Woke Up with a Monster (song)

"Woke Up with a Monster"
Single by Cheap Trick
from the album Woke Up with a Monster
Released1994
GenreHard rock, power pop
Length3:58
LabelWarner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)Rick Nielsen
Robin Zander
Tom Petersson
Producer(s)Ted Templeman
Cheap Trick singles chronology
"Magical Mystery Tour"
(1991)
"Woke Up with a Monster"
(1994)
"You're All I Wanna Do"
(1994)

"Woke Up with a Monster" is a song by American rock band Cheap Trick, released in 1994 as the lead single from their twelfth studio album Woke Up with a Monster. It was written by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander and Tom Petersson, and produced by Ted Templeman.[1] The song was released by Warner Bros. Records as a promotional-only single in the United States, aimed at generating radio play. It reached No. 16 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks and remained on the chart for six weeks.[2]

A music video was released to promote the single.[3][4] On April 4, 1994, the band performed the song live on David Letterman's The Late Show to promote the album.[5]

  1. ^ "Cheap Trick - Woke Up With A Monster (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  2. ^ Billboard. "Cheap Trick Woke Up With A Monster Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. ^ "Woke Up With A Monster - Cheap Trick". YouTube. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  4. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1994-04-09. pp. 1–50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  5. ^ "Cheap Trick - "Woke Up With A Monster"". YouTube. 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2012-03-11.