Live Forever (Oasis song)

"Live Forever"
Cover art featuring John Lennon's childhood home at 251 Menlove Avenue in Liverpool
Single by Oasis
from the album Definitely Maybe
B-side
  • "Up in the Sky" (acoustic)
  • "Cloudburst"
  • "Supersonic" (live)
Released8 August 1994
StudioClear, Manchester
Genre
Length
LabelCreation
Songwriter(s)Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)
Oasis singles chronology
"Shakermaker"
(1994) 		"Live Forever"
(1994) 		"Cigarettes & Alcohol"
(1994)
Definitely Maybe track listing
11 tracks
  1. "Rock 'n' Roll Star"
  2. "Shakermaker"
  3. "Live Forever"
  4. "Up in the Sky"
  5. "Columbia"
  6. "Supersonic"
  7. "Bring It on Down"
  8. "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
  9. "Digsy's Dinner"
  10. "Slide Away"
  11. "Married with Children"
Audio sample
Music video
"Oasis - Live Forever (Official HD Remastered Video)" on YouTube
Music video
"Oasis - Live Forever (Official Video - US Version)" on YouTube

"Live Forever" is a song by the English rock band Oasis. Written by Noel Gallagher, the song was released as the third single from their debut album Definitely Maybe (1994) on 8 August 1994, just prior to that album's release.[3][4] Gallagher began writing the song in 1991, before he joined Oasis.

Inspired by the Rolling Stones' "Shine a Light", "Live Forever" features a basic song structure and lyrics with an optimistic outlook that contrasted with the attitude of the grunge bands popular at the time. The song was the first Oasis single to enter the top ten in the United Kingdom, and garnered critical acclaim. In 2017, lead singer Liam Gallagher declared it his favourite Oasis song.[5] The British Phonographic Industry certified the song triple platinum in July 2024.[6] Upon Oasis' reunion in August 2024, the song reached a new peak of number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.[7]

  1. ^ Partridge, Kenneth (29 August 2014). "Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' at 20: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Every song from Oasis' Definitely Maybe album RANKED – 25 years on".
  3. ^ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-08-06.pdf
  4. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-08-13.pdf
  5. ^ "Live Forever is Liam Gallagher's favourite Oasis song – here's why". Radio X.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference bpi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter's Taste spends second week at Number 1 as Oasis take Live Forever to new highs". Official Charts. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.