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"Supersonic" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, released as their debut single on 11 April 1994. It appeared on their debut studio album Definitely Maybe (1994). The single reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart, 22 on the UK Indie Singles Chart and 11 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

"Supersonic"
Single by Oasis
from the album Definitely Maybe
B-side
  • "Take Me Away"
  • "I Will Believe" (live)
  • "Columbia" (white label demo)
Released11 April 1994 (1994-04-11)
Recorded19 December 1993
StudioThe Pink Museum, Liverpool
GenreBritpop[1]
Length
  • 4:43 (album version)
  • 3:40 (radio edit)
Label
  • Creation
  • Epic
  • Helter Skelter
Songwriter(s)Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)
  • Oasis
  • Mark Coyle
Oasis singles chronology
"Supersonic"
(1994)		 "Shakermaker"
(1994)
Definitely Maybe track listing
11 tracks
  1. "Rock 'n' Roll Star"
  2. "Shakermaker"
  3. "Live Forever"
  4. "Up in the Sky"
  5. "Columbia"
  6. "Supersonic"
  7. "Bring It On Down"
  8. "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
  9. "Digsy's Dinner"
  10. "Slide Away"
  11. "Married with Children"

"Supersonic" was written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher and recorded at the Pink Museum Studio in Liverpool, England in December 1993. It was produced by the band alongside producer Mark Coyle, with no additional production or remixing through producer Owen Morris. Two music videos were produced for the song.


Writing


"Supersonic" was written and recorded in a single day at the Pink Museum Studio,[2][3][4] now known as the Motor Museum,[5] in Liverpool on 19 December 1993.[6] Guitarist Noel Gallagher claimed that he wrote the song in half an hour,[3][7] while his studio colleagues were taking a break from recording to eat a Chinese meal.[8][9] Rather than joining them, Noel remained in the studio's backroom working on his guitar riff and finished writing before they returned.[9] Guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs recalled:

Noel's just sat there with the guitar and he just wrote the music, that will do, and then he wrote the words, any old fucking words and he came back in the room with us, with his guitar and he said, 'Look, I've just written another song.' He started singing it and we nailed it and mixed it that night, rapid, because that's what we'd been doing every night in the Boardwalk, you know, and it sounded massive, absolutely massive.[2]

In contrast, drummer Tony McCarroll wrote in his 2010 book The Truth: "Now, I know that Noel is the main songwriter for Oasis, but there were many instances like this where the band as a whole – and The Real People too – were integral to the composition of a song".[10] He also stated that Noel did not want to credit the Real People as co-producers of the song.[11]

The guitar solo has a striking resemblance to the riff to "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison, though Noel Gallagher has denied deliberately copying it.[12][13]


Recording


On 16 December 1993, Oasis performed at Liverpool's Krazy House club, supporting the Real People.[14] Shortly after the gig,[15] they went to the Pink Museum with engineer Dave Scott for a few days[lower-alpha 1] to record "Bring It on Down" for a potential single release,[4] at the request of Creation Records co-owner Alan McGee;[2][3] however, the intended song recording was discarded due to a disagreement over McCarroll's drumming, according to Noel.[3][9] Oasis also attempted to record a studio version for "I Will Believe", but Scott dismissed it because he felt it sounded like an early 1980s indie pop song.[15] Instead, Noel wrote the song "Take Me Away",[17] which was quickly recorded acoustically.[15]

On the last day of the sessions after recording only one acoustic song, Oasis began jamming together, attempting to work on a new martial.[15] Bonehead began playing rhythm guitar over McCarroll's drumbeat, while singer Liam Gallagher rattled his tambourine.[10] Noel soon joined them and played a melody over the rhythm.[10] The Real People's bassist Tony Griffiths suggested them to develop their jam because it has the potential to be a hit single.[10] After Noel wrote the lyrics and melody, Liam's vocals were recorded in one take,[18] with Tony guiding Liam's vocals[lower-alpha 2] through the melody.[10] Tony also contributed backing vocals to the track,[10] which were layered five times.[16] Scott had to remove a take of "I Will Believe" to record "Supersonic" because he did not have a spare tape.[16]

To record "Supersonic", Bonehead used a Gibson SG guitar owned by Scott and a Marshall JCM900 amplifier owned by the Real People's singer Chris Griffiths.[16] Noel played an Epiphone Les Paul guitar through a Watkins Dominator MKIII combo amp.[19] Additional overdubs for Noel's lead guitar were added.[16] To add handclap tracks, Scott had to remove McCarroll's hi-hats.[16] According to Scott, "Supersonic" was recorded and mixed in 11 hours,[16] while Noel said it only took eight hours to be completed.[20] Though it was originally recorded as a demo, it was never re-recorded or remixed,[3][16] and this refers to producer Owen Morris, who later reworked on some other tracks on Definitely Maybe prior to its release.[2] After finishing the recording, Oasis introduced the track to McGee for their then-upcoming debut single; he was impressed.[3] "Supersonic" was mastered by engineer Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios in New York.[21]


