"Keep The Dream Alive" is a song from British band Oasis' sixth album Don't Believe the Truth, released in May 2005. 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. ... The bands nucleus - The Gallagher brothers Noel and Liam Oasis are a British rock band, originally formed in Manchester. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Dont Believe the Truth is the sixth studio album by Oasis (the bands eighth release overall), released on May 30 2005 internationally and a day later in the United States. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in May May 26: Eddie Albert May 25: Ismail Merchant May 25: Sunil Dutt May 25: Graham Kennedy May 22: Thurl Ravenscroft May 21: Howard Morris May 21: Subodh Mukherjee May 21: Stephen Elliott May 20... See also: 2005 in music (UK) other events of 2005 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 22 - Tsunami Relief concert held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - the largest live music event in the UK since the Live Aid concert of 1985. ...

Guitarist Noel Gallagher has said in an interview, "There's a bit in the chorus where it says 'I'm no stranger to this place/Where real life and dreams collide' and I kind of take it as a band member's song. It's a bit cheesy to say this but it's about the lads really." Noel Gallagher on stage with Oasis Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Longsight, Manchester) is the lead songwriter and guitarist with the British rock band Oasis. ...

The song was written by Oasis bassist Andy Bell, inspired by the film Stardust starring David Essex. Andy Bell has been the name of several notable figures: Andy Bell, lead singer of the pop band Erasure, Andy Bell, bassist for Ride, Hurricane No. ... Stardust is the name of several things: Stardust (song), a 1927 jazz-pop song by Hoagy Carmichael. ... David Essex (born July 23, 1947) is a British actor and singer who has enjoyed a varied career. ...

According to Noel, the demo of the song originally had a fade-out including dialogue from the film and was going to be the closing track on the album.

"Being the idiot that he is, right, he [Andy] decides to get...the sample cleared first before the tune comes out. And I was like 'Just put it on, don't worry about it' because you got all these people and then they hear the 'O' word [Oasis]...and then it never quite made it onto the tune at the end."

According to commercials being aired in Canada, the song is set to be released as the next single to the Canadian market. There is no word yet of whether or not a video has been shot.