AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'Wake Up Babe' meme consists of a man gently waking up his partner, typically to inform them enthusiastically about a new piece of content, like a song or social media post. It features a catchphrase following the pattern "wake up babe, new X just dropped," where 'X' refers to whatever new content has been released. This template showcases an image of a man leaning over a sleeping woman in bed, usually depicting a moment of excitement over new media releases.

OriginWho did it first?

The concept for the 'Wake Up Babe' meme first appeared on July 31, 2019, via the r/sadboys subreddit by a deleted user. The original meme depicted a man waking up his wife, with the caption related to new content by the artist Bladee. The format gained significant traction on May 7, 2020, through a post on Twitter (now X) by user @DeehsarZ, featuring a similar scenario under a now-deleted tweet by Lil Uzi Vert. This particular version of the meme, using a different stock image of a man and his partner in bed, became the definitive template for future memes of this kind.^[1]

Origin: 2019