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“Don't Go Away” by Oasis

From the album Be Here Now (1997)

“Don't Go Away” by Oasis appears on 31 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1997 and 2021. It was first released in 1997 on the album Be Here Now. Its best result is #20 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #38 alternative song of 1997, #1,153 alternative song of all time and #267 of the '90s.

31countdowns
15stations
#20best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1997–2021years charted

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Oasis - Don't Go Away (Official Video)

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"Don't Go Away" is the big, aching heart of Be Here Now, the third Oasis album, from 1997, and its roots go back to 1993, when the band spent time at the Liverpool studio of the Real People and Noel Gallagher wrote a batch of songs under the Griffiths brothers' wing. Parts of it have drawn comparisons with the Real People's own "Feel the Pain".

Noel produced it with Owen Morris and layers it thick: Paul Arthurs on acoustic and electric guitar, Paul McGuigan on bass, Alan White on drums and percussion, Mikey Rowe on keys, strings of guitars stacked to the ceiling. Liam, who claims he cried while recording it over something he kept to himself, sings with a raw ache. It went to American radio that September and came out as a commercial single only in Japan.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 46 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 107
1997 48 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 105
1997 39 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 101
1997 76 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 100
1997 30 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1997 107
1997 20 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 103
1997 76 X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997 104
1997 44 KNRK Portland, OR KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997 94
1997 42 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997 106
1997 45 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 97
1998 53 DC101 Washington, D.C. DC101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 101

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 497 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 352 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1719 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1719 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1719 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1711 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 979 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1696 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1696 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1696 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 831 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 580 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 592 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 313 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 584 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 567 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 595 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 608 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 634 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 416 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908

Also listed as: don't Go Away.

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