- Waking Up (OneRepublic album)
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Waking Up 
Studio album by OneRepublic Released November 17, 2009[1]
(see release history)Recorded 2008—August 25, 2009 Genre Alternative rock, pop rock Length 47:28 Label Mosley Music Group, Interscope Producer Ryan Tedder (exec.) OneRepublic chronology Dreaming Out Loud
(2007)Waking Up
(2009)Singles from Waking Up - "All the Right Moves"
Released: September 29, 2009 - "Secrets"
Released: October 30, 2009[2] - "Marchin On[3]"
Released: June 18, 2010 - "Good Life"
Released: November 19, 2010
Waking Up is the second studio album by American rock band OneRepublic, released through Interscope Records on November 17, 2009. The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200[4] and has sold over 400,000 copies in the U.S and over 800,000 total.
Lead singer Ryan Tedder has stated in an interview that Jerrod Bettis, who was a former OneRepublic member, had come up with the idea for the album cover, while in Seattle.[5]
Contents
Background
After the success of OneRepublic's debut album, Dreaming Out Loud, they began work on a second album in 2008. Lead singer Ryan Tedder announced on July 21, 2009, that the band's second album would be completed five weeks from that date which was August 25, 2009. On September 6, 2009, the band posted a low-quality version of the first single from their second album, "All the Right Moves", while a higher quality version can be found on their MySpace page. On September 8, 2009, the band posted samples of 4 of their songs from the new album onto their MySpace page. 11 songs were announced to make up the track list, which was officially confirmed by Amazon's German site on November 3, 2009.
Promotion and release
Waking Up was released through Interscope Records on November 17, 2009, in North America, November 20, in Australia, while being released on November 13 in Germany and not until January 18, 2010, in the United Kingdom. A deluxe version of the album was released exclusively in North America at the same time as the standard version. The album was completed on August 25, 2009. The lead single from the album, "All the Right Moves", was released on September 29, 2009, for airplay and officially released on October 6, 2009. The lead single in Germany, "Secrets" was released on October 30, 2009, and it was released as a single in the US on June 1, 2010.
The first single from Waking Up, "All the Right Moves", was released for radio airplay on September 29, 2009, and then received an official release digitally on October 6, 2009. The music video for the single was released on October 8, 2009. It has peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] OneRepublic then digitally released "Everybody Loves Me" on October 20, 2009, after having already posted a snippet of the song along with three others on their MySpace page. "Good Life" was then released digitally on November 10, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]
"Secrets" was released as the lead single from the album in Germany for airplay on September 21, 2009 and was released digitally on October 30, 2009, in Germany. It was also released on November 3, 2009 as the album's second digital single in the US.[6] "Secrets" was released as a single in Germany due to the fact that it is being used as the title song in the film Zweiohrküken,[7] the sequel to Keinohrhasen, which used the band's song "Apologize" as the title song. Ryan Tedder has confirmed that this will serve as the official second single worldwide in 2010.[citation needed]
The song "Marchin On" was selected to support the German TV channel ZDF and serves as the channel's official FIFA 2010 World Cup song. It was released for digital download in Germany on June 18, 2010.[3]
The song "Good Life" is featured on the advertisements for the films Eat Pray Love and One Day.
Critical Reception
Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic (61/100)[8] Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[9]BBC (mixed)[10] Billboard (favorable)[11] The Guardian [12]Los Angeles Times [13]Slant [14]Sputnikmusic [15]Waking Up received positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 61, based on 8 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[8]
Track listing
Standard edition No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Made for You" Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle Tedder, Kutzle 4:18 2. "All the Right Moves" Tedder Tedder, Andy Prickett, Kutzle 3:58 3. "Secrets" Tedder Tedder, Prickett 3:44 4. "Everybody Loves Me" Tedder, Kutzle Tedder, Kutzle 3:34 5. "Missing Persons 1 & 2" Tedder Tedder 4:59 6. "Good Life" Tedder, Kutzle, Noel Zanacanella, Eddie Fisher Tedder, Kutzle, Zanacanella 4:13 7. "All This Time" Tedder, Kutzle Tedder, Kutzle 4:03 8. "Fear" Tedder Tedder 3:48 9. "Waking Up" Tedder, Drew Brown Tedder 6:09 10. "Marchin On" Tedder Tedder 4:13 11. "Lullaby" Tedder, Kutzle Tedder, Prickett, Kutzle 4:38 International bonus tracks/Alternate tracks No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 7. "All This Time" (Final Version) Tedder, Brown, Kutzle Tedder, Kutzle 3:36 12. "Sleep" Tedder, Jerrod Bettis, Drew Brown, Zachary Filkins, Tim Myers Greg Wells 5:54 13. "Shout (Live Version)" Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley Chris Hughes 4:24 Deluxe Edition No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 12. "Passenger" Tedder Mikal Blue 4:00 13. "It’s a Shame" Tedder Charles Pollard 4:51 14. "Trap Door" Tedder, Tim Myers Blue 3:54 15. "Sucker Punch" Tedder, Zach Filkins, Myers Blue 4:26 Personnel
