Song · Aloe Blacc
“Wake Me Up” by Aloe Blacc
Released 2013
“Wake Me Up” by Aloe Blacc appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2013. It was first released in 2013. Its best result is #24 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #101 indie & aaa song of 2013.
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The voice on "Wake Me Up" belongs to Aloe Blacc, the American soul singer who co-wrote it with Avicii and Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger. The Swedish DJ and producer used it to open the campaign for True, his debut album, putting it out on 17 June 2013, with Einziger on acoustic guitar and Peter Dyer on keyboards: folk-pop strum dressed for the main stage.
It had a rocky start. Avicii first played it live at Ultra Music Festival in Miami with a full band, Blacc and Einziger among them, and the experiment reportedly riled part of the dance crowd. Then it went worldwide, reaching number one across much of Europe, anchoring Avicii's 2013 festival sets, and later placing above every other dance track on the UK's official chart of the 2010s. Blacc gave it a second life on his own, cutting an acoustic version for his EP Wake Me Up, with a video of its own.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2013 | 90 |
| 2013 | 62 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2013 | 101 |
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