Wake Me Up
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| Single by Girls Aloud from the album What Will the Neighbours Say? |
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| B-side | "History" "Loving Is Easy" |
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| Released | February 21, 2005 | ||||
| Format | CD1, CD2 & 7" picture disc | ||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Pop Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:28 | ||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||
| Writer(s) | Miranda Cooper Brian Higgins Tim Powell Shawn Lee Lisa Cowling Paul Woods Yusra Marue |
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| Producer | Xenomania | ||||
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"Wake Me Up" was the eighth single released by Girls Aloud, the fourth from their second album What Will the Neighbours Say?. It was released on February 21, 2005.
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[edit] Release and reception
The single faced a slight controversy due to its "boozy lyrics." The song references Bud and margaritas in the first verse.[1] However, an edited version never surfaced. A demo version of "Wake Me Up" with a different first verse appears on the special edition rarities disc of The Sound of Girls Aloud.
The Guardian's review said that the song sounds like what would happen if "you married an alarmingly fast techno thud to an implausibly dumb three-chord garage rock riff."[2] John Murphy of musicOMH.com noted that "Wake Me Up" sees the girls at "their magnificently feisty best."[3] Indie rock band Franz Ferdinand praised the track when speaking of their work with producer Brian Higgins:
| “ | We've been interested in Brian for years. His production of Girls Aloud's Wake Me Up first caught my attention. I remember thinking: 'What the hell is that? It's amazing'. There was something about their sound which was immediate but dangerous - rare in a girl group. It was really edgy.[4] | ” |
[edit] Music video
The video opens with Sarah pulling down her bike helmet, followed by the helmeted faces of all five band members being shown with a title screen. The girls helmets fly off their heads as they get on their motorcycles. At the front, the girls names are on them. In subsequent scenes, the band members are shown racing on motorcycles along a desert road.
Following the topic of the song, the members are seen applying fake tattoos, painting their nails, and blow-drying their hair, all still while riding on their motorcycles. At one point, the girls dismount from their bikes to dance, but eventually they return to the motorcycles and ride off into the distance.
[edit] Track listings & formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Wake Me Up".
| # | Title | Time |
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| CD1: Polydor / 9870425 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Wake Me Up" | 3:27 |
| 2. | "I'll Stand by You" [Gravitas Vocal Dub Mix Edit] | 6:26 |
| CD2: Polydor / 9870426 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Wake Me Up" | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Wake Me Up" [Tonys Lamezma's "Love Affair"] | 7:01 |
| 3. | "History" | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Wake Me Up" [Video] | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Wake Me Up" [Karaoke Video] | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Wake Me Up" [Game] | |
| 7": Polydor / 9870427 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Wake Me Up" | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Loving Is Easy" | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Wake Me Up" [Gravitas Club Mix] | 5:29 |
[edit] Versions and appearances
These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of:
"Wake Me Up"
| Version | Release appearance |
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| Album Version | What Will the Neighbours Say?, "Wake Me Up" single, The Sound of Girls Aloud |
| Tonys Lamezma's "Love Affair" | "Wake Me Up" single |
| Gravitas Club Mix | |
| Video | "Wake Me Up" single, Girls on Film [DVD], Style [DVD] |
| Demo Version | The Sound of Girls Aloud [Special Edition] |
[edit] Charts
"Wake Me Up" was Girls Aloud's first single to miss the top three on the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at number four and spent a total of five weeks in the top forty. It peaked at number six on the Irish Singles Chart and spent seven weeks in the top forty there.
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Poland Singles Chart | 12 |
[edit] References
- ^ Girls Aloud in boozy lyrics storm. Sky Showbiz (2005-01-07). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ Girls Aloud, What Will The Neighbours Say?. The Guardian (2004-11-26). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ Girls Aloud - Wake Me Up (Polydor). musicOMH.com (2005-02-21). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ Franz Aloud. The Sunday Mail (2007-09-09). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
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