Wake the Dead
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{{Infobox album
| name = Wake the Dead
| type = Album
| artist = Comeback Kid
| cover = Wakethedead.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 22, 2005
| recorded = October 8–21, 2004
| studio = Blasting Room
(Ft. Collins, Colorado)
| genre = Hardcore punk
| length = 25:46
| label = Smallman (Canada)
Victory (Rest of World)
| producer = Bill Stevenson
| prev_title = Turn It Around
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Broadcasting...
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r729294|first=Rick|last=Anderson}}
| rev2 = Jam!
}}
Wake the Dead is the second studio album by the Canadian hardcore punk band Comeback Kid. It was released on February 22, 2005. Bill Stevenson recorded it over 13 days at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado. The album's main hit, the title track "Wake The Dead", was used on the soundtrack of the video games Burnout Revenge and Burnout Legends. The album peaked at number 16 on Top Heatseekers and number 27 on Top Independent Albums.{{where|date=May 2024}} It was the final album with Scott Wade on vocals, with Andrew Neufeld taking over on the later releases. The title track is one of their most beloved songs amongst the fans. In 2025 the band re-recorded it for the album's 20th anniversary, with Neufeld commenting "The song lands as the biggest moment in every single set that we've played — from Asia through South America to Europe, Africa, and North America."{{cite news |url=https://killthemusic.net/blog/comeback-kid-share-video-for-re-recorded-version-of-wake-the-dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210151536/https://killthemusic.net/blog/comeback-kid-share-video-for-re-recorded-version-of-wake-the-dead |archive-date=10 February 2025 |title=Comeback Kid Share Video for Re-Recorded Version of "Wake the Dead" |date=6 February 2025 }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = False Idols Fall
| length1 = 2:38
| title2 = My Other Side
| length2 = 2:18
| title3 = Wake the Dead
| length3 = 3:17
| title4 = The Trouble I Love
| length4 = 1:52
| title5 = Talk Is Cheap
| length5 = 1:54
| title6 = Partners in Crime
| length6 = 2:22
| title7 = Our Distance
| length7 = 1:52
| title8 = Bright Lights Keep Shining
| length8 = 2:21
| title9 = Falling Apart
| length9 = 2:22
| title10 = Losing Patience
| length10 = 2:16
| title11 = Final Goodbye
| length11 = 2:34
|total_length = 25:46
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wake the Dead.{{cite AV media notes|title=Wake the Dead |publisher=Smallman|year=2005|type=booklet|id=SMR 026}}
;Comeback Kid
- Scott Wade – lead vocals
- Jeremy Hiebert – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Andrew Neufeld – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Kevin Call – bass guitar
- Kyle Profeta – drums
;Other contributors
- Russ Rankin – additional vocals on "Our Distance"
- Bill Stevenson – production, engineering
- Jason Livermore – production, engineering
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Jeremy Wabiszczewicz – layout, art
- Luke Friesen & others - additional vocals on "Wake the Dead"
References
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