"All Around the World"
Single by Oasis
from the album Be Here Now
Released	12 January 1998
Format	CD, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, cassette
Recorded	November 1996 - April 1997
Genre	Britpop, Rock
Length	9:20
Label	Creation Records
Producer(s)	Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher
Chart positions
#1 (UK) #1 (Ireland) #15 (US)
Oasis singles chronology
"Stand By Me" (1997)	"All Around the World" (1998)	"Don't Go Away" (Japan only) (1998)

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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 a 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 the bands lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. ... Acquiesce is a song by British rock group 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 an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... Hey Jude is a rock ballad written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and recorded by the Beatles. ...

The song was one of the first to be written by Noel, and there are recorded sessions of the band rehearsing it at the Boardwalk club as early as 1992. 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. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Definitely Maybe is the highly acclaimed debut album of Britpop band Oasis, first released in 1994 on Creation Records. ... (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? is the second album by the English rock band Oasis, 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 Faris and apparently took 24 computer animators 6 months to make. For the song, see Yellow Submarine (song). ... 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. ...

Trivia

• When it was suggested that Oasis take legal action against pop band Hear'Say for their first single's ("Pure and Simple") 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.

• The harmonica pieces on the track were performed by Mark Feltham. Noel and Liam's then wives, Meg Mathews and Patsy Kensit, sang backing vocals.

• Portions of the song's chorus are being used as background music for AT&T's advertising campaign for "The New" AT&T.

• The photograph on the front of the album was taken on Bournemouth beach in Dorset, England.

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Track listing

• CD CRESCD 282

1. "All Around The World" - 9:38
2. "The Fame" - 4:35
3. "Flashbax" - 5:07
4. "Street Fighting Man" - 3:54

• 7" CRE 282

1. "All Around The World (Edit)"
2. "The Fame" - 4:35

• 12" CRE 282T

1. "All Around The World" - 9:38
2. "The Fame" - 4:35
3. "Flashbax" - 5:07

• Cassette CRECS 282

1. "All Around The World (Edit)"
2. "The Fame" - 4:35

• This was the last Oasis single to be released on the Creation Records label.
• This was the last Oasis single to include 3 b-sides on the CD version.