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Line 1: {{short description\|2015 ~~single and 2021~~ single by Taylor Swift}} <noinclude>{{User:RMCD bot/subject notice\|1=Wildest Dreams\|2=Talk:Wildest Dreams (Taylor Swift song)#Requested move 17 September 2024}} </noinclude>{{Featured article}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox song \| name = Wildest Dreams~~/ wildest dreams (Taylor’s version)~~ \| cover = Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams (Official Single Cover).png \| alt = Cover artwork of "Wildest Dreams", a black and white photo of Swift sitting Line 9 ⟶ 10: \| type = single \| artist = [[Taylor Swift]] \| album = [[1989 ~~(album)\|1989]] [[1989 Taylor’s version~~ (album)\|1989]] \| released = {{Start date\|2015\|8\|31}} \| studio = * [[MXM Studios\|MXM]] (Stockholm) Line 17 ⟶ 18: * [[electropop]] \| length = 3:40 \| label = [[Big Machine Records\|Big Machine~~]] [[republic records\|Republic records~~]] \| writer = * Taylor Swift * [[Max Martin]] Line 29 ⟶ 30: \| misc = {{External music video\|{{YouTube\|IdneKLhsWOQ\|"Wildest Dreams"}}}} }} "'''Wildest Dreams'''" is a song by the American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]]. It is the fifth single from her fifth studio album, ''[[1989 (album)\|1989]]'' (2014) ~~and in 2021 as a standalone single and in 2023 as apart of ''[[1989 Taylor’s version (album)\|1989 Taylor’s version]]''~~. Swift wrote the song with its producers [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (record producer)\|Shellback]]. "Wildest Dreams" has an atmospheric, [[Sentimental ballad\|balladic]] production incorporating [[programming (music)\|programmed]] [[drum machine\|drums]], [[Mellotron]]-generated and live [[String instrument\|strings]], and [[synthesizer]]s; the rhythm interpolates Swift's heartbeat. Critics described it as [[synth-pop]], [[dream pop]], and [[electropop]]. The lyrics feature Swift pleading with a lover to remember her even after their relationship ends. [[Big Machine Records]] in partnership with [[Republic Records]] released "Wildest Dreams" to radio on August 31, 2015. When the song was first released, some critics found the production and Swift's vocals alluring but others found the track derivative, comparing it to the music of [[Lana Del Rey]]. Retrospectively, critics have described "Wildest Dreams" as one of Swift's most memorable songs. The single peaked within the top five on charts of Australia, Canada, Poland, and South Africa. It was [[List of music recording certifications\|certified]] diamond in Brazil, nine-times platinum in Australia, and double platinum in Portugal and the United Kingdom. In the United States, "Wildest Dreams" peaked at number five and became ''1989''{{'s}} fifth consecutive top-ten single on the [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]; it peaked atop three of [[Billboard (magazine)\|''Billboard'']]'s airplay charts. The [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) certified the track [[RIAA certification\|four-times platinum]]. Line 45 ⟶ 46: \| title = "Wildest Dreams" \| description = "Wildest Dreams" has a [[sentimental ballad\|balladic]] production that incorporates [[synths]], [[Mellotron]]-generated and live [[string section\|strings]], and it interpolates Swift's heartbeat in its rhythm. Swift sings with breathy vocals.}} "Wildest Dreams" is a [[power ballad]] that interpolates Swift's heartbeat in its rhythm.<ref name="notes" /><ref name="PopMatters video">{{Cite web \|date=September 1, 2015 \|title=Taylor Swift – 'Wildest Dreams' (video) (Singles Going Steady) \|url=https://www.popmatters.com/196952-taylor-swift-wildest-dreams-video-2495490737.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228120736/https://www.popmatters.com/196952-taylor-swift-wildest-dreams-video-2495490737.html \|archive-date=December 28, 2017 \|access-date=December 27, 2017 \|website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> It incorporates programmed drums, pulsing synths, and [[staccato]] strings generated with a [[Mellotron]].