Wake Up (The Vamps album)

Wake Up
Studio album by The Vamps
Released	27 November 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Pop, pop rock
Length	40:51
Label	Mercury Virgin EMI
Producer	Connor Ball Tristan Evans Carl Falk Steve Mac Ammar Malik Matt Prime Metrophonic Tobias Karlsson Kevin Snevely Red Triangle Rami Yacoub Jay Reynolds
The Vamps chronology
Somebody to You (2014) Wake Up (2015)
Singles from Wake Up
"Wake Up" Released: 2 October 2015 "Rest Your Love" Released: 26 November 2015 "I Found a Girl" Released: 1 April 2016

Wake Up is the second studio album by British pop band The Vamps. It was released on 27 November 2015.^[1] It debuted and peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart^[2] and has been certified Silver.

Singles

• "Wake Up" was released on 2 October 2015 as the album's lead single.^[3]
• "Rest Your Love" was released as the second single of the album on 27 November 2015.^[4][5]
• "I Found a Girl" was announced as the third single of the album^[6] and was released on 1 April 2016.^[7] The Vamps also announced in their twitter there would be a new version of the song featuring a surprise artist.^[8] They later confirmed the featuring artist would be OMI.^[9] The original version of the song had been previously released as a promotional single on 23 November 2015.^[10]

Promotional singles

• "Cheater" was released as the first countdown single of the album on 13 October 2015.^[11] A promotional video was also released in the same day on the band's VEVO account.^[12]
• "Stolen Moments" was released as the 2nd countdown single of the album on 4 November 2015.^[13]

World tour

The Wake Up World Tour began in January 2016 and will pass across 18 countries in 4 continents, with more dates in the Europe and US do be added soon.^[14] The support acts include The Tide (all dates), Hometown (UK and Ireland), Conor Maynard (UK), New Hope Club (UK and Ireland), Tyde Levi (Australia), Little Sea (Australia), At Sunset (Australia) Before You Exit (Philippines), William Singe (Philippines), and Jayda Avanzado (Philippines)

Dates

Tour dates
Date	City	Country	Venue
Oceania
23 January 2016	Sydney	Australia	Allphones Arena
Asia
26 January 2016	Singapore	Singapore	Hard Rock Coliseum
28 January 2016	Hong Kong	China	AsiaWorld Arena
30 January 2016	Manila	Philippines	Mall of Asia Arena
3 February 2016	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo International Forum
11 February 2016	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	RedfestDXB (Festival Show)
Europe
25 March 2016	Birmingham	England	Genting Arena
26 March 2016
28 March 2016	Dublin	Republic of Ireland	3Arena
29 March 2016	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Belfast Arena
1 April 2016	London	England	The O2 Arena
2 April 2016
5 April 2016	Nottingham		Nottingham Arena
6 April 2016	Newcastle		Newcastle Arena
8 April 2016	Glasgow	Scotland	The SSE Hydro
9 April 2016
12 April 2016	Liverpool	England	Liverpool Arena
15 April 2016	Sheffield		Sheffield Arena
16 April 2016	Manchester		Manchester Arena
20 April 2016	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
22 April 2016	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
23 April 2016	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
'South America
10 May 2016	Lima	Peru	Parque de la Exposicion
12 May 2016	Santiago	Chile	Caupolicán Theatre
14 May 2016	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Luna Park
17 May 2016	Montevidéu	Uruguay	Teatro De Verano
21 May 2016	São Paulo	Brazil	Tom Brasil

