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'{{Infobox album | Name = Wake Up | Type = studio | Artist = [[Youngblood Hawke (band)|Youngblood Hawke]] | Cover = Wake Up - debut album by Youngblood Hawke.jpg | Released = April 23, 2013 <small>(iTunes)</small><ref>https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wake-up/id634990837</ref><br>April 30, 2013<ref>http://www.houstonmusicreview.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1963&Itemid=1</ref> | Recorded = 2011-2013 | Genre = [[Indie pop]],<ref>http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5726/Youngblood-Hawke-Wake-Up.aspx</ref> [[alternative rock|alternative]],<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/wake-up-mw0002501329</ref> [[indie rock]],<ref>http://www.violentsuccess.com/2013/04/09/youngblood-hawke-wake-up/</ref> [[psychedelic pop]]<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/04/youngblood-hawke-wake-up-review</ref> | Length = 45:15 <small>(Standard edition)</small> <br> 48:16 <small>(iTunes exclusive)</small><br />48:54 <small>(Spotify edition)</small> | Label = [[Universal Republic Records]] | Producer = | Reviews = | Last album = ''[[Youngblood Hawke (EP)]]''<br/>(2012) | This album = '''''Wake Up'''''<br/>(2013) | Next album = | Misc = {{Singles | Name = Wake Up | Type = studio | single 1 = [[We Come Running]] | single 1 date = August 13, 2012<ref>http://www.indieshuffle.com/youngblood-hawke-we-come-running/</ref> | single 2 = [[Youngblood Hawke (band)#Singles|Stars (Hold On)]] | single 2 date = 2013<ref>http://www.hollywire.com/2013/03/youngblood-hawke-talks-bad-radio-reception-new-single-sxsw-survival-tips-mtvu-woodie-awards</ref> }} }} '''''Wake Up''''' is the debut album by [[indie pop]] band [[Youngblood Hawke (band)|Youngblood Hawke]]. It was released on April 23, 2013 exclusively on [[iTunes]]<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wake-up/id634990837</ref> and then released to other digital retailers and stores on April 30, 2013. ==Background== On February 26, 2013, [[Twitter]] user @[http://www.purevolume.com/ PureVolume] posted a tweet containing tour and album information.<ref>https://twitter.com/PureVolume/status/306482086846541824</ref> The album title was inspired by 22-year-old Danny McGuire, a friend of the band members. One day he was riding his bike home and was hit by a drunk driver, putting McGuire into a coma.<ref>http://archive.easyreadernews.com/archives/issuelist.php?ActualDate=2008-06-05</ref> Youngblood Hawke wrote their song "Dannyboy" for him.<ref>http://www.houstonmusicreview.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1963&Itemid=1</ref> ==Promotion and singles== "[[We Come Running]]" is the first single off of ''Wake Up'', released online August 13, 2012 then on the EP the next day.<ref>http://www.indieshuffle.com/youngblood-hawke-we-come-running/</ref> The song has charted in many different countries, peaking at #7 on the US [[Alternative Songs]] chart (#46 on the [[Billboard Year-End|year-end]] US Alternative Charts) and #17 on the [[ARIA Charts|main Australian music sales chart]], as well as many others. "Stars (Hold On)" will be released as the next single off the album, accompanied by a music video.<ref>http://www.hollywire.com/2013/03/youngblood-hawke-talks-bad-radio-reception-new-single-sxsw-survival-tips-mtvu-woodie-awards</ref> The music video for "Dannyboy" was released on August 9, 2013 exclusively on [[Vevo]].<ref>http://vevo.ly/nCygYB</ref> ==Critical reception== ''Wake Up'' was met with mixed reviews from critics. According to review aggregator [[Metacritic]], the album received an average review score of 57/100, based on 9 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/wake-up/youngblood-hawke/critic-reviews|title=Critics Reviews for Wake Up|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=2013-08-22}}</ref> Matt Collar of [[Allmusic]] gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it an "infectious, bombastic party album perfect for the summer months" filled with "dancey, often hummable melodic pop songs".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wake-up-mw0002501329|title=Wake Up&nbsp;– Youngblood Hawke|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|first=Matt|last=Collar|accessdate=2013-08-22}}</ref> Paul V. of ''[[Frontiers (magazine)|Frontiers]]'' gave the album a positive review, saying "[''Wake Up'' is] the kind of record you want to blare out of your car windows while breaking the speed limit on the freeway."<ref>http://www.frontiersla.com/Entertainment/Music-Reviews/story.aspx?ID=1934668</ref> Robert Johnson of ''Houston Music Review'' gave the album a positive review, saying "''Wake Up'' is everything a great album should be. It's dynamic yet consistent, catchy yet complex, and extremely good."