Wake It Up
title: "Wake It Up" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2008-singles", "e-40-songs", "akon-songs", "songs-written-by-akon", "2008-songs", "warner-records-singles"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_It_Up" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wake It Up |
| cover | E40Wakeitup.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | E-40 featuring Akon |
| album | The Ball Street Journal |
| released | August 16, 2008 |
| recorded | 2007 |
| genre | Hip hop |
| length | 4:01 |
| label | BME, Sick Wid It, Reprise, Warner Bros. |
| writer | Earl Stevens, Aliaune Thiam |
| producer | Matt Price |
| chronology | E-40 |
| prev_title | Oh Yeah (Work) |
| prev_year | 2007 |
| next_title | Break Ya Ankles |
| next_year | 2008 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | Akon |
| type | singles |
| prev_title | Out Here Grindin |
| prev_year | 2008 |
| title | Wake It Up |
| year | 2008 |
| next_title | Right Now (Na Na Na) |
| next_year | 2008 |
| :: |
| name = Wake It Up | cover = E40Wakeitup.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = E-40 featuring Akon | album = The Ball Street Journal | released = August 16, 2008 | recorded = 2007 | studio = | venue = | genre = Hip hop | length = 4:01 | label = BME, Sick Wid It, Reprise, Warner Bros. | writer = Earl Stevens, Aliaune Thiam | producer = Matt Price | chronology = E-40 | prev_title = Oh Yeah (Work) | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Break Ya Ankles | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Akon | type = singles | prev_title = Out Here Grindin | prev_year = 2008 | title = Wake It Up | year = 2008 | next_title = Right Now (Na Na Na) | next_year = 2008
"Wake It Up" is the first single off E-40's 11th studio album The Ball Street Journal. It features Akon who uses the auto-tune effect. It was produced by Matt Price.
Music video
The music video for the song was released on iTunes and has also been shown on BET's 106 & Park.
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (2008) | Peak position | US Pop 100 (Billboard) | |---|---|---| | 78 | | | ::
Release history
::data[format=table]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2008 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | Sick Wid It, Reprise | |||
| August 25, 2008 | Contemporary hit radio | ||||
| :: |
References
References
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