"The Roller" is a single by the English

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band Beady Eye, featured on their 2011 debut album '' Different Gear, Still Speeding''. The song was released as a

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single on 23 January 2011, following the release of a

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on 11 January. The 7" vinyl release is backed with the song "Two of a Kind".

Track listing

All songs written by

Liam Gallagher William John Paul Gallagher (born 21 September 1972) is an English singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Oasis (band), Oasis and fronted the rock band Beady Eye from 2010 to 2014, before starting a succes ...

Gem Archer Colin Murray "Gem" Archer ( '; born 7 December 1966) is an English guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the rock bands Oasis, Beady Eye and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, making him and Chris Sharrock the only members ...

and Andy Bell. #"The Roller" – 3:37 #"Two of a Kind" – 3:01

Music video

The

for the song was shot in Wilburton,

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in December 2010 in sub–zero temperatures and shows the band playing while a motorcyclist rides the walls around them. It was premiered on

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on 11 January 2011, and released on

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shortly after.

Chart performance

On digital release, the single debuted at number 31. However, it fell to number 68 the following week. It is the band’s only single to reach the UK top 40.

Weekly

Year-end charts

References

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