successful, peaking at No. 4 in Denmark, No. 7 in Austria and Switzerland, at No. 10 in Norway, Sweden and Netherlands and No. 13 in Iceland. Critical reception Larry Flick from Billboard described it as "a relatively faithful cover". He added, "Pleasing lead vocals and tightly knit harmonies weave around cowboy-like acoustic strumming and nimble-but-subtle electric doodling. Warmly familiar, easy-going track". Troy J. Augusto from Cashbox commented, "Back to ballad-land again with a credible cover of the Cat Stevens classic." Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report called it a "soulful, sensitive approach with a slight rock edge." He noted further that lead singer Eric Martin "is powerful without overpowering the song." Another editor, Kent Zimmerman complimented its "decidedly wooden, unplugged flavor". Alan Jones from Music Week said it is "rendered in the low key intimate rock ballad style recently deployed by the likes of Metallica, Extreme and Little Angels. Mr. Big carry it of very well and can expect a modest hit." John Kilgo from The Network Forty noted that it "sounds remarkably similar to the 1971 original", adding that it "will sound like a fresh, new song to the younger demographics." Music video The accompanying music video for "Wild World" was directed by Nancy Bennett. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1970 songs 1970 singles 1988 singles 1993 singles Cat Stevens songs Maxi Priest songs Jonathan King songs Mr. Big (American band) songs British pop rock songs Rock ballads Songs written by Cat Stevens Song recordings produced by Paul Samwell-Smith A&M Records singles Island Records singles Atlantic Records singles 1970s ballads Pop ballads