UCLA Awaken A Cappella "I Want You Back" and "Hide and Seek"

[Banaramahama]

Lol i hate this arrangement.

[hapi3rd]

It's pretty neat (if not amazing) what the human body (mouth, hands, feet, nose...) could do, especially together in orchestrated unison...

[Statuskuo75]

The white girl blew out the black girl

[edwardlinnnorris]

The girl in the purple should have sang the entire song !!!

[UCLASeraph]

sweet.ness

[lazlobox]

what is her name, the first soloist?

[JosephC23]

@lazlobox Her name is Nicolette.

[boaltie10]

Good decision to bring this one back.  I remember hearing it at Spring Sing in 2002 or 2003. It was a lot of fun, and one of the standouts on Dysfunktional Family. I'm glad to see Awaken is still rocking UCLA.

[sarahphillips2000]

Sincerest form of flattery. Check out Sonos.

[reesesworld]

so out of tune

[McGeorge1402]

first soloist gives me goosebumps, every single time, wonderful <3

[oliveoliveu]

quit swinging your hair. Great song. Great singing.

[angelaDrenslow]

this is AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[gfunk449]

hide and seek chords aren't quite loyal to the original.  they sound simplified.

[laxgoalee17]

@gfunk449 agreed to the extreme, there should be more high parts, no doubt. although i'm impressed that this group is majority males.

[gfunk449]

pretty good, but the arrangement sounds a bit chaotic and repetitive

[louiswilkinson10]

some of your group are WAY better than others... in fact I think 1 or 2 ruin it for you

[TheUnknown38]

power black lady singing at the start is good, but does sit under the notes. nice

[kalihaukawasaki808]

flat but if you brang it up it wouldve been an orgasm to my ears hahaha

[JLO128]

that was amazing

[asphyxiateDrake00]

I think Hide and Seek was done badly. Felt rushed at parts and sometimes the wrong chords seemed to be formed.

[lkhowprettysheis]

WoW I didn't except that much pure talent!!

[luletbbzzzz]

WOW

[castlekiller157]

I wish I could join you guys!!!!!!!

[fishsticks77]

wow.. good job guys!

one of the better ones i've heard :)

[phatbastid]

yea nicolette was GET GETTIN IT!!!!

[dirtyivo]

Lead singer .. Very good

[ceegers]

Awesome :)

I think I would've chosen a different syllable for that opening bass line to make it stick out more... but whatever, great job!

[Yooskins]

The first soloist on "I Want You Back" has like, the perfect voice for that song.

[FueledByIsabel]

Would it be possible for you to tell me where you got the arrangement and/or send it to me? Thanks!

[FrostyMiniWheats]

I have NEVER seen two arrangements of Hide and Seek that were ever the same. Some choirs like certain sounds better, so I suggest if/when you get it, you add your own flavor. Otherwise it might not be you asked for.

[biggzyy]

its weird, to only black..ish girl is the lead

[tommyj0400]

Great.....but can they dance?? :)

[Adellen16]

Oh they can, and they are AMAZING!

[spikebizkit]

lol ironic how the second soloist was so much better than the first...:S

[miseryluvsme0789]

Dude, I really liked it.

Wow.

Keep up the good work. :D

[btkiller21192]

You guys were great! Is there any way you could send me the arrangement for this song or tell me where you got it? I really want to do this with my choir and cant find the arrangement anywhere. Thanks!

[KurosakiLuvar01]

Absolutely beautiful...hide and seek...

[eillomrose123]

i think ive already posted a comment on this....

but im obsessed

[FergieTCI]

Soloist Katie .... gat some soul

[phatbastid]

lead is blowin like the wind....good shit

[DaneBarber]

i want you back was tight. those soloists were BUM.

hide and seek was a little pitchy. i know its a very difficult piece but if you're going to cover that song you better kill it. i just though the intonation was a little rough and there were some questionable chords. the alto 2s sounded flat throughout a lot of it

[longlivelove]

amazingggg

makes me want to audition for the acapella group at my school

[wellstiscool]

I Want You Back + a cappella = made of awesome. :)

[blackcloud111]

Come on guys! you are BACK UP! The whole backup, but especially the guys overpowered the soloist throughout the whole thing.

