Wow (Post Malone song)
"Wow" (stylized as "Wow.") is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone. It was released as the first official single from Post Malone's third studio album, "Hollywood's Bleeding", via Republic Records on December 24, 2018. The song was written by Malone alongside Billy Walsh, Anthoine Walters, Carl Rosen, and producers Louis Bell and Frank Dukes. "Wow" peaked at number two on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 songs chart. Promotion. Post Malone stated earlier in December that he wished to release another "body of work" before the year was over; his previous single  was "Sunflower" with Swae Lee, the lead single from the December 2018 movie "" soundtrack. Critical reception. "HipHop-N-More" stated that the song felt like "more than just a throwaway", saying it "could be another big moment for Post on the charts and radio". "NME" called it one of Post Malone's "most stripped back recordings to date", saying his rapping over a beat is a "stark contrast" to his previous Autotuned vocals and "heavily produced" music. "Billboard" magazine said the song "bounces along on a tick-tock beat and deep bass thrum", further describing the song as a chronicle  of Post's rise to fame. Commercial performance. "Wow." debuted at number 47 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. In its third week, it moved up to number 11 before ascending to the top 10, where it peaked at number two, being held off the top spot by "7 Rings" by Ariana Grande on April 6, 2019. It fell to number four the following week. Two weeks later it rose again to its peak of number two, this time blocked by the remix of "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, remaining there for another week, totaling  three non-consecutive weeks in the runner-up spot. It remained in the top ten for 24 consecutive weeks. Remix. The official remix of the song, featuring Compton, Californian rappers Roddy Ricch and Tyga, premiered on March 15, 2019. There are two versions of audio for the remix. One is the explicit version and the other is the clean edited version, which appears on the various artists compilation album "Now That's What I Call Music! 71" (2019) in the United States. The music video for the remix was published on March 25, 2019, on Malone's YouTube channel. The  remix also appears in the soundtrack of the videogame "NBA 2K20" (2019). Music video. The music video for "Wow." was released on March 19, 2019, on Malone's YouTube channel. On the day of the song's release, there was an animated Christmas theme video because it was released the day before Christmas. It features footage of Malone with Red Hot Chili Peppers, DJ Khaled and Mike Alancourt. The video was directed by James DeFina. It has a viewing of 125 million on YouTube as of August 10, 2019. The music video for the remix of the song featuring Roddy  Ricch and Tyga was released six days after on March 25, 2019, on Malone's YouTube channel. Personnel. Credits adapted from Tidal. Charts. Weekly charts. Wow (Remix)