Wake Up Everybody (song)

"Wake Up Everybody" is an R&B song written by John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, and Victor Carstarphen.



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[hide]  *1 Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes version  ==Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes version[ edit] == Originally recorded by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, with Teddy Pendergrass singing lead vocals, the song had a somewhat unconventional structure, starting subdued and building slowly to a climax.[1]  The title track from their 1975 album, the song spent two weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singleschart in early 1976. It also enjoyed success on the pop charts, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.,[2]  and number 23 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]  ==Sonia version[ edit] == "Wake Up Everybody" was covered in 1995 by British singer Sonia. It was produced by Steve Levine for fourth studio album Love Train - The Philly Album(1998). The song was released as the album's first and final single. This single has two B-sides - "Show You the Way to Go" and "Nowhere Left to Hide". The first B-side appears on Sonia's fourth studio album. This single was the most unsuccessful single by Sonia (It reached #155 in UK). This was Sonia's last single until "Fool for Love" in 2009. ===Track listings<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;"> ==2004 version<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">In 2004, a cover version was released to coincide with the 2004 presidential election. It features a collection of music stars who urge young people to go out and vote. The song was produced by Babyface, and features various prominent R&B singers and rappers. It was an airplay-only single. It reached #119 on theBillboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4] ===Artists<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;"> ==Other versions<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 2 Sonia version
 * 2.1 Track listings
 * 3 2004 version
 * 3.1 Artists
 * 4 Other versions
 * 5 References
 * CD & cassette
 * 1) "Wake Up Everybody" - 3:38
 * 2) "Show You the Way to Go" - 3:53
 * 3) "Nowhere Left to Hide" - 3:29
 * Akon
 * Ashanti
 * Babyface
 * Brandy
 * Claudette Ortiz
 * Eve
 * Fabolous
 * Faith Evans
 * Floetry
 * Jadakiss
 * Jaheim
 * Jamie Foxx
 * Jon B
 * Marques Houston
 * Mary J. Blige
 * Miri Ben-Ari
 * Missy Elliott
 * Monica
 * Musiq Soulchild
 * Nick Scotti
 * Omarion
 * Rev Run
 * Wyclef Jean
 * In 2001 UK producers Rae and Christian covered the song on their Sleepwalking album, with vocals by Bobby Womack.
 * The song was covered by American singer and actor Nick Scotti. Released as the first single from his self-titled 1993 album, Scotti's version of the song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in May of that year.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]
 * In 2004, Blues singer Keb Mo also released the song "Wake up everybody" on his CD "Back By popular demand" which also contains covers like "Times they are a changing" by Bob Dylan and "Imagine" by John Lennon.
 * In 2010, the song was covered by John Legend & The Roots. Also featuring Common, and Melanie Fiona, it was the first single taken from their politically themed album 'Wake Up!'<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]