Wake the World

"Wake the World"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album Friends
A-side"Do It Again"
ReleasedJuly 8, 1968
RecordedMarch 1968
StudioID Sound and Beach Boys Studio, California
Length1:28
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Friends"
(1968)
"Do It Again" / "Wake the World"
(1968)
"Bluebirds over the Mountain"
(1968)

"Wake the World" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1968 album Friends. It was written by Brian Wilson and Al Jardine about getting up in the morning for work. In addition to appearing on Friends, "Wake the World" was released as B-side to "Do It Again" in July 1968. The song has since appeared multiple times on the band's live setlists and has been described as a cult favorite.