Wow (Beck song)

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"Wow"
BeckWow.jpg
Single by Beck
from the album Colors
ReleasedJune 2, 2016
Genre
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Beck singles chronology
"Dreams"
(2015)
"Wow"
(2016)
"Dear Life"
(2017)
Music video
"Wow" on YouTube

"Wow" (occasionally stylized as "WOW") is a song by American musician Beck. It is the second single from his thirteenth studio album Colors . Billboard ranked "Wow" at number 60 on their Billboard's 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list. [2]

Contents

Background

Hip hop artist Chance the Rapper was originally intended to make a guest appearance on the track: Beck told NME, "Four or five months ago we tried to get Chance on 'Wow.' I'm not sure what happened with that." [3] A version with rapper Lil Yachty was also recorded. [4]

Usage in media

The song was featured in a 2017 Acura MDX car commercial that debuted in September 2016. [5] [6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [7] 8
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) [8] 98
Japan Airplay (Billboard Japan Radio Songs) [9] 19
Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 35
Netherlands Single Tip (MegaCharts) [11] 30
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 12
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 5
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] 10
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [15] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard) [16] 29
US Alternative Songs (Billboard) [17] 30
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [18] 40
US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard) [19] 34

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
WorldwideJune 2, 2016 Digital download
[20]
ItalyJuly 1, 2016 Contemporary hit radio Universal [21]

Certifications

Certifications for "Wow"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [22] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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