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Wake Up
Studio album by
Released27 November 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length40:51
LabelVirgin EMI
Producer
The Vamps chronology
Somebody to You
(2014)
Wake Up
(2015)
Night & Day
(2017)
The Vamps studio album chronology
Meet the Vamps
(2014)
Wake Up
(2015)
Night & Day
(2017)
Singles from Wake Up
  1. "Wake Up"
    Released: 2 October 2015
  2. "Rest Your Love"
    Released: 27 November 2015
  3. "I Found a Girl"
    Released: 1 April 2016

Wake Up is the second studio album by British pop band the Vamps. It was released on 27 November 2015.[2] It debuted and peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart[3] and has been certified Gold.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[4]

Singles

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  • "Wake Up" was released on 2 October 2015 as the album's lead single.[5]
  • "Rest Your Love" was released as the second single of the album on 27 November 2015.[6]
  • "I Found a Girl" was announced as the third single of the album[7] and was released on 1 April 2016.[8] The Vamps also announced on their Twitter that there would be a new version of the song featuring a surprise artist.[9] They later confirmed the featuring artist would be OMI.[10] The original version of the song had been previously released as a promotional single on 23 November 2015.[11]

Promotional singles

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  • "Cheater" was released as the first countdown single of the album on 13 October 2015.[12] A promotional video was also released in the same day on the band's Vevo account.[13]
  • "Stolen Moments" was released as the second countdown single of the album on 4 November 2015 along with a lyric video on their YouTube channel.[14]

World tour

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The Wake Up World Tour began in January 2016 and passed across 18 countries in 4 continents.[15] The support acts include The Tide (all dates), Hometown (UK and Ireland), Conor Maynard (UK), New Hope Club (UK and Ireland), Tyde Levi (Australia), Little Sea (Australia), At Sunset (Australia) Before You Exit (Philippines), William Singe (Philippines), and Jayda Avanzado (Philippines)

Track listing

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Wake Up – Standard edition[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wake Up"
  • Steve Mac
  • Ammar Malik
  • Kevin Snevely
3:12
2."Rest Your Love"
  • Carl Falk
  • Rami Yacoub
3:16
3."Volcano" (featuring Silentó)Mac3:18
4."Million Words"
  • Bradley Simpson
  • James McVey
  • Connor Ball
  • Tristan Evans
  • Alex Smith
  • Samuel Preston
  • Jonny Coffer
Metrophonic3:42
5."Windmills"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Mac
  • Malik
Mac3:05
6."Stolen Moments"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Hector
  • Matt Prime
Matt Prime4:09
7."I Found a Girl"
Mac2:59
8."Be with You"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Mac
  • Malik
Mac3:11
9."Burn"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Joe O'Neill
Jay Reynolds3:38
10."Cheater"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • George Tizzard
  • Rick Parkhouse
  • Ed Drewett
Red Triangle3:14
11."Boy Without a Car"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • Tizzard
  • Parkhouse
Red Triangle3:29
12."Held by Me"Tobias Karlsson3:38
Total length:40:51
Wake Up – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[17]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Half Way There"
  • McVey
  • Evans
  • Simpson
  • Ball
  • Hector
  • Prime
  • Prime
  • Phil Cook[a]
3:11
14."Runaway"
  • McVey
  • Evans
  • Simpson
  • Ball
Red Triangle3:18
15."Worry"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Evans
  • Ball
Reynolds3:36
16."Coming Home"
  • Simpson
  • McVey
  • Evans
  • Ball
Tristan Evans4:54
17."Peace of Mind"
  • McVey
  • Simpson
  • Evans
  • Ball
Reynolds3:05
18."Written Off"
  • Ball
  • McVey
  • Evans
  • Simpson
Connor Ball3:17
Total length:62:12
Wake Up – Italian edition (bonus tracks)[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
19."Wake Up" (Italian version)
  • Mac
  • Golan
  • Malik
  • Mac
  • Malik
  • Snevely
3:13
20."Volcano" (featuring Moreno)
  • Mac
  • Malik
  • Hector
Mac3:19
Total length:68:44
Wake Up – Japanese version (bonus tracks)[19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
19."Words (Don't Mean a Thing)"
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • McVey
  • Simpson
  • Paul Barry
  • Mark Bates
  • Patrick Mascall
 3:12
20."Stay Here"
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • McVey
  • Simpson
Simpson3:51
21."Wake Up" (acoustic version)
  • Mac
  • Golan
  • Malik
  • Mac
  • Malik
  • Snevely
4:04
22."Risk It All" (Live at The O2 Arena)
  • Ball
  • Evans
  • McVey
  • Simpson
  • Hector
  • Prime
Prime5:30
Total length:78:49
Wake Up – DVD: The Vamps Live at The O2 Arena[20]
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (Live) 
2."Wild Heart" (Live) 
3."Hurricane" (Live) 
4."Somebody to You" (Live) 
5."Uptown Funk"/"Seven Nation Army"/"Shake It Off"/"We Can't Stop" (Live) 
6."Last Night" (Live) 
7."Move My Way" (Live) 
8."In Too Deep" (Live) 
9."Teenagers" (Live) 
10."Another World" (Live) 
11."Lovestruck" (Live) 
12."Girls on TV" (Live) 
13."Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" (Live) 
14."Risk It All" (Live) 
15."Can We Dance" (Live) 
Wake UpNorth American Standard edition[21][22]
No.TitleLength
1."Wake Up"3:12
2."Rest Your Love"3:16
3."Volcano" (featuring Silentó)3:18
4."Million Words"3:42
5."Windmills"3:05
6."I Found a Girl"2:59
7."Be with You"3:11
8."Burn"3:38
9."Cheater"3:14
10."Stolen Moments"4:09
11."Boy Without a Car"3:29
12."Worry"3:36
Total length:40:49
Wake UpNorth American Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[23][24]
No.TitleLength
13."Held by Me"3:38
14."Peace of Mind"3:05
15."Coming Home"4:54
Total length:52:26

