Wake Me Up is an EP by American singer Aloe Blacc. After the big success of "Wake Me Up!" by Avicii, Blacc recorded a solo acoustic version of the song, and released it on this similarly-titled EP (without the exclamation mark). It was released on October 22, 2013 on Aloe Blacc Recording, Inc. under exclusive license to XIX Recordings LLC/Interscope Records.[1] The EP release was successful in its own right charting on a number of singles charts, notably Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
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| Released | October 22, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2013 | |||
| Length | 18:17 | |||
| Label | Aloe Blacc Recording, Inc. XIX Recordings LLC Interscope | |||
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EP track list
editAll five tracks including "Wake Me Up" were solo interpretations by Aloe Blacc.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Man" | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Wake Me Up" (Acoustic) | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Love Is the Answer" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Can You Do This" | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Ticking Bomb" | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 18:17 | |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 32 |
| US Heatseekers Albums[3] | 1 |
"Wake Me Up" single
editBesides appearing on the Wake Me Up EP as track number 2 in the 5-track EP, the song "Wake Me Up" was available as a promo stand-alone single on Interscope Records and made available online for download via iTunes. The track also appears on Blacc's studio album Lift Your Spirit.
A music video of Blacc's solo version was launched as a music video in collaboration with the immigrant rights group National Day Laborer Organizing Network and the ABC* Foundation's Healing Power of Music Initiative. The video was directed by Alex Rivera[4] and the cast were real life immigrant activists.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ iTunes: Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up EP
- ^ Billboard 200 : Jan 18, 2014. Billboard biz. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Heatseekers Albums Chart: Aloe Blacc --Wake Me Up EP
- ^ Wake Me Up, retrieved 2020-02-05
- ^ Chrisfield, Bryget (13 February 2019). "Hit Songs Just Afford Aloe Blacc "The Opportunity To Be A Philanthropist"". The Music. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ Aloe Blacc: Wake Me Up (2013) at IMDb