Be Here Now

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Albums
	Be Here Now
	Be Here Now - Remastered
	Singles
	D'You Know What I Mean?
	Stand by Me
	All around the world

chronology
Be Here Now
Studio album from Oasis
Publication ; (s)	August 21, 1997
Label (s)	Helter Skelter, Creation Records , Sony Music , Epic
Format (s)	CD , vinyl , cassette
Genre (s)	Britpop
Title (number)	12
running time	71:38
occupation	Liam Gallagher : vocals ; Noel Gallagher : lead guitar , vocals; Paul Arthurs: rhythm guitar ; Paul McGuigan: Bass ; Alan White : drums , percussion ;
production	Noel Gallagher, Owen Morris
Studio (s)	Abbey Road Studios , London ;; Ridge Farm, Surrey;; Air Studios, London;; Master Rock, London;; Orinoco Studios, London;

Be Here Now is the title of the third studio album by the British band Oasis . It was released on August 21, 1997 by Creation Records (on August 26, 1997 by Epic Records in the US). The title refers to a quote from John Lennon regarding his view of the importance of rock 'n' roll . The public expectations, especially in Great Britain, regarding the quality and success of the new album were as gigantic as they were in Beatlemania times, so that the Oasis management was forced to strictly regulate the distribution of promotional material to the specialist press, which is why no more than four songs of the album could be played on the radio. The disappointment after the hype subsided was all the more enormous, because the music could not increase the following, on the contrary, the band brought massive criticism of their creative work and an unprofessional attitude.

background

After a tour in 1996, accompanied by fights between the Gallagher brothers and wild parties, head of the band Noel Gallagher contemplated leaving Oasis and actually left the band on September 11, 1996 amid the North American tour. However, a short time after the supposedly final end, he found himself in various recording studios, which the rest of the band finally joined after the end of the US tour.

Driven by the will to be "the best band in the world", Oasis wanted to put an end to negative headlines about a possible band breakup and a creative crisis. According to later statements by the Gallaghers, work on the recordings was not too concentrated. As on the last tour that ended, many parties were celebrated and drugs were consumed.

Pressure to succeed

Not only in Great Britain was the media expectation very high, similar to the Beatles' days, since Oasis enjoyed the considerable commercial success of their first album Definitely Maybe with the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? far exceeded. The third album was supposed to continue this development and highlight Oasis' prominent role in the British and worldwide music scene as well as conquer the US music market.

In the opinion of many observers at the time, the artistic failure of the album, on the contrary, marked the end of the Britpop era.

production

Noel composed some of the songs on the album and the B-sides on the island of Mustique . Guest musicians were Johnny Depp (slide guitar on Fade In-Out ), Mark Feltham (harmonica on All Around the World ) and Mark Coyle (backward bits on D'You Know What I Mean? ). The string - arrangements come from Noel Gallagher and Nick Ingham. Noel and Owen Morris took over the production. The music and lyrics of all songs were written by Noel Gallagher.

The recordings for the album took place from November 1996 to April 1997 at Abbey Road , Ridge Farm , Air, Master Rock and Orinocco Studios, London .

style

The album carries the catchy guitar- dominated wall-of-noise sound of its predecessor (What's the Story) Morning Glory? The guitars come into their own in terms of volume, melody, and the number and length of the solos. The songs are almost all longer than 5 minutes and mostly composed in the strophe-bridge-refrain-stanza pattern. Noel Gallagher stated that he had set himself the goal of releasing a trilogy of albums that would go down in history as the definition of the typical Oasis sound. Be Here Now can therefore be understood as an attempt to create a crowning, superlative conclusion to that period in the band's history.

Reviews

Even in the eyes of the band's head Noel Gallagher, Be Here Now was, in retrospect, a definite musical failure, and he shares the opinion of many critics. Initially applauded by the media and fans as monumental and one of the best albums of all time, after a while voices began to criticize the lack of lyrical depth, excessive production and uninspired, epigonal songwriting .

This perception still dominates today. In the eyes of many fans, on the other hand, the harsh criticism of this album is unjustified, as it contains the catchy, guitar-dominated wall-of- noise sound of its predecessor (What's the Story) Morning Glory? continue. However, this is precisely where critics see a sign of a lack of musical development. The fact that Noel Gallagher himself no longer thinks very much of his work can also be seen from the fact that he did not select a single Be Here Now song for the best-of compilation Stop the Clocks .

success

The album has sold almost 8 million times worldwide. It was the fastest-selling album in the UK, with over 420,000 records sold on the day of release and 695,761 copies in the first week of sales (within three days, to be precise). The 1 million mark was exceeded after 17 days. Only Adele achieved similar sales figures again in the mid-2010s.

Track list

D'You Know What I Mean? - 7:42
My Big Mouth - 5:02
Magic Pie - 7:19
Stand by Me - 5:56
I Hope, I Think, I Know - 4:23
The Girl in the Dirty Shirt - 5:49
Fade In-Out - 6:52
Don't Go Away - 4:48
Be Here Now - 5:13
All Around the World - 9:20 am
It's Gettin 'Better (Man !!) - 7:00
All Around the World (Reprise) - 2:00

Singles

D'You Know What I Mean?

Released: July 7, 1997
Author: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher and Owen Morris
B sides: Stay Young; Angel Child (demo); Heroes

Stand by Me

Released: September 22, 1997
Author: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher and Owen Morris
B-Sides: (I Got) The Fever; My Sister Lover; Going nowhere

All around the world

Published: January 12, 1998
Author: Noel Gallagher
Producers:
B-sides: The Fame; Flashbax; Street Fighting Man

Don't Go Away (only in Japan)

Published: February 19, 1998
Author: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher and Owen Morris
B-sides: Cigarettes & Alcohol (live); Sad song; Fade Away (Warchild Version)

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(250,000)
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(26,099)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Japan (RIAJ)	2 × platinum	400,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	(50,000)
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	(50,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	6 × platinum	(1,800,000)
All in all	10 × gold 19 × platinum	4,735,000