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“Wake Up” by The Living End
From the album State of Emergency (2006)
“Wake Up” by The Living End appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2006 and 2024. It was first released in 2006 on the album State of Emergency. Its best result is #53 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #328 alternative song of 2006.
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"Wake Up" was the second single from State of Emergency, the Living End's fourth album, landing on 20 February 2006, and it's a Chris Cheney song through and through: he wrote the words and the music. Nick Launay produced, recorded and mixed it, with Paul Pilsneniks and David Davis assisting, and a crowd of extra voices, eight of them credited, piles in on the backing vocals.
It went to number five on the ARIA singles chart and number 12 in New Zealand, the Australian punk band's best showing there, and it was the last entry in an unbroken run of Triple J Hottest 100 appearances going back to 1997. Sean Gilligan and Sarah-Jane Woulahan directed the video, which was up for Best Video at the 2006 ARIA Music Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 53 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 577 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
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