Notes

  • Credits adapted from album liner notes
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wake Up (Deluxe Version).[25]

The Vamps

  • Bradley Simpson - lead and backing vocals (all tracks), rhythm guitar (track 2)
  • Connor Ball - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (1, 15, 17-18), additional vocals (track 8)
  • James McVey - lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 2), additional vocals (track 10)
  • Tristan Evans - drums, backing vocals

Performers

  • Ammar Malik – additional backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8)
  • Ross Golan – additional backing vocals (1, 7)
  • Steve Mac – additional backing vocals (1), keyboards (1, 3, 5, 7, 8), strings (3)
  • Paul Gendler – guitar (1, 7, 8), additional guitar (3, 5)
  • Chris Laws – additional drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
  • Carl Falk – guitars (2), programming (2), additional backing vocals (2)
  • Rami Yacoub – bass (2), programming (2), additional backing vocals (2)
  • Savan Kotecha – additional backing vocals (2)
  • Tobias Karlsson – keyboards (12), programming (12), guitar (12), bass (12)
  • Shellback – additional backing vocals (2)
  • Thrice Noble – additional programming (12)
  • Kristoffer Fogelmark – additional backing vocals (2)
  • Albin Nedler – additional backing vocals (2)
  • Wayne Hector – additional backing vocals (3)
  • Silento – vocals (3)
  • Alex Smith – keyboards (4), programming (4)
  • Matt Furmidge – keyboards (4), programming (4)
  • Jay Reynolds – keyboards (9, 15, 17), programming (9, 15, 17)
  • Rick Parkhouse – percussion (11, 14)
  • George Tizzard – percussion (11, 14), keyboards (11, 14)
  • Johan Carlsson – keyboards (12), programming (12)
  • Matt Prime – programming (13)
  • Phil Cook – additional programming (6)

Production and recording

  • Steve Mac – production (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
  • Ammar Malik – production (1)
  • Kevin Snevely – production (1)
  • Daniel Pursey – engineering (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
  • Chris Laws – engineering (1, 3, 5, 7, 8), mixing (5, 7, 8)
  • John Hanes – assistant mix engineering (1, 2, 3, 12)
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (1, 2, 3, 12)
  • Carl Falk – production (2)
  • Rami Yacoub – production (2)
  • Thomas Cullison – engineering (2)
  • Metrophonic – production (4)
  • Alex Smith – engineering (4)
  • Matt Furmidge – engineering (4)
  • Dom Liu – engineering (4)
  • Michael Brauer – engineering (4)
  • Matt Prime – production (6, 13), mixing (6, 13)
  • Phil Cook – additional production (13)
  • Joe Zook – mixing (10)
  • Jay Reynolds – production (9, 15, 17), mixing (9, 15, 17, 18)
  • Red Triangle – production (10, 11, 14), mixing (11, 14)
  • Rick Parkhouse – engineering (11, 14)
  • Chester Barrett – engineering (11, 14)
  • Tobias Karlsson – production (12)
  • Noah Passovoy – vocal production (12), engineering (12)
  • Tristan Evans – production (16), mixing (16)
  • Connor Ball – production (18)

Charts and certifications

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Release formats

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Standard edition

  • 12 tracks

Deluxe edition

  • 18 tracks

Limited edition (unavailable after Christmas 2015, only available with the world tour merchandising)

  • CD – 18 tracks
  • DVD: The Vamps Live at The O2 Arena

Limited Access All Areas edition

  • CD – 18 tracks
  • DVD: The Vamps Live at The O2 Arena
  • Digital download – 18 tracks
  • Unique online experience
  • Curated music videos
  • Social stream news updates
  • Interactive booklet
  • Lyric poster
  • Art cards

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Edition(s) Ref.
Australia 27 November 2015 Virgin EMI
  • Standard
  • Deluxe
Europe
  • Standard
  • Deluxe
  • Access All Areas
North America 4 December 2015
  • CD
  • Digital download
Island
  • Standard
  • Deluxe

References

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