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"Wildest Dreams" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the fifth single from her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014). Swift wrote the song with its producers Max Martin and Shellback. "Wildest Dreams" has an atmospheric balladic production incorporating strings and Mellotron keyboard tones; the rhythm interpolates Swift's heartbeat. Music critics described it as dream pop, electropop, and synth-pop. In the lyrics, a narrator pleads with their lover to remember them despite the inevitable end of their relationship. Big Machine in partnership with Republic Records released "Wildest Dreams" to radio on August 31, 2015.
In reviews of 1989, some critics found Swift's vocals and the production alluring but others found the track derivative. Retrospectively, critics have considered the song one of Swift's most memorable. The single peaked within the top five on charts of Australia, Canada, Poland, and South Africa. It was certified eight-times platinum in Australia and platinum in Portugal and the United Kingdom. In the United States, "Wildest Dreams" peaked at number five and became 1989's fifth consecutive top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100; it peaked atop three of Billboard's airplay charts. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the track four-times platinum.
The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift had identified as a country musician until her fourth studio album, Red, which was released on October 22, 2012.[1] Red incorporates eclectic pop and rock styles beyond the country stylings of Swift's past albums.[2][3] She began writing songs for her fifth studio album in mid-2013 while touring on the Red Tour.[4] Inspired by 1980s synth-pop, she named the album 1989 after her birth year to signify an artistic reinvention: she described it as her first "official pop album".[5][6] On 1989, Swift and the Swedish producer Max Martin served as executive producers.[7] Martin and his frequent collaborator Shellback produced seven out of 13 songs on the album's standard edition.[8]
Swift, Martin, and Shellback wrote "Wildest Dreams", and the latter two produced the song.[9] Paul Duffus from PopMatters characterized the song as a dream pop power ballad.[10] NME's Hannah Mylrae described it as synth-pop, the genre that is in line with its parent album's production.[11] Refinery29 writer Rebecca Farley considered it a soft rock ballad,[12] while Ed Masley of AZ Central considered it electropop.[13] The song was recorded by Michael Ilbert and MXM Studios in Stockholm, and by Sam Holland at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles.[9]
Critics noted that "Wildest Dreams" incorporates a sultry, dramatic atmosphere, which they compared to the music by singer Lana Del Rey, particularly her album Born to Die (2012).[14][15][16] According to the album's liner notes, Swift's heartbeat serves as the song's beat.[9] The track is instrumented by pulsing synthesizers and lush string instruments.[17][18] The track's string arranger, Mattias Bylund, recorded and arranged the track at his home studio in Tuve, Sweden.[18] The verses are accompanied by underlying Mellotron keyboard tones, and the chorus is supported by lush staccato strings, with Bylund taking inspiration from Coldplay for the chorus's chords.[18] Alexis Petridis from The Guardian compared the song's drums to those of "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes.[19]
"Wildest Dreams" first charted at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 as an album cut from 1989 in November 2014.[22] Swift announced on August 5, 2015, that "Wildest Dreams" would be the fifth single from 1989, following four Hot 100 top-10 and pop songs airplay number-one singles: "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", "Style" and "Bad Blood".[23] For radio release, the arrangement of the song was modified and released to US hot adult contemporary radio on August 31, 2015, by Big Machine and Republic Records.[24] The following day, it impacted US contemporary hit radio.[25] The single was further supported by a remix by R3hab, released for digital download on October 15, 2015.[26][27] "Wildest Dreams" was released to Italian radio on October 30, 2015, by Universal Music Group.[28]
Following its release as an official single, "Wildest Dreams" re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 15 on the chart dated September 19, 2015.[29] It reached number ten on the chart dated October 10, 2015, becoming 1989's fifth consecutive top-ten hit.[30] The single peaked at number five on the chart dated November 7, 2015, when it reached number one on Billboard's pop airplay-focused charts: Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40.[31] With this achievement, 1989 became the album with the most Adult Top 40 number-one songs (five), tying with Katy Perry's 2010 album Teenage Dream.[31] On Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, the single became Swift's first number one, supported by the R3hab remix.[32] Swift became the first female artist to score five Dance/Mix top-10 hits in a calendar year, with 1989's four previous singles all reaching the top 10.[32] "Wildest Dreams" was certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[33] and had sold two million digital copies in the United States by November 2017.[34]
