Sopranos theme song meaning

For other uses, see Woke Up This Morning (disambiguation).

1997 single by Alabama 3

"Woke Up This Morning" is a song by British band Alabama 3 from their 1997 album Exile on Coldharbour Lane. The song is best known as the opening theme music for the American television series The Sopranos, which used a shortened version of the "Chosen One Mix" of the song.

Background and writing

Described as "a propulsive hip-hop song complete with Howlin' Wolf samples and a swelling gospel choir",^[1] the song has been cited as a paradigmatic example of a "great theme song", which "generates anticipation, immediately puts the viewer in a focused frame of mind, and creates the kind of sonic familiarity that breeds audience loyalty."^[2] Alabama 3 frontman Rob Spragg wrote the song after hearing about the 1996 Sara Thornton murder case,^[3] who stabbed her husband after claiming to be the victim of two years of his abuse, mistreatment an The Sopranos Theme Song - Lyrics On Demand TOTI