Wake Me Up Song Lyrics by Avicii Wake Me Up is a song by Avicii, released on June 17, 2013. The song was co-written by Avicii, Mike Einziger of Incubus, and Aloe Blacc. It was produced by Avicii and signed to Universal Republic Records in the United States.
The song peaked at number one in several countries including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom. In the US Billboard Hot 100 chart it debuted at number thirty-six; making it his highest debut on that chart until "Levels" reached number twenty-one in October 2012. As of March 2019, it has sold over 10 million copies worldwide making it one of the best-selling dance singles of all time.
In an interview with Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix on August 10, 2013 Avicii said: "'Wake Me Up' is kind of a mix between electronic music and organic music ... I tried to bring those two together with this sound that I've been developing for a while so it was quite interesting to work on." He also said: "It's about waking up from a dream essentially ... being woken up from something wonderful."
In an interview with MTV News in July 2013 Aloe Blacc spoke about how he came to be involved with the song: "I got an email from Mike Einziger asking me if