Contemporary critics received "Wildest Dreams" with moderate reviews. Sputnikmusic called the song an "impassioned piece" and wrote, "all it really proves is that Swift is capable of taking the contemporary influences around her and molding them into something impressively original."[15] The Arizona Republic writer Ed Masley described the song as an alluring track.[21] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian praised the wit of the lyrics: "there's something hugely cheering about the way Swift turns the [Lana Del Rey-style] persona of the pathetic female appendage snivelling over her bad-boy boyfriend on its head."[19] In a review by The New York Times, Jon Caramanica noted that this song contained the "most pronounced vocal tweak" on the album and how "at the bridge, she skips up an octave, sputtering out bleats of ecstasy, before retreating back under the covers".[35]
Craig Manning of AbsolutePunk dismissed the song as "a bit disposable".[36] Jem Aswad of Billboard was somewhat disappointed with the production, which they found to be similar to the music of Lana Del Rey, saying: "it's hard to tell if the song is homage or parody."[37] Annie Galvin from Slant Magazine similarly regarded the song as a "misguided" imitation of Del Rey, but praised Swift's vocals that complement the narrative lyrics.[20] Slate writer Forrest Wickman praised the production, but found the song lacking Swift's traditionally vivid songwriting.[38] Sharing a similar sentiment, Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times dismissed the song as generic.[17] Shane Kimberline from musicOMH considered "Wildest Dreams" the album's weakest song, feeling that Swift's falsetto was the "sonic equivalent of watching your sister wear heavy makeup and talk with a posh accent".[16]
Retrospectively, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone wrote that the song "sounds stronger and stronger over the years".[39] NME critic Hannah Mylrae called the song a "synth-pop beauty",[11] and Nate Jones from Vulture considered "Wildest Dreams" one of Swift's ten strongest songs in her catalog, describing its "invigorating double-time bridge" as the best on 1989.[40] The song was one of the award-winning songs at the 2016 BMI Awards, where Swift was honored as the Songwriter of the Year.[41] It was also awarded at the 2017 ASCAP Awards for the songwriters, Swift, Martin and Shellback.[42] In a 2021 list ranking the best song bridges of the 21st-century, Billboard placed "Wildest Dreams" at number 66.[43]
Media outlets praised the video's production. Slate's Forrest Whickman found that the video was "a lot more engaging" and that "it does a good job matching the song's theme of lingering on with someone 'even if it's just pretend'."[53] Mike Wass of Idolator called the video "a much stronger effort" than Swift's previous videos and likened it to romance films Out of Africa, The English Patient and The Notebook (2004). While saying "it all hangs together rather nicely", he highlighted the scenery, which "raises this above your average video".[54] Rolling Stone writer Brittany Spanos felt that the video's visuals emulated "retro Hollywood glamour".[55] The video was nominated for Best Fresh Video at the 2016 MTV Italian Music Awards.[56]
Swift performed a stripped-down rendition of "Wildest Dreams" on an electric guitar as part of the "Taylor Swift Experience" exhibition at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live on September 30, 2015.[62] She included the song on the set list of The 1989 World Tour (2015), where she performed "Wildest Dreams" as part of a mashup with "Enchanted", a song from her third studio album, Speak Now (2010).[63] Swift also performed "Wildest Dreams" three times on her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018), as part of the "surprise songs" that were outside of the recurring set list for the whole tour. The performances were at the first show at Santa Clara, California; the second show in Tokyo, Japan; and the second show in Philadelphia, when a stage device malfunctioned.[64] The song was also performed on the Eras Tour (2023).[65]
Rock singer Ryan Adams covered "Wildest Dreams" for his track-by-track cover album of Swift's 1989, released in September 2015.[66] Adams switches and adjusts pronouns in some places, for example "Standing in a nice dress" becomes "Standing in your nice dress."[67] His version is an alt-country song featuring acoustic instruments and a melancholic production.[68][69] The Atlantic critic Spencer Kornharber found the cover "undeniably lovely."[70]
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