Awaken

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"Awaken" is an epic progressive rock track by Yes, renowned for its complex structure, spiritual themes, and prominent use of church organ and dynamic instrumental passages.

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Awaken canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf progressive rock song ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Going for the One ⓘ
artist Yes ⓘ
composer Jon Anderson ⓘ
Steve Howe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception widely regarded as one of Yes’s greatest works ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
church organ ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
harp ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
pipe organ ⓘ
genre progressive rock ⓘ
symphonic rock ⓘ
hasLiveVersion Yes live performances from late 1970s onward ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle complex time signatures ⓘ
dynamic instrumental passages ⓘ
epic multi‑section structure ⓘ
hasStructure multi‑movement composition ⓘ
hasTheme mysticism ⓘ
spirituality ⓘ
transcendence ⓘ
influencedBy church music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
isClosingTrackOf Going for the One ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 15 minutes ⓘ
lyricist Jon Anderson ⓘ
notableFor extended instrumental middle section ⓘ
live performance centerpiece for Yes ⓘ
prominent church organ passages ⓘ
originalLineupPersonnel Alan White – drums, percussion ⓘ
linked to: Alan White

Chris Squire – bass guitar ⓘ
Jon Anderson – lead vocals, harp ⓘ
linked to: Jon Anderson

Rick Wakeman – keyboards, church organ ⓘ
linked to: Rick Wakeman

Steve Howe – guitars ⓘ
partOf Going for the One ⓘ
performer Yes ⓘ
producer Yes ⓘ
engineer Eddy Offord (associated with album era) ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1976–1977 ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1977 ⓘ
side Side two of Going for the One ⓘ
trackNumber 5 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Going for the One → hasPart → Awaken ⓘ
Going for the One → hasPart → Awaken ⓘ
Believe → hasTrack → Awaken ⓘ