Someone Wake Me Up
| "Someone Wake Me Up" | ||||
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| Single by Joe McElderry | ||||
| from the album Wide Awake and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | ||||
| B-side | "There's a Place for Us" | |||
| Released | 5 December 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Syco Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Liam Keenan, Ben Collier, Ray Hedges, Nigel Butler | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Hedges, Nigel Butler | |||
| Joe McElderry singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Someone Wake Me Up" on YouTube | ||||
"Someone Wake Me Up" is a 2010 pop song by singer Joe McElderry. The single was released on 5 December 2010 as the third and final single from his debut album, Wide Awake.[1] The single's B-side, "There's a Place for Us", was recorded for the soundtrack of the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.[2] The single peaked at No. 68 on the UK Singles Chart.
Composition and reception[edit]
Jon O'Brien writing for AllMusic compared "Someone Wake Me Up" to having a combination of the refrain of "Love Story" by Taylor Swift and the backing track of "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry.[3] Darren Scott of Gay Times described it as a pop ballad unconventional to McElderry's norm, and noted similarities to Wham![4] Scott appreciated the song's catchy nature, as did David Griffiths of 4Music.[4][5] OK! also praised the song, calling it "an epic lighters-aloft stunner".[6]
Live performances[edit]
McElderry performed "Someone Wake Me Up" for the first time at the annual Christmas Lights turn-on in Sheffield.[7] He appeared on The Late Late Show, This Morning and The Alan Titchmarsh Show and Paul O'Grady Live to promote the single.
Music video[edit]
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The video for the song intersperses clips from the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, with recordings of McElderry performing inside The Dawn Treader, during which the boat is being flooded.[7][8] The video premiered on McElderry's YouTube channel on 27 November 2010, which was eventually taken down in 2011, along with his previous music videos, to be re-uploaded to Vevo.
Track listing[edit]
CD single / digital download
- "Someone Wake Me Up" – 3:24
- "There's a Place for Us" – 3:51
Chart performance[edit]
The track peaked at No. 68 on the UK Singles Chart, on its entry date of 12 December 2010.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[9] | 68
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References[edit]
- ^ "Joe McElderry". Modest! Management. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "Joe McElderry records soundtrack for next Narnia film". Newsbeat. BBC Radio 1. BBC. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Review: Wide Awake". allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ a b Scott, Darren. "Joe McElderry GT Blog Review". Gay Times. Millivres Prowler Group. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ Griffiths, David (24 October 2010). "Joe McElderry - Wide Awake". 4Music. Box Television. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "Review: Joe McElderry - Wide Awake". OK!. Northern & Shell. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ a b Strug, Leah (22 November 2010). "Joe helps light up christmas". Shields Gazette. Johnston Press. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ Parker, Sam (24 November 2010). "Joe McElderry 'Someone Wake Me Up' -- exclusive video". AOL Music UK. AOL. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "Someone Wake Me Up | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 4 November 2021.