Go Let It Out

"Go Let It Out"
Single by Oasis
from the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
B-side "Let's All Make Believe"
"(As Long as They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell"
Released 7 February 2000
Format CD, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, cassette
Recorded 1999
Genre Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia
Length 4:38
Label Big Brother
Writer(s) Noel Gallagher
Producer(s) Mark Stent, Noel Gallagher
Oasis singles chronology
"Don't Go Away"
(1998)		 "Go Let It Out"
(2000)		 "Where Did It All Go Wrong?"
(2000)

"Go Let It Out" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist, and chief songwriter, Noel Gallagher. It was released in 2000 as the first single from their fourth studio album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. The song peaked at #1 in the UK Singles Chart[1] and was later certified Silver. The song was the 36th best selling single of 2000 in the UK.

Background

The song samples the drums from Johnny Jenkins' version of Dr John's "I Walk on Gilded Splinters." 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 guitar riff is very similar to The Beta Band's Dry the Rain, and Noel cited Beta Band as an influence in this period.[2]

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, keyboards) and Alan White (drums). It also contains a drum loop.

Oasis were looking for replacements for founding members Bonehead and Guigsy and while Bonehead was quickly replaced with fellow Creation signing and former Heavy Stereo frontman Gem Archer, Guigsy proved harder to replace. Thus the video for "Go Let It Out" had to be filmed with Noel on bass, Archer in Noel's role as lead guitarist and Liam in Archer's role as rhythm guitarist.

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 the '500 best lost tracks' and at number four on its list of songs to download for the month of 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." The song did feature on the Japanese release of the album.

In the "Lock the Box" interview, Noel considers "Go Let It Out" to be "head and shoulders" above any other songs he had written during this time, and "up there with some of the best things I've ever done."

The video was filmed on location in Surrey, England by director Nick Egan in November 1999.

A noticeable fact about this single is that it was knocked off the number-one spot after only one week by the All Saints single "Pure Shores." Oasis' previous single "All Around the World" did the same thing to the All Saints' 1997 single "Never Ever." Frontman Liam Gallagher and All Saints' Nicole Appleton married in 2008.

Chart performance

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 23
Canada Rock Chart (RPM) 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 36
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 5
France (SNEP)[6] 66
Ireland (IRMA) 1
Italy (FIMI) 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 31
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 3
Polish Singles Chart[9] 32
Spain (AFYVE)[10] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 23
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 1

It was the 36th biggest selling single of 2000 in the UK.

Track listing

  1. "Go Let It Out" - 4:38
  2. "Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
  3. "(As Long as They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell" - 4:21
  1. "Go Let It Out" - 4:38
  2. "Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
  1. "Go Let It Out" - 4:38
  2. "Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
  3. "(As Long as They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell" - 4:21
  1. "Go Let It Out" - 4:38
  2. "Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
  1. "Go Let It Out"
  2. "(As Long as They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell"
  3. "Helter Skelter"

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Official Charts
  2. ↑ Excellent Online
  3. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Oasis – Go Let It Out". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Oasis search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  5. ↑ "Oasis: Go Let It Out" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  6. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Oasis – Go Let It Out" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Oasis – Go Let It Out". Top 40 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Oasis – Go Let It Out". VG-lista.
  9. ↑ "Polish Singles Chart |".
  10. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Oasis – Go Let It Out". Singles Top 60.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Oasis – Go Let It Out". Swiss Singles Chart.

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Preceded by
"Rise" by Gabrielle		 UK Singles Chart number one single
19 February 2000
(one week) 		Succeeded by
"Pure Shores" by All Saints