Morning Glory (Oasis song)

"Morning Glory" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher and included on the band's second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, in September 1995. It was given a commercial single release only in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, and it was also a radio single in the United States and Canada. In North America, it was the first song of the album to receive significant play on modern rock radio stations, which "Some Might Say" and "Roll with It" had not achieved.

"Morning Glory"
Single by Oasis
from the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
B-side	"It's Better People" "Rockin' Chair" "Live Forever" (live at Glastonbury '95)
Released	18 September 1995 (1995-09-18)[note 1]
Genre	Rock[1]
Length	5:03
Label	Creation Epic [note 1]
Songwriter(s)	Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)	Owen Morris Noel Gallagher
Oasis singles chronology
"Roll with It" (1995) "Morning Glory" (1995) "Wonderwall" (1995)
Music video
"Morning Glory" on YouTube
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? track listing
12 tracks "Hello" "Roll with It" "Wonderwall" "Don't Look Back in Anger" "Hey Now!" Untitled "Some Might Say" "Cast No Shadow" "She's Electric" "Morning Glory" Untitled "Champagne Supernova"

Content

Lyrics and themes

"Morning Glory" contains lyrical references to the drug cocaine and to the Beatles' song "Tomorrow Never Knows",^[2] and partially serves as the album's title track; the full line in its parent album's name is present in the chorus' lyrics.

Musical style

Kenneth Partridge said of the riff that opens "Morning Glory" that it is "strikingly similar" to that of "The One I Love" by American rock band R.E.M.^[2]

Music video

The song's accompanying video is directed by Jake Scott. The band is performing in an industrial apartment, suggested by the opening shots of the video to be the Balfron Tower (not to be mistaken with Trellick Tower), as the building's tenants (including a man with a baby, a young boy, an old man and a female cyclist, an elderly woman with a hair dryer, a middle-aged woman in a house coat, a mafia boss and two bodyguards, an Indian couple, a drug addict, another elderly woman, and young woman and her mother) take offence to the loud noise of the band's playing and come up to knock on the door and look in the mail slot. The video concludes with all the tenants gathering around the door, beating on it and yelling, just as the band finishes playing and packs up their instruments.^[3]

Other releases

• In October 2005, a remix of the song was released on the soundtrack to the movie Goal!. It was done by Don't Believe the Truth producer Dave Sardy.
• The song is included on Oasis' compilation album Stop the Clocks. On the original album, the song segues into the 40-second untitled track, which in turn segues into "Champagne Supernova". This is the same thing that happens on Stop the Clocks, except the untitled track is not included, leaving the water sounds from "Morning Glory" to directly segue into "Champagne Supernova".

Track listings

Australian CD and cassette single; Japanese CD single (662488 2; 662488 8; EICP 707)^[4][5][6]

1. "Morning Glory"
2. "It's Better People"
3. "Rockin' Chair"
4. "Live Forever" (live at Glastonbury '95, 23 June 1995)

Personnel

• Liam Gallagher – vocals, tambourine
• Noel Gallagher – lead guitars, backing vocals
• Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs – rhythm guitar
• Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan – bass
• Alan White – drums, percussion
• Brian Cannon – keyboard^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Morning Glory" Chart (1995) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 25 Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[9] 4 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 29 Scotland (OCC)[11] 84 UK Singles (OCC)[12][13] 147 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[14] 24

Year-end charts 1995 year-end chart performance for "Morning Glory" Chart (1995) Position Australia (ARIA)[15] 76 Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[16] 18

Certifications

Certifications for "Morning Glory"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17]	Gold	35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Platinum	600,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Morning Glory"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Catalogue	Ref.
Australia	18 September 1995	CD	Creation Epic	662488 2	[19]
United States	26 September 1995	Contemporary hit radio	Epic	ESK 7302	[20]