[englishwork3]

wow..you guys are amazing!!!

[comandtrag053090]

white girl got soul

both soloists were abso-f-ing-lutely amazing

and i love hide and seek one of my favorite songs and you guys did it so damn good

makes me miss choir sooooooooooo much

[Thecodeofosh]

this makes me miss choir sooo much. and hate these people for being able to perform it

>=[. daaaammmit. lol

amazing job tho guys. kudos.

[minkema37]

Goose bumps!! ;)

[DVB77]

Fantastic.

[Dredeir]

The two soloist are amazing!

[MiAsAfigUrESk8ER]

WOW!!!!!!!

[PattyLemon]

Aghhhhh!!! I hate you guyssss!!! That was absolutely sickening. I miss choir soooo much. Um. The arrangement for I want you back was retardedly amazing. Nicolette killlllllled the shit out of that. And Hide and Seek? Bahhhhh. So good. Love you all. I don't know if you can date a group of people, but if you can....what are ya'll doing tomorrow night? xoxoxo

[spencerbelkot]

i cant stop listening to i want you back it is sung so well, both soloists were amazing....

[erika12345]

"I want you back" was so fun to listen to. I smiled like a little kid on a sugar high haha. Though it tends to get a bit too busy at times, but either way, still an amazing job with it :D

Hide and Seek. Wow. You guys could really give Immogen a run for her money (But then again, that wouldn't really be fair as there's only one Immogen and 15 of you guys in the group haha :P). Nice contrast to "I Want You Back". That was absolutely fantastic.

[rosepetals1002]

both of the soloists in the first song are amazing as well. well done you guys. :-)

[rosepetals1002]

hide and seek was gorgeousssssss

[snakesoverjupiter]

Dayyyyum! :D

[eamonnoneill]

thats awesome stuff

[ShiroTatsu]

Fantastic job, I want you back was great, but super kudos for Hide and Seek, A great song, and you guys kept it that way. Keep up the good work!

[Meilandra]

jeez her voice is amazing!

[spade1js]

AMAZING! :D

that first solo in "i want you back"....wow.

[juliedethouars]

AMAZING !!

Love it !

[KYA789]

REALLY GREAT!!!!! & which soloist was which?!?!?!

[mikedeezy2008]

wow all u people who are talkin about vocals and all that shit are so dumb and need to get a life..its good there makin the sounds and beats with their mouths..dont dis them cause their better than you and actually can sing and beatbox..holy shit make a song urself and see if ur any better..most likely not..keep it up Awaken a Capella

[whotheheckisthis]

I love you guys! I think it's great the way you move while you're singing - I'm from England and in competitions we have here everyone's dead still and tense. You should come and perform in Oxford!

[blargendarg]

i think you should break it up. although i love the tune, 'i want you back' is a bad vocal arrangement. way too busy and not helped by the microphones. try to keep the singer ego under control there. the leads don't really need mics. hide and seek in contrast is very nice. it's faithful to the original while allowing for some creative flourishes. nice job, great pipes!

[JosephC23]

the singer ego...why don't you keep the critique under control Simon Cowell.

[blargendarg]

live in a world of your own if you want, referencing that moron indicates you're well on your way. at least my feedback was constructive. criticism where it was warranted, praise where it was warranted. i have no problem with dissenting opinions, just lack of explanation.

try again, perhaps?

[JosephC23]

It obviously went over your head. I never said criticism is unwarranted, it's your lack of respect that you have to interwine in that critique. Obviously you're the one living in your own world if you happen to just float upon College Acappella (FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTRY) songs to comment upon.

