Peppers, DJ Khaled and Mike Alancourt. The video was directed by James DeFina.[12] [13] It has a viewing of 308 million on YouTube as of June 15, 2023. The music video for the remix of the song featuring Roddy Ricch and Tyga was released six days after on March 25, 2019, on Malone's YouTube channel.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[14] [15]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40)[16] 2
Greece International (IFPI)[17] 2
Latvia (LAIPA)[18] 1
Lithuania (AGATA)[19] 1
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[20] 11
Malaysia (RIM)[21] 8
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[22] 32
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[23] 68
Singapore (RIAS)[24] 12
US Rolling Stone Top 100[25] 16

Wow (Remix)

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Australia (ARIA)[27] 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[28] 44
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[29] 58
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[30] 9
Denmark (Tracklisten)[31] 10
Germany (Official German Charts)[32] 39
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[33] 74
Ireland (IRMA)[34] 14
Italy (FIMI)[35] 72
Latvia (LAIPA)[36] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[37] 80
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[38] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[39] 19
Portugal (AFP)[40] 17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 34
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[43] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[44] 5
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[45] 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[46] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[47] 9
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[48] 1
US Rolling Stone Top 100[49] 3

Decade-end charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesDecember 24, 2018Contemporary hit radioRepublic[51]
Rhythmic contemporary radio[52]
VariousMay 24, 20197-inch single[53]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Post Maline — Wow / Songfacts.
  3. Web site: Post Malone "Wow" Sheet Music in F# Minor. musicnotes.com.
  4. Web site: Post Malone Releases New Single 'Wow' — Listen. HipHop-N-More. Akaash. December 24, 2018. December 24, 2018.
  5. Web site: Listen to 'Wow', the new song from Post Malone. NME. Reilly. Nick. December 24, 2018. December 24, 2018.
  6. Web site: Post Malone Drops Surprise Single: Listen to 'Wow.'. Billboard. December 31, 2018.
  7. News: American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year, Sets New Record. Nordyke. Kimberly. October 9, 2018. The Hollywood Reporter. October 9, 2018.
  8. Web site: 2019 Rockbjörnen Winners. Aftonbladet. August 13, 2019. sv.
  9. News: Teen Choice Awards 2019 winners announced-see the full list. August 12, 2019. Alternative Press. August 12, 2019.
  10. Web site: Ariana Grande's '7 Rings' Rules Billboard Hot 100 for 8th Week, Passing Her Reign With 'Thank U, Next'. Billboard. Trust. Gary. April 1, 2019. April 2, 2019.
  11. Web site: Caraan . Sophie . 'NBA 2K20' Soundtrack Features Tracks From Drake, J. Cole, Travis Scott & More . Hypebeast . 22 July 2019 . 23 July 2019.
  12. Web site: Post Malone Releases A Music Video, But Not Really A Music Video, For 'Wow'. Trey Alston. https://web.archive.org/web/20190321141444/http://www.mtv.com/news/3117653/post-malone-wow-video/. dead. March 21, 2019. mtv.com. March 20, 2019. March 20, 2019.
  13. Web site: Post Malone - "Wow." (Official Music Video). YouTube. March 19, 2019.
  14. Web site: Wow. / Post Malone. Tidal. September 13, 2019.
  15. Web site: Wow. (Remix) / Post Malone. Tidal. September 13, 2019.
  16. News: EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: tiliseb, tiliseb jõulupohmell. Nestor. Siim. January 7, 2019. January 10, 2019. Eesti Ekspress. et.
  17. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 02/2019. IFPI Greece. January 21, 2019.
  18. Web site: Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 13. nedēļa. lv. LAIPA. November 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010115123/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-13-nedela-7874. October 10, 2019.
  19. Web site: 2018 53-os SAVAITĖS (gruodžio 28-sausio 3 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100. lt. AGATA. January 4, 2019. April 23, 2021. October 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191009190410/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-47-2-2-2-2-2-2/. live.
  20. Web site: The Official Lebanese Top 20 - Post Maline. The Official Lebanese Top 20. February 7, 2020.
  21. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia. en. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. January 24, 2019.
  22. Post Malone Chart History. Billboard. March 28, 2020.
  23. Web site: Airplay 100 – 17 februarie 2019. Kiss FM. ro. February 18, 2019. February 17, 2019.
  24. Web site: Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming Chart – Week 2. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://web.archive.org/web/20190121120532/http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.pdf. January 21, 2019.
  25. Web site: Top 100 Songs. Rolling Stone. July 2, 2019. July 2, 2019.
  26. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. March 25, 2019. March 22, 2019.
  27. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 10, 2020.
  28. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2019. austriancharts.at. January 1, 2020.
  29. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2019. Ultratop. December 20, 2019.
  30. Web site: Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 6, 2019.
  31. Web site: Track Top-100 2019. Hitlisten. da. January 15, 2020.
  32. Web site: Top 100 Jahrescharts 2019. mtv.de. GfK Entertainment. de. December 6, 2019.
  33. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög – 2019. Plötutíðindi. is. November 29, 2021.
  34. Web site: Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2019. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. January 9, 2020. January 11, 2020.
  35. Web site: Top of the Music FIMI/GfK 2019: Un anno con la musica Italiana. it. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. January 10, 2020. Download the attachment and open the Singoli file.
  36. Web site: Digitālās Mūzikas Tops 2019. LAIPA. lv. January 3, 2020.
  37. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2019. dutchcharts.nl. January 5, 2020.
  38. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2019. Recorded Music NZ. December 21, 2019.
  39. Web site: Årslister Topplista 2019. IFPI Norway. January 10, 2020. no. May 31, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115163703/http://www.ifpi.no/arslister-topplista-2019. January 15, 2020. dead.
  40. Web site: Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. pt. July 9, 2020.
  41. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2019. Sverigetopplistan. January 14, 2020.
  42. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2019. hitparade.ch. December 31, 2019.
  43. Web site: The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2019. Official Charts Company. Copsey. Rob. January 1, 2020. January 1, 2020.
  44. Web site: Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 6, 2019.
  45. Web site: Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 7, 2019.
  46. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 6, 2019.
  47. Web site: Pop Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 6, 2019.
  48. Web site: Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 6, 2019.
  49. Web site: Top 100 Songs of 2019. Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. January 17, 2020.
  50. Web site: Decade-End Charts: Hot 100 Songs. Billboard. November 15, 2019.
  51. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases. All Access Media Group. January 4, 2019.
  52. Web site: Top 40/R Future Releases. All Access Media Group. January 4, 2019.
  53. Web site: "Wow." 7" VINYL + DIGITAL SINGLE (ORIGINAL VERSION). Post Malone Official Shop. April 8, 2019.

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