| "Don't Wake Me Up" | ||||
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| Single by Chris Brown | ||||
| from the album Fortune | ||||
| Released | May 18, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| "Don't Wake Me Up" on YouTube | ||||
"Don't Wake Me Up" is a song by American singer Chris Brown, taken from his fifth studio album, Fortune (2012). It was written by Brown, Alain Whyte, Alessandro Benassi, Brian Kennedy, Jean-Baptiste, Marco Benassi, Michael McHenry, Nick Marsh, Ryan Buendia. and William Orbit.[1] The song was written in its entirety in one night to an instrumental created by Marsh. From there, he provided additional production along with Orbit, Whyte, and members of Free School. Further production was done by Benny and Alle Benassi in the song's final stages. It was released digitally on May 18, 2012 by RCA Records, as the fourth single from the album. "Don't Wake Me Up" is an EDM song that features heavy bass and a repetitive chorus. The lyrics of the song describe a lost loved one who exists only in a dream. The song receives generally positive reception from music critics.
"Don't Wake Me Up" peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. It further peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Hungary, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and the top 20 of the charts in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland. The accompanying music video was directed by Colin Tilley and depicts Brown in three different dreams, all of which involve a mysterious woman, played by model Araya Nicks. Brown promoted the song with live performances on televised shows, including Today and the 2012 BET Awards.