Song · Elastica
“Waking Up” by Elastica
From the album Elastica (1995)
“Waking Up” by Elastica appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1994. It was first released in 1995 on the album Elastica. Its best result is #7 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #111 alternative song of 1994.
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Elastica put out "Waking Up" in February 1995, a month ahead of their self-titled debut album, and it's Justine Frischmann's sly salute to underachieving, lean and cocky. Dan Abnormal guests on keyboards, Miti Adhikari mixed, and Deceptive Records released it. Reviewers liked it, and it climbed to number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
It also landed the band in a dispute. The publishers of the Stranglers claimed Elastica had taken the riff from "No More Heroes", and the matter was settled out of court, with Elastica agreeing to list the Stranglers as co-writers whenever the song was released again.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994 | 50 |
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