Wild Dances

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"Wild Dances"
Wild Dances.jpg
Single by Ruslana
from the album Wild Dances
B-side "Hutsul Girl"
Released17 May 2004 (2004-05-17)
Length3:00
Label EMI
Composer(s) Ruslana Lyzhychko
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
  • Oleksandr Ksenofontov
  • Ruslana Lyzhychko
Ruslana singles chronology
"Kolomyjka"
(2003)		"Wild Dances"
(2004)		"Dance with the Wolves"
(2005)
Music video
"Wild Dances" on YouTube

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [29] Gold25,000*
Greece (IFPI Greece) [30] Gold 
Romania [30] Gold 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat
Ukraine17 May 2004CD single
Germany24 May 2004
Greece
Netherlands
Finland
Belgium
Sweden
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Poland
Israel
Turkey
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Slovenia
United Kingdom
United States29 April 2008Digital download

Legacy

The song was bought with exclusive copyright in Vietnam by Vietnamese singer-songwriter Hồ Quỳnh Hương. She has an own Vietnamese version of the song, entitled "Vũ điệu hoang dã". [31]

In other media

The song is used in the soundtrack of the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV . [32] American gymnast and 2011 world champion Jordyn Wieber has revealed that she uses this song as her floor exercise music. [33]

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