Wake Up Dead

"Wake Up Dead"
Single by Megadeth
from the album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
Released1986, 1987 [UK]
Recorded1986
GenreThrash metal
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)Dave Mustaine
Producer(s)
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Randy Burns
Megadeth singles chronology
"Wake Up Dead"
(1986)
"Peace Sells"
(1986)
Music video
"Wake Up Dead" on YouTube

"Wake Up Dead" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth, and was the lead single from their 1986 album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, written by Dave Mustaine. It has since become a staple at their concerts, being their sixth most played song.[1]

  1. ^ "Megadeth Tour Statistics". setlist.fm. Retrieved September 19, 2021.