Wild Hearts (song)

"Wild Hearts" is a song by New Zealand-Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 19 August 2021 as a single on the EP Wild Hearts. Urban co-wrote the song with Brad Tursi, Eric Paslay and Jennifer Wayne, and produced it with Mitch Furr.^[2]

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Background

Urban stated to fans via Instagram: "To all of the lost ones who aren't really lost ones, this song is for you. We are WILD HEARTS!" He also said in a press release: "I'm here to tell you anything can happen in this life if you got the heart and the passion and a God-lit fire inside."^[3] Joseph Hudak of Rolling Stone wrote that the song is "a classic tale of perseverance that preaches a message of not only pursuing your dreams but manifesting them" that alludes to some moments from Urban's life, including his "childhood memory of seeing Johnny Cash in concert with his father".^[4]

Critical reception

Matt Doria of NME called the song a "jammy, energetic country-pop track described aptly as 'quintessential Urban'".^[5]

Personnel

Adapted from the "Brown Eyes Baby" cassette booklet.^[6]

Kip Allen – drums
Rich Costey – mixing
Mark Dobson – recording
Mitch Furr – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drum programming, production, recording synthesizer, twelve-string acoustic guitar
Scott Johnson – production coordinator
Randy Merrill – mastering
Eric Paslay – background vocals
Tyler Tomlinson – electric guitar
Brad Tursi – background vocals
Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, background vocals, bass guitar, ebow, electric guitar solo, production, vocals
Jennifer Wayne – background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Wild Hearts"
Chart (2021–2022)	Peak position
Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN)^[7]	1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[8]	59
Canada Country (Billboard)^[9]	1
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)^[10]	75
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	97
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[12]	4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[13]	19

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Wild Hearts"
Chart (2022)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[14]	20
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[15]	61

Release history

Release history for "Wild Hearts"
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	19 August 2021	Digital download streaming	Capitol Records Nashville	^[16]
United States	23 August 2021	Country radio	Capitol Records Nashville	^[17]

References

^ Sexton, Paul (19 August 2021). "Keith Urban Shares Message Of Empowerment On 'Wild Hearts' Single". Udiscovermusic. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ Eames, Tom (19 August 2021). "Keith Urban releases stunning new country anthem 'Wild Hearts', and it's a banger". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ K. Dowling, Marcus (19 August 2021). "Keith Urban Releases "Wild Hearts," A Single For "Dreamers Ready To Fly"". CMT. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ Hudak, Joseph (19 August 2021). "Keith Urban Says Pursue and Manifest Your Dreams in New Song 'Wild Hearts'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ Doria, Matt (20 August 2021). "Keith Urban shouts out "drifters" and "dreamers" in new single 'Wild Hearts'". NME. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ Brown Eyes Baby (Cassette booklet). Keith Urban. Hit Red Records / Capitol Records Nashville. 2022. B0036636-24.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Country Hot 50: Issue 1366". The Music Network. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ "Wild Hearts - Single by Keith Urban". 19 August 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021 – via Apple Music.
^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

v t e Keith Urban singles
Discography
Keith Urban	"It's a Love Thing" "Your Everything" "But for the Grace of God" "Where the Blacktop Ends"
Golden Road	"Somebody Like You" "Raining on Sunday" "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" "You'll Think of Me"
Be Here	"Days Go By" "You're My Better Half" "Making Memories of Us" "Better Life" "Tonight I Wanna Cry"
Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing	"Once in a Lifetime" "Stupid Boy" "I Told You So" "Everybody"
Greatest Hits: 19 Kids	"You Look Good in My Shirt"
Defying Gravity	"Sweet Thing" "Kiss a Girl" "Only You Can Love Me This Way" "'Til Summer Comes Around" "I'm In"
Get Closer	"Put You in a Song" "Without You" "Long Hot Summer" "You Gonna Fly"
Fuse	"Little Bit of Everything" "Shame" "We Were Us" "Cop Car" "Somewhere in My Car" "Raise 'Em Up"
Ripcord	"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" "Break on Me" "Wasted Time" "Blue Ain't Your Color" "The Fighter"
Graffiti U	"Female" "Parallel Line" "Coming Home" "Never Comin Down"
The Speed of Now Part 1	"We Were" "God Whispered Your Name" "Polaroid" "Superman" "Change Your Mind" "One Too Many"
TBA	"Wild Hearts" "Nightfalls" "Brown Eyes Baby" "Street Called Main" "Straight Line" "Messed Up as Me"
Collaborative songs	"America the Beautiful" "The Twelfth of Never" "Funky Tonight" "In God's Hands" "Start a Band" "Lean on Me" "Highway Don't Care" "Be a Light" "Forever Country" "Love Songs Ain't for Us" "Throw It Back" "That's When"
Other songs	"Arms of Mary" "For You"

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