John Legend & The Roots – “Wake Up Everybody” F. Common & Melanie Fiona

John Legend is back with the official first single from his collaborative project with The Roots titled Wake Up! “Wake Up Everybody” is a cover of the classic song by Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes [RIP. Teddy Pendergrass]. Out of all the recent John Legend covers we’ve posted, this one is pretty incredible. The new track features some smooth vocals by Melanie Fiona and some new verses by Common for this uplifting song. The new album Wake Up! is due in stores September 21st. You can peep the track listing for it here. [via]

You can stream “Wake Up Everybody” below or download it after the jump.

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Download: John Legend & The Roots – “Wake Up Everybody” (Feat. Common & Melanie Fiona) [Right Click Save-As]