Wild Hearts (song)

"Wild Hearts" is a song by New Zealand-Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 19 August 2021 as a single on the EP Wild Hearts. Urban co-wrote the song with Brad Tursi, Eric Paslay and Jennifer Wayne, and produced it with Mitch Furr.

Background
Urban stated to fans via Instagram: "To all of the lost ones who aren't really lost ones, this song is for you. We are WILD HEARTS!" He also said in a press release: "I'm here to tell you anything can happen in this life if you got the heart and the passion and a God-lit fire inside." Joseph Hudak of Rolling Stone wrote that the song is "a classic tale of perseverance that preaches a message of not only pursuing your dreams but manifesting them" that alludes to some moments from Urban's life, including his "childhood memory of seeing Johnny Cash in concert with his father".

Critical reception
Matt Doria of NME called the song a "jammy, energetic country-pop track described aptly as 'quintessential Urban'".

Personnel
Adapted from the "Brown Eyes Baby" cassette booklet.


 * Kip Allen – drums
 * Rich Costey – mixing
 * Mark Dobson – recording
 * Mitch Furr – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drum programming, production, recording synthesizer, twelve-string acoustic guitar
 * Scott Johnson – production coordinator
 * Randy Merrill – mastering
 * Eric Paslay – background vocals
 * Tyler Tomlinson – electric guitar
 * Brad Tursi – background vocals
 * Keith Urban – acoustic guitar, background vocals, bass guitar, ebow, electric guitar solo, production, vocals
 * Jennifer Wayne – background vocals