Wide Awake (The Twang song)
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"Wide Awake" is a song by Birmingham
Birmingham
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 based indie-rock band The Twang
The Twang
The Twang are an indie rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2001. The band have released two studio albums - Love It When I Feel Like This and Jewellery Quarter...

, released as their debut single under the B-Unique Records
B-Unique Records
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 as a download
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 on March 12, and as a limited edition
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 7"
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 and CD single
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 on March 19 that year. By downloads alone, it entered the UK Singles Chart
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 at #32 and climbed to #15 after the release of the physical format. The track was made "Single of the Week" in the NME
NME
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magazine a month before its release.

Track listing

CD
  1. "Wide Awake" – 4:01
  2. "Aimless With an Aim" – 2:53


7"
  1. "Wide Awake" – 4:01
  2. "Tea Stained Page" – 2:59

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