Wake Me Up (Twice song) explained
Wake Me Up |
Cover: | Twice Wake Me Up cover.jpg |
Border: | yes |
Caption: | Standard single cover |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Twice |
Album: | BDZ |
Language: | Japanese |
B-Side: | Pink Lemonade |
Released: | May 16, 2018 |
Genre: |
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Length: | 3:31 |
Label: | Warner Music Japan |
Composer: | - Atsushi Shimada
- Louise Frick Sveen
- Albin Nordqvist
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Lyricist: | Natsumi Watanabe |
Prev Title: | What Is Love? |
Prev Year: | 2018 |
Next Title: | Dance the Night Away |
Next Year: | 2018 |
"Wake Me Up" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It is the group's third Japanese maxi single, featuring three other tracks. The song was pre-released as a digital single on April 25, 2018, and the CD single was released on May 16 by Warner Music Japan.
The single album surpassed 200,000 sales in its first week, first foreign artist in Japan to achieve for three consecutive release. It exceeded 500,000 shipments by May 28 and became the first single by a foreign female artist to be certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
Background and release
On April 1, 2018, Twice announced the release of their third Japanese single titled "Wake Me Up", along with the news that Twice would appear in a television commercial for ABC-Mart and Nike Air Max. The commercial, featuring "Wake Me Up", began airing nationwide in Japan on April 5.[2] [3] The full song was first revealed on Tokyo FM's School of Lock! on April 24 and it was pre-released as a digital single on various online music portals the next day.[4] [5] The full music video was also released online on April 25.[6]
Composition
"Wake Me Up" was composed by Atsushi Shimada, Louise Frick Sveen, and Albin Nordqvist, with lyrics written by Natsumi Watanabe.[7] It was described as an upbeat dance song that "encourages people not to give up and keep going forward".[8]
Music video
The full music video of "Wake Me Up" was uploaded online on April 24, 2018. It was directed by Jimmy of BS Pictures, the same team that produced Twice's previous music videos, "TT (Japanese ver.)" and "Brand New Girl".[9] The music video ranked at No. 10 on 2018 YouTube's Top Trend Music Video in Japan, the third group's song on the list.[10]
Promotion
"Wake Me Up" was first performed on Music Station on May 25, 2018.[11] It was also performed during in Saitama and Osaka.[12] On August 3, it was performed on a Music Station 2-hour special episode.[13]
Commercial performance
The CD single debuted atop the daily ranking of Oricon Singles Chart with 129,275 units sold on its release day, breaking Twice's record of the highest first day sales for Korean girl groups in Japan.[14] [15] It topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 262,658 copies sold, while debuted at number 14 with 5,939 downloads on Oricon Digital Singles Chart. It also topped the Billboard Japan recorded 299,195 unit sales from May 14–20, 2018.[16] This is Twice's third consecutive release to surpass 200,000 sales in its first week, making the group the first foreign artist in Japan to achieve this.[17]
It was also reported that "Wake Me Up" sold 471,438 copies in pre-orders, and it exceeded 500,000 shipments by May 28.[15] [18] On June 8, it became the first single by a foreign female artist to be certified Double Platinum by the RIAJ.[19] [20]
Content production
Credits adapted from CD single liner notes.[21]
Locations
Recording
- JYPE Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Mixing
- Mirrorball Studios, North Hollywood, California ("Wake Me Up")
- I to I Communications, Tokyo, Japan ("Pink Lemonade")
Mastering
- Sterling Sound, New York City, New York
Personnel
JYP Entertainment staff
- Song Ji-eun "Shannen" (JYP Entertainment Japan) – executive producer
- Jimmy Jeong (JYP Entertainment) – executive producer
- Cho Hae-sung (JYP Entertainment) – executive producer
- J. Y. Park "The Asiansoul" – producer
- Park Nam-yong (JYP Entertainment) – performance director
- Kim Hyung-woong (JYP Entertainment) – performance director
- Yun Hee-so (JYP Entertainment) – performance director
- Na Tae-hoon (JYP Entertainment) – performance director
- Yoo Kwang-yeol (JYP Entertainment) – performance director
- Kang Da-sol (JYP Entertainment) – performance director
- Lee Tae-sub (JYP Entertainment) – recording engineer
- Choi Hye-jin (JYP Entertainment) – recording engineer
- Eom Se-hee (JYP Entertainment) – recording engineer
- Lim Hong-jin (JYP Entertainment) – recording engineer
- Jang Han-soo (JYP Entertainment) – recording engineer
Warner Music Japan staff
- Kaz Kobayashi – executive producer
- Hayato Kajino – supervisor
- Rie Sawaoka – supervisor
- Naoki Takami – digital planning and marketing
- Masayo Kuroda – product coordination
Japanese recording staff
- Goei Ito (Obelisk) – music director
- Yu-ki Kokubo (Obelisk) – recording director
- Satoshi Sasamoto – Pro Tools operation
Design staff
- Toshiyuki Suzuki (United Lounge Tokyo) – art direction
- Yasuhiro Ueda (United Lounge Tokyo) – design
- Tommy – photography
- Choi Hee-sun (F. Choi) – style director
- Seo Ji-eun (F. Choi) – style director
- Lee Ga-young (F. Choi) – style director
- Lee Jin-young (F. Choi) – assistant stylist
- Jeong In-yung (F. Choi) – assistant stylist
- Park Soo-young (F. Choi) – assistant stylist
- Park Jin-hee (F. Choi) – assistant stylist
- Han Jin-joo (F. Choi) – assistant stylist
- Jung Nan-young (Lulu Hair Makeup Studio) – hair director
- Choi Ji-young (Lulu Hair Makeup Studio) – hair director
- Son Eun-hee (Lulu Hair Makeup Studio) – hair director
- Jo Sang-ki (Lulu Hair Makeup Studio) – makeup director
- Jeon Dallae (Lulu Hair Makeup Studio) – makeup director
- Zia (Lulu Hair Makeup Studio) – makeup director
- Won Jung-yo (Bit&Boot) – makeup director
- Choi Su-ji (Bit&Boot) – assistant makeup director
Movie staff
- Jimmy (BS Pictures) – music video director
- Han Gui-taek – music video making and jacket shooting making movie director
- Yu Yamaguchi (Warner Music Mastering) – DVD authoring
Other personnel
- Atsushi Shimada – all instruments (on "Wake Me Up")
- Kohei Yokono – all instruments (on "Pink Lemonade")
- Twice – background vocals
- Ikuko Tsutsumi – background vocals
- Tony Maserati – mixing engineer (on "Wake Me Up")
- Naoki Yamada – mixing engineer (on "Pink Lemonade")
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Accolades
Notes and References
- Herman. Tamar. TWICE Turn Into Cheerleaders in Candy-Colored 'Wake Me Up' Music Video: Watch. April 26, 2018. Billboard. April 25, 2018. April 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180427150055/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8383227/twice-wake-me-up-video. live.
