Wonderwall (song)
October 30, 1995
Wonderwall is a song by British rock band Oasis Britpop, which was written by Noel Gallagher. It was the fourth single from their album (What's the Story ) Morning Glory? and was published after his appearance on 30 October 1995. In the UK singles chart, it reached the second place and stayed for 34 weeks in the charts.
Background
The song was written on the original interpretation by Noel Gallagher for his then girlfriend Meg Matthews. After their separation Noel denied a relationship and pointed to the media that the piece had misinterpreted. The title Wonderwall comes from the album of the same name published in 1968 George Harrison, which in turn is the soundtrack to the little-known film Wonderwall.
From fans of the band and music critics is repeatedly spoken of the perfect rock song or the best British song of all time in connection with Wonderwall. The video for Wonderwall by Nigel Dick received the 1996 BRIT Award for Best British Video.
Trivia
- An easy-listening cover version of Mike Flowers Pops landed seven weeks after the publication of No. 2 in the British charts.
- In 2002, Wonderwall was covered by Ryan Adams, who was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Solo rock vocal performance. The version of Ryan Adams came through the American series OC California wide attention, since it was used for a key point of Season 1. Noel Gallagher liked this cover so much that he played at several live concerts.
- Other interpretations of the song can be found on Paul Anka's Rock Swings album from 2005, as well as Radiohead, Cat Power and the Beastie Boys.