Wild Things (song)

"Wild Things" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara for her debut studio album, Know-It-All (2015). It was released to digital retailers on October 27, 2015, through Def Jam Recordings, as a promotional single before being sent to contemporary hit radio on February 2, 2016, as the album's second official single. The song, an indie pop record, was recorded throughout December 2014 in Los Angeles, California, and written by Cara herself, alongside Sebastian Kole, Thabiso "Tab" Nkhereanye, and the song's producer, James Ho, who produced the song under the "Malay" name. Lyrically, the song is about being free and "wild" in the world.

Upon its release, the song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised it for its message and sound. Commercially, "Wild Things" has charted at number fifty on the US Billboard Hot 100 and has also attained top-forty peaks in multiple territories including Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. In Cara's native Canada, the song peaked at number 14, five positions higher than her highly successful debut, "Here". The song has also been certified 5× Platinum by Music Canada (MC), and 2× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and Recorded Music New Zealand (RMNZ).

The song's music video, directed by Aaron A, was released on the 7th of March, 2016, and depicts Cara and her friends hanging out together, and was nominated for Best Pop Video at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. An extended play (EP) of remixes was released for the song, featuring two guest appearances from G-Eazy. The song itself was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2017 Canadian Radio Music Awards and Single of the Year at the 2017 Juno Awards. At the Juno Awards of 2016, the song was performed alongside its predecessor, "Here". The performance was nominated in the Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series category at the Canadian Screen Awards.