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“All Around the World” by Oasis
From the album Be Here Now (1997)
“All Around the World” by Oasis appears on 12 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1998 and 2014. It was first released in 1997 on the album Be Here Now. Its best result is #84 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #304 alternative song of 1998 and #1,991 alternative song of all time.
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Noel Gallagher wrote "All Around the World", and on Be Here Now (1997) Oasis gave it the full blowout: nearly ten minutes of strings and horns, followed by a two-minute instrumental reprise. It came out as the album's third single in January 1998 and went to number one in the UK, the longest song ever to top the chart there, and in Ireland too.
Noel produced it with Owen Morris, sang alongside Liam, and filled out the room with Bonehead on guitars, Paul McGuigan on bass, Alan White on drums, Mark Feltham's harmonica and Richard Ashcroft on backing vocals. Its message is pure Oasis comfort food, a big-hearted promise that it will all turn out fine. It was the band's final single for Creation, and their last UK single with Bonehead and McGuigan before both left in 1999.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 84 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 | 101 |
| 1998 | 93 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998 | 103 |
| 1998 | 93 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 330 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2007 | 477 | KROQ | KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) | 500 |
| 2007 | 733 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 786 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 803 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 823 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 809 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 838 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 876 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
Also listed as: All Around The World.
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