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Don't Look Back in Anger

song written and composed by Noel Gallagher, originally recorded by Oasis and released in 1995

"Don't Look Back in Anger" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It was released in 1996 as the fourth single from their second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. The song was written by the band's former guitarist and main songwriter, Noel Gallagher. The song became the band's second single to reach #1 in the UK Singles Chart. It also went platinum.[2] "Don't Look Back in Anger" was also the first Oasis single to feature Noel on lead vocals instead of his brother, Liam Gallagher.

"Don't Look Back in Anger"
Single by Oasis
from the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
B-side
Released19 February 1996 (1996-02-19)
RecordedMay 1995
StudioRockfield (Monmouth, Wales)
Genre
Length4:48
LabelCreation
Songwriter(s)Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)
Oasis singles chronology
"Wonderwall"
(1995) 		"Don't Look Back in Anger"
(1996) 		"Champagne Supernova"
(1996)
Music video
"Don't Look Back in Anger" on YouTube
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? track listing
12 tracks
  1. "Hello"
  2. "Roll with It"
  3. "Wonderwall"
  4. "Don't Look Back in Anger"
  5. "Hey Now!"
  6. Untitled
  7. "Some Might Say"
  8. "Cast No Shadow"
  9. "She's Electric"
  10. "Morning Glory"
  11. Untitled
  12. "Champagne Supernova"

Release

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The single cover is showing respects to the incident where Ringo Starr briefly left The Beatles during the recording of The White Album.

The B-side "Step Out" was originally intended for the (What's the Story) Morning Glory? album but was taken off after Stevie Wonder requested 10% of the royalties as the chorus like his hit "Uptight (Everything's Alright)". Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy received credit for writing the song along with Noel.

Reception

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Don't Look Back in Anger was met with high critical praise and it became a commercial hit.

  • Billboard said "Noel Gallagher reveals a deft sense of timing and craft that turn his improprieties into masterful pop gems."[3]
  • "Don't Look Back in Anger" is Oasis's sixth biggest Billboard hit in the US, reaching the number 10 spot on the US Modern Rock Chart for the week of June 22, 1996. [4]
  • It was the 10th biggest selling single of 1996 in the UK.
  • In a 2006 readers' poll conducted by Q magazine, "Don't Look Back in Anger" was chosen as the 20th best song of all time.[5]
  • In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Don't Look Back in Anger" at number 14 in its list of the "50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever".[6]

Track listing

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All songs were written by Noel Gallagher except where noted.

Personnel

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Oasis

Additional personnel

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[48] Gold 30,000 
Italy (FIMI)[49] 2× Platinum 200,000 
Japan (RIAJ)[50]
Digital single 		Platinum 250,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[51] Gold 30,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] 5× Platinum 3,000,000 

*sales figures based on certification alone
 sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United Kingdom 19 February 1996
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Creation [53][54]
Japan 22 February 1996 CD Epic [55]
United Kingdom 26 February 1996 12-inch vinyl Creation [56]
United States 23 July 1996 Contemporary hit radio Epic [57]

References

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  1. ↑ "Canzoni Rock Famose | Video delle Canzoni Rock più Belle di Sempre". 22 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "BPI website, Search "Oasis"". Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  3. ↑ Flick, Larry (1996-06-15), "Singles: Pop". Billboard. 108 (24):74
  4. ↑ Sexton, Paul (2005-08-27), "OASIS". Billboard. 117 (35):36
  5. ↑ "100 Greatest Songs Ever". Q. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  6. ↑ "50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever". NME. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  7. ↑ Don't Look Back in Anger (UK CD single liner notes). Oasis. Creation Records. 1996. CRESCD 221.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Don't Look Back in Anger (UK cassette single sleeve). Oasis. Creation Records. 1996. CRECS 221.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Don't Look Back in Anger (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Oasis. Creation Records. 1996. CRE 221.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ Don't Look Back in Anger (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Oasis. Creation Records. 1996. CRE 221T.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ Don't Look Back in Anger (US CD single liner notes). Oasis. Epic Records. 1996. 34K 78356.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ Don't Look Back in Anger (US cassette single sleeve). Oasis. Epic Records. 1996. 34T 78356.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ↑ transatlanticmodern (27 August 2013). "INTERVIEW: PAUL 'BONEHEAD' ARTHURS". Transatlantic Modern. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  14. ↑ "Album credits | Oasis Recording Information". www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  15. ↑ Podcast, The Oasis. "57: Owen Morris exclusive interview with Richard Buskin – The Oasis Podcast – Podcast". Podtail. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  16. ↑ "Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9529." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  19. ↑ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9659." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  20. ↑ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 20. 18 May 1996. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  21. ↑ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 11. 16 March 1996. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  22. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 10. 9 March 1996. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  23. ↑ "Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  24. ↑ "Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  25. ↑ "Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  26. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (17.2. – 23.2. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 17 February 1996. p. 26. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  27. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Look Back in Anger". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  28. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 12, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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  32. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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  34. ↑ "Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  35. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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  37. ↑ "Oasis Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  38. ↑ "Oasis Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  39. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LX, no. 4. 21 September 1996. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  40. ↑ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  41. ↑ "Oasis Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  42. ↑ "RPM Year End Alternative Top 50". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  43. ↑ "Music & Media 1996 in Review – Year End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 51/52. 21 December 1996. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  44. ↑ "Árslistinn 1996". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1997. p. 16. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  45. ↑ "Årslista Singlar, 1996" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 26 August 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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  47. ↑ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Modern Rock Tracks" (PDF). Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 24. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  48. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 21 October 2020. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2020 to obtain certification.
  49. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  50. ↑ "Japanese single digital certifications – Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 25 January 2020. Select 2017年2月 on the drop-down menu
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  52. ↑ "British single certifications – Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  53. ↑ Britt, Ryan (19 February 2021). "25 Years Ago We Got the Best Song of the '90s". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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  55. ↑ "Oasis | Artist Information". Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on 7 April 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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  57. ↑ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1155. 19 July 1996. p. 44. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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