Wide Awake (The Twang song)
Encyclopedia
"Wide Awake" is a song by Birmingham
based indie-rock band The Twang
, released as their debut single under the B-Unique Records
as a download
on March 12, and as a limited edition
7"
and CD single
on March 19 that year. By downloads alone, it entered the UK Singles Chart
at #32 and climbed to #15 after the release of the physical format. The track was made "Single of the Week" in the NME
magazine a month before its release.
7"
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
based indie-rock band The Twang
The Twang
The Twang are an indie rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2001. The band have released two studio albums - Love It When I Feel Like This and Jewellery Quarter...
, released as their debut single under the B-Unique Records
B-Unique Records
B-Unique Records is a London-based record label, founded in 2001 by Mark Lewis and Martin Toher.B-Unique has been a division of Atlantic Records UK since February 2008...
as a download
Music download
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on March 12, and as a limited edition
Special edition
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7"
Gramophone record
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and CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
on March 19 that year. By downloads alone, it entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at #32 and climbed to #15 after the release of the physical format. The track was made "Single of the Week" in the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
magazine a month before its release.
Track listing
CD- "Wide Awake" – 4:01
- "Aimless With an Aim" – 2:53
7"
- "Wide Awake" – 4:01
- "Tea Stained Page" – 2:59