Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 08-Dec-72 | 17 | New | |
| 15-Dec-72 | 16 | +1 | |
| 22-Dec-72 | 15 | +1 | |
| 29-Dec-72 | 11 | +4 | Star rater |
| 05-Jan-73 | 9 | +2 | Peak |
| 12-Jan-73 | 14 | -5 | Biggest faller |
| 19-Jan-73 | 13 | +1 | |
| 26-Jan-73 | 11 | +2 | |
| 02-Feb-73 | 12 | -1 | |
| 09-Feb-73 | 12 | 0 | |
| 16-Feb-73 | 15 | -3 |
Written by: Peter Morris
Produced by: Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Nitty Gritty
| Hit number for artist | 2 |
| Peak position | 9 |
| Weeks | 11 |
| Biggest climber awards | 0 |
| Star rater climbs | 1 |
| Biggest faller awards | 1 |
| Top 20 points | 86 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =1225 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 2 |
| Top 30 Points | 196 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =1187 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 2 |
Annual ranking:
| 1972 | =78 |
| 1973 | 60 |
Other chart success:
| Zimbabwe | 4 |
SA Radio charts:
| LM Radio | 2 |
This was the 3rd song to chart that noted Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange as producer. It would rank 9th out of the 22 top 20 hits that Lange produced. Apart from ‘Wake Up Wake Up’, songwriter, Peter Morris, also penned Jones’ previous hit, ‘Sunday Monday Tuesday’ (which was also a hit for Sweet Promise) and Ken J. Larkin’s ‘One More Night’.
Video:
Artist link: Jessica Jones
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