"Wild 'N Free" is a country-dance song by the Swedish band Rednex, released as the fourth single from their debut album, Sex & Violins. Its techno-country dance style is built around a re-recorded sample of "The Infernal Galop" from Act II, Scene 2 from Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld. The song appeared in the 2006 Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies film Barnyard in the scene where the character Wild Mike dances.
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| Single by Rednex | ||||
| from the album Sex & Violins | ||||
| Released | 4 September 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
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| Length | 3:39 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Pat Reiniz | |||
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James Hyman from British magazine Music Week's RM Dance Update commented, "Someone had to give the can-can a stompin' Euro-novelty workout. At least Rednex have done it in style with interesting production and remixes that include the slower Nightcrawlers/Robin-S sounding ones from Rhythm on the Loose."[1] Another editor, James Hamilton described it as a "fiddles scraped and 'French Can Can' whistled corny Village People-ish pop chanter".[2] Chuck Campbell from Scripps Howard News Service wrote that "Rednex pull their oddest move with "Wild and Free", a hyper can-can/country/techno/neo-Village People free-for-all."[3]
The music video for "Wild 'N Free" was directed by Van Der Berg.[4]
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 12 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 11 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 18 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[8] | 9 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[9] | 9 |
| Scotland (OCC)[10] | 44 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 37 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 24 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 55 |
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