Awake (Skillet album)

Awake is the seventh studio album by American Christian rock band Skillet. It is the follow-up to their Grammy-nominated album Comatose. The album was released on August 25, 2009, by Lava Records, Ardent Records and Atlantic Records and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 27, 2010, and has since gone double platinum, selling over 2,000,000 copies to date. It was nominated for Top Christian Album at the Billboard Music Awards 2011 and won. This is the last album to feature guitarist Ben Kasica and the first studio release to feature drummer Jen Ledger. The singles "Awake and Alive", "Hero", and "Monster" are certified 2× Platinum, 3× Platinum, and 5× Platinum, respectively.

Awake
Studio album by
Skillet
ReleasedAugust 25, 2009
RecordedOctober 2008 – March 2009
StudioBay 7 Studios (Valley Village, California) and Sparky Dark Studio (Calabasas, California).
Genre
Length42:20
Label
Producer
Skillet chronology
Comatose Comes Alive
(2008)		 Awake
(2009)		 The Early Years (1996–2001)
(2010)
Skillet studio albums chronology
Comatose
(2006)		 Awake
(2009)		 Rise
(2013)
Singles from Awake
  1. "Hero"
    Released: May 19, 2009
  2. "Monster"
    Released: July 14, 2009
  3. "Awake and Alive"
    Released: February 15, 2010
  4. "Forgiven"
    Released: August 2, 2010
  5. "Lucy"
    Released: January 27, 2011
  6. "It's Not Me, It's You"
    Released: June 7, 2011
  7. "One Day Too Late"
    Released: October 10, 2011
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