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, after reaching the finals alongside such other albums as ''

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'' (

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), ''

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'' (

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), ''

Woke Myself Up ''Woke Myself Up'' is an album by Julie Doiron, released in 2007. Doiron's former Eric's Trip bandmate Rick White produced and played on the album. Three songs on the album — "I Woke Myself Up", "No More" and "The Wrong Guy" — also include ...

'' (

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), and ''

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'' ( Feist).

Track listing

# "Close to Paradise" # "Daydreamer" # "Slip Into Your Skin" # "Giver" # "Weight of the World" # "The Storm" # "Mr. Tom" # "Luscious Life" # "Drifters" # "Man Under the Sea" # "The Great Escape" # "Sleeping Beauty" # "Bright Shiny Lights"

In popular culture

The song "The Great Escape" was featured on episode 16 of the third season of ''

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'', which aired on February 15, 2007. It also appears in a commercial for

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and the movie ''

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''. It also features during the credit sequences of ''

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''. The song also appears in the movie " Struck by Lightning".

Certifications

References

External links

Secret City Records album site
{{Authority control 2006 albums Patrick Watson (musician) albums Polaris Music Prize-winning albums Secret City Records albums