Inspired by the 2008 election, John Legend and The Roots have teamed up to release Wake Up!, an LP filled with soul covers scheduled to drop Sept. 21.
“If you can kind of transport your mind to what everyone was feeling at that time, there was a lot of energy in the country, a lot of feelings that we could all do something to make the country better and the world better,” John Legend said to People.
“So we went back to music from the 60s and 70s where again, there was this feeling that young people were empowered and could do a lot in the world.”
“Wake Up Everybody” is one of 11 tracks on the album and the only single with guest features—Melanie Fiona and Common. The song is a cover of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes’ single by the same name.
Wake Up! Tracklist:
01. Compared to What
02. Hard Times
03. Little Ghetto Boy
04. Wake Up Everybody (feat. Common and Melanie Fiona)
05. Our Generation
06. Love the Way It Should Be
07. Hang On in There
08. I Can’t Write Left Handed
09. Wholy Holy
10. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
11. Shine
