Supersonic (Oasis song)
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| "Supersonic" | ||
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| Single by Oasis | ||
| From the album Definitely Maybe | ||
| Single Released | April 11 1994 | |
| Single Format | CD, 7" Vinyl & 12" Vinyl | |
| Recorded | December 1993 at The Pink Museum, Liverpool | |
| Genre | Britpop | |
| Song Length | 4 min 43 s | |
| Record label | Creation Records | |
| Producer | Oasis & Mark Coyle | |
| Chart positions | 31 (UK) | |
| Oasis single chronology | ||
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"Supersonic" 1994 |
Shakermaker 1994 |
"Supersonic" is the debut single released by British rock band Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. It also appears on their debut album, Definitely Maybe. It was released on the 11th April 1994 and peaked at #31 on the official UK charts. It was the song performed by the band on their debut TV performance on Channel 4's The Word, transmitted on the 18th March 1994. It remains to this day a favourite song of both the band and the fans.
In spite of its popularity, Gallagher claims the song is basically a collection of nonsense lyrics written in a matter of minutes, just before the band entered the recording studios to record the track. The identity of the character "Elsa" caused some confusion — according to the song She done it with a doctor/On a helicopter/she sniffin' in a tissue/Sellin' the Big Issue. Noel claims, "Someone told me "Supersonic" was about teenage prostitution. Shit!". It has since been revealed that Elsa was a nine-stone rottweiler with a flatulence problem who was in the studio on the day the song was written, hence the line "she's into Alka Seltzer". It was written and recorded at The Pink Museum in Liverpool. The plan was for Oasis to record Bring It On Down for their debut single and another bunch of demos. However, Supersonic was written and it impressed everyone so much, it was chosen to be the band's first single.
In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Supersonic" at number 20 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
Single tracks
- "Supersonic"
- "Take Me Away"
- "I Will Believe" (live) (Only released on CD and 12" Vinyl)
- "Columbia" (White Label Demo) (only released on CD)
"I Will Believe" is believed to have been recorded for a 1993 radio session for the BBC. The demo of "Columbia" is the same version as was released on a limited edition white label promo in December 1993, which itself was an edited version of the original demo recorded in Liverpool in the spring of 1993.