Wake Up Call (Theory of a Deadman album)

Wake Up Call
Studio album by Theory of a Deadman
Released	October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
Recorded	2016
Studio	Kensaltown
Genre	Pop[1] pop rock[2]
Length	41:07
Label	604 Roadrunner Atlantic
Producer	Martin Terefe
Theory of a Deadman chronology
Angel Acoustic EP (2015) Wake Up Call (2017) Say Nothing (2020)
Singles from Wake Up Call
"Rx (Medicate)" Released: July 27, 2017 "Straight Jacket" Released: January 16, 2018 "Wicked Game" Released: July 10, 2018[3]

Wake Up Call is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman, released on October 27, 2017, through 604 Records in Canada and Atlantic and Roadrunner Records in the United States. Critics have described the album as having a more pop-infused sound than previous releases, which was the result of lead singer Tyler Connolly composing the majority of the record's music on the piano instead of the usual guitar. Departing from the same recording and production team they had worked with for the past four albums, the band opted to collaborate with Swedish music producer, Martin Terefe, and spent seven weeks at Kensaltown Studios in London.

The album was met with mixed reviews from critics. Some praised the lyrical maturity that was lacking in previous albums; others criticized it for the sudden change in genre. Wake Up Call peaked at numbers thirteen and twenty-four on the Billboard Canadian Albums and US Billboard 200 charts, respectively. Its lead single, "Rx (Medicate)"—a song addressing the opioid epidemic in North America—was released on July 27, 2017, and is the band's third single to top the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.