Avicii further gained popularity when he released "Wake Me Up" on June 17. The song was included in his first album "True". Described as a "summer anthem" by critics, it topped several music charts in the Europe and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It even went platinum six times in the U.S.

Due to the huge success of the track, Aloe Blacc, who was featured on the song, released an acoustic version of the track. Lea Michele also performed a cover of the track in the season 5 of "Glee". Canadian country singer Tebey also recorded a country version of the song.