Wake Up Call (Maroon 5 song)

"Wake Up Call"
Single by Maroon 5
from the album It Won't Be Soon Before Long
B-side
  • "Story"
  • "Losing My Mind"
Released August 7, 2007 (United States)
Format
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:21
Label A&M/Octone
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Maroon 5 singles chronology
"Makes Me Wonder"
(2007)		 "Wake Up Call"
(2007)		 "Won't Go Home Without You"
(2007)

"Wake Up Call" is the second single by Maroon 5 from their second studio album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long. It had been rumored as the second single, and the band confirmed this on the May 22 episode of TRL. The band also said that they are excited to do the music video for the song. FMQB confirmed that the single would be released to radio on July 17. It leaked online shortly before May 1, 2007 as part of a four track sampler from It Won't Be Soon Before Long. They performed the song on 45th at Night, which included a special guest Eve. The remix was never officially recorded. Another remix was with Mary J. Blige making a special guest appearance for this song.

Before the release of "Wake Up Call", the band promoted by performing it a half-step lower. The song was also heard playing in the background in a club scene on the HBO hit, Entourage. The song was BBC Radio 1 playlisted for the playlist week beginning July 18, 2007. It was also featured as downloadable content for the music video game Rock Band. As of June 2014, the song has sold 1,821,000 copies in the US.[1]

Music video

The music video for "Wake Up Call" is directed by Jonas Åkerlund and filming took place on July 7–9, 2007. The video is presented as a trailer for an imaginary NC-17-rated movie. It features Adam Levine's leading lady for the video Kim Smith, talking with the suspicious Levine, asking for his forgiveness since she had sex with another man whom Levine doesn't know and who serves as the antagonist in the video. As the video progresses, Levine arrives home, kicking down the door upon hearing noises coming from the bedroom and catches his girlfriend cheating on him with the other man (played by Jeremy Sisto). As his girlfriend tries to break up the fight between both men while attempting to explain the reason of her infidelity to her boyfriend, Levine immediately shoots him in the chest, killing him. While his girlfriend watched in horror as her lover dies from the fatal gunshot, Levine covers up the body and drags it out of the bedroom. The rest of the video centers around Maroon 5 and Adam's girlfriend going through an elaborate plan to cover up the murder.

Track listing

CD Promo
No. Title Length
1. "Wake Up Call" (Album Version) 3:21
UK 2-track CD single
No. Title Length
1. "Wake Up Call" (Album Version) 3:21
2. "Story" (Non-LP Version) 4:30
Australia 2-track CD single 1744499
No. Title Length
1. "Wake Up Call" (Album Version) 3:21
2. "Losing My Mind" (Non-LP Version) 3:21
CD single [Enhanced]
No. Title Length
1. "Wake Up Call" (Album Version) 3:21
2. "Losing My Mind" (Non-LP Version) 3:21
3. "Makes Me Wonder" (Harry Choo Choo Romero's Bambossa Mix) 6:06
4. "Wake Up Call" (Video)  
5. "Won't Go Home Without You" (Video)  

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2007–08) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 19
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 17
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 3
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] 10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 6
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 26
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[8] 46
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 41
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 35
Italy (FIMI)[11] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 33
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 19
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] 19
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 3
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 8
Venezuela Pop Rock (Record Report)[20] 3

Year-end charts

Charts (2007) Position
Australian Singles Chart[21] 96

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[22] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 80,000^
United States (RIAA)[24] 1,821,000[1]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Remix

Mark Ronson recorded a remix of "Wake Up Call" which has been released on November 13, 2007 as a digital download. The song features vocals from Mary J. Blige.[25]

The track is also on the International Tour edition of It Won't Be Soon Before Long.

References

  1. 1 2 Trust, Gary (June 15, 2014). "Ask Billboard: MAGIC!'s 'Rude' Revives Reggae". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Maroon 5 – Wake Up Call". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Maroon 5 – Wake Up Call" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Maroon 5 – Wake Up Call" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Maroon 5 – Wake Up Call" (in French). Ultratip.
  6. ↑ "Maroon 5 – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Maroon 5.
  7. ↑ "Maroon 5 – Wake Up Call Hitlisten.nu" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
  8. ↑ "Maroon 5 – Chart history" European Hot 100 for Maroon 5.
  9. ↑ "Musicline.de – Maroon 5 Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  10. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 37, 2007". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Maroon 5 – Wake Up Call". Top Digital Download.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 36, 2007" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Maroon 5 – Wake Up Call". Top 40 Singles.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Maroon 5 – Wake Up Call". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2007-09-08" UK Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ "Maroon 5 – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Maroon 5.
  17. ↑ "Maroon 5 – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Maroon 5.
  18. ↑ "Maroon 5 – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Maroon 5.
  19. ↑ "Maroon 5 – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Maroon 5.
  20. ↑ "Pop Rock" (in Spanish). Record Report. 2007-09-29. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Maroon 5 – Wake Up Call". Music Canada. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  24. ↑ "American single certifications – Maroon 5 – Wake Up Call". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  25. ↑ "Wake Up Call" Mark Ronson remix w/ Mary J. Blige. maroon5.com. November 8, 2007. Retrieved on November 12, 2007.

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