Let There Be Love

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"Let There Be Love"
Single by Oasis
from the album Don't Believe the Truth
B-side(s)	"Sittin’ Here In Silence (On My Own)", "Rock 'n' Roll Star (live)
Released	28 November 2005
Format	10" vinyl, CD, DVD
Recorded	2004
Genre	Rock
Length	5:31
Label	Big Brother
Producer(s)	Dave Sardy
Chart positions
#2 (UK Singles Chart, Italy, Japan) #14 (Irish Singles Chart)
Oasis singles chronology
"The Importance of Being Idle" (2005)	"Let There Be Love" (2005)	"Stop the Clocks (EP)" (2006)

"Let There Be Love" is a song on the British rock band Oasis' sixth album, Don't Believe the Truth. Written by Noel Gallagher, it is only the second Oasis song to feature Liam and Noel on lead vocals, the first being the B-Side "Acquiesce". It was released on November 28, 2005 as the third single from the album in the UK (see 2005 in British music), and the second single in the US. It reached number two in the UK charts, capping a very successful year for the band.

A demo for the track was recorded during demo sessions for Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. A bootleg of these demo sessions was leaked onto the Internet in early 2000. This track was given the unofficial title "It's A Crime" on many bootlegs as the track was unknown and unreferenced anywhere before then. The album version of the song is structurally almost exactly as the same as the demo with a slight change in melody in the part that Noel sings. The lyrics to the chorus remains intact, but the verses and bridge have totally rewritten lyrics.

A second, Noel-sung demo was released on the "Let There Be Love" DVD single. It has the same lyrics as the album version, and in fact the album version takes some elements from the demo such as the piano. It was probably recorded sometime in 2003 or 2004, prior to the main Don't Believe The Truth recording sessions.

The video is a montage of some of Oasis' live shows during the summer of 2005 including clips of the gigs at Hampden Park and the City of Manchester Stadium. The clips don't actually show the band playing 'Let There Be Love'.

The song has only been played live twice, due to Liam's unwillingness to do soundchecks before shows, on an Italian radio show session and one of their last shows in Buenas Ares.

Contents 1 Track listings 1.1 In the UK 1.2 In Japan 1.3 Promotional UK/US releases 2 Cover images

[edit] Track listings

[edit] In the UK

• CD RKIDSCD 32

1. "Let There Be Love" - 5:31
2. "Sittin’ Here In Silence (On My Own)" - 1:58
3. "Rock 'N' Roll Star" (live at City of Manchester Stadium – 2 July 2005) - 7:47

• 10" RKID 32

1. "Let There Be Love" - 5:31
2. "Sittin’ Here In Silence (On My Own)" - 1:58

• DVD RKIDSDVD 32

1. "Let There Be Love" - 5:31
2. "Let There Be Love" (demo) - 5:25
3. Excerpts from the forthcoming film "Lord Don't Slow Me Down" and the "Let There Be Love" video - 13:25

[edit] In Japan

1. "Let There Be Love" (Radio edit)
2. "Rock 'N' Roll Star" (live at City of Manchester Stadium – 2 July 2005)
3. "Don't Look Back In Anger" (live at City of Manchester Stadium – 2 July 2005)

[edit] Promotional UK/US releases

• Promotional CD single RKIDSCD32P released in October 2005 by Big Brother in the UK.
• Promotional CD single ESK51109 released in May 2005 by Epic Records in the US.

1. "Let There Be Love" (radio edit) - 3:53

[edit] Cover images

CD, DVD, and 10"

UK promo

US promo

Oasis
Liam Gallagher | Noel Gallagher | Gem Archer | Andy Bell | Zak Starkey
Tony McCarroll | Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs | Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan | Alan White
Discography
Studio albums: Definitely Maybe | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Be Here Now Standing on the Shoulder of Giants | Heathen Chemistry | Don't Believe the Truth
Compilations: The Masterplan | Stop the Clocks
DVDs: Live by the Sea | …There and Then | Familiar to Millions | Definitely Maybe – The DVD
Films: Lord Don't Slow Me Down
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