"The Wild One" is a song by Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n rock band Jet

Jet (band)

Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...

 featuring American singer Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...

. The song is a tribute to rock and roll legend Johnny O'Keefe

Johnny O'Keefe

John Michael O'Keefe, known as Johnny O'Keefe was an Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s. Some of his hits include "Wild One" , "Shout!" and "She's My Baby"...

. Coincidentally in 1980s Iggy Pop had recorded a cover of O'Keefes songs "Wild One (Real Wild Child)

Wild One (Johnny O'Keefe song)

"Wild One" or "Real Wild Child" is an Australian rock and roll song written by Johnny Greenan, Johnny O'Keefe, and Dave Owens. Sydney disc jockey Tony Withers was credited with helping to get radio airplay for the song but writer credits on subsequent versions often omit Withers, who later worked...

" which was featured in some movie soundtracks in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The song was released as a CD Single and Digital download on 19 July 2008 and has so far peaked at #66 on the ARIA Singles Chart

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

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Track listings

• iTunes single

1. "The Wild One" – 1:41
2. "The Wild One" (Video)
   • CD single
3. "The Wild One" - 1:41
4. "The Wild One" (2008 Remastered Version) - 2:14
5. "The Wild One" (Andre Le Gerche Gogo Beat Remix) - 5:04
6. "The Wild One" (Tick Tick Boom Remix) - 3:20