<ref name="medium" /><ref name="latimes">{{cite web \|last=Wood \|first=Mikael \|date=October 27, 2014 \|title=Taylor Swift Smooths Out the Wrinkles on Sleek ''1989'' \|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-review-taylor-swift-smooths-out-the-wrinkles-on-sleek-1989-20141027-story.html \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115075319/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-review-taylor-swift-smooths-out-the-wrinkles-on-sleek-1989-20141027-story.html \|archive-date=November 15, 2014 \|access-date=November 15, 2020 \|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>{{Sfn\|Perone\|2017\|p=62}} In the [[Refrain\|chorus]], the melody is accentuated by live strings with what Bylund described as "[[Coldplay]]-type rhythm [[Chord (music)\|chords]]".<ref name="medium" /> Swift sings with breathy vocals.<ref name="latimes" /><ref name="musicomh">{{cite web \|last=Kimberlin \|first=Shane \|date=November 3, 2014 \|title=Taylor Swift – ''1989'' {{!}} Album Review \|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-1989 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105103600/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-1989 \|archive-date=November 5, 2014 \|access-date=February 5, 2019 \|work=[[MusicOMH]]}}</ref><ref name="Cruz-2014">{{Cite web \|last1=Cruz \|first1=Lenika \|last2=Beck \|first2=Julie \|last3=Green \|first3=Emma \|last4=O'Keeffe \|first4=Kevin \|date=October 25, 2014 \|title=Taylor Swift's ''1989'': First Impressions \|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/10/taylor-swifts-1989-first-impressions/381915/ \|url-access=limited \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|website=[[The Atlantic]] \|archive-date=June 24, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624063548/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/10/taylor-swifts-1989-first-impressions/381915/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[Jon Caramanica]] from ''[[The New York Times\|]]''~~The New York Times'']]~~, she sings "drowsily" in the [[Verse (music)\|verses]] and "skips up an [[octave]]" in the [[Bridge (music)\|bridge]].<ref name="Caramanica-2014" /> Jem Aswad of [[Billboard (magazine)\|''Billboard'']] said that she "[flits] between a fluttery [[soprano]] and deadpan [[alto]]".<ref name="Aswad-2014">{{cite magazine \|last=Aswad \|first=Jem \|date=October 24, 2014 \|title=Album Review: Taylor Swift's Pop Curveball Pays Off With ''1989'' \|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6289405/taylor-swift-1989-album-review \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208185459/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6289405/taylor-swift-1989-album-review \|archive-date=February 8, 2017 \|access-date=August 30, 2015}}</ref> Music critics characterized the genre as synth-pop,<ref name="NME">{{cite web \|last1=Mylrea \|first1=Hannah \|date=September 8, 2020 \|title=Every Taylor Swift Song Ranked In Order of Greatness \|url=https://www.nme.com/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2740117 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908194608/https://www.nme.com/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2740117 \|archive-date=September 8, 2020 \|access-date=September 8, 2020 \|website=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref name="Breihan-2021">{{Cite web \|last=Breihan \|first=Tom \|date=September 17, 2021 \|title=Taylor Swift Shares Her Re-Recorded Version of 'Wildest Dreams': Listen \|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2161031/hear-taylor-swifts-re-recorded-version-of-wildest-dreams/music/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506072331/https://www.stereogum.com/2161031/hear-taylor-swifts-re-recorded-version-of-wildest-dreams/music/ \|archive-date=May 6, 2022 \|access-date=May 6, 2022 \|website=[[Stereogum]]}}</ref> [[dream pop]],<ref name="PopMatters video" /> and [[electropop]],<ref name="az">{{cite web \|last1=Masley \|first1=Ed \|date=August 12, 2015 \|title=30 Best Taylor Swift Singles Ever (So Far) \|url=https://eu.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/08/12/best-taylor-swift-singles-ever-far/31478033/ \|access-date=July 30, 2020 \|website=[[The Arizona Republic]]}}</ref> with elements of [[chillwave]].<ref name="Nolan">{{cite web\|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/taylor-swift-1989-album-review-12975046\|title=Taylor Swift ''1989'' – Album Review\|last=Nolan\|first=Paul\|website=[[Hot Press]]\|date=November 13, 2014\|access-date=December 29, 2023}}</ref> Although the synths and drums were a stark contrast to Swift's earlier music, the [[musicologist]] James E. Perone said that the composition retained some elements from her previous country songs: the "heavy use" of the [[pentatonic scale]] in the melody and the move between [[major and minor]] chords in the chorus.