Release and commercial performance


"Supersonic" was released as a single in Ireland on 5 April 1994, in the UK on 11 April and in the US on 11 September.[22] It was included as the sixth track on Oasis's debut album Definitely Maybe,[23] released on 29 August 1994.[24] The UK single was released by Creation on CD, 12 and 7-inch vinyls,[25][26] and peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart,[27][28] the band's second lowest-peaking single after "Half the World Away",[29] which peaked at number 56 in November 2015.[30] However, "Supersonic" sold over 240,000 copies, making it their 14th biggest-selling single in the UK,[31] even outselling their 2002 number one single "The Hindu Times" and their 2005 number one hits "Lyla" and "The Importance of Being Idle".[29]

NME named "Supersonic" the "Single of the Week" in its issue of 9 April 1994;[32] the magazine included it on its compilation Singles of the Week 1994, released in January 1995.[33] "Supersonic" was Oasis's first single to chart in the US; it entered the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart at number 33 in early October 1994 and peaked at number 11 on 10 December.[34][35] By the end of October 1994, "Supersonic" was played on 38 US radio stations.[36] By the end of 1994, the song became the most track played on the WENZ Cleveland radio station.[37] "Supersonic" was included on the band's greatest hits albums Stop the Clocks (2006) and Time Flies... 1994–2009 (2010).[38][39]


Cover


The cover depicts the band and their instruments at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales. Photographer Michael Spencer discussed the cover art in an interview:[40]

The shot was taken at Monnow Valley studios in Wales, where they had started recording Definitely Maybe. The idea was to have a cluttered studio environment with amps and cables strewn everywhere. Liam was only 21 at the time and already looked like a fully-formed rock star, so Art Director Brian Cannon decided to have him at the front of the shot. He thought it would be a nice twist if we had some tungsten lights in view, the idea being to put Oasis firmly in the ‘spotlight’ for their debut single. I cross-processed the film, which gives the shot its bluey tint.


Music video


There are two music videos for the song. In the UK version the band is playing at a roof of a hotel near King's Cross Station. The US version shows the band driving a car and playing in a hemispherical structure, nearly identical to the "Some Might Say" video.[41][42][43]


Other appearances


The song appeared on Rock Band on 1 September 2009 as a live version.

The song's title was used for Oasis: Supersonic, a 2016 documentary about the band by director Mat Whitecross.


Track listings


All tracks are written by Noel Gallagher.[lower-alpha 3]


Credits and personnel


Adapted from the CD single liner notes,[45] except where noted:


Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[70] Platinum 600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


Notes and references



Footnotes


  1. The Pink Museum founder Hambi Haralambous said Oasis reserved the studio for four days,[15] Noel stated three days,[2] while Scott stated in an interview that they booked for only two days, Saturday and Sunday;[16] producer Mark Coyle also confirmed that the sessions took two days.[2]
  2. Contrary to what McCarroll said, Scott said that the guide vocals for Liam were done by Noel.[16]
  3. Except "Shakermaker" written by Noel, Bill Backer, Billy Davis, Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway.[44]
  4. The same tracks are played on both sides of the cassette tape.
  5. Track 1 is on side A of the 12-inch vinyl and tracks 2 and 3 are on side B.
  6. Track 1 is on side A of the 7-inch vinyl and track 2 is on side B.
  7. The band members' instruments are not credited on the single liner notes; these instruments are listed based on the members' roles in the track recording process and their later live performances.

Citations


  1. "How Oasis went 'Supersonic' 20 years ago today". itv.com. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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  4. Niven 2014, p. 69.
  5. Newell, Philip (2017). Recording Studio Design (4th ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-317-38194-5.
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  10. McCarroll 2010, chpt. 4.
  11. McCarroll 2010, chpts. 5–6.
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  14. Gallagher & Christian 1996, p. 213.
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  22. Gallagher & Christian 1996, pp. 214–215.
  23. Middles 1996, p. 111.
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На других языках

- [en] Supersonic (Oasis song)

[es] Supersonic (canción de Oasis)

«Supersonic» es el sencillo debut de la banda Británica Oasis, compuesta por Noel Gallagher. Aparece en su álbum debut, Definitely Maybe. Fue lanzado el 11 de abril de 1994 y alcanzó el puesto nº31 de la lista oficial del Reino Unido, la canción del repertorio de Oasis con el lugar más bajo en listas, a pesar de ser una de las más reconocidas del grupo. La canción fue interpretada en el debut de la banda en la TV nacional (Channel 4 The Word), el 18 de marzo de 1994. Sigue siendo, hasta el día de hoy, una de las canciones favoritas de la banda (en el DVD de Definitely Maybe, Noel cita que es su canción de Oasis favorita). El sencillo tras los años transcurridos ha acumulado ventas de más de 215 000 copias. Fue plata en el Reino Unido el 30 de junio de 2006, a 12 años y 3 meses de su lanzamiento.

[ru] Supersonic

«Supersonic» (с англ. — «Сверхзвуковой») — дебютный сингл английской рок-группы Oasis, написанный её гитаристом Ноэлем Галлахером. Сингл был выпущен 11 апреля 1994 года и стал первым синглом группы. Позже сингл вошёл в их дебютный альбом Definitely Maybe, вышедший в августе 1994 года.


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