The Hindu Times

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"The Hindu Times"

Single by Oasis
from the album Heathen Chemistry
Released	April 15, 2002
Format	CD, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, DVD
Recorded	2001 - 2002
Genre	Rock
Length	3:53
Label	Big Brother Recordings
Producer(s)	Oasis
Chart positions
#1 (UK Singles Chart) #1 (Canadian Singles Chart) #1 (Italy) #2 (Irish Singles Chart)
Oasis singles chronology
"Sunday Morning Call" (2000)	"The Hindu Times" (2002)	"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (2002)

"The Hindu Times" is a song by English rock group Oasis, and was the first single to be released from their fifth album Heathen Chemistry on 15 April 2002. It was written by Noel Gallagher.

The title has little to do with the lyrics of the song, which are more in the vein of Definitely Maybe's "Rock 'n' Roll Star". It has been speculated that the title refers to the main riffs' similarity to Indian music in sound, sounding as if they were played on a sitar.

The song, which combines the powerful fast rock of their earlier work with the psychedelic feel of their later work, was one of the first Oasis singles since (What's the Story) Morning Glory to receive almost unanimously positive reviews from the critics.^[1] ^[2]

The song was unveiled during Oasis' Fall 2001 Noise and Confusion Tour. The song was due to be released commercially at the same time but Noel decided the track needed more work done on it to be suitable for release.

[edit] Track listing

CD RKIDSCD 23

"The Hindu Times" - 3:53
"Just Getting Older" - 3:17
"Idler's Dream" - 2:57

7" RKID 23

"The Hindu Times" - 3:53
"Just Getting Older" - 3:17

12" RKID 23T

"The Hindu Times" - 3:53
"Just Getting Older" - 3:17
"Idler's Dream" - 2:57

DVD RKIDSDVD 23

"The Hindu Times" - 3:53
"The Hindu Times" (demo) - 4:32
10 Minutes Of Noise And Confusion - Pt One - 9:26

The demo version of The Hindu Times is radically different to the finished album version. Most of the lyrics (sung by Noel) are different, and the slower sound of the song is much more "grungy", with a heavy drum loop running throughout the song.
The "10 Minutes..." documentary is the first part of a unique feature covering 48 hours on the road with Oasis during the Tour of Brotherly Love which took place in the USA with the Black Crowes during May and June 2001.