{{Sfn\|Perone\|2017\|p=62}} In the lyrics, Swift's character tells a lover to remember her after their relationship ends while still being in love with him.<ref name="Cruz-2014" /><ref name="guardian">{{cite web \|last=Petridis \|first=Alexis \|author-link=Alexis Petridis \|date=October 24, 2014 \|title=Taylor Swift: ''1989'' Review – Leagues Ahead of the Teen-Pop Competition \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/24/taylor-swift-1989-review \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101060229/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/24/taylor-swift-1989-review \|archive-date=November 1, 2014 \|access-date=February 4, 2019 \|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> The first verse is about lust: "He's so tall, and handsome as hell/ He's so bad, but he does it so well/ I can see the end as it begins."<ref name="Lansky-2014">{{Cite magazine \|last=Lansky \|first=Sam \|author-link=Sam Lansky \|date=October 23, 2014 \|title=Review: ''1989'' Marks a Paradigm Swift \|url=https://time.com/3533569/taylor-swift-1989-review/ \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|magazine=[[Time (magazine)\|Time]] \|archive-date=November 1, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101185534/https://time.com/3533569/taylor-swift-1989-review/ \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="slant">{{cite web \|last=Galvin \|first=Annie \|date=October 27, 2014 \|title=Review: Taylor Swift, ''1989'' \|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-1989/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305234512/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-1989/ \|archive-date=March 5, 2019 \|access-date=October 28, 2014 \|work=[[Slant Magazine]]}}</ref> She expresses her desire to live on in the lover's memory as a woman with red lips, "standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset".<ref name="Kornhaber">{{Cite web \|last=Kornhaber \|first=Spencer \|date=September 2, 2015 \|title=The Backlash to Taylor Swift's 'Wildest Dreams' Shows the Danger of Nostalgia \|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/taylor-swift-wildest-dreams-africa-nostalgia-dangers-colonization-video/403435/ \|url-access=limited \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|website=[[The Atlantic]] \|archive-date=December 28, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228025829/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/taylor-swift-wildest-dreams-africa-nostalgia-dangers-colonization-video/403435/ \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Cliff-2014">{{Cite web \|last=Cliff \|first=Aimee \|date=October 30, 2014 \|title=''1989'' \|url=https://www.factmag.com/2014/10/30/taylor-swift-1989-review/ \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|website=[[Fact (UK magazine)\|Fact]] \|archive-date=June 18, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618195113/https://www.factmag.com/2014/10/30/taylor-swift-1989-review/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> She cautions the lover that she will haunt him: "Say you'll see me again even if it's just in your wildest dreams."<ref name="Wickman-2014">{{cite web \|last=Wickman \|first=Forrest \|date=October 24, 2014 \|title=Taylor Swift's ''1989'': A Track-by-Track Breakdown \|url=https://slate.com/culture/2014/10/taylor-swift-s-1989-leaked-here-s-a-track-by-track-breakdown-of-the-new-album-video.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214041234/https://slate.com/culture/2014/10/taylor-swift-s-1989-leaked-here-s-a-track-by-track-breakdown-of-the-new-album-video.html \|archive-date=February 14, 2019 \|access-date=November 20, 2020 \|work=[[Slate (magazine)\|Slate]]}}</ref> The bridge is set in [[double time]] and sees Swift's character affirming, "You see me in hindsight/ Tangled up with you all night/ Burnin' it down."<ref name="Jones-2020" /><ref name="Billboard-2021">{{Cite magazine \|date=May 13, 2021 \|title=The 100 Greatest Song Bridges of the 21st Century: Staff Picks \|url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/greatest-song-bridges-21st-century-top-100-9571438/ \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|archive-date=February 28, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228024007/https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/greatest-song-bridges-21st-century-top-100-9571438/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics have described the sound as sultry, sensual, and dramatic, comparing the production and the theme of failed romance to the music of the singer-songwriter [[Lana Del Rey]].