<ref>http://www.houstonmusicreview.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1963&Itemid=1</ref> Mark Graham of [[VH1]] reviewed ''Wake Up'', comparing the band to [[Passion Pit]] and [[Walk the Moon]] and said, "[the album] is chock full of shimmery, upbeat, immensely positive tracks."<ref>http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2013-04-30/youngblood-hawke-wake-up/</ref> Kevin Catchpole of [[Popmatters]] gave the album a 6/10 score, calling it "mostly satisfying" and saying that "style-studious feel permeating this album points out how it is both a great beginning and a bit derivative".<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/170931-youngblood-hawke-wake-up/|title=Youngblood Hawke: Wake Up|work=[[Popmatters]]|first=Kevin|last=Catchpole|date=2013-05-15|accessdate=2013-06-16}}</ref> Paul Mardles of ''[[The Observer]]'', in a 3-star review, called the band "relentlessly chirpy and inclusive" but said "strip away the euphoria and there's not much going on".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/04/youngblood-hawke-wake-up-review|title=Youngblood Hawke: Wake Up – review|work=[[The Observer]]|publisher=[[Guardian News and Media]]|first=Paul|last=Mardles|date=2013-08-03|accessdate=2013-08-22}}</ref> Harriet Gibsone of ''[[The Guardian]]'' echoed these sentiments in her two-star review, saying "Youngblood Hawke's debut rings loud with euphoria, but has little emotional impact."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/01/youngblood-hawke-wake-up-review|title=Youngblood Hawke: Wake Up – review|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian News and Media]]|first=Harriet|last=Gibsone|date=2013-08-01|accessdate=2013-08-22}}</ref> ==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Standard edition | writing_credits = yes | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Rootless | writer1 = Samuel Martin, Simon Katz | extra1 = Katz, Timmy Anderson | length1 = 3:30 | title2 = [[We Come Running]] | writer2 = Martin, Katz, [[Matt Squire]] | extra2 = Squire, Katz | note2 = featuring the West Los Angeles Children's Choir | length2 = 4:09 | title3 = Dreams | writer3 = Martin, Katz, [[Luciana Caporaso]], Nick Claw | extra3 = Katz | length3 = 3:34 | title4 = Dannyboy | writer4 = Martin, Katz | extra4 = Katz, Anderson | length4 = 3:08 | title5 = Stars (Hold On) | writer5 = Martin, Katz, [[Da Internz]], Aaron Michael Cox | extra5 = Da Internz, Cox, Katz | note5 = featuring the West Los Angeles Children's Choir | length5 = 3:41 | title6 = Glacier | writer6 = Martin, Katz | extra6 = Katz, Anderson | length6 = 3:36 | title7 = Sleepless Streets | writer7 = Martin, Katz | extra7 = Katz | length7 = 2:49 | title8 = Say Say | writer8 = Martin, Katz, Squire | extra8 = Squire, Katz | length8 = 4:52 | title9 = Blackbeak | writer9 = Martin, Katz | extra9 = Katz | length9 = 4:01 | title10 = Forever | writer10 = Martin, Katz | extra10 = Katz, Anderson | length10 = 3:34 | title11 = Live & Die | writer11 = Martin, Katz, [[Dave Bassett (songwriter)|Dave Bassett]] | extra11 = Katz | length11 = 3:30 | title12 = Last Time | writer12 = Martin, Katz, Squire | extra12 = Squire, Katz | length12 = 4:51 | total_length = 45:15 }} {{Track listing | headline = iTunes edition<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wake-up/id634990837</ref> | collapsed = yes | writing_credits = yes | extra_column = Producer(s) | title13 = In Our Blood | writer13 = Martin, Katz | extra13 = Katz, Anderson | length13 = 3:01 | total_length = 48:16 }} {{Track listing | headline = Spotify edition<ref>http://open.spotify.com/track/32zUr7nFBHwWXDdadmVclt</ref> | collapsed = yes | writing_credits = yes | extra_column = Producer(s) | title13 = Survival | writer13 = | extra13 = | length13 = 3:39 | total_length = 48:54 }} ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable"<!-- default listing is by Region/Country name per WP:CHARTS & References should be as specific as possible.--> |- !Chart (2013) !Peak<br>position |- |Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]) | style="text-align:center;"|72<ref>https://twitter.com/AustraliaCharts/status/371415597721989120</ref> |- |US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=youngblood hawke|chart=Billboard 200}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|58 |- |US [[Digital Albums]]<ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=youngblood hawke|chart=Digital Albums}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|23 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.youngbloodhawke.com/] [[Category:2013 debut albums]]'