Wake Up (Fetty Wap song)

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"Wake Up"
FettyWapWakeUp.jpg
Single by Fetty Wap
ReleasedApril 20, 2016 (2016-04-20)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:44
Label
Songwriter(s) Willie Maxwell II
Producer(s)
  • Frenzy
Fetty Wap singles chronology
"Jimmy Choo"
(2016)
"Wake Up"
(2016)
"All in My Head (Flex)"
(2016)

"Wake Up" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Fetty Wap. [1] The song was released on April 20, 2016 by RGF Productions and 300 Entertainment. [2] The track was produced by Frenzy. [3] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 14, 2016. [4]

Contents

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on May 27, 2016 on Fetty Wap's YouTube account. [5] The video was filmed at Eastside High School, which Fetty Wap attended, in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey. [6]

Commercial performance

"Wake Up" debuted at number 84 on Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated May 14, 2016. It later reached the top 50 on Billboard Hot 100 dated July 23, 2016. [7]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 50
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 15
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [9] 27

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [10] 59

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Platinum1,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. "Wake Up (Explicit) - Single by Fetty Wap". iTunes (US). Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  3. "Fetty Wap shares his ode to the morning, "Wake Up."". hotnewhiphop. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  4. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbARTyio_0Q
  6. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7386037/fetty-wap-wake-up-video
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