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Encyclopedia > All Around The World
"All Around the World"
Single cover
Single by Oasis
from the album Be Here Now
Released 12 January 1998
Format CD
Recorded November 1996 - April 1997
Genre Britpop, Rock
Length 9:20
Label Creation RKIDSCD021
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Owen Morris
Chart positions
Oasis singles chronology
"Stand By Me"
(1997)
"All Around the World"
(1998)
"Don't Go Away" (Japan)
(1998)

"All Around the World" is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. The song is seen by many as the stand-out track from their third album Be Here Now. Released on 12th January 1998, the track peaked at Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart; it is the longest single ever to do so. Image File history File links Image Source This image is the cover of an album or single. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Be Here Now is also the third studio album by British rock band Oasis, first released in August 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Interference colors. ... Genres of Cuban music and other popular music A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock movement from the mid 1990s, characterised by the appearance of bands who were influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... At least two different record labels called Creation Records have existed. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Owen Morris is a music producer who has produced albums for many large bands, such as Oasis and The Verve. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Stand By Me is a song by British rock group Oasis, written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. ... Dont Go Away is a song by British rock group Oasis, written by the bands lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. ... Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... Noel Gallagher on stage with Oasis Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967) is the lead songwriter, guitarist and sometime lead-singer with the British rock band Oasis. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Be Here Now is also the third studio album by British rock band Oasis, first released in August 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...


Be Here Now has been criticised for being self-indulgent, over-produced and bloated. "All Around the World", nearly ten minutes long, embellished with string and horn pieces, and followed by its very own two minute long instrumental reprise, would appear to be the worst culprit. However, on its release the reviews were generally positive. It is in keeping with many Oasis songs, such as "Whatever", "Acquiesce", "Live Forever" and "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" in that it preaches the belief that "it's gonna be OK". It also features a backing vocal in the coda remarkably similar to the corresponding section in The Beatles' classic Hey Jude. A string instrument (also stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ... A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator (usually a tube), in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into (or over) a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. ... Reprise is also the name of a record label, see Reprise Records In music a reprise is the repetition or return of the opening material later in a composition such as occurs in the recapitulation of sonata form, though it originally (18th century) was simply any repeated section, such as... Whatever is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. ... Acquiesce is a B-side song by Oasis. ... Live Forever is a song by British rock group Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. ... Stop Crying Your Heart Out is a song by British rock group Oasis, written by guitarist Noel Gallagher. ... The Beatles were a British rock group from Liverpool, England. ... Hey Jude is a song attributed to Paul McCartney and John Lennon (but largely the work of McCartney). ...


The song was one of the first to be written be Noel, and there are recorded sessions of the band rehearsing it at the Boardwalk club in the early 1990s. However, despite Noel's fondness for the song, it did not appear on their first two albums, Definitely Maybe and (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, as he wanted to wait until the band could afford to produce the song in the extravagant manner in which it was to eventually appear. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... Definitely Maybe is the seemingly oxymoronic title of the highly acclaimed debut album by Britpop band Oasis, first released in 1994 on Creation Records. ... (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? is the second album by British rock band Oasis, first released in October 1995. ...


Keeping with the feel of the song, the video was also a lavish affair. Featuring the band in a yellow spaceship, the animated piece saw them travel through a world akin to The Beatles' Yellow Submarine film. The video was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Farisand apparently took 24 computer animators 6 months to make. Yellow Submarine can refer to: Yellow Submarine (song), Original song by The Beatles, released in 1966. ... Jonathan Dayton is a director and producer who has created a large number of music videos and other films with his wife Valerie Faris. ... Valerie Faris is a director and producer who has created a large number of music videos and other films with her husband Jonathan Dayton. ...


When it was suggested that Oasis take legal action against pop band Hear'Say for their first single's uncanny similarity to "All Around the World", Noel simply laughed at the hypocrisy of such an act from a man who was famous for "borrowing" from other artists. HearSay were a British pop group, created by the ITV reality tv show Popstars in February 2001. ...


The harmonica pieces on the track were performed by Mark Feltham. Noel and Liam's then wives, Meg Matthews and Patsy Kensit, sang backing vocals. A harmonica is a very common free reed musical wind instrument (also known, among other things, as a mouth organ, French harp,tin sandwhich, blues harp, simply harp, or Mississippi saxophone), having multiple, variably-tuned brass or bronze reeds, each secured at one end over an airway slot of like...


Portions of the song are currently being used as background music in an advertising campaign for "The New" AT&T in the United States. AT&T Inc. ...


Track listing

  1. "All Around the World"
  2. "The Fame"
  3. "Flashbax"
  4. "Street Fighting Man"
Oasis
Liam Gallagher | Noel Gallagher | Gem Archer | Andy Bell | Zak Starkey
(Alan White) | (Paul McGuigan) | (Paul Arthurs) | (Tony McCaroll)
Albums
Definitely Maybe | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Be Here Now | The Masterplan
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants | Heathen Chemistry | Don't Believe the Truth
DVDs
Live By The Sea | ...There And Then | Familiar to Millions | Definitely Maybe - The DVD
Related articles
Britpop | Owen Morris | Alan McGee | Big Brother | Discography


 

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