<ref name="musicomh" /><ref name="Cliff-2014" /><ref>{{cite web \|last=Eakin \|first=Marah \|date=October 28, 2014 \|title=With ''1989'', Taylor Swift Finally Grows Up \|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/1989-taylor-swift-finally-grows-211047 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520182542/http://www.avclub.com/review/1989-taylor-swift-finally-grows-211047 \|archive-date=May 20, 2017 \|access-date=August 30, 2015 \|work=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zoladz \|first=Lindsay \|date=October 24, 2014 \|title=Did Taylor Swift Rip Off Lorde and Lana Del Rey? \|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/did-taylor-swift-rip-off-lorde-and-lana-del-rey.html \|url-access=limited \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|website=[[Vulture (website)\|Vulture]] \|archive-date=December 28, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228032404/https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/did-taylor-swift-rip-off-lorde-and-lana-del-rey.html \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Leedham-2014">{{Cite web \|last=Leedham \|first=Robert \|date=October 27, 2014 \|title=Album Review: Taylor Swift - ''1989'' \|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18488/reviews/4148424 \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|website=[[Drowned in Sound]] \|archive-date=February 14, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002551/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/18488/reviews/4148424 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian\|]]''~~The Guardian'']]~~'s [[Alexis Petridis]] felt that the song abandoned Swift's previous "persona of the pathetic female appendage snivelling over her bad-boy boyfriend" and instead portrayed the man as her victim.<ref name="guardian" /> [[Slate (magazine)\|''Slate'']]'s Forrest Wickman thought that Swift's character was a "sort of [...] [[femme fatale]]".<ref name="Wickman-2014" /> Robert Leedham of ''[[Drowned in Sound\|]]''~~Drowned in Sound'']]~~ wrote that the lyrics portrayed her arrogance and confidence to "[move] onto better things", contrasting with the victim mentality on her past songs.<ref name="Leedham-2014" /> == Release and commercial performance == Line 61 ⟶ 62: When it was first released, "Wildest Dreams" received mixed reviews from music critics. Petridis found it "hugely cheering" that Swift employed a new perspective in her songwriting.<ref name="guardian" /> Caramanica said that the song had the "most pronounced vocal tweak" on ''1989'', demonstrating Swift's new ways of expressing herself in music.<ref name="Caramanica-2014">{{cite web \|last=Caramanica \|first=Jon \|author-link=Jon Caramanica \|date=October 23, 2014 \|title=A Farewell to Twang \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/arts/music/taylor-swift-1989-new-album-review.html \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111032622/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/arts/music/taylor-swift-1989-new-album-review.html \|archive-date=November 11, 2014 \|access-date=August 30, 2015 \|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ''[[The Arizona Republic]]''<nowiki/>'s Ed Masley found the track "haunting" and Swift's vocals "seductive".<ref name="az" /> [[Sam Lansky]] of [[Time (magazine)\|''Time'']] described the production as "lush" and full of "cinematic grandeur".<ref name="Lansky-2014" /> Writing for ''[[Hot Press]]'', Paul Nolan picked it as the album's best track for its combination of chillwave and "sweeping, singalong choruses".<ref name="Nolan"/> The song helped Swift win the Songwriter of the Year Award at the 2016 [[Broadcast Music, Inc.