

The chorus repeats the idea that the stranger needs a "wild heart" and the narrator claims to have one. Even though they don't know each other's names, the narrator feels a connection with this person and wants to show them a good time. The narrator is captivated by the beauty of a stranger and hopes that they feel the same way. As of March 2014, it has over 6 million views.The song "Wild Heart (Live At The Jingle Bell Ball)" by The Vamps seems to be about falling for someone instantly and wanting to spend the night dancing with them. It was uploaded to YouTube on 3 December 2013.

The official music video was directed by Dean Sherwood. It then debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart three days later, giving The Vamps their second consecutive UK top 3 hit.Ī "live video" was uploaded to YouTube on 22 July 2013. On 23 November, the song debuted at number six on the Irish Singles Chart. We don't blame them though as the formula has an undeniable success rate - and while 'Wild Heart' is far from pushing any kind of boundaries, you'll be hard pushed to get it out of your head anytime soon." "Tonight we'll dance/ I'll be yours and you'll be mine," frontman Bradley croons over Mumford & Sons-lite guitars and beats the kind that have been thrust firmly into the mainstream by 1D, Ed Sheeran and even Avicii in recent years. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a mixed review, stating: We like to think it's a feel good song I guess." Frontman Bradley Simpson admitted that the song "influenced the rest of the album sound almost just because it was such a key song for us." We like to try and push ourselves into directions to try new things really and we've gone for more of a folky vibe so we hope people like it. When asked about writing the song by MTV News, guitarist James McVey expained: "We really enjoyed making Can We Dance but with Wild Heart we kind of experimented more with musical genre in the sense that we added a banjo and mandolin. There are eight different versions of the track to purchase, including one featuring vocals from English singer Pixie Lott. "Wild Heart" was written by all four members of The Vamps along with Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind, Ben Harrison, Ibrahim "Ayb" Asmar, and Jamie Scott.
