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| Released | June 2, 2016 | |||
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"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]
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]
The song was featured in a 2017 Acura MDX car commercial that debuted on September 2016. [5] [6]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [7] | 8 |
| Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) [8] | 98 |
| Japan Airplay (Billboard Japan Radio Songs) [9] | 19 |
| Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] | 35 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] | 12 |
| US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [12] | 5 |
| US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] | 10 |
| US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] | 13 |
| Chart (2016) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard) [15] | 29 |
| US Alternative Songs (Billboard) [16] | 30 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [17] | 40 |
| US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard) [18] | 34 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | June 2, 2016 | Digital download |
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| Italy | July 1, 2016 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | [20] |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [21] | Gold | 500,000 |
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