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Waking Up
Pop · 2009 · 11 tracks · 47m

Waking Up

Orchestral pop-rock defined by rhythmic cellos, soaring falsetto, and cinematic builds. A polished collection of anthems for big emotions and city nights.

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The one with the cello riffs and the whistling song that makes you feel like life is a movie.

A cinematic blend of urgent self-reflection and soaring, anthemic optimism.

Waking Up · vs · OneRepublic
Cello+1.8σ

The instrumentation foregrounds cello notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 47m
01
Made for You
4:17
02
All the Right Moves
3:58
03
Secrets
3:45
04
Everybody Loves Me
3:38
05
Missing Persons 1 & 2
4:59
06
Good Life
4:13
07
All This Time
4:03
08
Fear
3:47
09
Waking Up
6:09
10
Marchin On
4:13
11
Lullaby
4:37
Moments Worth Waiting For
The iconic staccato cello riff that opens Secrets, immediately setting a mood of urgent intimacy.
The explosive transition from the sparse verse to the layered, rhythmic chorus of All the Right Moves.
The whistling hook in Good Life that transforms a simple pop song into a universal anthem of gratitude.
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