Young, Wild & Free
2011 single by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Young, Wild & Free" is a song by American rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on October 11, 2011, by Atlantic Records as the lead single from the soundtrack of the film, Mac & Devin Go to High School, in which the rappers star in. The track was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Brody Brown, Snoop Dogg, and Wiz Khalifa. The track samples two other songs, "Toot It & Boot It" (2010) and "Sneakin' in the Back" (1974), songwriting credits were added for a total of seventeen. Produced by the Smeezingtons during a freestyle studio session and never meant to be heard; Aaron Bay-Shuck considered it a potential hit and asked the trio to finish it. After the song was finished, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa were added.
"Young, Wild & Free" | ||||
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Single by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars | ||||
from the album Mac & Devin Go to High School | ||||
Released | October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11) | |||
Genre | Pop-rap | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
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Producer(s) | The Smeezingtons | |||
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"Young, Wild & Free on YouTube | ||||
"Young, Wild & Free" received mixed reviews from music critics, who praised it for standing out stylistically from the rest of the soundtrack with hip-hop drums and a piano hook. Some critics praised Mars's pop-nostalgia chorus and Snoop Dogg's rap but criticized Wiz Khalifa's rap performance due to being too rough. It was commercially successful, reaching the top ten in several markets (including number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six in France and Switzerland); it peaked at number two in New Zealand and number four in Australia. The single was certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), five times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and one-time platinum by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ).
The accompanying music video, filmed in Montclair, California in October 2011, was directed by Dylan Brown. It features Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa having fun driving karts, skateboarding, and surrounded by girls at a party, interspersed with footage from Mac & Devin Go to High School. "Young, Wild & Free" was performed live several times, including on the 2012 VMA Tour and at Coachella 2012. It was also part of the 2015 Boys of Zummer (the American leg of Khalifa's tour with Fall Out Boy), Dogg's 2016 Puff Puff Pass Tour Part 2, and two collaborative tours by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa: the 2011 High School Tour and the 2016 High Road Summer Tour. The song was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in 2013.