Wake Up (Arcade Fire song)

In 2009, NME ranked "Wake Up" as the 25th best song of the decade,{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/100-tracks-of-the-decade-1382 |title=100 Tracks of the Decade |publisher=NME |date=11 November 2009 |access-date=2 June 2024}} and in 2014 ranked "Wake Up" as the 25th greatest song of all-time.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-100-1-1421753 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time: 100-1 |last= Barker |first=Emily |date= 31 January 2014 |work=NME |access-date=1 June 2024 }} In June 2011, Rolling Stone ranked "Wake Up" as the 42nd best song of the 2000s.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-songs-of-the-2000s-153056/arcade-fire-wake-up-170564/ |title=100 Best Songs of the 2000s: 42. Arcade Fire, "Wake Up" |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=1 June 2024}} In October 2011, NME placed it at number 22 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years-1257 |title=150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years |publisher=NME |date=6 October 2011 |access-date=1 June 2024}}

In 2014, Pitchfork described the chorus of "Wake Up" as "one of the most thrilling, bracing moments in recent rock history", placing it in a tradition of anthemic classic rock wordless crescendos including "Born to Run", "Biko", and "Hey Jude". Pitchfork credited the chorus with inspiring "the most ubiquitous vocal device in contemporary rock": "a relentless procession of 'woah-oh-oh-ohs!' and 'ho yeahs!' and 'heys!' and songs filled with so many 'hos!' and 'heys!', that there's no choice but to give them titles like 'Ho Hey.'" The trend drove the popularity of "indie-oriented big-ticket music festivals" where acts could initiate engagement with larger crowds through "non-lyrical, group-chorus peer pressure."{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/484-arcade-fires-funeral-and-the-legacy-of-the-whoa-oh/ |title=Arcade Fire's Funeral and the Legacy of the "WHOA-OH" |last=Berman |first=Stuart |work=Piichfork |date=15 September 2014 |access-date=1 June 2024}}

{{As of|2024|6}}, "Wake Up" holds the number 86 spot on Rate Your Music's Top Singles of the 2000s.{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/single/2000s/3/ |title=Top Singles of the 2000s |publisher=Rate Your Music |access-date=1 June 2024}}

A live version of the song performed with David Bowie appears on the 2005 Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks).

This song was played during the beginning of the U2's Vertigo Tour shows, usually followed by "City of Blinding Lights". A brief snippet of the song's pre-concert appearance opens U2's concert film Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago.

"Wake Up" was played as the pre-game intro song at New York Rangers games during the 2006–2007 season. It is currently used as the intro song for Premier League clubs Burnley and Aston Villa and, since 2005, by Irish Premier League champions Linfield.

A new version of the song was recorded for and featured in the trailer for the 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090327050544/http://www.mtv.com//news//articles//1607833//20090326//arcade_fire.jhtml Arcade Fire Re-Record 'Wake Up' For 'Where The Wild Things Are' Trailer]

Arcade Fire licensed "Wake Up" to play in commercials during Super Bowl XLIV. All proceeds from airing the song were donated to Partners in Health for relief efforts related to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/02/arcade-fire-licenses-wake-up-to-super-bowl-for-hai.html |title=Arcade Fire Licenses "Wake Up" to Super Bowl for Haiti Charity :: Music :: News :: Paste |publisher=Pastemagazine.com |date=2010-02-03 |access-date=2010-03-03}}

1. "Wake Up" - 5:33

• Win Butler - vocals, 12 string electric guitar
• Regine Chassagne - vocals, synthesizer
• Richard Reed Parry - percussion, accordion, piano, backing vocals, engineer, recording
• Tim Kingsbury - electric guitar, backing vocals
• Howard Bilerman - engineer, recording
• Arlen Thompson - drums
• Will Butler - bass, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Sarah Neufeld – violin, string arrangements
• Owen Pallett – violin, string arrangements
• Michael Olsen – cello
• Pietro Amato – horn
• Anita Fust – harp
• Sophie Trudeau – violin
• Jessica Moss – violin
• Gen Heistek – viola

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