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Flo Rida Feat. Sia
Why we feature this artist A party record with a voice reaching beyond the party Wild Ones joins Flo Rida's buoyant rap delivery to a Sia refrain that seems to open the ceiling above the track. The single arrived in December 2011 before appearing on the 2012 a…
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- Hip-hop, dance-pop
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A party record with a voice reaching beyond the party
Wild Ones joins Flo Rida's buoyant rap delivery to a Sia refrain that seems to open the ceiling above the track. The single arrived in December 2011 before appearing on the 2012 album of the same name. Its setting is celebratory, but the grain and reach of the sung hook give the record a feeling larger than a straightforward night-out anthem.
The emotional scale of a chorus
Sia does not make the refrain sound cool or distant. The voice pushes into the notes with an audible roughness, adding urgency to a melody broad enough for a room full of people. That performance is the record's emotional anchor, even as the verses keep returning to the immediate pleasures of the scene.
Flo Rida moves more lightly. His phrasing runs through the rhythm with an easy confidence, leaving the chorus to provide the largest gestures. The contrast is useful: the sung sections can expand without making every moment of the recording equally intense.
A voice inside the electronic rush
The credited instrumental setting includes Axwell's programming and guitar by Yoan Chirescu, alongside the production work of soFLY and Nius. Those details help explain a sound that combines a firm electronic pulse with a more open melodic surface. The arrangement is built to support the vocal climb rather than obscure it.
The track's lasting identity lies in that difference between scale and texture. The production is smooth, while Sia's voice keeps a rough edge. Flo Rida supplies momentum between those large refrains, allowing the record to feel both efficiently constructed and slightly less tidy in its emotion.
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Wild Ones
The December 2011 single became a central part of the following year’s Wild Ones album, with Sia’s chorus giving Flo Rida’s pop-rap setting its strongest emotional lift.