2015 studio album by the Vamps
Wake Up is the second studio album by British pop band the Vamps . It was released on 27 November 2015.[ 2] It debuted and peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart [ 3] and has been certified Gold.
Singles "Wake Up " was released on 2 October 2015 as the album's lead single.[ 5]
"Rest Your Love" was released as the second single of the album on 27 November 2015.[ 6]
"I Found a Girl " was announced as the third single of the album[ 7] and was released on 1 April 2016.[ 8] The Vamps also announced on their Twitter that there would be a new version of the song featuring a surprise artist.[ 9] They later confirmed the featuring artist would be OMI .[ 10] The original version of the song had been previously released as a promotional single on 23 November 2015.[ 11]
"Cheater" was released as the first countdown single of the album on 13 October 2015.[ 12] A promotional video was also released in the same day on the band's Vevo account.[ 13]
"Stolen Moments" was released as the second countdown single of the album on 4 November 2015 along with a lyric video on their YouTube channel.[ 14]
World tour The Wake Up World Tour began in January 2016 and passed across 18 countries in 4 continents.[ 15] The support acts include The Tide (all dates), Hometown (UK and Ireland), Conor Maynard (UK), New Hope Club (UK and Ireland), Tyde Levi (Australia), Little Sea (Australia), At Sunset (Australia) Before You Exit (Philippines), William Singe (Philippines), and Jayda Avanzado (Philippines).
Track listing Wake Up – Standard edition [ 16] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Wake Up "
Steve Mac
Ammar Malik
Kevin Snevely
3:12 2. "Rest Your Love" 3:16 3. "Volcano" (featuring Silentó ) Mac 3:18 4. "Million Words"
Bradley Simpson
James McVey
Connor Ball
Tristan Evans
Alex Smith
Samuel Preston
Jonny Coffer
Metrophonic 3:42 5. "Windmills"
Simpson
McVey
Ball
Evans
Mac
Malik
Mac 3:05 6. "Stolen Moments"
Simpson
McVey
Ball
Evans
Hector
Matt Prime
Matt Prime 4:09 7. "I Found a Girl " Mac 2:59 8. "Be with You"
Simpson
McVey
Ball
Evans
Mac
Malik
Mac 3:11 9. "Burn"
Simpson
McVey
Ball
Evans
Joe O'Neill
Jay Reynolds 3:38 10. "Cheater"
Simpson
McVey
Ball
Evans
George Tizzard
Rick Parkhouse
Ed Drewett
Red Triangle 3:14 11. "Boy Without a Car"
Simpson
McVey
Ball
Evans
Tizzard
Parkhouse
Red Triangle 3:29 12. "Held by Me" Tobias Karlsson 3:38 Total length: 40:51
Wake Up – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks) [ 17] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 13. "Half Way There"
McVey
Evans
Simpson
Ball
Hector
Prime
3:11 14. "Runaway" Red Triangle 3:18 15. "Worry" Reynolds 3:36 16. "Coming Home" Tristan Evans 4:54 17. "Peace of Mind" Reynolds 3:05 18. "Written Off" Connor Ball 3:17 Total length: 62:12
Wake Up – Italian edition (bonus tracks) [ 18] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 19. "Wake Up" (Italian version) 3:13 20. "Volcano" (featuring Moreno) Mac 3:19 Total length: 68:44
Wake Up – Japanese version (bonus tracks) [ 19] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 19. "Words (Don't Mean a Thing)"
Ball
Evans
McVey
Simpson
Paul Barry
Mark Bates
Patrick Mascall
3:12 20. "Stay Here" Simpson 3:51 21. "Wake Up" (acoustic version) 4:04 22. "Risk It All" (Live at The O2 Arena)
Ball
Evans
McVey
Simpson
Hector
Prime
Prime 5:30 Total length: 78:49
Wake Up — North American Standard edition [ 21] [ 22] Title 1. "Wake Up" 3:12 2. "Rest Your Love" 3:16 3. "Volcano" (featuring Silentó) 3:18 4. "Million Words" 3:42 5. "Windmills" 3:05 6. "I Found a Girl" 2:59 7. "Be with You" 3:11 8. "Burn" 3:38 9. "Cheater" 3:14 10. "Stolen Moments" 4:09 11. "Boy Without a Car" 3:29 12. "Worry" 3:36 Total length: 40:49
