Oasis

Released: January 12, 1998

Songwriter: Noel Gallagher

Producer: Owen Morris Noel Gallagher

[Verse 1]
Breaks like glass
But not in your hand
Shoot you down
Right where you stand
And it don't care for what you wear
Or which way you might sway
It calls you up
But not on the phone
And it will drag you from your throne

[Pre-Chorus 1]
And you may laugh while you sit there
Sipping your champagne
And they all laugh at your despair
Sniffing your cocaine
I'm a man of choice in an old Rolls Royce
And I'm howling at the moon
Is my happening too deafening
For you?
For you?

[Chorus]
It's maybe the fame
It's forgotten your name
It's sees you cry, you never did explain
And I remain
Blowing through you like a hurricane

[Post-Chorus]
It's a shame
It's a shame
It's a shame

[Verse 2]
It will not fall
Not from the sky
And it don't eat no humble pie
And you may have your quiet life
But I bet you don't know why
It made you a mess
You didn't believe
You still don't know what makes me breathe

[Pre-Chorus 2]
And you may laugh while you sit there
Sipping your champagne
And they all laugh at your despair
While you're sniffing your cocaine
I'm a man of choice in an old Rolls Royce
And I'm howling at the moon
Is this happening too deafening
For you?
For you?

[Chorus]
It's maybe the fame
Forgotten your name
It's sees you cry, you never did explain
And I remain
Blowing through you like a hurricane

[Post-Chorus]
It's a shame
It's a shame
It's a shame

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
It's maybe the fame
Forgotten your name
It's sees you cry, you never did explain
And I remain
Blowing through you like a hurricane

[Outro]
And I've forgotten your name
It sees you cry
From up the sky
You never did explain
Why I'm still
Blowing through you
Like a hurricane

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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