Why Can't I Wake Up with You

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"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
Released8 February 1993 (1993-02-08)
Genre
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)Gary Barlow
Producer(s)
  • Steve Jervier
  • Paul Jervier
  • Jonathan Wales
  • Mark Beswick (additional)
Take That singles chronology
"Could It Be Magic"
(1992) 		"Why Can't I Wake Up with You"
(1993) 		"Pray"
(1993)
Alternative cover
UK 7-inch limited edition EP
UK 7-inch limited edition EP
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 Gary Barlow, the song was released on 8 February 1993 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

Background and release[]

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]

Critical reception[]

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, adding, "Most sophisticated yet from Take That, a strong and tuneful mid-tempo song with a light and more than competent vocal."[5] 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]

Music video[]

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.

Track listings[]

*Billed as the "Live Version" on the sleeve but actually contains an unknown extended mix featuring a much-longer outro to the song.

Personnel[]

Charts and certifications[]

References[]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 February 1993. p. 27. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "British single certifications – Take That – Why Can't I Wake Up with You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 February 1993. p. 17. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ Jones, Alan (13 February 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ "REVIEW: "EVERYTHING CHANGES" BY TAKE THAT (CD, 1993)". Pop Rescue. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ "New Singles". Smash Hits. 3 February 1993. p. 51. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Take That – Why Can't I Wake Up with You?" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 105 no. 10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 6 March 1993. p. 47. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  10. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Take That – Why Can't I Wake Up with You?" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Why Can't I Wake Up with You ?". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1993". Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 24.

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