Live Forever
Live Forever is a song by British rock band Oasis Britpop, which was written by Noel Gallagher. It was the third single from their debut album Definitely Maybe and was published before its publication on 8 August 1994.
Formation
The song dates back to 1991 in a warehouse in Manchester, had been transferred to the Gallagher after he injured his right foot in a work accident. While there, he played a few chords on the guitar, was the Rolling Stones song Shine a Light. He noted that the melody in the chorus matched his chords and changed the text to " Maybe I do not really want to know ." After some time, in the song consisted of only that one line, Gallagher echauffierte about an interview with Kurt Cobain, in this song I hate myself and I want to die mentioned. Gallagher upset by the idea that a rock star who did everything himself Gallagher wish to whine around and wanted to die. Instead, he told himself that he loves himself and wants to live forever. This inspired him to the rest of the text. He had intended to write a song that has a similar depth and romance have like Wild Horses (also from the Rolling Stones ). He later said about the song: "It's a song of pride, it's a song about youth, it's a song about knowing who you are. " ( German: " It is a song of pride, it's a song about youth, it is a song about it, to know who you are. " ) According to Liam Gallagher, the song is just about living forever. It's his favorite song by Oasis.
Reception and commercial success
Before the single was released, Oasis played the song already a good year for concerts. The song was so frequently mentioned in reports of these appearances that the publication was called overdue. The commercial success of the single also had a positive effect on the sales of their debut album. The single reached number 10 with an entry equal to its climax in the UK Top 40 Thus Live Forever was the first single from Oasis, which reached the British Top 10.
Alan McGee, the owner of the label Creation Records, the song convinced them that Oasis could be the biggest band in the world. It refers to the moment when he heard the song for the first time, as "It was probably the single greatest moment I've ever experienced with them. " ( German: "It was probably the one greatest moment I've ever experienced with them have. " ) NME trust the Gallaghers time of publication of the Single to to make the world dance on her fingers, and was surprised to see them make such a pretty song has succeeded. The All Music Guide described the song as the one who showed that the band was really something. Particularly noteworthy is the song line "You and I are gonna live forever" was considered, which is a kind of substitute chorus in the song. Gallagher expressed in the comments to Live Forever on the DVD to Definitely Maybe, that for him the line " We see things they'll never see " for him is the most important line of text because it refers to the familiarity of old friends and Jokes stories laugh that no one understands otherwise.
In a poll on the official website of Oasis Live Forever was voted the best song of the band. In a survey conducted by the magazine Q Live Forever was elected in 2006 even the best song of all time. Pitchfork Media described the song in 2006 as "the group 's best -ever track" and praised its fearless optimism. 2007 took the song in a poll by the NME and the British radio station XFM, in accordance with the greatest indie anthems of all time was asked also place first asked about this, what should come to Live Forever yet, Gallagher later said that he the song did not find it as well and think that he could do better.
In New Zealand the single reached 43rd place in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Live Forever did not reach the singles charts. After the success of the single Wonderwall from the second album (What's the Story ) Morning Glory? a year later, the song reached number 10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and even # 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks in the U.S..
Data
Live Forever was recorded at Clear Studios in Manchester. Producers were the band Oasis and Mark Coyle and Owen Morris. The Radio Edit lasts 3:43 minutes, while the album version of Definitely Maybe with 4:37 minutes longer.
Occupation
The band Oasis was at the time of recording of Liam Gallagher ( vocals), Noel Gallagher ( lead guitar ), Paul Arthurs (guitar ), Paul McGuigan (bass) and Tony McCarroll (drums).
Title list
British CD single
European CD single
Elle pop culture allusions
The house on the cover of the single is 251 Menlove Avenue, the home of John Lennon when he was a child. Although the song was inspired by the Rolling Stones, the references to the Beatles and Lennon were clearly perceived by the public and singer Liam Gallagher even designated as a replacement Lennon.
In the video on Live Forever is shown how the drummer Tony McCarroll is buried alive by the other band members. Less than a year later, the band and their drummer went their separate ways. Part of the British versions of the promo videos were filmed at Strawberry Fields Memorial, the place in New York's Central Park, which is dedicated to Lennon. A produced for the American market video that Nick Egan turned, showing the band as she sits in an office, in which images of Lennon, Cobain, Sid Vicious, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Marc Bolan, and Bobby Moore the wall hanging.
In the play In the taxi cry from their debut album You and how many of your friends to Kettcar relate with the line " The day we ' We're gonna live forever' on the thighs tattooed " on the Oasis song. The members of the Sugarplum Fairy took a sample of Live Forever as an opportunity to start the band.