Wake Up — North American Deluxe edition (bonus tracks) [ 23] [ 24] Title 13. "Held by Me" 3:38 14. "Peace of Mind" 3:05 15. "Coming Home" 4:54 Total length: 52:26
Notes
Credits adapted from album liner notes
^[a] signifies an additional producer
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wake Up (Deluxe Version). [ 25]
The Vamps
Bradley Simpson - lead and backing vocals (all tracks), rhythm guitar (track 2)
Connor Ball - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (1, 15, 17-18), additional vocals (track 8)
James McVey - lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 2), additional vocals (track 10)
Tristan Evans - drums, backing vocals
Performers
Ammar Malik – additional backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 8)
Ross Golan – additional backing vocals (1, 7)
Steve Mac – additional backing vocals (1), keyboards (1, 3, 5, 7, 8), strings (3)
Paul Gendler – guitar (1, 7, 8), additional guitar (3, 5)
Chris Laws – additional drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
Carl Falk – guitars (2), programming (2), additional backing vocals (2)
Rami Yacoub – bass (2), programming (2), additional backing vocals (2)
Savan Kotecha – additional backing vocals (2)
Tobias Karlsson – keyboards (12), programming (12), guitar (12), bass (12)
Shellback – additional backing vocals (2)
Thrice Noble – additional programming (12)
Kristoffer Fogelmark – additional backing vocals (2)
Albin Nedler – additional backing vocals (2)
Wayne Hector – additional backing vocals (3)
Silento – vocals (3)
Alex Smith – keyboards (4), programming (4)
Matt Furmidge – keyboards (4), programming (4)
Jay Reynolds – keyboards (9, 15, 17), programming (9, 15, 17)
Rick Parkhouse – percussion (11, 14)
George Tizzard – percussion (11, 14), keyboards (11, 14)
Johan Carlsson – keyboards (12), programming (12)
Matt Prime – programming (13)
Phil Cook – additional programming (6)
Production and recording
Steve Mac – production (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
Ammar Malik – production (1)
Kevin Snevely – production (1)
Daniel Pursey – engineering (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
Chris Laws – engineering (1, 3, 5, 7, 8), mixing (5, 7, 8)
John Hanes – assistant mix engineering (1, 2, 3, 12)
Serban Ghenea – mixing (1, 2, 3, 12)
Carl Falk – production (2)
Rami Yacoub – production (2)
Thomas Cullison – engineering (2)
Metrophonic – production (4)
Alex Smith – engineering (4)
Matt Furmidge – engineering (4)
Dom Liu – engineering (4)
Michael Brauer – engineering (4)
Matt Prime – production (6, 13), mixing (6, 13)
Phil Cook – additional production (13)
Joe Zook – mixing (10)
Jay Reynolds – production (9, 15, 17), mixing (9, 15, 17, 18)
Red Triangle – production (10, 11, 14), mixing (11, 14)
Rick Parkhouse – engineering (11, 14)
Chester Barrett – engineering (11, 14)
Tobias Karlsson – production (12)
Noah Passovoy – vocal production (12), engineering (12)
Tristan Evans – production (16), mixing (16)
Connor Ball – production (18)
Charts and certifications
Standard edition
Deluxe edition
Limited edition (unavailable after Christmas 2015, only available with the world tour merchandising)
CD – 18 tracks
DVD: The Vamps Live at The O2 Arena
Limited Access All Areas edition
CD – 18 tracks
DVD: The Vamps Live at The O2 Arena
Digital download – 18 tracks
Unique online experience
Curated music videos
Social stream news updates
Interactive booklet
Lyric poster
Art cards
Release history
References
Studio albums EPs Singles Featured singles Tours