- Web site: TWICE、日本3rdシングル「Wake Me Up」を5月にリリース!ABC-MART新TVCM出演も決定. M-On! Music. April 8, 2018. ja. April 1, 2018. April 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401075427/https://www.m-on-music.jp/0000263246/. live.
- Web site: TWICE 9人がNIKE AIR MAX履いてダブルダッチに挑戦! ABC-MART新TVCMオンエア開始. Billboard Japan. April 8, 2018. ja. April 5, 2018. April 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180408205846/http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/61943/2. live.
- Web site: 【★NOW ON AIR】. School of Lock!. April 25, 2018. ja. April 24, 2018. June 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613153724/https://twitter.com/sol_info/status/988765495762415616. live.
- Web site: TWICE JAPAN 3rd SINGLE『Wake Me Up』のデジタル先行配信がスタート!. Twice Japan. Warner Music Japan. April 25, 2018. ja. April 25, 2018. April 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425033730/http://www.twicejapan.com/news/detail/234. live.
- News: TWICE"チャレンジ"テーマにした新曲「Wake Me Up」MV公開. April 25, 2018. Natalie. April 25, 2018. ja. April 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425032025/https://natalie.mu/music/news/279584. live.
- Web site: TWICE(트와이스) - Wake Me Up. Naver Music. Naver Corp.. ko. December 20, 2019. June 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613153715/https://vibe.naver.com/track/21321703. live.
- News: TWICE to Release 3rd Single in Japan Next Month. April 26, 2018. The Chosun Ilbo. April 17, 2018. April 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180426145233/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/04/17/2018041700934.html. live.
- Web site: [JYP ENT] TWICE "Wake Me Up" MV Released!]. BSPictures Co., Ltd.. April 25, 2018. April 25, 2018. June 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190606182947/https://www.facebook.com/BSP2013/posts/1771088159617186. live.
- Web site: YouTube年間音楽1位は「Lemon」米津玄師 TWICEは3作TOP10. Oricon ME inc.. Oricon Music. ja. December 11, 2018. December 12, 2018. December 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181211183614/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2125253/full/. live.
- News: キンプリ初登場、TWICE話題のCMソングTV初披露と今夜5/25放送の『Mステ』も内容盛りだくさん . August 27, 2018 . Billboard Japan . May 25, 2018 . ja . August 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142422/http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/63705/2 . live .
- News: 【TWICE・ライブレポート】"TWICELAND"に3万6000人熱狂!MCはメンバー全員が日本語「ONCEの皆さんを元気にしたい」. August 27, 2018. Modelpress. May 27, 2018. ja. May 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180528052405/https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/1769164. live.
- News: Hey! Say! JUMP 山田涼介、嵐 松本潤との交流明かす「お家にお邪魔させてもらいました」 . August 27, 2018 . Real Sound . August 4, 2018 . ja . August 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180827110412/http://realsound.jp/2018/08/post-231528.html . live .
- Web site: デイリー シングルランキング – 2018年05月15日付. Oricon News. Oricon ME inc.. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516161737/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2018-05-15/. May 16, 2018. May 16, 2018.
- News: Sun Mi-kyung. 트와이스, 日 새 싱글 오리콘차트 1위..선주문 47만장 자체 신기록. May 17, 2018. Naver. OSEN. May 17, 2018. ko. May 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517153500/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003783438. live.
- News: 【ビルボード】TWICE『Wake Me Up』が299,195枚を売り上げてシングル・セールス首位. May 23, 2018. Billboard Japan. May 21, 2018. ja. May 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180523172605/http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/63574/2. live.
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- News: Hong Seung-han. 트와이스, 日 '웨이크 미 업' 더블 플레티넘 달성…해외 여성 아티스트 최초. October 16, 2018. Naver. Sports Seoul. June 8, 2018. ko. January 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210102202656/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=468&aid=0000391898. live.
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