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"Wake Me Up" is a song performed by English pop girl group Girls Aloud, taken from their second studio album What Will the Neighbours Say? (2004). The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania, and produced by Higgins and Xenomania. Composed of "boozy" lyrics and a garage rock guitar riff, "Wake Me Up" was released as a single in February 2005. Despite becoming their first single to chart outside of the top three, the single continued Girls Aloud's string of top five hits when it charted at number four on the UK Singles Chart.
The music video portrays Girls Aloud as rocker chicks as they ride motorcycles along a desert road. "Wake Me Up" was promoted through numerous live appearances and has since been performed on a number of the group's concert tours. The "crunchy electro" song received praise from contemporary music critics, who noted the garage rock influences.
Described as having a garage rock inspired guitar riff, "Wake Me Up" is a fast-paced pop rock song with a "crunchy electro" sound. It was said that the song "marries a garage rock guitar sound to strange, almost Aphex Twin-like sound effects ." The single faced a slight controversy due to its "boozy lyrics." The song references Bud and margaritas in the first verse. It was reported that Girls Aloud were going to re-record the song because "ducers are wary of playing the song on children's TV in its unaltered form." However, an edited version never surfaced. The "boozy" first verse was recorded on the last day of sessions for What Will the Neighbours Say?.Kimberley Walsh's "dressed up and put on my make up" line was considered a "pivotal" point in the recording process. The song is Sarah Harding's favourite from the album.