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"Wish"
Single by Diplo featuring Trippie Redd
from the album California and Life's a Trip
ReleasedMarch 23, 2018
GenreEmo rap
Length2:55
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Diplo singles chronology
"Suicidal"
(2018) 		"Wish"
(2018) 		"Miss You (Major Lazer & Alvaro Remix)"
(2018)
Trippie Redd singles chronology
"Bool"
(2018) 		"Wish"
(2018) 		"Man Down"
(2018)
Music video
"Wish" on YouTube

"Wish" is a song by American DJ Diplo featuring American rapper Trippie Redd. It was released on March 23, 2018, as a single from Diplo's EP California (2018) and Redd's debut studio album Life's a Trip (2018).

Composition

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Trevor Smith of HotNewHipHop described the style of the song as almost "bright and fast enough" to be pop radio-friendly, even though it has a dark subject matter.[1] The song also features a "dreamy melody" from Diplo.[2]

Music video

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The official music video was released on April 25, 2018. It opens with Diplo and Trippie Redd posing on the balcony of a lavish mansion, before Redd goes inside and plays with a group of baby goats.[3][4] He wanders inside the mansion, as he experiences psychedelic effects.[3][5][6] Eventually, Redd swings from a chandelier surrounded by fireworks, as an escape from the goats.[3][4][5]

An alternate music video was released in February 2020. This visual takes place in a warehouse and starts off with Trippie Redd seemingly killing clones of himself, through the use of visual effects, until a stand-in actor kills him by mistake. The video crew panics and attempts to call an ambulance, but the director suggests to "keep rolling", instead wrapping Redd's body with a trash bag and throwing it over a bridge.[7]

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[8] 8
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] 4
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[10] 2

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Trevor (March 24, 2018). "Trippie Redd Fronts Diplo's Colorful "Wish"". HotNewHipHop.
  2. ^ Bein, Kat (April 25, 2018). "Diplo, Trippie Redd Get Weird in a Mansion in 'Wish' Video: Watch". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b c India, Lindsey (April 25, 2018). "Trippie Redd Swings on a Chandelier in Diplo's "Wish" Video". XXL.
  4. ^ a b Robertson, Darryl (April 25, 2018). "Diplo And Trippie Redd Release Interesting Video For "Wish"". Vibe.
  5. ^ a b Huynh, Davis (April 25, 2018). "Watch Diplo & Trippie Redd's Euphoric New Video for "Wish"". Hypebeast.
  6. ^ Mahadevan, Tara C. (April 25, 2018). "Diplo and Trippie Redd Hang Out in a Posh Mansion for the "Wish" Video". Complex.
  7. ^ Caraan, Sophie (February 25, 2020). "Diplo & Trippie Redd Share Grisly Alternative Music Video for "Wish"". Hypebeast.
  8. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 2, 2018.
  9. ^ "Diplo Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Diplo – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Diplo – Wish". Recording Industry Association of America.
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