Track listing

Wake Up – Standard version[15]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wake Up"	Steve Mac Ross Golan Ammar Malik	Steve Mac Ammar Malik Kevin Snevely	3:12
2.	"Rest Your Love"	Rami Yacoub Carl Falk Savan Kotecha Shellback	Carl Falk Rami Yacoub	3:16
3.	"Volcano" (featuring Silentó)	Mac Malik Wayne Hector Richard Hawk	Mac	3:18
4.	"Million Words"	Alex Smith Samuel Preston Jonny Coffer Bradley Simpson Connor Ball Tristan Evans James McVey	Metrophonic	3:42
5.	"Windmills"	Mac Malik Simpson Ball Evans McVey	Mac	3:05
6.	"Stolen Moments"	Hector Matt Prime Simpson Ball Evans McVey	Matt Prime	4:09
7.	"I Found a Girl"	Mac Malik Golan Claude Kelly James Blunt Simpson Ball Evans McVey	Mac	2:59
8.	"Be with You"	Mac Malik Simpson Ball Evans McVey	Mac	3:11
9.	"Burn"	Simpson McVey Evans Ball Joe O'Neill	Jay Reynolds	3:38
10.	"Cheater"	George Tizzard Rick Parkhouse Ed Drewett McVey Evans Simpson Ball	Red Triangle	3:14
11.	"Boy Without a Car"	Simpson McVey Evans Ball Tizzard Parkhouse	Red Triangle	3:29
12.	"Held By Me"	Johan Carlsson Golan	Tobias Karlsson	3:38
Total length:				40:51

Wake Up – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[16]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Half Way There"	Hector Prime Simpson Ball Evans McVey	Prime Phil Cook^[a]	3:11
14.	"Runaway"	McVey Evans Simpson Ball	Red Triangle	3:18
15.	"Worry"	Simpson McVey Evans Ball	Reynolds	3:36
16.	"Coming Home"	Simpson McVey Evans Ball	Tristan Evans	4:54
17.	"Peace of Mind"	McVey Simpson Evans Ball	Reynolds	3:05
18.	"Written Off"	Ball McVey Evans Simpson	Connor Ball	3:17
Total length:				62:12

Wake Up – Italian edition (bonus tracks)[17]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Wake Up" (Italian Version)	Mac Golan Malik	Mac Malik Snevely	3:13
20.	"Volcano" (featuring Moreno)	Mac Malik Hector	Mac	3:19
Total length:				68:44

Wake Up – Japanese version (bonus tracks)[18]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Words (Don't Mean a Thing)"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Paul Barry Mark Bates Patrick Mascal		3:12
20.	"Stay Here"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson	Simpson	3:51
21.	"Wake Up" (Acoustic Version)	Mac Golan Malik	Mac Malik Snevely	4:04
22.	"Risk It All" (Live at The O2 Arena)	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Hector Prime	Prime	5:30
Total length:				78:49

Wake Up – DVD: The Vamps Live at The O2 Arena[19]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro" (Live)
2.	"Wild Heart" (Live)
3.	"Hurricane" (Live)
4.	"Somebody to You" (Live)
5.	"Uptown Funk"/"Seven Nation Army"/"Shake It Off"/"We Can't Stop" (Live)
6.	"Last Night" (Live)
7.	"Move My Way" (Live)
8.	"In Too Deep" (Live)
9.	"Teenagers" (Live)
10.	"Another World" (Live)
11.	"Lovestruck" (Live)
12.	"Girls on TV" (Live)
13.	"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" (Live)
14.	"Risk It All" (Live)
15.	"Can We Dance" (Live)

Wake Up — North American Standard edition[20][21]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Up"	3:12
2.	"Rest Your Love"	3:16
3.	"Volcano" (featuring Silentó)	3:18
4.	"Million Words"	3:42
5.	"Windmills"	3:05
6.	"I Found a Girl"	2:59
7.	"Be with You"	3:11
8.	"Burn"	3:38
9.	"Cheater"	3:14
10.	"Stolen Moments"	4:09
11.	"Boy Without a Car"	3:29
12.	"Worry"	3:36
Total length:		40:49

Wake Up — North American Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[22][23]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Held By Me"	3:38
14.	"Peace of Mind"	3:05
15.	"Coming Home"	4:54
Total length:		52:26

