Meaning of “Wolves” by Selena Gomez featuring Marshmello

“Wolves” is a song by American singer-songwriter Selena Gomez and American DJ and electronic dance music producer Marshmello. In a radio interview with radio DJ Zane Lowe on his radio show Beats 1, Gomez said the lyrics of the song “mirror” an experience she went through when she visited Japan. However, Gomez stopped short of talking about the experience in question.

Facts about the song “Wolves”

• The song was written by Selena Gomez, Marshmello and a myriad of songwriters, including Brian Lee, Alexandra Tamposi, Andrew Watt, Carl Rosen and Louis Bell.
• The production of the song was taken care of Andrew Watt and Marshmello.
• “Wolves” was officially released on October 25th, 2017.
• Gomez and Marshmello performed the song live for the first time on November 19th, 2017 at the 45th Annual Music Awards which was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
• The song was commercially successful and peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
• Prior to working on this song, Gomez and Marshmello had never worked together in a professional capacity.