Today, Diamond-certified and GRAMMY® Award-nominated pop rock band OneRepublic release their 2x-Platinum sophomore album, Waking Up, on vinyl for the first time, alongside a newly remastered digital release.

A standard 2LP Black Vinyl is available in brick-and-mortar stores everywhere and at online retailers, while a limited-edition 2LP Baby Blue and Yellow Color Vinyl with an alternate cover is available exclusively on the group’s official store, uDiscover, and The Sound of Vinyl.

All versions are now presented in newly remastered sound by Mystery Room Mastering’s Justin Perkins.

Originally released in November 2009, Waking Up arrived at a pivotal moment for OneRepublic. Coming off the massive success of their debut, the band found themselves in motion, writing songs between cities, soundchecks, and long stretches on the road. That sense of momentum shaped the record, pushing them toward something bigger, more immediate, and built for the stage. It marked the moment they stopped being seen as a breakout act and started becoming a global one.

Their second album, Waking Up, debuted in the Top 25 of the Billboard 200 and went on to achieve 2x-Platinum certification from the RIAA, but its story didn’t peak there. Waking Up has since grown into a true catalog powerhouse, surpassing 5.5 billion global streams and spending 80 weeks on the Billboard 200. Its reach has continued to expand across generations, with 1.3 million TikTok creates and 3.3 billion TikTok views, alongside 28 million creates and 7.6 billion total views across social platforms.

What defined the album was its run of singles, each revealing a different side of the band. Recently RIAA certified 4x-Platinum “All The Right Moves” arrived first, bold and orchestral, signaling a shift in scale. It became a radio mainstay, spending 32 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #18, while continuing to connect with audiences today through nearly 1 billion global streams and a strong presence across social platforms.

When I heard Apologize for the first time on my stereo I was immediately blown away. I hadn’t heard such a beautifully, elegantly orchestrated song before in my entire life, or at least for a very, very long time. In fact, I can’t recall such an experience in the past years either.

Needless to say, I purchased Dreaming Out Loud on a whim because it was on sale for eight bucks and an album can’t be that awful, contain fifteen songs, and be hideous for that price. I ended up discovering probably one of my favorite new bands of all time and discovering music on a level unexplainable.

Ryan Tedder is music producer talent extraordinaire. He has been on the map for the last few years being behind the scenes, but his duet with Timbaland really put this superstar on the map. Lyrics and production by Ryan for Bleeding Love just really put him on the map and it only went uphill from there when Halo was released. The boy just excels, but I digress.

Dreaming Out Loud was constantly being rotated on my Zune and its one of the few albums that I listen to on a daily basis. With each listen I found something new to love, or noticed something in the lyrics that wasn’t there before and just fell more in love with OneRepublic. I always thought in my head that if time came for their next album that it would just be a big feat to topple the mass appeal that was DOL.

Well, I have to say after originally listening to Waking Up that OneRepublic had done just so. If you loved DOL then you will love Waking Up. It’s an album chock full of new great material from an amazing band. The album is definitely more alternative and a bit different from the first, but it’s still got the OneRepublic magic touch. Ryan has such a wonderful way of using words, so intricate and captivating. Furthermore, the album is a feel-good album and just gives you the feeling of hope and the sentiment emotion to want to leave earth a better person.

My favorite track is Secrets. When the song starts and I heard those violins playing, I knew I was in for a treat and it has nothing bittersweet about it either. The sound of those violins are beyond hypnotic and Ryan plays and blends the lyrics and the chorus so seamlessly that it’s nothing but stellar. Profound music on a cosmological level.

Side A:
1. Made For You
2. All The Right Moves
3. Secrets

Side B:
4. Everybody Loves Me
5. Missing Persons 1 & 2
6. Good Life

Side C:
7. All This Time
8. Fear
9. Waking Up

Side D:
10. Marchin On
11. Lullaby

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