Notes

• Credits adapted from album liner notes
• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wake Up (Deluxe Version).^[24]

Performers

• Ammar Malik – additional backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8)
• Ross Golan – additional backing vocals (1, 7)
• Steve Mac – additional backing vocals (1), keyboards (1, 3, 5, 7, 8), strings (3)
• Paul Gendler – guitar (1, 7, 8), additional guitar (3, 5)
• Chris Laws – additional drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Carl Falk – guitars (2), programming (2), additional backing vocals (2)
• Rami Yacoub – bass (2), programming (2), additional backing vocals (2)
• Savan Kotecha – additional backing vocals (2)
• Tobias Karlsson – keyboards (12), programming (12), guitar (12), bass (12)
• Shellback – additional backing vocals (2)
• Thrice Noble – additional programming (12)
• Kristoffer Fogelmark – additional backing vocals (2)
• Albin Nedler – additional backing vocals (2)
• Wayne Hector – additional backing vocals (3)
• Silento – vocals (3)
• Alex Smith – keyboards (4), programming (4)
• Matt Furmidge – keyboards (4), programming (4)
• Jay Reynolds – keyboards (9, 15, 17), programming (9, 15, 17)
• Rick Parkhouse – percussion (11, 14)
• George Tizzard – percussion (11, 14), keyboards (11, 14)
• Johan Carlsson – keyboards (12), programming (12)
• Matt Prime – programming (13)
• Phil Cook – additional programming (6)

Production and recording

• Steve Mac – production (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Ammar Malik – production (1)
• Kevin Snevely – production (1)
• Daniel Pursey – engineering (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Chris Laws – engineering (1, 3, 5, 7, 8), mixing (5, 7, 8)
• John Hanes – assistant mix engineering (1, 2, 3, 12)
• Serban Ghenea – mixing (1, 2, 3, 12)
• Carl Falk – production (2)
• Rami Yacoub – production (2)
• Thomas Cullison – engineering (2)
• Metrophonic – production (4)
• Alex Smith – engineering (4)
• Matt Furmidge – engineering (4)
• Dom Liu – engineering (4)
• Michael Brauer – engineering (4)
• Matt Prime – production (6, 13), mixing (6, 13)
• Phil Cook – additional production (13)
• Joe Zook – mixing (10)
• Jay Reynolds – production (9, 15, 17), mixing (9, 15, 17, 18)
• Red Triangle – production (10, 11, 14), mixing (11, 14)
• Rick Parkhouse – engineering (11, 14)
• Chester Barrett – engineering (11, 14)
• Tobias Karlsson – production (12)
• Noah Passovoy – vocal production (12), engineering (12)
• Tristan Evans – production (16), mixing (16)
• Connor Ball – production (18)

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 23 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 37 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 78 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[28] 45 Irish Albums (IRMA)[29] 17 Italian Albums (FIMI)[30] 45 Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[31] 19 Scottish Albums (OCC)[32] 6 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[33] 23 UK Albums (OCC)[34] 10 US Billboard 200[35] 186

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Silver 60,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release formats

Standard edition

• 12 tracks

Deluxe edition

• 18 tracks

Limited edition (unavailable after Christmas 2015, only available with the world tour merchandising)

• CD – 18 tracks
• DVD: The Vamps Live at The O2 Arena

Limited Access All Areas edition

• CD – 18 tracks
• DVD: The Vamps Live at The O2 Arena
• Digital download – 18 tracks
• Unique online experience
• Curated music videos
• Social stream news updates
• Interactive booklet
• Lyric poster
• Art cards

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Edition(s)	Ref.
Australia	27 November 2015	CD CD+DVD Digital download	Mercury Virgin EMI	Standard Deluxe	[37]
Europe				Standard Deluxe Access All Areas	[15]
North America	4 December 2015	CD Digital download	Island	Standard Deluxe	[38]

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