"Why Can't I Wake Up with You" | ||||
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Single by Take That | ||||
from the album Take That & Party and Everything Changes | ||||
B-side | "A Million Love Songs" (live) | |||
Released | 8 February 1993 | |||
Genre | Swingbeat | |||
Length | 3:37 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Gary Barlow | |||
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Take That singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Music video | ||||
"Why Can't I Wake Up with You" on YouTube |
"Why Can't I Wake Up with You" is a song by English boy band Take That. Written by bandmember Gary Barlow,the song was released on 8 February 1993 by RCA and BMG as the lead single from their second album, Everything Changes (1993). The song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number seven in Ireland
The original version of the song first appeared on their Take That &Party debut album;however,Gary Barlow re-wrote the song with a higher tempo and modified lyrics. This new version was released on 8 February 1993 [1] and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart,spending 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. [2] The song has since received a silver certification from the BPI for shipments of over 200,000 copies inside the UK. [3]
Pan-European magazine Music &Media wrote,"After Sting and Clapton using a Zippo lighter,here's another brilliant rhythm pattern. Take That sings this ballad on top of the clicks and beeps of a film transported in a camera." [4] Alan Jones from Music Week rated it four out of five and named it Pick of the Week,adding,"Most sophisticated yet from Take That,a strong and tuneful mid-tempo song with a light and more than competent vocal." [5] In an retrospective review,Pop Rescue noted that it has a "great beat and synth line",adding that "the 90's beat and samples,along with the bedtime talk from a breathy Gary" makes this a hit. [6] Mark Frith from Smash Hits gave the song three out of five,commenting that it is "transformed from a slushy LP track to a Boyz II Men-style swingbeat mid-tempo thing." [7]
A music video was made to accompany the song. It depicts the band members on their own in different rooms of a house each singing the song,with Jason Orange dressed in just an open shirt and white briefs. At the end of the video,the band members are shown trying to get past paparazzi.
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [3] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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