| Wake Me Up | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Aloe Blacc |
| Cover: | Wake-me-uo-ep-aloe-blacc.jpg |
| Recorded: | 2011–2013 |
| Length: | 18:17 |
| Label: | Aloe Blacc Recording, Inc. XIX Recordings LLC Interscope |
| Prev Title: | Energy Live Session: Aloe Blacc & the Grand Scheme |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | Lift Your Spirit |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
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.
All five tracks including "Wake Me Up" were solo interpretations by Aloe Blacc.
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 32 |
| US Heatseekers Albums[3] | 1 |
Besides 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 and the cast were real life immigrant activists.[4]