"Don't Wake Me" | ||||
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Single by Uncanny X-Men | ||||
from the album What You Give Is What You Get | ||||
Released | September 1986 [1] | |||
Studio | Platinum Studios, Melbourne | |||
Genre | pop, pop rock | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | CBS | |||
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Uncanny X-Men singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Wake Me" is a song by Australian pop-rock group Uncanny X-Men. The song was released in September 1986 as the second single from the band's second studio album, What You Give Is What You Get . The song peaked at number 31 on the Kent Music Report.
7" Vinyl (CBS - BA 3486)
Chart (1986) | Position |
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Australian Kent Music Report [2] | 31 |
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