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}} "Wake Me Up" is a song recorded by British girl group Girls Aloud from their second studio album, ''What Will the Neighbours Say?'' (2004). It was released by Polydor Records on 21 February 2005, as the fourth single from the album. The song had been initially considered as the lead single, however, it was deemed as sounding too harsh and the record company did not want to take the risk. The track was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Shawn Lee, Lisa Cowling, Paul Woods and Yusra Maru'e. "Wake Me Up" is a pop rock song composed of a "garage rock guitar riff".〔 It received mixed reviews from music critics. While some described it as predictable, others wrote that it appeared to be an attempt to recapture the sound of some of their previous release. Alex Kapranos, the lead singer of indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, said "Wake Me Up" inspired the band to work with producer Brian Higgins. "Wake Me Up" debuted and peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, and became the band's first single to miss the top three. The song also peaked inside the top ten in Ireland, but missed the top ten in Europe. The accompanying music video was directed by Harvey & Carolyn, and portrays the band as rocker chicks as they ride motorcycles along a desert road. "Wake Me Up" has been performed on all of the group's concert tours, and also in a few live television appearances, including twice at the ''Top of the Pops'', where Harley Davidson lent motorbikes for the members to use for the first performance, and at ''Today with Des and Mel''. In 2005, "Wake Me Up" won the award for the Popjustice £20 Music Prize, an annual prize awarded by a panel of judges organised by music website Popjustice to the singer(s) of the best British pop single of the past year. ==Background and release== Following a brief hiatus, Polydor Records enlisted Brian Higgins and Xenomania to produce Girls Aloud's second album in its entirety, following the success of their debut album. Higgins explained that Polydor were not going to continue with the group's contract unless he produced songs for the album. He continued, saying that his initial reaction was that he thought he would only be required to produce a couple of songs, however Polydor insisted that he produce the album in its entirety and that they thought only he understood what they wanted.〔 The album was recorded from April to September 2004, with the lead single being released in June 2004. For the lead single from ''What Will the Neighbours Say?'', Polydor presented the band four singles choices, including "The Show", "Wake Me Up", "Graffiti My Soul", and "Androgynous Girls". Although "Wake Me Up" was the preferred choice, and also Sarah Harding's favorite from the album,〔 it was deemed as sounding too harsh and the record company didn't want to take the risk.〔 They also added "Androgynous Girls" as a b-side to the album's second single three months later.〔 "The pressure to come up with singles was, as always, immense. But () we were able to have a lot of fun working on ideas that were maybe a little too odd to be on the radio," Higgins said.〔 They decided to release "The Show", which was debuted on 28 June 2004, less than six months after the release of "Jump".〔 "Wake Me Up" was eventually released as the fourth and final single from the album on 21 February 2005.〔 The first verse was recorded on the last day of sessions for ''What Will the Neighbours Say?''.〔 Kimberley Walsh's "dressed up and put on my make up" line was considered a "pivotal" point in the recording process.〔 "Wake Me Up" was released on two CD single formats, as well as an additional 7" picture disc. The first disc included a remix of Girls Aloud's previous single, a cover version of The Pretenders' "I'll Stand by You".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Girls Aloud - Wake Me Up (CD, Single) )〕 The second CD format included the Tony Lamezma's Love Affair remix of "Wake Me Up", as well as an exclusive b-side:〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Girls Aloud - Wake Me Up (CD, Maxi, Enh) )〕 the previously unreleased ballad, entitled "History", which was co-written by the band.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=History (Legal Title) )〕 The 7" picture disc includes the Gravitas Club Mix of "Wake Me Up" and another new b-side:〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Girls Aloud - Wake Me Up (7", Pic, Ltd) )〕 another ballad, "Loving Is Easy", which was also co-written by Girls Aloud.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Loving Is Easy (Legal Title) )〕 It only appeared on vinyl until its inclusion on the special edition rarities disc of Girls Aloud's first greatest hits album, ''The Sound of Girls Aloud'', along with a demo version of "Wake Me Up", which features an alternate first verse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Sound Of Girls Aloud - The Greatest Hits (Special Edition) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wake Me Up (Girls Aloud song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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