Wake Up & It's Over

Cover art for Wake Up & It's Over.

**Wake Up & It's Over** (also known as WU&IO) is the third EP (extended play) by Lovejoy. It was released on May 12, 2023. The EP was self produced by the band with the exception of songs "Call Me What You Like" and "Consequences" which were both produced by Mark Crew and Dan Priddy..

On February 10, 2023, the band released "Call Me What You Like" as the lead single for the EP.

## Cover Art

The EP's cover art was made by Marina Totino.

## Anvil Card

Wake Up & It's Over has an Anvil Card titled **Cappy**.

**#014 / Familiar / Common**

Captain 'Cappy' The Capybara was yet another unfortunate soul who lost their life in a tragic accident due to the ceaseless negligence of WU&IO & their partner companies. After receiving a "sufficient" twenty minutes of training he was left to pilot a commercial flight solo. RIP.

Artist: SpiralLakritz

## Trivia

* The EP's title initials "WU&IO" were hinted in the caption of an Instagram post by the band in October 2022 and later confirmed in late November.
* "Call Me What You Like" was first performed at the Arts Club Loft, Liverpool on October 6th, 2022 during the Northern Autumn Tour, however Wilbur had requested the song not be recorded and posted online.
	+ It was later confirmed to be the promotional single in November 2022.
* "Consequences" and "Scum" were played at their first ever live gig.
* According to Wilbur, Ranboo 'saved' one of the songs of the upcoming EP from being scrapped, similar to how Tommy saved "Perfume".
* Ash revealed the name of "Portrait Of A Blank Slate" on the band's official discord server.
* The band released various puzzles through their leak account on twitter, which alluded to the title of the EP as well as the track listing
* "Warsaw" was initially shown on Wilbur's private twitter, under the working title "Choke".
* "Warsaw" was first played on April 4, 2023 at their live show in Gdańsk.
* "It's Golden Hour Somewhere" was presumed to have been scrapped as it didn't initially appear on the advertised tracklist. A further announcement by the band revealed the song a day before release.

## References

1. ↑ Wilbur Soot Updates [@sootupdate] via Twitter (October 17, 2022): "Wilbur posted an Instagram Story! 👀 [Images]"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marina Totino Miniatures [marinaminis] via Instagram (May 12, 2023): "Here’s some BTS of me making the cover art for @lovejoyonline 🎶 Their new EP “WAKE UP & IT’S OVER” is out today and I highly recommend you check it out!"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 mia [@clemeverettLVJY] via Twitter (April 5, 2023): "Everything we know about Lovejoy's new EP, 'Wake Up & It's Over,' releasing on May 12: -Tracklist: Portrait of a Blank Slate, CMWYL, Consequences, Warsaw, Scum -Cover art: Probably this train [Images]"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ash Kabosu [AshKabosu] via YouTube (comment) (May 18, 2023): "Just a note, the tracks Call Me What You Like & Consequences were produced by Mark Crew & Dan Priddy. The other 4 tracks on the EP were self produced by the band. The mixing engineer on the project was the legendary Rich Costey. Extra shoutout to Joseph Rodgers, who is an extremely talented recording engineer, especially with how he helped us achieve the drum sounds we were looking for. Thanks for another great video man, whenever we put out new music I always look forward to hearing your thoughts. Peace"
5. ↑ Lumi0014 [WilburSoot] (October 25, 2022). "The EP Plan" (Twitch Clip).
6. ↑ The Anvil Card Binder [@LVJYCardBinder] via Twitter (September 13, 2023): "🚨NEW CARD ALERT🚨 #14 - Cappy - Familiar Picture: @toomuchgri [Photo of card]" [Archived]
7. ↑ Lovejoy Band [lovejoyonline] via Instagram (October 14, 2022): "wu&io"
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lovejoy Updates [@LVJYupdating] via Twitter (November 27, 2022): "Lovejoy shared two new pictures as well as info about their upcoming new music on Spotify! Call Me What You Like and WU&IO will be released early™️ 2023! [Images]"
9. ↑ — wilbur soot updates! 🎗 [@sootupdate] via Twitter (October 6, 2022): "Hi everyone! Wilbur said he doesn’t want people recording and reposting the new song “call me what you like” so please respect that!!!"
10. ↑ alliumduo updates [@alliumupdate] via Twitter (May 13, 2022): "Tommy is mentioned in Wilbur's priv! Tommy came up with the name 'Lampwith Sock' :D [Images]"
11. ↑ Joy. [@joyconcerts] via Twitter (May 13, 2022): "Kicking off today with Lampwith Sock at our JOY X UNBARRED RSVP PARTY @UnBarredBrewery First 🍺 is on us! #Brighton #fridaymusicfun [Video]"
12. ↑ Clem Everett [Clem Everett] (May 15, 2022). "Lovejoy: 1st Live Rehearsal (The Fall, Scum, Consequences, Cause for Concern, One Day, YUWYO)" (YouTube Video).
13. ↑ Lumi0014 [WilburSoot] (October 28, 2022). "Ranboo saved a song" (Twitch Clip).
14. ↑ lovejoy sauce [@lovejoysauce] via Twitter (February 3, 2023): "[Image]"
15. ↑ Wilbur Private Updates 🎗 [@WilPrivUpdates] via Twitter (May 24, 2022): "[Video]"
16. ↑ House of Good Living [House of Good Living] (April 5, 2023). "Lovejoy - Warsaw [LIVE PERFORMANCE]" (YouTube Video).
17. ↑ lovejoy sauce [@lovejoysauce] via Twitter (May 10, 2023): "Tracklist of WU&IO as advertised: [Image]"

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