Wake Up (Hilary Duff song)
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| "Wake Up" | ||
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| Single by Hilary Duff | ||
| from the album Most Wanted | ||
| Released | July 15, 2005 (U.S.) October 24, 2005 (UK) |
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| Format | CD single, digital download | |
| Recorded | 2005 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 3:38 | |
| Label | Hollywood | |
| Writer(s) | Hilary Duff, The Dead Executives (Joel Madden & Benji Madden) | |
| Producer(s) | Hilary Duff, The Dead Executives | |
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |
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| Hilary Duff U.S./Australian singles chronology | ||
| "Someone's Watching over Me" (2005) |
"Wake Up" (2005) |
"Beat of My Heart" (2005) |
| Hilary Duff Europe singles chronology | ||
| "Come Clean" (2004) |
"Wake Up" (2005) |
"Fly" (2006) |
"Wake Up" is a pop song co-written and co-produced by Hilary Duff, Joel Madden and Benji Madden for Duff's fourth album Most Wanted (2005). It was released as the album's first single in 2005 (see 2005 in music).
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[edit] Background
According to Duff, it "makes you want to forget about all the pressure of dealing with your boss, or your teacher, or your mom, or [whoever]. It's about getting out and not forgetting to have some fun."[1] She described the song's style as "very dancey, kind of pop — not '80s, but kind of with that in it, so it's very fun."[2]
Bill Lamb of About.com hailed it as the "pop anthem of summer 2005" and that "the singalong chorus is nearly perfect and a great one to share with friends". He gave it a 4.5 star rating, commenting on how it was a perfect beach pop anthem.[3]
[edit] Chart performance and video
In the U.S. it was released to Mainstream Top 40 radio on July 11, 2005,[4] and it was the most-requested song on Radio Disney the following month.[5] Largely because of high digital download sales, the single entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number twenty-nine in mid-August, the week's highest debut.[6] It spent two weeks in the top forty and six on the Hot 100, and it also reached the top forty on Billboard's Pop 100 chart. In late October 2005 the RIAA certified "Wake Up" gold for its download sales.[7] As of 2006, it is Duff's biggest hit in the U.S.
"Wake Up" was even more successful outside the U.S. It was released in the UK in late October and debuted at number seven, Duff's highest position on the singles chart there;[8] it stayed in the top forty for six weeks. In Ireland it peaked inside the top five in its third week, and in Australia it reached number fifteen, remaining in the top forty for eleven weeks. Its success across most of Continental Europe was limited. In Norway it reached the top five, but it peaked outside the top twenty in the France (where it remained on the chart for nineteen weeks), Switzerland and the Netherlands, and it did not reach the top forty in Sweden, Austria or Germany.
The single's video was directed by Marc Webb, who had directed videos for The Used and My Chemical Romance. Duff said "I'm a huge fan of [the bands he's worked with], so I was really excited that he would direct my video. The [style] looks kind of grainy and it's a totally different look for me." It shows Duff leaving her home and journeying to nightclubs and parties in London, New York City, Paris and Tokyo (the cities referenced in the song's chorus). "[I]t just shows that no matter where you are, people want [to do] the same things: they dance and they party", Duff said.[1] The world premiere of the video took place on the Disney Channel.[citation needed] The video's MTV premiere was on Total Request Live on July 15, 2005, and it reached number one on the show's countdown on three non-consecutive days.[9][10] After spending fifty days on the countdown, it was retired on October 6 (see List of Total Request Live retired videos).[11]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Tecson, Brandee J. "Hilary Draws The Line At Collaborating With Good Charlotte". MTV News. July 18, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ^ Tecson, Brandee J. "Cheaper By The Duo? Hilary Duff Teams Up With Madden Brothers For New LP ". MTV News. June 6, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2005.
- ^ Lamb, Bill. "Wake Up - Hilary Duff". About.com. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
- ^ "Going For Airplay". Billboard. July 8, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ^ Whitmire, Margo. "Duff Is 'Most Wanted' On Billboard Album Chart". Billboard. August 24, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "No Budging Mariah's 'Together' At No. 1". Billboard. August 25, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - Searchable Database". RIAA. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ^ Sexton, Paul. "Westlife, Robbie Williams Top U.K. Charts". Billboard. October 31, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ^ "TRL Archive - July 2005". AbsoluteTRL. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ^ "TRL Archive - August 2005". AbsoluteTRL. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- ^ "TRL Archive - October 2005". AbsoluteTRL. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
[edit] References
- "Hilary Duff - Wake Up". MusicSquare. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
- "Hilary Duff - Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
| Hilary Duff |
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| Discography |
| Albums: Santa Claus Lane | Metamorphosis | Hilary Duff | Most Wanted | 4Ever | Dignity |
| Singles: "Why Not" | "So Yesterday" | "Come Clean" | "Little Voice" | "Fly" | "The Getaway" | "I Am" | "Weird" | "Someone's Watching over Me" | "Wake Up" | "Beat of My Heart" | "Supergirl" | "Play with Fire" | "With Love" | |
| Other Singles: "I Can't Wait" | "Tell Me a Story (About the Night Before)" | "Santa Claus Lane" | "Our Lips Are Sealed" | "Material Girl" |
| Music DVD's: All Access Pass | The Girl Can Rock | Learning to Fly |
| Related |
| Films | Images | Music Videos |
| Stuff by Hilary Duff | With Love... Hilary Duff |
