Wake Up Dead

"Wake Up Dead"
Single by Megadeth
from the album Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
Released	December, 1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	3:40
Label	Capitol, Combat
Writer(s)	Dave Mustaine
Producer	Dave Mustaine and Andy Somers
Megadeth singles chronology
"Wake Up Dead" (1986) "Anarchy in the U.K." (1988)

"Wake Up Dead" is a single from the Megadeth album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, and additionally the first single ever launched by the band. Along with the title track, "Peace Sells", this song is a live staple at almost every Megadeth show. It starts with a descending bass intro and then sustained chords, followed by Dave Mustaine's singing. The song is mostly instrumental, and is about Mustaine fearing revenge from his girlfriend after he cheats on her. It describes him sneaking into his bedroom, so he does not wake her up.

This was also the song that Megadeth played when guitarist Marty Friedman was auditioning for the band.

The music video for this song features the band playing at a rock concert enclosed in a cage. As the video progresses, the fans go crazy and begin to jump around and climb the metal cage.

Track listing

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7" Wake Up Dead

1. "Wake Up Dead"
2. "Good Mourning/Black Friday" (live)

12" Wake Up Dead [with Deth Certificate]

1. "Wake Up Dead"
2. "Good Mourning/Black Friday" (live)
3. "Devil's Island" (live)

(Live tracks were recorded for the Tommy Vance Show on Radio One in London, in 1986)

References

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