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Woke Up Late
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Wikipedia article
"'Woke Up Late'" is a song by New Zealand band Drax Project, originally released in November 2017. It reached number 15 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and was included on their 2018 EP 'Noon'.
Background
In September 2019, Drax Project re-recorded the song for 'Waiata / Anthems', a collection of re-recorded New Zealand pop songs to promote te Wiki o te Reo Mori (Mori Language Week). The new version, retitled "I Moeroa / Woke Up Late", featured lyrics reinterpreted by scholar Tmoti Kretu. This version reached number six on the New Zealand artists' singles chart.
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Drax Project and Hailee Steinfeld version
The duet version featuring American actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld was released on 21 January 2019.
Background
The band said that it "cross[ed] our minds while writing it as to how it might work as a duet -- with a female voice telling her side", and so they reached out to Steinfeld as they liked her songs "Starving" and "Let Me Go". iHeartRadio noted how the song "tells the story of sleeping in after a wild night out, realizing you're at someone else's house".In March 2019, the version featuring Hailee Steinfeld was featured in an episode of CBS's 'MacGyver'. In May 2019, a remix of the song by Sam Feldt was released.
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The official music video was released to the band's YouTube channel on 9 April 2019. It was directed by Jonathon Singer-Vine and filmed in Los Angeles. It features American YouTuber Liza Koshy.Critical reception
'Billboard' called the song a "fizzy pop track" and complimented both the band and Steinfield's "sweet falsettos". 'Idolator' labelled the song a "hit" and an "anthem", and said Steinfeld's feature "adds another perspective to the ode to a developing relationship". The Official Charts Company named Drax Project "one to watch" and said the track "gives a pretty good impression of their overall sound", which it described as a "healthy mix of pop, dance and hip-hop".Track listing
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Category:2017 songs
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