\|BMI Pop Awards]]<ref name="Broadcast Music, Inc">{{cite web \|date=May 11, 2016 \|title=BMI Honors Taylor Swift and Legendary Songwriting Duo Mann & Weil at the 64th Annual BMI Pop Awards \|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2016_bmi_pop_awards \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527053027/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2016_bmi_pop_awards \|archive-date=May 27, 2016 \|access-date=May 11, 2016 \|publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]]}}</ref> and was recognized at the 2017 [[ASCAP Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ASCAP Pop Awards 2017 \|url=https://www.ascap.com/popawards17 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623170045/https://www.ascap.com/popawards17 \|archive-date=June 23, 2018 \|access-date=October 20, 2018 \|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]}}</ref> Other reviews opined that the track was influenced by Lana Del Rey to an extent that it erased Swift's authenticity.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Manning \|first=Craig \|date=October 31, 2014 \|title=Taylor Swift – ''1989'' – Album Review \|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3711328 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141029022514/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3711328 \|archive-date=October 29, 2014 \|access-date=August 30, 2015 \|work=[[AbsolutePunk]]}}</ref> Aswad said that it was "hard to tell if the song is homage or parody",<ref name="Aswad-2014" /> and Wickman and Mikael Wood of the ''[[Los Angeles Times\|]]''~~Los Angeles Times'']]~~ opined that Swift's songwriting lost its distinctive quality.<ref name="latimes" /><ref name="Wickman-2014" /> Shane Kimberline from ''[[MusicOMH]]'' and Lindsay Zoladz from [[Vulture (website)\|''Vulture'']] deemed "Wildest Dreams" one of the album's weakest tracks and took issue with the Del Rey resemblance in Swift's vocals and lyrics.<ref name="musicomh" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zoladz \|first=Lindsay \|date=October 27, 2014 \|title=Taylor Swift's ''1989'' Is Her Most Conservative Album Yet \|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/album-review-taylor-swift-1989.html \|url-access=limited \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|website=[[Vulture (website)\|Vulture]] \|archive-date=January 10, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110162939/http://www.vulture.com/2014/10/album-review-taylor-swift-1989.html \|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Slant Magazine\|]]''~~Slant Magazine'']]~~'s Annie Galvin said Swift's vocals complemented the narrative lyrics but described the song as a "misguided imitation" of Del Rey with a predictable storyline.<ref name="slant" /> In ''[[The Atlantic\|]]''~~The Atlantic'']]~~, Kevin O'Keeffe argued that the Del Rey comparisons were "unfair", and Emma Green praised the storytelling lyrics and contended that they were "unabashed, all-consuming, earnest nostalgia, anticipating", which she deemed distinct from Del Rey's "performative, cool-girl nostalgia".<ref name="Cruz-2014" /> Retrospectively, [[Rob Sheffield]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote in 2019 that the song "sounds stronger and stronger over the years".<ref>{{cite magazine \|last=Sheffield \|first=Rob \|author-link=Rob Sheffield \|date=December 12, 2019 \|title='Wildest Dreams' (2014) \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/wildest-dreams-2014-198739/ \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924181029/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/wildest-dreams-2014-198739/ \|archive-date=September 24, 2021 \|access-date=November 20, 2020}}</ref> ''[[NME]]''<nowiki/>'s Hannah Mylrae called it a "beauty",<ref name="NME" /> and Nate Jones from ''Vulture'' considered it one of Swift's 10 best songs and specifically lauded the "invigorating double-time bridge".<ref name="Jones-2020">{{cite web \|last=Jones \|first=Nate \|date=August 13, 2020 \|title=Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked from Worst to Best \|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207121127/https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html \|archive-date=December 7, 2023 \|access-date=November 20, 2020 \|work=[[Vulture (website)\|Vulture]]}}</ref> The bridge was ranked 66th on ''Billboard''<nowiki/>'s 2021 list of the 100 Greatest Song Bridges of the 21st Century.<ref name="Billboard-2021" /> Alex Hudson and Megan LaPierre of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' included "Wildest Dreams" in their list of the best 20 songs by Swift, saying that she "totally nails" the Del Rey resemblance.