Wake Up & It's Over

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Wake Up & It's Over
Lovejoy - Wake Up & It's Over.png
EP by
Lovejoy
Released12 May 2023
Recorded2022 [1]
Genre
Length21:29
Label
Producer
Lovejoy chronology
Pebble Brain
(2021)		Wake Up & It's Over
(2023)
Singles from Wake Up & It's Over
  1. "Call Me What You Like"
    Released: 10 February 2023 [3]

Wake Up & It's Over is the third EP by English indie rock band Lovejoy. It was released independently through the band's label Anvil Cat Records and AWAL on 12 May 2023. It contains six tracks, including lead single "Call Me What You Like", and is the follow-up to the band's second EP Pebble Brain , issued in October 2021. It debuted at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart and number 2 on the UK Independent Albums Charts and held positions in seven international charts.

Contents

Background and release

The initials of the EP's title were first teased on social media in October 2022, [4] then in the band's Spotify biography later in the year. [5] On 10 February 2023, the band released the lead single "Call Me What You Like", [3] which debuted at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart, [6] and crossed over onto American alternative radio, peaking at number 24 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. [7]

In the lead-up to the EP's release, the band implied that demo track "It's Golden Hour Somewhere" would not be included in the final tracklist. However, the song's addition as the EP's closing track was officially revealed the day before the record's physical and digital release. Addressing the misdirection, the band's bass guitarist, Ash Kabosu, said that "we've just made up a bunch of nonsense, and they've bought into it... I think the relief and the excitement they'll feel on the day that it comes out to just see it in the tracklisting will be worth it". [1]

In September 2023, "Portrait of a Blank Slate" was revealed to be included in the soundtrack for EA Sports FC 24. [8]

Composition

The band took considerable time to write "Call Me What You Like", with frontman William Gold saying "we had the tune down for about ten months before I even penned the lyrics that ended up going in the final release". [1] Sonically, according to Dork , opening track "Portrait of a Blank Slate" contains similarities to the sound of English rock band Arctic Monkeys, with Gold citing the band as a key influence on the EP's sound. Further, Kabosu found inspiration from indie bands Foals and Bombay Bicycle Club. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ash Kabosu, Joe Goldsmith, Mark Boardman and William Gold.

Wake Up & It's Over track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Portrait of a Blank Slate"Lovejoy3:47
2."Call Me What You Like"
3:46
3."Consequences"
  • Crew
  • Priddy
3:10
4."Warsaw"Lovejoy3:30
5."Scum"Lovejoy3:52
6."It's Golden Hour Somewhere"Lovejoy3:24
Total length:21:29

Notes

Personnel

Lovejoy

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Wake Up & It's Over
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 102
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 87
Irish Albums (OCC) [18] 10
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [19] 17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [20] 25
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [21] 3
Scottish Albums (OCC) [22] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [23] 5
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [24] 2
US Billboard 200 [25] 94
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [26] 17
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [27] 8
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [28] 11

Release history

Release formats for Wake Up & It's Over
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various12 May 2023
 [29]

Notes

  1. ↑ It was confirmed by Kabosu in the comments of record producer Blake McLain's YouTube video reacting to this EP, that the tracks except track 2 and 3 were self-produced by the band. [13] [ better source needed ]

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