Wake Me Up (Taeyang song)

"Wake Me Up" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyang, serving as the second single to his third studio album White Night (2017). It was written by Kush and Joe Rhee.

"Wake Me Up"
Single by Taeyang
from the album White Night
ReleasedAugust 16, 2017
Format
Genre
Length3:19
LabelYG Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kush
  • Joe Rhee
  • R.Tee
Taeyang singles chronology
"Darling"
(2017)		 "Wake Me Up"
(2017)
Music video
"Wake Me Up" on YouTube

Background

"Wake Me Up" was released simultaneously alongside "Darling" to promote his third studio album White Night.[1] It debuted at No. 9 on the World Digital Song Sales as the fifth-best selling K-pop song in America that week[2] and peaked at No. 5.[3] Tamar Herman from Billboard magazine states that the two singles showcased Taeyang at his "most sentimental." Described as "an ambient track about the dreamlike state of love," the music video features the singer as he sings "amidst the glitter-infused dreamscape."[4]

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[5] 20
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)[6] 29
World Digital Song Sales[3] 5

Sales
Country Sales
South Korea 129,032[7]

References
  1. Lam, Teresa (2017-08-16). "Big Bang's Taeyang Releases an Emotional Music Video For New Track, "Darling"". Hypebae. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  2. Benjamin, Jeff (2017-08-23). "Taeyang Scores 2nd Consecutive No. 1 on World Albums With 'White Night'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  3. "Taeyang White Night No.1 World Albums 2nd week". Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  4. Herman, Tamar (2017-08-16). "BIGBANG's Taeyang Drops 'White Night' Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  5. "Darling" and "Wake Me Up" (Gaon Digital). August 19, 2017.
    • "Darling + Wake Me Up". August 28, 2017.
    • Cumulative sales for "Wake Me Up":
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