Song’s ReleaseĪvicii introduced the song to the general public for the first time in March 2013 during his set at the Ultra Music Festival held in Miami. It is worth noting that Pournouri once served as the manager for Avicii.
The song was produced by Avicii and Iranian-Swedish music producer Arash Pournouri. According to him, it was Avicii who remixed the song into the famous dance/electronic song that it is currently known the world over. Speaking to The Huffington Post, Blacc said the original completed version of the song was the acoustic one. The three musicians wrote the song in about two hours at Einziger’s home. Einziger played the famous acoustic guitar on the track.
“Wake Me Up” was written by Avicii, Aloe Blacc and American guitarist Mike Einziger of Incubus fame.
