Wow | |
Cover: | Zara Larsson - Wow.png |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Zara Larsson |
Album: | Poster Girl |
Genre: | |
Length: | 2:59 |
Label: | |
Producer: | Marshmello |
Prev Title: | Love Me Land |
Prev Year: | 2020 |
Next Title: | Talk About Love |
Next Year: | 2021 |
"Wow" (stylized in all caps) is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. It was released as a promotional single on 26 April 2019 through TEN Music Group and Epic Records.[2] [3] It was co-written and produced by Marshmello.[3] The song was featured in the 2020 Netflix movie Work It and was announced by Larsson to be released as a single on 26 August 2020.[4] [5] It serves as the third single from Larsson's third studio album Poster Girl.[6] A remix of the song featuring Sabrina Carpenter was released on 25 September 2020.
The song was first used in an advertisement for Citibank in the United States.[7] It was then registered on music recognition app Shazam,[8] and on 10 April 2019, the official verified Genius account of Larsson's label TEN Music Group added the song's release date as 26 April 2019,[9] which makes it a month after the release of Larsson's single "Don't Worry Bout Me".
The song is written in the key of F-sharp minor with a tempo of 155 beats per minute.[10]
Mike Wass of Idolator characterised the song as about "feeling sexy in your own skin", calling it an "exciting addition to Zara’s discography" and complimenting its "magnificent post-chorus drop".[3]
Wow | |
Version: | remix |
Cover: | Zara Larsson - Wow (Remix).png |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Zara Larsson featuring Sabrina Carpenter |
Length: | 2:59 |
Label: | |
Producer: | Marshmello |
Chronology: | Sabrina Carpenter |
Prev Title: | Tricky |
Prev Year: | 2020 |
Next Title: | Skin |
Next Year: | 2021 |
A remix of the song featuring Work It's lead actress Sabrina Carpenter was released on 25 September 2020.[11] Its music video premiered on 7 October.[12]