Wakker in een vreemde wereld took De Dijk to a wider audience. The fourth studio album originally appeared in 1987 on Mercury and produced Mag het licht uit, the band's first Dutch Top 40 hit, which reached number 23. Dansen op de vulkaan, Onderuit, and Blanke man are also on the album. The settled line-up was complete here: Huub van der Lubbe, his brother Hans on bass, Nico Arzbach on guitar, Antonie Broek on drums, and Pim Kops on keyboards. Broek produced together with Michiel Hoogenboezem. The band received a Zilveren Harp award in 1987. This edition is an LP.