[blargendarg]

that's better.

i am sorry you read my frankness as disrespect. there are certainly things to respect about this performance and i said as much. but i have learned over the years that it is not helpful to performers to simply gloss over the rough spots. and you know as well as i do that country doesn't matter at all when it comes to internet community.

[Rawkus2112]

Wow i went to this since i saw that you're singing hide n seek, and thought you were going to be singing that POS nsync song first.

I was pleasantly surprised.

[AwakenAcappella]

thanks :-) We don't tend to sing that type of POS music.

[bearanda07]

no it wasn't meant to be funny; it was meant to be impressive which it was,awesome falsetto!

[d0nj03]

That was really good. This could well be the absolute best choral arrangement of the song of all those I've seen on YouTube. The execution could be improved with respect to some of the voices' control and everyone's temporization, but the melodies seem to be exactly right. And since I enjoy the notes more than anything, this version has to be #1 for me, with the Trentones' one at #2 and the Achordants' at #3. Bravi!

[mulioctaveman]

I wish they would've let the girls belt that last part out. With the "All I want! All I need!" I guess it was meant to be funny.

[Etruria17]

Pleease for a song like this can everyone stand still? The voices could perhaps express the song slightly better, the notes are all there but its liking just that bit of umph, the achordants captured that, there's a female voice i can hear above everybody else's, was she supposed to borderline leading?

[Etruria17]

Was referring to hide and seek by the way. (i'm not being anal by the way, i rated you 4 stars!)

[guitarherokevin]

actually i agree with you

[kriscod12]

Wow, that was great. The Hide and Seek rendition was FANTASTIC! I really love the song and it would be really amazing if an a capella group recorded it.

[lassa100]

Vocals are good. Performance of "I want you Back" is not as good as the version the Amalgamates do.

[AwakenAcappella]

sounds great for the Amalgamates..

[BreeBreeOoink]

@lassa100 i watch that Amalgamates version and it sucked ass compared to this..

[jyssrae3]

Wow you guys are AMAZINGLY AWESOME!! :)

[crazy4coral]

I like how they work together as a group with their voices matching so well. THey do a great job

[JamMaztreJ]

I less than three Awaken. That guy in the striped sweater is sexy.

[AwakenAcappella]

He is pretty sexy isn't he? mmm

[buckeyeboy14]

pretty good jackson 5 version. sounds like either they don't know what they're doing around 2:34 or just too many parts at once for quite a bit until the "michael voice" comes in. and hide and seek should NEVER EVER be performed by an a capella group...at least not be these people. good singing, but with all the voices mixed together, this song is one of the worst i've ever heard sung by an a capella group.

[ThespianImprov]

this was actually one of the dumbest things Ive read online in a long time... way to epic fail.

Judging by your comment.. you probably don't know that hide and seek is an a capella song and thus it would be a natural choice for an a capella group to sing.. just thought I point out the obvious.

[AwakenAcappella]

and thanks Thespian :-)

[AwakenAcappella]

thanks so much for the "constructive" criticism.

[drjekyllmshyde]

Fantastic arangement of Hide and Seek, kudos!

[krbentson]

he is the beat boxer so i think he is just trying to not move his hands a lot or... he needs to pee... lol they are so good though

xoxo

[rayzdayz]

the guy at the front right hand side looks like he needs to pee but that was kwl!!!! wooh!

Ray xo

[DeeMac61206]

Good Job <3

But the high note singing during Hide and Seek was very distracting...

[askysoblue]

this is like the greatest a cappella group ever!

[Bruins1988]

that note at 2:50 IS ridiculous michaelslover! Such a fun performance guys!

[Thatonekidgraham77]

I <3 Nicolette

[commonpufferoo]

u guys are sheer brilliant talent..amazing

[michaelsloverr]

2:50 that note is ridiculous. props to all of you awesome job =)

[anr0983]

oh man you guys rock! best a cappella i've ever heard

[Heraldine12]

beautiful job, great voices you two ladies!

[SaraBFan]

I agree I loved the both!

[Bruins1988]

great job on these songs!