Wake Up (Imagine Dragons song)

"Wake Up" is a song by American band Imagine Dragons as the third single and opening track from their sixth studio album Loom. It was released through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records on July 2, 2024.[1][2]

"Wake Up"
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Loom
ReleasedJuly 2, 2024
Length2:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"Nice to Meet You"
(2024)
"Wake Up"
(2024)
"Stars Will Align"
(2024)
Music video
"Wake Up" on YouTube

Background and composition

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"Wake Up" was written by band members Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, and Ben McKee and Mattman & Robin who also produced the track. A snippet of the song, along with snippets of "Fire in These Hills" and "Nice to Meet You", were shared to the winning Croyants team on the band's four doors website. In an interview with NPR, Reynolds described the background of the song:[2]

It's really about waking up from my own mind. I get really numb very easy. When I was in middle school...I found myself being quite cloudy in my head and started therapy at a pretty young age and found that I kind of have to get out of my own head, and ["Wake Up"] is just about that. I would sit down and kind of write down points for my therapist in my notebook about who I wanted to be.

— Dan Reynolds

Music video

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The music video for "Wake Up" premiered on July 2, 2024 and was directed by Matt Eastin.[3] The video features Dan Reynolds checking into a hotel and try to fall asleep. Instead he is interrupted by multicolored lights and it transported to the roof of the hotel. At the end, Reynolds wakes up in his bed and puts a "Do not disturb" tag on the outside of his door.

Personnel

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Credits for "Wake Up" adapted from Apple Music.[4]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Enjoy The New English Music Video For 'Wake Up' By Imagine Dragons | English Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ^ a b "Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds: 'All we would listen to is KNPR'". Nevada Public Radio | KNPR. 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  3. ^ ImagineDragonsVEVO (2024-07-02). Imagine Dragons - Wake Up (Official Music Video). Retrieved 2024-08-29 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Wake Up by Imagine Dragons on Apple Music, 2024-06-28, retrieved 2024-08-19
  5. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 44. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "Imagine Dragons – Wake Up". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved Oct 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "SK – RADIO – TOP 100: Měsíc 9/2024" (in Czech). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 19, 2024.