Wake Up (Make a Move)

"Wake Up (Make a Move)"
Single by Lostprophets
from the album Start Something
Released	3 May 2004 (United Kingdom)
Format	CD
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	3:57 (album version) 3:31 (radio edit)
Label	Columbia, Visible Noise
Producer	Eric Valentine
Lostprophets singles chronology
"Last Train Home" (2004) "Wake Up (Make a Move)" (2004) "Last Summer" (2004)

"Wake Up (Make a Move)" is the third single from Start Something, the second album by the Welsh rock band Lostprophets. This single was under much debate up to its release; both Lostprophets and their management wanted the dark, brooding "Make a Move" as a single, whereas the label wanted the poppier, catchier "I Don't Know". The band and their management walked away victorious and the song was released as a single with the modified title "Wake Up (Make a Move)". However, "I Don't Know" was later released for radio airplay in the U.S. and made it to #11 in the Modern Rock Charts.^[1]

The group rarely plays the song in their live sets since its initial release, and have not publicly stated any particular reason for this. This is unusual, as they continue to play songs from Start Something which are less well known, such as "We Still Kill the Old Way" and "To Hell We Ride." A music video was produced for the song and saw moderate airplay upon release.

Track listing

CD1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Up (Make a Move)" (radio edit)	3:34
2.	"Wake Up (Make a Move)" (Chicago Q101 performance)	4:18

CD2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Up (Make a Move)" (radio edit)	3:34
2.	"Holding On" (demo)	4:35

Vinyl
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Up (Make a Move)" (radio edit)	3:34
2.	"Start Something" (BBC Radio 1 live)	4:05

Personnel

• Ian Watkins – lead vocals
• Lee Gaze – lead guitar
• Mike Lewis – rhythm guitar
• Stuart Richardson – bass
• Jamie Oliver – synth, turntables, samples, backing vocals
• Mike Chiplin – drums, percussion

Chart positions

Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	18
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	16
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	9

Footnotes

1. ^ billboard.com page on "I Don't Know"'s last week in the modern rock charts, Cited 26 March 2008

External links

• www.lostprophets.com