Wake Up (Make a Move)

"Wake Up (Make a Move)"
Single by Lostprophets
from the album Start Something
Released	3 May 2004 (United Kingdom)
Recorded	2003
Studio	Bigfoot Studios (Los Angeles) [1]
Genre	Nu metal
Length	3:57(album version) 3:31 (radio edit)
Label	Columbia Visible Noise
Composer(s)	Lostprophets
Lyricist(s)	Ian Watkins
Producer(s)	Eric Valentine
Lostprophets singles chronology
"Last Train Home" (2003) "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. "Wake Up (Make a Move)" was released to radio on 1 June 2004. ^[2] 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 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. ^[3]

A music video was produced for the song and saw moderate MTV airplay upon release. ^[4]

Track listing

CD1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Up (Make a Move)" (radio edit) (compressed)	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) (uncompressed)	3:32
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 session)	4:05

Personnel

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

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [5]	18
UK Indie (OCC) [6]	1
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [7]	2
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [8]	9
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [9]	16

Footnotes

1. Start Something (liner notes). Lostprophets. Visible Noise. 2004.
2. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
3. billboard.com page on "I Don't Know"'s last week in the modern rock charts, Cited 26 March 2008
4. VisibleNoiseRecords (2008-04-11). LOSTPROPHETS - Wake Up (Make A Move) . Retrieved 2024-12-18– via YouTube.
5. "Lostprophets: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
6. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
7. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
8. "Lostprophets Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
9. "Lostprophets Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

External links

• www.lostprophets.com