The music video actually stars two girls. Who is the girl in the “Wake Me Up” music video? Owing to the nature of the song, it can be classified under two major genres: foltronica and EDM. What are some of the awards that “Wake Me Up” has received over the years?ĭespite not winning a Grammy, the song has won a number of prestigious awards, including a Billboard Music Award and a Teen Choice Award in 2014. It is noteworthy that although Avicii was nominated for multiple Grammy Awards during his lifetime, he never won one. Since its official release in June 2013, the song has been covered multiple times by various artists, including the Red Hot Chilli Pipers and Tebey. On September 30th, 2013, Blacc also released his version of the song (the original acoustic version).

Having sold several millions of copies all over the world, “Wake Me Up” is one of the most commercially successful singles of all time. The song made history in the United States by becoming the first electronic/dance song to ever sell over 4 million units in that country. Having been viewed over 2 billion times, the music video for “Wake Me Up” is one of the most viewed videos on YouTube. “Wake Me Up” made history by becoming the first song on Spotify to accumulate 200 million streams. On the US Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number 4. The song was so successful that it reached the number one position in over 20 countries across the globe, including Avicii’s home country Sweden and the following: It was the first single from Avicii’s critically acclaimed debut studio album titled True. “Wake Me Up” was officially released on June 17th, 2013. He performed it along with a live band which included Blacc and members of the rock band Incubus. Song’s ReleaseĪvicii introduced the song to the general public for the first time in March 2013 during his set at the Ultra Music Festival held in Miami. It is worth noting that Pournouri once served as the manager for Avicii.

The song was produced by Avicii and Iranian-Swedish music producer Arash Pournouri. According to him, it was Avicii who remixed the song into the famous dance/electronic song that it is currently known the world over. Speaking to The Huffington Post, Blacc said the original completed version of the song was the acoustic one. The three musicians wrote the song in about two hours at Einziger’s home. Einziger played the famous acoustic guitar on the track. “Wake Me Up” was written by Avicii, Aloe Blacc and American guitarist Mike Einziger of Incubus fame.

Wake Me Up by Ronnie Matthews