Wild (EP)

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Wild
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EP by
Troye Sivan
Released4 September 2015
Genre
Length22:10
Label
Producer
Troye Sivan chronology
TRXYE
(2014)		Wild
(2015)		 Blue Neighbourhood
(2015)
Singles from Wild
  1. "Wild"
    Released: 3 September 2015

Wild is the fourth extended play (EP) by Australian singer Troye Sivan, released on 4 September 2015 by EMI Music Australia. It is Sivan's second extended play released through a major record label after TRXYE .

Contents

Sivan embarked on his first US tour titled Troye Sivan Live in support of the EP, later extended to a world tour after announcing Wild was an introduction to his debut studio album Blue Neighbourhood . [1]

Background

On 25 July 2015, Sivan announced his fourth extended play at VidCon and described it as an "opening installment, a 6-song keyhole to introduce you guys to all of the music I've got coming in 2015." [2] On 13 October 2015, it was revealed to be an introduction to his debut studio album Blue Neighbourhood .

Three songs from Wild were selected to be on the standard edition of the album, while all six songs were transferred to the deluxe edition. Those who had already purchased Wild received a discount to purchase Blue Neighbourhood. [3] [4]

Commercial performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Renowned for SoundStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

Wild debuted at number five in the United States, selling 50,000 units (45,000 total album sales). [6] It has sold 60,000 albums in the US by late October 2015. [7] In Sivan's native Australia, Wild debuted at number one, and became the first extended play to do so. [8]

Track listing

CD and digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wild"
 Alex Hope 3:48
2."Bite"
  • SLUMS
  • Alex JL Hiew
  • Inscore
3:06
3."Fools"
  • SLUMS
  • Hiew
  • Norman
3:40
4."Ease" (featuring Broods)
C. Nott3:34
5."The Quiet"
3:46
6."DKLA" (featuring Tkay Maidza)
  • SLUMS
  • Hiew
4:16
Total length:22:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 17
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [11] 6
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [12] 7
French Albums (SNEP) [13] 96
Irish Albums (IRMA) [14] 5
Italian Albums (FIMI) [15] 48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 3
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [17] 27
Scottish Albums (OCC) [18] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 29
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 5
US Billboard 200 [22] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [23] 79

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [24] Gold7,500‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various4 September 2015 [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]

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