Awake (Skillet album)

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Awake
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 2009
RecordedOctober 2008 – March 2009
StudioBay 7 Studios (Valley Village, California) and Sparky Dark Studio (Calabasas, California).
Genre
Length42:20
Label
Producer
Skillet chronology
Comatose Comes Alive
(2008)
Awake
(2009)
The Early Years (1996–2001)
(2010)
Skillet studio albums chronology
Comatose
(2006)
Awake
(2009)
Rise
(2013)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hero"John Cooper, Korey Cooper3:07
2."Monster"John Cooper, Gavin Brown2:57
3."Don't Wake Me"John Cooper, Brian Howes3:55
4."Awake and Alive"John Cooper, Brian Howes3:32
5."One Day Too Late"John Cooper, Brian Howes3:40
6."It's Not Me, It's You"John Cooper3:25
7."Should've When You Could've"John Cooper3:31
8."Believe"John Cooper, Dave Bassett3:50
9."Forgiven"John Cooper3:39
10."Sometimes"John Cooper3:28
11."Never Surrender"John Cooper, Dave Bassett3:30
12."Lucy"John Cooper3:40
Total length:42:20
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Dead Inside"John Cooper2:56
14."Would It Matter"John Cooper, Dave Bassett4:12
15."Monster (Radio Edit)"John Cooper, Gavin Brown2:59
Japan edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Comatose (Live)"John Cooper3:53

Personnel

Skillet

Additional credits

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [51] Gold10,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [52] Gold7,500
United Kingdom (BPI) [53] Silver60,000
United States (RIAA) [4] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards

The album was nominated for the following awards at the 41st GMA Dove Awards: [54]

AwardNominated workResult
Rock Recorded Song of the Year"Hero"Nominated
Rock Album of the YearAwakeNominated
Short Form Video of the Year"Hero"Nominated
"Monster"Nominated

Billboard Music Awards 2011 [5]

AwardNominated workResult
Top Christian Album"Awake"Won

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