- Ryan Tedder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboard, tambourine, djembe
- Zach Filkins – lead guitar, viola, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Drew Brown – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard, glockenspiel, tambourine, backing vocals
- Brent Kutzle – bass guitar, cello, acoustic guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
- Eddie Fisher – drums, percussion
Chart performance
Charts (2009–2010) Peak
positionAustrian Albums Chart[16] 28 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 87 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[18] 88 Czech Republic IFPI Chart[19] 43 Dutch Albums Chart[16] 88 French Albums Chart[16] 58 German Albums Chart[16] 19 Greek Albums Chart[20] 9 Irish Albums Chart[16] 29 Italian Albums Chart[21] 77 Polish Albums Chart[16] 22 Swiss Albums Chart[16] 14 UK Album Chart[16] 29 US Billboard 200[4] 21 Year-end charts
Chart (2010) Rank German Albums Chart[22] 90 US Billboard 200 143[23] Certifications
Country Certifications
(sales thresholds)Sales or
ShipmentsAustria Gold[24] 10,000 Germany Gold[25] 100,000 Release history
Region Date Format Label Germany November 13, 2009 CD, digital download Interscope November 20, 2009 CD Hungary[26] November 16, 2009 CD Universal Music Hungary Hong Kong November 16, 2009 CD Interscope United Kingdom November 16, 2009[27] Digital download Polydor January 18, 2010 CD Interscope Australia November 17, 2009 Digital download United States November 17, 2009 CD, digital download Poland January 22, 2010[28] CD Italy[29][30] CD, digital download Brazil February 2, 2010[31] CD Universal Music Brazil References
- ^ OneRepublic official site - Check for new releases.
- ^ Top 40/M Future Releases | Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates
- ^ a b Marchin on (2-Track): Onerepublic, Timbaland: Amazon.de: Musik
- ^ a b c d "OneRepublic Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/onerepublic/chart-history/725855. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ Exclusive: Pop Music Scene’s OneRepublic Interview « : Crushable - Crushable gives you the celebrity news, style and scoop on the stuff you care about
- ^ Universal Music official Russian website - News to spread the note about OneRepublic's new album
- ^ Zweiohrküken trailer HD on YouTube.com
- ^ a b Waking Up Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1679163
- ^ BBC - Music - Review of OneRepublic - Waking Up
- ^ OneRepublic, "Waking Up" | Billboard.com
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (January 14, 2010). "OneRepublic: Waking Up". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jan/14/onerepublic-waking-up-cd-review.
- ^ Brown, August (November 16, 2009). "Album review: OneRepublic's 'Waking Up'". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/album-review-onerepublics-waking-up.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ OneRepublic: Waking Up | Music Review | Slant Magazine
- ^ "Album Review: OneRepublic 'Waking Up'". Sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=33503. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h OneRepublic - Waking Up - Music Charts
- ^ ultratop.be - OneRepublic - Waking Up
- ^ ultratop.be - OneRepublic - Waking Up
- ^ Čns Ifpi
- ^ greekcharts.com - OneRepublic - Waking Up
- ^ FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Classifiche
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- ^ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-billboard-200?year=2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin
- ^ AT LEAST ONE OF artist or title MUST BE PROVIDED for GERMAN CERTIFICATION.
- ^ Universal Music Hungary
- ^ Waking Up: OneRepublic: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
- ^ Universal Music Polska
- ^ One Republic - Waking Up - cd di One Republic - - disco di One Republic - IBS
- ^ One Republic - Waking Up - cd di One Republic - - disco di One Republic - IBS
- ^ Cd: Waking Up - Onerepublic - Rock - Pop Rock
External links
- Official Website
- Dreaming Out Loud UK Website
- Waking Up (OneRepublic album) on Myspace
- Waking Up (OneRepublic album) on Twitter
Studio albums Dreaming Out Loud · Waking UpSingles "Apologize" · "Stop and Stare" · "Say (All I Need)" · "Mercy" · "Come Home" · "All the Right Moves" · "Secrets" · "Marchin On" · "Good Life"Related Categories:- 2009 albums
- OneRepublic albums
- "All the Right Moves"
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