"Who Feels Love?" is a song by English rock band

Oasis In ecology, an oasis (; : oases ) is a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environment Noel Gallagher Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Gallagher is the primary songwriter, lead guitarist and a co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis (band), Oasis. After leaving Oasis, he formed Noel ...

. It served as the second single from their fourth studio album, ''

Standing on the Shoulder of Giants ''Standing on the Shoulder of Giants'' is the fourth studio album by English rock band Oasis, released on 28 February 2000. It was the band's first album under their new record label Big Brother Recordings. In the year preceding the album's re ...

'' (2000). The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart (their first not to reach the top three since 1994's " Cigarettes & Alcohol", not counting unofficial release " Wibbling Rivalry") and entered the top 20 in Ireland, Italy, and Spain.

Reception

'' was noted for its

psychedelic Psychedelics are a subclass of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary mental states (known as psychedelic experiences or "trips") and a perceived "expansion of consciousness". Also referred to as classic halluci ...

feel, and "Who Feels Love?" was held up as the most extreme example of this. Mark Stent was praised for his production on the song, creating a "trippy" feel like that found on Beatles songs such as "

Rain Rain is a form of precipitation where water drop (liquid), droplets that have condensation, condensed from Water vapor#In Earth's atmosphere, atmospheric water vapor fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is res ...

". However, despite the acclaimed production, the song itself was not well received by the critics, with ''

NME ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming and culture website, bimonthly magazine, and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a "Rock music, rock inkie", the ''NME'' would be ...

'' stating that the production "triumphs over any real sort of feeling... pure mock

Maharishi Maharishi (, ) is a Sanskrit word used for members of the highest order of ancient Indian sages, popularly known in India as "seers", i.e., those who engage in research to understand and experience nature, divinity, and the divine context of exis ...

spirituality that not even

Liam Liam is a short form of the Germanic name William, or its Irish variant Uilliam. Etymology The original name was a merging of two Old German elements: ''willa'' ("will" or "resolution"); and ''helma'' ("helmet"). The juxtaposition of these ...

can salvage from the realm of self-parody".

Music video

The song's music video was shot in

Death Valley Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is thought to be the Highest temperature recorded on Earth, hottest place on Earth during summer. Death Valley's Badwat ...

, California in December 1999.

B-sides

One of the

B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph record, vinyl records and Compact cassette, cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a Single (music), single usually ...

s is a cover of

the Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle ...

' " Helter Skelter". It was played live during the SOTSOG tour of 2000.

Paul Weller John William Weller (born 25 May 1958), better known as Paul Weller, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame in the late 1970s as the guitarist and principal singer and songwriter of the rock band the Jam, alongside ...

recorded a version of B-side "One Way Road" for his covers-album '' Studio 150'' in 2004. The Weller version was subsequently used as the theme tune to

Jack Dee James Andrew Innes "Jack" Dee (born 24 September 1961) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, and writer known for his sarcasm, irony, and deadpan humour. He wrote and starred in the sitcom '' Lead Balloon'' and hosts the panel show ...

's sitcom '' Lead Balloon''.

Track listings

All songs were written by

Noel Gallagher Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Gallagher is the primary songwriter, lead guitarist and a co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis (band), Oasis. After leaving Oasis, he formed Noel ...

except " Helter Skelter", written by

Lennon–McCartney Lennon–McCartney is the songwriting partnership between the English musicians John Lennon (1940–1980) and Paul McCartney (born 1942) of the Beatles. It is widely considered one of the greatest, best known and most successful musical collabo ...

. "Helter Skelter" was recorded during the sessions for '' Be Here Now'' and was produced by Owen Morris. UK CD and 12-inch single (RKIDSCD 003; RKID 003T) # "Who Feels Love?" – 5:45 # "One Way Road" – 4:03 # " Helter Skelter" – 5:51 * The CD also contains the music video to "Who Feels Love?" UK 7-inch and cassette single (RKID 003; RKIDCS 003) # "Who Feels Love?" – 5:45 # "One Way Road" – 4:03 Japanese CD single (ESCA 8133) # "Who Feels Love?" – 5:44 # "One Way Road" – 4:03 # "Gas Panic!" (demo) – 6:39 * The demo for "Gas Panic!" was only ever officially released in Japan before being included on a free Oasis CD issued with ''

The Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of N ...

'' on 23 June 2002.

Personnel

Oasis *

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 ...

– lead vocals,

tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, thoug ...

– electric guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals * Alan White – drums, percussion Additional musicians * Paul Stacey – keyboards,

Minimoog The Minimoog is an analog synthesizer first manufactured by Moog Music between 1970 and 1981. Designed as a more affordable, portable version of the modular Moog synthesizer, it was the first synthesizer sold in retail stores. It was first popul ...

, bass, backwards guitar

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1999 songs 2000 singles Oasis (band) songs Song recordings produced by Noel Gallagher Songs written by Noel Gallagher UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles