Supersonic (song)
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| "Supersonic" | ||
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| Single by Oasis | ||
| from the album Definitely Maybe | ||
| B-side(s) | Take Me Away, I Will Believe (Live), Columbia (White Label Demo) | |
| Released | 11 April 1994 | |
| Format | CD, 7", 12" | |
| Recorded | December 1993, at The Pink Museum, Liverpool | |
| Genre | Britpop | |
| Length | 4:43 | |
| Label | Creation Records | |
| Writer(s) | Noel Gallagher | |
| Producer(s) | Oasis and Mark Coyle | |
| Chart positions | ||
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# 31 (UK) |
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| Oasis singles chronology | ||
| Supersonic (1994) |
Shakermaker (1994) |
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| Stop The Clocks Album Listing | ||
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| Acquiesce (Track 11) |
Supersonic (Track 12) |
Half The World Away (Track 13) |
"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 national 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. The single went silver in the UK on June 30th 2006, 12 years and 3 months after is original release.
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.
The song is to be included on Oasis' 'best-of' album Stop The Clocks.
[edit] Track listings
- CD CRESCD 176
- "Supersonic" - 4:44
- "Take Me Away" - 4:30
- "I Will Believe" (Live) - 3:46
- "Columbia" (White Label Demo) - 5:25
- "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.
