Go Let It Out
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| "Go Let it Out" | ||
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| Single by Oasis | ||
| from the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants | ||
| B-side(s) | "Let's All Make Believe", "(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes In Hell" | |
| Released | 2000-02-07 | |
| Format | CD, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, cassette | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:38 | |
| Label | Big Brother | |
| Producer(s) | Mark Stent, Noel Gallagher | |
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| Oasis singles chronology | ||
| "Don't Go Away (Japan only)" (1998) |
"Go Let it Out" (2000) |
"Who Feels Love?" (2000) |
| Stop the Clocks Album Listing | ||
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| Half The World Away (Track 13) |
Go Let It Out (Track 14) |
Songbird (Track 15) |
"Go Let It Out" is a song by Rock group Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was released in 2000 as the first single from the fourth studio album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. The song peaked at #1 in the UK charts.
The lyrics are a typical combination of positive sentiments and nonsense lyrics which Noel Gallagher uses to great effect in a number of Oasis songs. It is in a similar vein to "Roll With It" in that it encourages the listener to get on with their life without being specific about how this is to be achieved. The song samples the drums from Johnny Jenkins' version of Dr John's"I Walk on Gilded Splinters". The title may be a reference to the line in "Hey Jude" by The Beatles, "So let it out and let it in, hey, Jude, begin". Noel described the song as "the closest we came to sounding like a modern day Beatles" in the 'Lock the Box' interview found on the DVD in the special edition of Stop The Clocks.
The song, along with B-side "(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell", also embodies the psychedelic feel which the band experimented with on the album. It couples this with an acoustic guitar chord sequence. "Let's All Make Believe", the second B-Side is considered by many to be one of the best B-sides from this era. Some people believe the lyrics of this song to relate to the cracks that began forming in the group at the time (see below), the lyric: "Lets all make believe/were still friends and we like each other."
Due to the departure of guitarist Bonehead and bassist Guigsy in the early recording sessions for Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, the track features only Liam Gallagher (vocals), Noel Gallagher (rhythm guitar, bass guitar, lead guitar) and Alan White (drums).
The song is included on Oasis' 'best-of' album Stop the Clocks.
The b-side 'Let's all make believe' has recently been included in several lists as a 'hidden gem', such as Q magazine placing it at number one on its list of '500 best lost tracks' and at 4 on its 'list of songs to download this month - January 2006.' Q magazine said in the description 'If Standing on the Shoulder of Giants had contained this track, it would have probably got another star'.
[edit] Track listing
- CD RKIDSCD 001
- "Go Let It Out" - 4:41
- "Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
- "(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes In Hell" - 4:21
- 7" RKID 001
- "Go Let It Out" - 4:41
- "Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
- 12" RKID 001T
- "Go Let It Out" - 4:41
- "Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
- "(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes In Hell" - 4:21
- Cassette RKIDCS 001
- "Go Let It Out" - 4:41
- "Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
- This was the first Oasis product to be released via their new Big Brother record label. The catalogue numbers across all formats include RKID 001.
- Due to new regulations concerning the length of singles in the UK, this was the first Oasis single to only include 2 b-sides.