<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Hudson \|first1=Alex \|last2=LaPierre \|first2=Megan \|date=October 20, 2022 \|title=Taylor Swift's 20 Best Songs Ranked \|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/taylor_swifts_20_best_songs_ranked \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|website=[[Exclaim!]] \|archive-date=December 6, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206081044/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/taylor_swifts_20_best_songs_ranked \|url-status=live}}</ref> Jane Song from [[Paste (magazine)\|''Paste'']] lauded the "dark Lana Del Rey-esque pop" production and opined that the lyrics about memory made the song have "more staying power than you'd expect".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Song \|first=Jane \|date=February 11, 2020 \|title=All 158 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked \|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/best-taylor-swift-songs \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|website=[[Paste (magazine)\|Paste]] \|archive-date=June 25, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625065820/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/best-taylor-swift-songs \|url-status=live}}</ref> Petridis ranked it 18th out of 44 singles Swift had released by April 2019, and he said that the song employed a Del Rey-inspired songwriting trope with a "smart, pleasing twist".<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Petridis \|first=Alexis \|author-link=Alexis Petridis \|date=April 26, 2019 \|title=Taylor Swift's Singles – Ranked! \|work=[[The Guardian]] \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/26/taylor-swifts-singles-ranked \|access-date=December 28, 2023 \|archive-date=April 27, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427062612/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/26/taylor-swifts-singles-ranked \|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 81 ⟶ 82: == Live performances == [[File:Taylor Swift The Eras Tour 1989 Era Set (53109523971) (cropped2).jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Swift performed "Wildest Dreams" on [[the Eras Tour]].\|alt=Swift in a rhinestoned blue dress onstage]] On [[the 1989 World Tour]] (2015), Swift performed the song as part of a [[Mashup (music)\|mashup]] with "[[Enchanted (Taylor Swift song)\|Enchanted]]", from her 2010 album ''[[Speak Now\|]]''~~Speak Now'']]~~.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Wood \|first1=Lucy \|date=May 6, 2015 \|title=Taylor Swift Has Kicked Off Her 1989 World Tour in Tokyo \|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/news/a35504/taylor-swift-1989-world-tour-setlist/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614123431/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/news/a35504/taylor-swift-1989-world-tour-setlist/ \|archive-date=June 14, 2018 \|access-date=January 4, 2020 \|website=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)\|Cosmopolitan]]}}</ref> Playing a sparkling [[grand piano]], she first sang "Wildest Dreams" and, after the second chorus, proceeded with "Enchanted". The rendition built up with accompanying synths and backing vocals.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Allen \|first=Paige \|date=July 25, 2015 \|title=Review: Taylor Swift Delivers Another Stellar Show at Gillette \|url=https://www.thesunchronicle.com/go/review-taylor-swift-delivers-another-stellar-show-at-gillette/article_308d373c-3283-11e5-b3db-e34a7e4ffedb.html \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|website=[[The Sun Chronicle]] \|archive-date=May 31, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531232003/https://www.thesunchronicle.com/go/review-taylor-swift-delivers-another-stellar-show-at-gillette/article_308d373c-3283-11e5-b3db-e34a7e4ffedb.html \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Princiotti">{{Cite web \|last=Princiotti \|first=Nora \|date=March 16, 2023 \|title=On the Eve of Eras, Ranking Taylor Swift's All-Time Best Live Performances \|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2023/3/16/23633759/ranking-taylor-swift-all-time-best-live-performances-eras-tour \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|website=[[The Ringer (website)\|The Ringer]] \|archive-date=March 31, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331000214/https://www.theringer.com/music/2023/3/16/23633759/ranking-taylor-swift-all-time-best-live-performances-eras-tour/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> She finished the mashup by changing costumes from a sparkling tulle skirt to a bodysuit for the next number.