Wake Up, Sunshine

Wake Up, Sunshine is the eighth studio album by American rock band All Time Low.[1] It was released on April 3, 2020, and is their second release with Fueled by Ramen following Last Young Renegade in 2017.[2] The album's fourth and final single "Monsters" is the highest-charting song of their career.

Wake Up, Sunshine
Studio album by
All Time Low
ReleasedApril 3, 2020
Recorded2019–20
Genre
Length46:14
LabelFueled by Ramen
Producer
  • Zakk Cervini
  • All Time Low
  • Andrew Goldstein
All Time Low chronology
Last Young Renegade
(2017)		 Wake Up, Sunshine
(2020)
Singles from Wake Up, Sunshine
  1. "Some Kind of Disaster"
    Released: January 21, 2020
  2. "Sleeping In"
    Released: February 20, 2020
  3. "Getaway Green"
    Released: March 17, 2020
  4. "Monsters"
    Released: April 3, 2020

Background and recording

The album comes after 2017's Last Young Renegade. A majority of the writing and recording process took place in the summer of 2019 at a mansion located in Palm Desert, California, (usually referred to by the band as the "marble mansion") that the band rented and lived in for a few months along with most of the team that worked on Wake Up, Sunshine.[3][4] Some recording also happened in Rian Dawson's home studio in Nashville, Tennessee which gave the band the opportunity to work without worrying about renting a professional studio and let them work in their own tempo.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang!4/5[5]
The AlternativePhenomenal[6]
Wall of Sound9.5/10[7]
AllMusic7/10[8]

The album received critical acclaim, with some noting it as a nostalgic culmination of the band’s previous works.[6] In a positive review, Emily Carter of Kerrang! called it "dreamy," "nostalgic," and "sentimental."[5] AllMusic reviewer Neil Z. Yeung praised the album for paying homage to pop punk predecessors such as Yellowcard, Fall Out Boy, Lit, and Blink-182, while praising the album's blend of the band's modern style and their past pop-punk music, mentioning the presence of "catchy hooks, bright energy, and . . . the style that won All Time Low a legion of devoted scene fans."[8]

Track listing
Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Some Kind of Disaster"
3:44
2."Sleeping In"
3:01
3."Getaway Green"
  • Gaskarth
  • Gornell
  • Cervini
2:47
4."Melancholy Kaleidoscope"
  • Gaskarth
  • Gornell
  • Cervini
2:55
5."Trouble Is"
  • Gaskarth
  • Cervini
2:27
6."Wake Up, Sunshine"
3:16
7."Monsters" (featuring Blackbear)
2:54
8."Pretty Venom (Interlude)"
  • Gaskarth
  • Fisher
  • Cervini
3:03
9."Favorite Place" (featuring The Band Camino)
  • Gaskarth
  • Gornell
  • Cervini
3:14
10."Safe"
  • Gaskarth
  • Gornell
  • Cervini
3:40
11."January Gloom (Seasons, Pt. 1)"
  • Gaskarth
  • Gornell
  • Cervini
2:47
12."Clumsy"
3:02
13."Glitter & Crimson"
  • Gaskarth
  • Goldstein
  • Barakat
  • Cervini
3:03
14."Summer Daze (Seasons, Pt. 2)"
  • Gaskarth
  • Goldstein
  • Barakat
  • Cervini
3:15
15."Basement Noise"
  • Gaskarth
  • Chris Greatti
  • Barakat
  • Cervini
3:06
Total length:46:14
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."I Hate That for You"
  • Gaskarth
2:57
Total length:49:11

Personnel
All Time Low
  • Alex Gaskarth – lead vocals, guitars
  • Jack Barakat – guitars, backing vocals
  • Zack Merrick – bass, backing vocals
  • Rian Dawson – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
  • Blackbear – vocal on track 7
  • The Band CAMINO – vocals on track 9
  • Dan Swank - guitars, keyboards, programming, percussion
Technical
  • Zakk Cervini - producer, engineering, mixing (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8-11, 13, 15)
  • Andrew Goldstein - co-producer
  • Phil Gornell - co-producer, engineering
  • Dan Swank - co-producer, engineering
  • Neal Avron - mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 12, 14)
  • Andrew Cook - artwork
  • Ashley Osborn - photography
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Nik Trekov - editing

Charts
Chart performance for Wake Up, Sunshine
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 12
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 92
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 49
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 3
US Billboard 200[14] 31
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[15] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 1

References
  1. "All Time Low: Alex Gaskarth's Track-By-Track Guide To Wake Up, Sunshine". Kerrang!.
  2. "All Time Low's 'Wake Up, Sunshine': Album Inspirations Interview". Billboard. April 3, 2020.
  3. All Time Low's Alex & Jack On New Album 'Wake Up, Sunshine', retrieved 2021-06-18
  4. "Inspirations: All Time Low Turned a Summer Vacation Into Vibrant New Album 'Wake Up, Sunshine'". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. Carter, Emily (April 9, 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: ALL TIME LOW – WAKE UP, SUNSHINE". Kerrang!. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  6. "Album Review: All Time Low – Wake Up, Sunshine". The Alternative. April 13, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  7. May, Tamara (March 31, 2020). "All Time Low – Wake Up Sunshine (Album Review)". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  8. Yeung, Neil Z. "All Time Low - Wake Up, Sunshine". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. "Australiancharts.com – All Time Low – Wake Up Sunshine". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  10. "All Time Low Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – All Time Low – Wake Up Sunshine" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  14. "All Time Low Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  15. "All Time Low Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  16. "All Time Low Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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