You've probably sung it at least a few times — maybe to yourself, maybe to a room full of work colleagues at a karaoke bar at Christmas. Oasis's Wonderwall hit number one around the world, including in Australia, when it was released in Since then, it has lived on — and not just in the way many classic rock songs have lived on, i. It has been covered by more than artists, according to data from Setlist. A quarter century after its release, why does Wonderwall still speak to so many people? I couldn't reach the primary source himself — songwriter Noel Gallagher — so I stated by asking the next best thing: Oasis tribute bands. People love to sing along. Phillips says the album on which the song appeared, What's The Story Morning Glory , was Oasis at their stadium-filling peak, and epitomised "everything about that time in the UK: optimism, new beginnings and Britpop".
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According to Gallagher, "Wonderwall" describes "an imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself". The song was released as the third single from the album in October The song reached the top ten on another ten charts, including Canada and the United States at number 5 and 8, respectively, as well as No. The single was certified quadruple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. It remains one of the band's most popular songs, and was voted No. It's a song about an imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself. The song was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, during a two-week recording of the Morning Glory album in May Morris produced the song in a half-day along with Gallagher, using a technique known as " brickwalling " to intensify the sound of the song.
Is it the easy chords? The catchy chorus? The strange but somehow relatable lyrics? What is a wonderwall anyway? The world may never know….
