Familiar to Millions

Familiar to Millions
Live album by Oasis
Released 13 November 2000 (UK)
21 November 2000 / 17 March 2001 (US)
Recorded 16 April 2000 & 21 July 2000
Genre Alternative rock, Britpop
Length 45:14 (CD 1)
46:29 (CD 2)
68:29 (Short Edition CD)
Label Big Brother (UK)
RKIDLP005 (LP)
RKIDCD005 (CD)
Epic E2K 85267 (US)
Producer Jon Lemon, Mark Stent, Paul Stacey
Oasis chronology
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
(2000)		 Familiar to Millions
(2000)		 Heathen Chemistry
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Q [2]

Familiar to Millions is a live album by the British rock band Oasis. It was recorded at Wembley Stadium on 21 July 2000. It debuted at #5 in the UK charts with 57,000 copies sold in the first week. To date Familiar to Millions has sold around 310,000 copies in Britain alone (Platinum), about 70,000 copies in the U.S.[3][4] and an estimated 1 million copies worldwide. The album was initially released simultaneously on six formats: DVD, VHS, CD, double cassette, triple vinyl, and MiniDisc.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Noel Gallagher, except where noted. The disc division and track lengths below are taken from the double-CD edition of the album.

Disc one

  1. "Fuckin' in the Bushes" (intro tape) – 3:04
  2. "Go Let It Out" – 5:32
  3. "Who Feels Love?" – 5:59
  4. "Supersonic" – 4:30
  5. "Shakermaker" – 5:13
  6. "Acquiesce" – 4:18
  7. "Step Out" (Gallagher, Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) – 4:05
  8. "Gas Panic!" – 8:01
  9. "Roll with It" – 4:43
  10. "Stand by Me" – 5:49

Disc two

  1. "Wonderwall" – 4:34
  2. "Cigarettes & Alcohol" – 6:53
  3. "Don't Look Back in Anger" – 5:09
  4. "Live Forever" – 4:52
  5. "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" (Neil Young) – 3:45
  6. "Champagne Supernova" – 6:31
  7. "Rock 'n' Roll Star" – 6:19
  8. "Helter Skelter" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 6:32

The 'Highlights' Version

(This version is on one CD, (rather than two, as shown above). All songs are written by Noel Gallagher.)

  1. "Go Let It Out"
  2. "Who Feels Love?"
  3. "Supersonic"
  4. "Shakermaker"
  5. "Acquiesce"
  6. "Gas Panic!"
  7. "Roll with It"
  8. "Wonderwall"
  9. "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
  10. "Don't Look Back in Anger"
  11. "Live Forever"
  12. "Champagne Supernova"
  13. "Rock 'n' Roll Star"

Video version (DVD/VHS)

As well as the whole show the DVD features the following:

The VHS features the whole show and a 20-minute documentary (entitled "Mad Fer It") featuring exclusive interviews with Liam and Noel Gallagher. This documentary is unique to the VHS format.

Audio version (CD/Vinyl/Cassette/MiniDisc)

Promos

Artwork

Each of the six different formats (plus the 2001 highlights CD) had a different colour for its own cover art. Below is a table featuring each colour for each format

Format Colour
4x LP Grey
2x CD Red
1x CD Violet
4x Cassette Yellow
1x VHS White
1x DVD Light Blue
2x MD Light Green

Personnel

Charts

Billboard (North America)

Album

Year Chart Position
2000 UK Albums Chart 5
2000 US Billboard 200 182

References

  1. ^ Allmusic Familiar to Millions review
  2. ^ Oasis: Familiar To Millions (2000): Reviews
  3. ^ Basham, David. "Got Charts? Making Grammy Predictions, Counting Crowes". MTV.com. January 11, 2002.
  4. ^ Goldner, Jonathan. "Oasis Badger 'Thieving' Fans At Las Vegas Gig". MTV.com. April 29, 2002.
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