Wibbling Rivalry

"Wibbling Rivalry"
Single by Oas*s
Released1995
Recorded7 April 1994
StudioForte Crest Hotel, Glasgow
GenreInterview
Length14:32
LabelFierce Panda

"Wibbling Rivalry" is a single released under the name "Oas*s" by the Fierce Panda record label in 1995.[1] It is a recording of John Harris (working for NME at the time) interviewing brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis on 7 April 1994, on the verge of their commercial breakthrough.[2] The interview is famous for featuring a violent argument between the brothers over an incident that occurred a few months prior in which Liam incited a drunken brawl on board an overnight ferry to the Netherlands, which resulted in the entire band (apart from Noel, who was not involved) being arrested and deported.[3][4] The title is a play on the expression sibling rivalry with the word wibble, and was chosen by Fierce Panda co-founder and former NME journalist Simon Williams, whose choice of title puns featured on other releases on the label.[5]

The single contains a 'Liam Track' featuring predominantly Liam's use of profanities and a 'Noel Track' featuring Noel.[2] "Wibbling Rivalry" holds the record as the highest-charting interview release in the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 52 on 25 November 1995.[6][5]

The single's cover features English underworld figures Ronnie and Reggie Kray.

  1. ^ "Fierce Panda Records". www.fiercepanda.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Noel and Liam's Wibbling Rivalry - A history of music's most argumentative brothers - NME". NME. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Wibbling Rivalry Transcript". www.oocities.org. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Oasis recall drunken ferry fight in new 'Supersonic' clip - watch - NME". NME. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Gittins was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "wibbling-rivalry | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 10 November 2017.