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{{short description|1996 song performed by One More Time}}
{{Infobox song contest entry
| song         = {{flagicon|Sweden}} "Den vilda"
| image        = Den vilda (single).jpg
| caption      = 
| year         = 1996
| country      = Sweden
| artist       = {{hlist|[[Maria Rådsten]]|[[Nanne Grönvall]]|Peter Grönvall}}
| as           = [[One More Time (band)|One More Time]]
| with         = 
| language     = Swedish
| languages    =
| composer     = Peter Grönvall
| lyricist     = Nanne Grönvall
| conductor    = [[Anders Berglund]]
| place        = 3rd
| points       = 100
| prev         = Se på mej
| next         = Bara hon älskar mig
}}

'''Den vilda''' (meaning "The wild one") is a winter-related song by [[Swedes|Swedish]] band [[One More Time (band)|One More Time]], written by {{ill|Peter Grönvall|sv}}. It won the [[Melodifestivalen 1996]] and hence became the {{esccnty|Sweden|t=Swedish|y=1996}} entry at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1996]], held in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/a/c54e5bef-7410-3458-8e6b-2b46c0543f10/1996-one-more-time-den-vilda|title=1996 - One More Time - Den vilda|date=19 January 2014|accessdate=15 April 2022|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet}}</ref>

The song was performed as the 23rd and last entry in the contest. At the close of the voting it had received 100 points and placed 3rd out of 23 entries. It also peaked at #7 on the [[Swedish Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=&artist_search=starts&title=Den+vilda&title_search=starts|title=Swedish Charts Archive|access-date=2010-12-21}}</ref>

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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!Charts (1996)
!Peak<br/>position
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{{singlechart|Sweden|7|artist=One More Time|song=Den vilda}}
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|}
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===Year-end charts===
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!Charts (1996)
!Position
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|Sweden ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1996&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 1996|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|language=sv|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref>
|align="center"|46
|-
|}
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==Recordings in other languages==
* "The Wilderness Mistress" is the [[English language|English]] version of "Den vilda", released by One More Time in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=One More Time = The Wilderness Mistress |website=discogs |date=n.d. |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1711322-One-More-Time-The-Wilderness-Mistress |access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref>
* "Dansaðu vindur" is an [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] cover released by [[Eivør Pálsdóttir]] in the 2008 album ''Frostrósir – Heyr Himnasmiður''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frostrósir – Heyr Himnasmiður |website=discogs |date=n.d. |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11951896-Frostr%C3%B3sir-Heyr-Himnasmi%C3%B0ur |access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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{{One More Time|state=expanded}}
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{{succession box
| before="[[Se på mej]]" by [[Jan Johansen (singer)|Jan Johansen]]
| title=[[Melodifestivalen]] winners
| after="[[Bara hon älskar mig]]" by [[Blond (band)|Blond]]
| years=[[Melodifestivalen 1996|1996]]
}}
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{{Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1996}}

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[[Category:Eurovision songs of 1996]]
[[Category:Eurovision songs of Sweden]]
[[Category:Melodifestivalen songs of 1996]]
[[Category:One More Time (band) songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nanne Grönvall]]
[[Category:1996 songs]]
[[Category:Sony Music singles]]
[[Category:1996 singles]]
[[Category:Songs in Swedish]]

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