Album · Bright Eyes
I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning by Bright Eyes
I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning is an album by Bright Eyes, released in 2005. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 28 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “First Day of My Life”, on 17 lists with a best position of #57.
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, the sixth Bright Eyes album, came out on Saddle Creek on January 25, 2005, the very same day as its sibling, Digital Ash in a Digital Urn. This is the folk side of Conor Oberst's Omaha outfit: dusty, rootsy arrangements and that trembling, overflowing voice pouring out verse after verse like he can't get the words out fast enough. Mike Mogis, the band's multi-instrumentalist, produced it, and Nate Walcott's trumpet and piano add warmth around the edges.
"First Day of My Life" is the tender one, "Road To Joy" the rowdy one, and "Another Travelin' Song" and "Land Locked Blues" ride the same restless folk current. Dead Oceans reissued it in November 2022 with a six-track companion EP.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Day of My Life | 17 | #57 | – | 2005–2026 | |
| 2 | Another Travelin' Song | 5 | #117 | – | 2009–2023 | |
| 3 | Road To Joy | 3 | #45 | – | 2005 | |
| 4 | At The Bottom of Everything | 1 | #206 | – | 2024 | |
| 5 | Land Locked Blues | 2 | #677 | – | 2013–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.