Wake Me Up (Twice song)

On April 1, 2018, Twice announced the release of their third Japanese single, "Wake Me Up", as well as news that the band will appear on television commercials for ABC-Mart and Nike Air Max. Wake Me Up advertising began broadcasting nationwide in Japan on April 5th. ^{[1] [2] The} full song was first shown on Tokyo FM at School of Lock! On April 24, he was released as a digital single on various online music portals the next day. ^{[3] [4] The} full music video was also released online on April 25th. ^[five]

"Wake Me Up" was written by Atsushi Shimada, Louise Frick Pig and Albin Nordquist, with lyrics written by Natsumi Watanabe. He was described as an optimistic dance song that “encourages people not to give up and keep moving forward.” ^[6]

"Wake Me Up" was first performed on Music Station on May 25, 2018. Also, the song was played at the concert Twice 2nd Tour: Twiceland Zone 2 - Fantasy Park in Saitama and Osaka. ^[7] On August 3, it was performed on the Music Station 2-hour special episode. ^[eight]

The CD single debuted at the top of the Oricon Singles Chart daily ranking with 129,275 units sold on its release date, breaking the record for the first day sales for Korean girl bands in Japan. ^{[9] [10]} He topped the Oricon singles weekly schedule with 262,658 copies sold, while Billboard Japan recorded sales of 299,195 units from May 14-20, 2018. ^{[11] [12]} This is the third consecutive release to exceed 200,000 sales in the first week, making the group the first foreign artist in Japan. ^[13]

It was also reported that “Wake Me Up” sold 471,438 copies in advance orders, and by May 28 it exceeded 500,000 shipments. ^{[12] [14]} On June 8, he became the first single of foreign performers that was certified double by the RIAJ platinum. ^{[15] [16]}