On the morning of October 6, Avicii's “Wake Me Up” surpassed a million copies in sales, making it the 140th track to make British chart history. The track debuted at Number One in July in the Official UK Singles Chart, and quickly established itself as the fastest selling single of 2013, selling 267,000 copies in just its first week of sales.
Avicii shared his thoughts on the huge success of “Wake Me Up” in BBC Radio 1's Official Chart Show by saying, “Having the fastest selling record of 2013 is obviously a huge deal to me. I never thought being on the Official Chart was an option for my music. Dance music has its own things; we have our own charts and lists, so just having a Number One is insane!”
