Awake (Skillet album)

Awake
Studio album by Skillet
Publication (s)	2009
Label (s)	Atlantic Records
Genre (s)	Christian metal, hard rock,
Title (number)	12
running time	42:20
occupation	John L. Cooper : singer, bass and acoustic guitar Korey Cooper: rhythm guitar, keyboard, background singer Jen Ledger : drums Ben Kasica: lead guitar Tate Olsen - cello Jonathan Chu - violin
production	Howard Benson
Studio (s)	Bay7 Studios, Los Angeles, California
chronology Comatose Awake Rise

Awake is the sixth album by the American Christian rock band Skillet , which was released on August 25, 2009.

background

On August 25, 2009, the album Awake was released, which entered the American album sales charts at number 2. It contains twelve songs. Hero was released on 19 May 2009 as the first single and monsters on July 14, 2009. The song Awake and Alive was in the Billboard Hot 100 listed at number 100 and was skillets first song that was also placed on the Hot 100th

Hero and Monster were used as theme songs on WWE Pay-Per-Views, the former on "Royal Rumble 2010", the latter on "Hell In A Cell 2009". The said songs are also in the video game WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2010 included. The album was also released as a deluxe edition with three other tracks.

68,000 copies of Awake were sold in the first week .

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Awake   US 2 09/12/2009 (144 weeks)

Singles

Awake and Alive   US 100 09/12/2009 (1 week)

No.	title	Songwriter	length
1.	Hero	John Cooper, Korey Cooper	3:07
2.	monster	John Cooper, Gavin Brown	2:57
3.	Unknown title	John Cooper, Brian Howes	3:55
4th	Awake and Alive	John Cooper, Brian Howes	3:32
5.	One Day Too Late	John Cooper, Brian Howes	3:40
6th	It's not me, it's you	John Cooper	3:25
7th	Should've When You Could've	John Cooper	3:31
8th.	Believe	John Cooper, Dave Bassett	3:50
9.	Forgiven	John Cooper	3:39
10.	Sometimes	John Cooper	3:28
11.	Never surrender	John Cooper, Dave Bassett	3:30
12.	Lucy	John Cooper	3:40
Overall length:			42:20

Awards

The album Awake was awarded double platinum by the RIAA on November 10, 2017. The single Awake and Alive went platinum on July 7, 2015, Hero was awarded double platinum on December 5, 2018, and Monster was awarded triple platinum on June 17, 2019.

At the Billboard Music Awards 2011 the album won in the category Best Christian Album and prevailed against Chris Tomlin , tobyMac and MercyMe . At the 41st GMA Dove Awards , Skillet was nominated three times but won no award.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	2 × platinum	2,000,000

criticism

The album received mixed reviews. Kevin Chamberlin of Jesus Freak Hideout writes that the album does not do justice to its predecessor Comatose and gave it 3 out of 5 stars. He also criticizes the many ballads on the album. The Alternative Addiction website writes, "Awake is the perfect sequel to Comatose, and while it lacks the" wow "effect that its predecessor had, it's just as musically satisfying."

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Booklet of the album
2. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267524/colbie-caillats-no-1-miley-crashes-party-on-billboard-200
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: US Billbord 200
4. ^ RIAA website
5. ↑ Critique of Jesus Freak Hideout
6. ↑ Review of Awake at Alternative Addiction