Wild Wild West (Kool Moe Dee song)

"Wild Wild West" is a song by American rapper Kool Moe Dee, released in 1988 as a second single from his second studio album How Ya Like Me Now. It was recorded in 1987 at Battery Studios in London, England, produced by Bryan "Chuck" New, LaVaba Mallison, Pete Q. Harris, Teddy Riley and Kool Moe Dee, and released via Jive Records.

"Wild Wild West"
Single by Kool Moe Dee
from the album How Ya Like Me Now
B-side	"Suckers"
Released	1988
Recorded	1987
Studio	Battery Studios (London, UK)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:10
Label	Jive RCA
Songwriter(s)	Mohandas Dewese
Producer(s)	Kool Moe Dee Bryan "Chuck" New LaVaba Mallison Pete Q. Harris Teddy Riley
Kool Moe Dee singles chronology
"How Ya Like Me Now" (1987) "Wild Wild West" (1988) "No Respect" (1987)

In the United States, the single peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[1][2] It was later sampled by Will Smith in his 1999 song of the same name, featuring Kool Moe Dee (along with Dru Hill). It was rerecorded for the soundtrack to the film Wild Wild West.

Music video

The music video features Kool Moe Dee in a western style town with snow on the ground and with back up dancers. The video was filmed at Wild West City, in Stanhope, NJ.

Track listing

7", vinyl

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild, Wild West" (Single Edit)	M. Dewese	Bryan "Chuck" New LaVaba Mallison Kool Moe Dee Pete Q. Harris Teddy Riley	4:10
2.	"Wild, Wild West" (Instrumental)	M. Dewese	Bryan "Chuck" New LaVaba Mallison Kool Moe Dee Pete Q. Harris Teddy Riley	5:00

12", Maxi

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild, Wild West" (Special Extended Re-mix)	M. Dewese	Bryan "Chuck" New Kool Moe Dee LaVaba Mallison Pete Q. Harris Teddy Riley	5:32
2.	"Wild, Wild West" (Single Edit)	M. Dewese	Bryan "Chuck" New Kool Moe Dee LaVaba Mallison Pete Q. Harris Teddy Riley	4:10
3.	"Wild, Wild West" (Instrumental)	M. Dewese	Bryan "Chuck" New Kool Moe Dee LaVaba Mallison Pete Q. Harris Teddy Riley	5:00
4.	"Suckers"	M. Dewese	Bryan "Chuck" New Kool Moe Dee LaVaba Mallison Pete Q. Harris Teddy Riley	4:42

Personnel

• Mohandas Dewese - songwriter, performer, producer
• Bryan "Chuck" New - mixing, engineer, producer
• Edward Theodore Riley - producer
• Peter Brian Harris - producer
• LaVaba Edourd Vonzell Mallison - producer

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	62
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[2]	4