"The Wire" is the second official single from Dallas' third studio album, Falling Into Place, featuring Ruby Frost, released on 8 December 2011.
Frost sent Dallas a demo of her singing "The Wire" backed by a programmed piano. The track was refined by producers Fire & Ice "into something that would fit with the album."
A trip hop remix by P-Money was released on 7 February 2014.
"The Wire" debuted at #26 on the New Zealand Singles Chart on 23, December 2013. It reached its peak position of #11 on 20 January 2014. On 10 February 2014, it was certified Gold by Recorded Music NZ.