Wild World (Bastille album)

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Wild World
Wild World album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Bastille
Released9 September 2016
Recorded2014–2016
Genre
Length49:38
Label Virgin EMI
Producer
Bastille chronology
VS. (Other People's Heartache, Pt. III)
(2014)		Wild World
(2016)		 Other People's Heartache, Pt. 4
(2018)
Singles from Wild World
  1. "Good Grief"
    Released: 16 June 2016
  2. "Send Them Off!"
    Released: 30 September 2016 [2]
  3. "Blame"
    Released: 15 December 2016
  4. "Glory"
    Released: 5 June 2017

Wild World (stylised in all caps) is the second studio album by English indie pop band Bastille, released on 9 September 2016 by Virgin EMI Records. [3] The album was co-produced by Mark Crew. [4] The lead single, "Good Grief", was released on 16 June 2016. The song "Send Them Off!" is featured on the soundtrack of the game FIFA 17 . The cover photograph was taken at 30 Park Place in Downtown, New York City. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Clash 7/10 [8]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Entertainment Weekly B [10]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Wild World received generally positive reviews, with Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian giving the album four out of five stars. [16] On Metacritic, the album received a score of 73 out of 100, based on ten critics—which Metacritic classes as "generally favorable". [6]

Accolades

Accolades for Wild World
PublicationAccoladeYearAward
NME NME's Albums of the Year 20162016
No. 31 Album of the Year [17]
NMENME Awards 20172017
Best Album [18]

Track listing

On 15 August 2016, Bastille used Snapchat to reveal the track names of the 19 tracks on the Complete Edition via Snapchat geofilters planted at significant sites around the globe. [19]

All songs were written by Dan Smith and produced by Smith and Mark Crew.

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Good Grief"3:26
2."The Currents"3:24
3."An Act of Kindness"3:28
4."Warmth"3:49
5."Glory"4:41
6."Power"3:29
7."Two Evils"2:46
8."Send Them Off!"3:20
9."Lethargy"3:24
10."Four Walls (The Ballad of Perry Smith)"4:12
11."Blame"2:55
12."Fake It"4:04
13."Snakes"3:17
14."Winter of Our Youth"3:23
Total length:49:38
Complete edition
No.TitleLength
15."Way Beyond"3:19
16."Oil On Water"2:58
17."Campus"3:03
18."Shame"3:30
19."The Anchor"3:24
Total length:65:52
Japan edition and Target exclusive edition [20]
No.TitleLength
19."Final Hour"3:08
20."The Anchor"3:24
21."Send Them Off!" (Bunker Sessions)3:17
Total length:59:27

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Wild World
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [53] Gold227,836 [54]

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