"Wonder"
Single by Naughty Boy featuring Emeli Sandé
from the album Hotel Cabana and Our Version of Events
Released19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)
StudioCabana Studios (Ealing Studios, Ealing; West London, UK)
Genre
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Naughty Boy
Naughty Boy singles chronology
"Daddy"
(2011)		 "Wonder"
(2012)		 "La La La"
(2013)
Emeli Sandé singles chronology
"My Kind of Love"
(2012)		 "Wonder"
(2012)		 "Beneath Your Beautiful"
(2012)

"Wonder" is the debut single released by British record producer Naughty Boy, featuring vocals from Scottish singer and songwriter Emeli Sandé. It was released on 21 October 2012, originally slated as the lead single from Naughty Boy's debut album, Hotel Cabana. "Wonder" is also included on the American version of Sandé's debut album, and as a bonus track on the re-release of her debut album, Our Version of Events.

The track has been used as the back in intro music to Sky Sports 2013 Ashes Cricket Coverage.

Music video

The music video to accompany the release of "Wonder" was first released onto YouTube on 20 September 2012 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-seven seconds. The video was directed by British music video director Chris Mehling.[1] Sandé performed the song throughout the year on her Our Version of Events tour. She also performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 22 August 2012, and on The Jonathan Ross Show on 20 October 2012.

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Wonder" (featuring Emeli Sandé)3:29
2."Wonder" (Kidnap Kid Remix)3:55
3."Wonder" (Mojam Remix)4:27
4."Wonder" (Mojam Dub)6:01

Credits

Recording[3]
Personnel[3]
  • Hugo Chegwin (part of Craze & Hoax) – songwriter, additional producer, recording engineer, instruments, programming
  • Harry Craze (part of Craze & Hoax) – songwriter, additional producer, recording engineer, instruments, programming
  • Shahid "Naughty Boy" Khan – songwriter, producer, recording engineer, instruments, programming
  • Daniella Rivera – assistant mixing engineer
  • Emeli Sandé – songwriter, lead vocals
  • Phil Tan – mixing engineer

Charts

Certification

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Release date Format(s) Label
United Kingdom 19 October 2012[15] Digital download Virgin Records

References

  1. ↑ Naughty Boy - Wonder ft. Emeli Sandé. YouTube
  2. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Wonder (feat. Emeli Sandé) - EP by Naughty Boy". iTunes. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 Naughty Boy, (2013). Hotel Cabana. [Album Liner & Credits]. Naughty Boy Recordings under license to Virgin EMI Records.
  4. 1 2 "Naughty Boy feat. Emeli Sandé – Wonder" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ "Naughty Boy feat. Emeli Sandé – Wonder" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  6. ↑ "Naughty Boy feat. Emeli Sandé – Wonder" (in French). Ultratip.
  7. ↑ Euro Digital Songs : Nov 10, 2012. Billboard biz. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Naughty Boy feat. Emeli Sande". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "History - FIMI".
  10. ↑ Japan Hot 100 : Nov 17, 2012. Billboard biz. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. ↑ "End of Year 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "British single certifications – Naughty Boy ft Emeli Sande – Wonder". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Wonder (Remixes) - EP by Naughty Boy - Preorder on iTunes". iTunes (UK).
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