She's Electric
"She's Electric" | |
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Promotional single by Oasis | |
from the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | |
Released | 2 October 1995 |
Genre | |
Length | 3:40 |
Label | Erstellung |
Songwriter(s) | Noel Gallagher |
Producer(s) | |
Lyric video | |
"Oasis - She's Electric (Official Lyric Video)" on YouTube | |
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? track listing | |
12 tracks
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"She's Electric" is a song by English rock band Oasis, from their 1995 album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Background
[edit]"She's Electric" was taken from Oasis' 1995 album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?[3] It was intended to be released on the band's debut album Definitely Maybe, but was replaced by the song "Digsy's Dinner" which they believed was a better live song. The song is notable for its storytelling lyrics and singer Liam Gallagher's vocal performance which includes falsetto.[1]
To mark the 23rd anniversary of the album, which was released on 1 October 1995, a new lyric video for the song was released on 2 October 2018.[4]
Personnel
[edit]- Liam Gallagher – lead vocals, tambourine
- Noel Gallagher – lead guitar, backing vocals, bass[5]
- Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs – rhythm guitar, piano
- Alan White – drums, percussion
Reception
[edit]"She's Electric" reached number 11 in the United Arab Emirates.[6] NME ranked "She's Electric" 51st among Oasis songs.[7]
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
"She's Electric" was certified Platinum in the UK; along with "Cast No Shadow" (Silver), it is one of the two non-singles on the album which received a certification.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Oasis -'(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' Track by Track with Noel Gallagher [25th An..." 5 October 2020. Event occurs at 13:12. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ https://trouserpress.com/reviews/oasis/
- ^ Bajgrowicz, Brooke (October 2, 2018). "New Oasis 'She's Electric' Lyric Video Marks 23rd Anniversary of '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?' Album".
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/oasis-shes-electric-lyric-video-whats-the-story-morning-glory-anniversary-8477996/
- ^ "Owen Morris: How I mastered Morning Glory". Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "She's Electric (Remastered)". www.top-charts.com.
- ^ Howard, Tom (May 20, 2019). "The Masterlist – every song Oasis ever recorded ranked in order of greatness".
- ^ "British single certifications – Oasis – She's Electric". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "BRIT Certified". BPI.
Sources
[edit]- Moore, Allan F. (1997). The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. New York City: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-57381-8.