<ref name="Princiotti" /> [[The Ringer (website)\|''The Ringer'']]'s Nora Princiotti in March 2023 deemed it Swift's best live performance, praising it as an "epic five-and-a-half-minute medley [that] is fundamentally simple".<ref name="Princiotti" /> "Wildest Dreams" was included in Swift's other concerts. On September 30, 2015, she performed a stripped-down rendition on an electric guitar as part of the "Taylor Swift Experience" exhibition at the [[Grammy Museum at L.A. Live]].<ref>{{cite magazine \|date=January 4, 2016 \|title=Taylor Swift Shares Stunning 'Wildest Dreams' Performance from Grammy Museum \|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6828983/taylor-swift-wildest-dreams-grammy-museum \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129005253/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6828983/taylor-swift-wildest-dreams-grammy-museum \|archive-date=November 29, 2020 \|access-date=November 21, 2020}}</ref> At a private concert for 100 fans in [[Hamilton Island (Queensland)\|Hamilton Island]], Australia, as part of [[Nova (radio network)\|Nova]]'s "Red Room" series, Swift "Wildest Dreams" on an acoustic guitar.<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Akers \|first1=Trenton \|last2=Arnold \|first2=Rikki-Lee \|date=December 4, 2015 \|title=Taylor Swift 1989 Tour: Exclusive Picture as Taylor Swift Arrives In Brisbane Ahead of Concert \|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/taylor-swift-1989-tour-exclusive-picture-of-venue-for-intimate-concert-on-hamilton-island/news-story/da45be7f15dc3b623412cf3a7bb417bd \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|website=[[The Courier-Mail]] \|archive-date=December 29, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229040233/https://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/taylor-swift-1989-tour-exclusive-picture-of-venue-for-intimate-concert-on-hamilton-island/news-story/da45be7f15dc3b623412cf3a7bb417bd \|url-status=live}}</ref> Swift included the "Wildest Dreams"/"Enchanted" mashup in the set lists of two concerts: at the [[United States Grand Prix]] in Austin on October 22, 2016,<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=Hall \|first=David Brendan \|date=October 23, 2016 \|title=Taylor Swift Delivers a Knockout Performance at Formula 1 Concert in Austin \|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-formula-1-grand-prix-austin-concert-calvin-harris-7550007/ \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|archive-date=September 2, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902023704/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-formula-1-grand-prix-austin-concert-calvin-harris-7550007/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> and at the Super Saturday Night, a pre-[[Super Bowl]] event, on February 4, 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=Atkinson \|first=Katie \|date=February 5, 2017 \|title=Taylor Swift Performs 'Better Man' & 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' for First Time at Stunning Pre-Super Bowl Set \|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-super-bowl-concert-houston-better-man-i-dont-wanna-live-forever-7678029/ \|access-date=December 29, 2023 \|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]] \|archive-date=May 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525180320/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-super-bowl-concert-houston-better-man-i-dont-wanna-live-forever-7678029/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 265 ⟶ 266: {{Certification Table Entry\|region=Denmark\|title=Wildest Dreams\|artist=Taylor Swift\|type=single\|award=Platinum\|access-date=April 24, 2024\|relyear=2015\|certyear=2024\|id=13795\|refname="IFPIDK"}} {{Certification Table Entry\|region=Germany\|title=Wildest Dreams\|artist=Taylor Swift\|type=single\|award=Gold\|access-date=November 18, 2022\|relyear=2015\|certyear=2022\|refname="BVMI"}} {{Certification Table Entry\|region=Italy\|title=Wildest Dreams\|artist=Taylor Swift\|type=single\|award=~~Gold~~Platinum\|access-date=September 1216, ~~2023~~2024\|relyear=2014\|certyear=~~2023~~2024\|id=~~11341~~13206\|refname="FIMI"}} {{Certification Table Entry\|region=New Zealand\|title=Wildest 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