Wake Up (The Vamps album) explained

Wake Up
Type:	studio
Artist:	the Vamps
Cover:	The Vamps - Wake Up album cover.jpg
Released:	27 November 2015
Recorded:	2015
Length:	40:51
Label:	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
Prev Title:	Somebody to You
Prev Year:	2014
Next Title:	Night & Day
Next Year:	2017

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 Gold.

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]
• "I Found a Girl" was announced as the third single of the album^[5] and was released on 1 April 2016.^[6] The Vamps also announced on their Twitter that there would be a new version of the song featuring a surprise artist.^[7] They later confirmed the featuring artist would be OMI.^[8] The original version of the song had been previously released as a promotional single on 23 November 2015.^[9]

Promotional singles

• "Cheater" was released as the first countdown single of the album on 13 October 2015.^[10] A promotional video was also released in the same day on the band's Vevo account.^[11]
• "Stolen Moments" was released as the second countdown single of the album on 4 November 2015 along with a lyric video on their YouTube channel.^[12]

World tour

The Wake Up World Tour began in January 2016 and passed across 18 countries in 4 continents.^[13] 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)

Track listing

Notes

• Credits adapted from album liner notes
• signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wake Up (Deluxe Version).^[14]

The Vamps

• Bradley Simpson - lead and backing vocals (all tracks), rhythm guitar (track 2)
• Connor Ball - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (1, 15, 17-18), additional vocals (track 8)
• James McVey - lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 2), additional vocals (track 10)
• Tristan Evans - drums, backing vocals

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

Certifications

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		Virgin EMI
Europe
North America	4 December 2015		Island

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Vamps announce new single and album Wake Up. Moss. Liv. 15 September 2015. Official Charts Company. 15 September 2015.
2. Web site: UK Albums Chart. Official Website.
3. Web site: iTunes - Store - Wake Up - Single by The Vamps. iTunes Store (GB).
4. Web site: The Vamps announces new single 'Rest Your Love' out this friday. Get Music Asia. 29 February 2016.
5. Web site: The Vamps announce new single 'I Found A Girl'. CelebMix. 29 February 2016.
6. Web site: 'I Found A Girl' release date. Tristan Evans' Twitter account. 10 March 2016.
7. Web site: 'I Found A Girl' featuring announcement. The Vamps' Twitter account. 10 March 2016.
8. Web site: I Found A Girl (feat. Omi) - Single by The Vamps. iTunes. 15 March 2016.
9. Web site: The Vamps release a new Wake Up album track 'I Found A Girl'. Sugarscape. 15 March 2016.
10. Web site: The Vamps reveal the artwork for new album Wake Up as they premiere new song 'Cheater'. Sugarscape. 29 February 2016.
11. Web site: The Vamps - Cheater (Official Video). Vevo. 29 February 2016.
12. Web site: The Vamps release "Stolen Moments" lyric video. J-14. 29 February 2016.
13. Web site: Wake Up World Tour. 15 September 2015. The Vamps Website. 23 April 2016.
14. Wake Up (Deluxe Version) (CD Liner Notes). The Vamps. Virgin EMI. Records, a division of Universal Music. 2015. 4761113.
15. Web site: 第5 週 統計時間：2016/1/29 - 2016/2/4. Five Music. chinese. February 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129171342/http://www.5music.com.tw/CDTop.asp?top=6. dead. January 29, 2016.