Wake It Up

"Wake It Up"
Single by E-40 featuring Akon
from the album The Ball Street Journal
ReleasedAugust 16, 2008
Recorded2007
GenreHip hop
Length4:01
LabelBME, Sick Wid It, Reprise, Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Earl Stevens, Aliaune Thiam
Producer(s)Matt Price
E-40 singles chronology
"Oh Yeah (Work)"
(2007) 		"Wake It Up"
(2008) 		"Bitch"
(2010)
Akon singles chronology
"Out Here Grindin"
(2008) 		"Wake It Up"
(2008) 		"Right Now (Na Na Na)"
(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

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[1] 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 87
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[3] 78
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[4] 25

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States August 11, 2008 Rhythmic contemporary radio Sick Wid It, Reprise [5]
August 25, 2008 Contemporary hit radio

References

  1. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "E-40 – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "CHR – Available for Airplay". FMQB. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2023.