Oasis

Released: August 21, 1997

Songwriter: Noel Gallagher

Producer: Noel Gallagher Owen Morris

[Intro]
Said, let's go
Yeah
One, two, three, four

[Verse 1]
Get on the roller coaster, the fair's in town today
Y'gotta be bad enough to beat the brave
So get on the helter skelter, bowl into the fray
Y'gotta be bad enough to beat the brave

[Chorus 1]
You fade in-out, you fade in-out
Without a doubt, I don't see no shine
Today is just a daydream
Tomorrow we'll be castaway

[Verse 2]
Coming in-out of nowhere, singin' rhapsody
Y'gotta be bad enough to wanna be
Sitting upside a high-chair, the devil's refugee
Is gonna be blinded by the light that follows me

[Chorus 2]
She fade in-out, she fade in-out
Without a doubt, I don't see no shine
Today is just a daydream
Tomorrow she'll be cast away

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus 3]
We fade in-out, we fade in-out
Without a doubt, I don't see no shine
Today is just a daydream
Tomorrow you'll be cast away

[Verse 1]
So get off the roller coaster, the fair's in town today
Y'gotta be bad enough to meet the brave
Get on the helter skelter, step into the fray
Y'gotta be bad enough to beat the brave

[Outro]
You fade in-out
You fade in-out
You fade in-out
You fade in-out
You fade in-out
You fade in-out
You fade in-out
You fade in-out
You fade in-out
You fade in-out

One of the most decorated artists of the 1990s, for the best part of two decades Oasis were an instantly recognisable part of British culture and a key cog in the all-conquering machine that was the Cool Britannia movement.

The group rose to fame with the release of Definitely Maybe in 1994, which became an instant success, debuting at number one in the UK charts. They went on to have a much-publicised rivalry with Blur, and despite losing the biggest singles chart battle in British history, they would go on to win the war, becoming global stars with (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, which includes arguably their biggest hit, “Wonderwall.”

The band released their third album Be Here Now in 1997, amid conflict between the Gallagher brothers. Although it went to number two in the US charts, sales were below expectations and it has since been regarded poorly. Fourth album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, released in 2000, was also received apprehensively by critics but managed to reach number one in the UK charts. It was during its recording that two members, guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs and bassist Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan, quit so Colin ‘Gem’ Archer and Andy Bell were brought on to replace them, respectively. Heathen Chemistry was released in 2002 to similar success, and the band continued touring. In 2004, drummer Alan White left and Zac Starkey joined for sixth album Don’t Believe the Truth, released in 2005, but only lasted until the next album Dig Out Your Soul (2008), when he was unofficially replaced by Chris Sharrock.

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