Don’t Look Back in Anger
Oasis * Track #4 On (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
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Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis
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Performed by
OasisProduced by
Owen Morris & Noel GallagherWrited by
Noel GallagherAbout
“Don’t Look Back in Anger” was released as the fourth single off of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, February 19th 1996. In 2006, it was included in the “Best Of”-compilation Stop The Clocks and in 2010 it was included in the singles collection Time Flies… 1994-2009.
Noel Gallagher also admits th...
Don’t Look Back in Anger Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Slip inside the eye of your mind
Don't you know you might find
A better place to play?
You said that you'd never been
But all the things that you've seen
Slowly fade away
[Pre-Chorus]
So I start a revolution from my bed
'Cause you said the brains I had went to my head
Step outside, summertime's in bloom
Stand up beside the fireplace
Take that look from off your face
You ain't ever gonna burn my heart out
[Chorus]
And so, Sally can wait
She knows it's too late as we're walkin' on by
Her soul slides away
But "Don't look back in anger," I heard you say
[Verse 2]
Take me to the place where you go
Where nobody knows
If it's night or day
Please don't put your life in the hands
Of a rock 'n' roll band
Who'll throw it all away
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm gonna start a revolution from my bed
'Cause you said the brains I had went to my head
Step outside, 'cause summertime's in bloom
Stand up beside the fireplace
Take that look from off your face
'Cause you ain't ever gonna burn my heart out
[Chorus]
And so, Sally can wait
She knows it's too late as she's walking on by
My soul slides away
But "Don't look back in anger," I heard you say
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
So, Sally can wait
She knows it's too late as we're walking on by
Her soul slides away
But "Don't look back in anger," I heard you say
[Outro]
So, Sally can wait
She knows it's too late as she's walking on by
My soul slides away
But "Don't look back in anger, don't look back in anger"
I heard you say
"At least not today"
Don’t Look Back in Anger Q&A
Who wrote Don’t Look Back in Anger's ?
Don’t Look Back in Anger was written by Noel Gallagher.
Who produced Don’t Look Back in Anger's ?
Don’t Look Back in Anger was produced by Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher.
When did Oasis release Don’t Look Back in Anger?
Oasis released Don’t Look Back in Anger on Mon Feb 19 1996.
Who is Sally?
Noel: “I don’t actually know anybody called Sally. It’s just a word that fit, y'know, might as well throw a girl’s name in there. It’s gotta guarantee somebody a shag off a bird called Sally, hasn’t it?”
What did Oasis say about "Don't Look Back in Anger"?
Noel on the song’s creation:
I went up to The Manor when Paul Weller was recording Stanley Road and that’s when I did my bit on Walking On Guilded Splinters. He played me his song, Wings Of Speed, and that was the feel I tried to get on Don’t Look Back In Anger. I did it live for the first time at...
What was the writing process like?
Noel told Uncut in 2007 that he was trying to come up with lyrics for the music he’d written when Liam asked him if he had just sung “So Sally can wait.” He hadn’t, but loved the line and it inspired him to finish the song.
Noel also acknowledges that lines from the song – most noticeably “gonna st...
Where have I heard that piano intro before?
It’s extremely similar to John Lennon’s “Imagine” and Noel confirmed the similarity was intentional.
How did Noel defend his borrowing of elements from Beatles songs?
Noel: “In the case of ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ – I mean, the opening piano riff’s ‘Imagine’. 50% of it’s put in there to wind people up, and the other 50% is saying ‘look, this is how songs like 'Don’t Look Back in Anger’ come about – because they’re inspired by songs like ‘Imagine’. And no matter...
What does the title mean?
It is a more positive spin on David Bowie’s “Look Back In Anger” that encourages the narrator’s ex-girlfriend to stop clinging to her feelings for him and move on with her life.
What is the meaning of the cover art?
The cover art to the “Don’t Look Back In Anger” single is a recreation of an incident in Beatles history: when Ringo Starr briefly quit the band. After Starr was persuaded to rejoin the band, he found flowers that spelt “Welcome Back Ringo” on his drum kit.
What was the tracklist of the CD single release?
“Don’t Look Back in Anger”
“Step Out”
“Underneath the Sky”
“Cum On Feel the Noize”