| Awake | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Illenium |
| Cover: | Awake Illenium album.jpg |
| Length: | 47:07 |
| Prev Title: | Ashes |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Ascend |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
Awake is the second studio album by American DJ Illenium, released via Seeking Blue/Kasaya Records on September 21, 2017.[1]
Consisting of 13 songs, the album includes five previously released singles titled "Fractures", "Feel Good", "Sound of Walking Away", "Crawl Outta Love" and "Leaving".[2] Illenium played the 12th track "Beautiful Creatures" at the Hakkasan Nightclub.[3] He also announced the Awake tour, in which he would perform in November and December.[4] He announced the release date of the album on August 8, 2017, in one of his internet online fan communities one day after releasing the final single from the album.[5] He posted with the caption "Album release getting ANNOUNCED with crawl Monday. Pre order avail next week."[6] [7] Illenium spoke about the album's comparison to his previous one, he said "A lot of strong vocals and melodies but more recorded elements than Ashes. The new album is a split between vocal stuff and chill instrumental tracks."[8] Illenium released the fifth single "Leaving" on September 15, 2017.[9]
• Leaving features uncredited vocals from Eden
| Year | Chart | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[11] | 15 | |
| 2019 | US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[12] | 20 |