Rock 'n' Roll Star
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| Single by Oasis | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Definitely Maybe | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | Spring 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, Britpop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5:23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Creation Records | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Noel Gallagher | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Rock 'n' Roll Star" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It is the opening track from their record breaking debut album Definitely Maybe and like all songs from this era, it was written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. The lyrics allude to an ordinary person who gets dressed up to hit the town in order to feel like a star. Noel said that "Rock 'n' Roll Star" was one of only three songs of which he wanted to say something. "I've pretty much summed up everything I wanted to say in "Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Live Forever" and "Cigarettes & Alcohol", after that I'm repeating myself, but in a different way". It has become a fan favourite and is usually played to open up the band's concerts.
It was released as a radio single in America. The song's video consists of clips of the band performing the song from their Live by the Sea gig, interspersed with clips of them on Southend Pier, in and around the amusement park, 'Adventure Island' then named 'Peter Pan's Playground' and in the bowling alley which was located on Southend Pier before it burnt down in June 1995.
The song was featured on the band's 2000 live album and DVD, Familiar to Millions, and another live version was recorded at a 2 July 2005 concert at the City of Manchester Stadium and released on the band's single "Let There Be Love" in late 2005.
The song opens Oasis' compilation album Stop the Clocks, released in November 2006. In an interview about the song choices for the album, Noel commented: "it's probably my best ever song".
It is also included in the European version of the music video game Rock Band, while it is also available for the Rock Band series as a downloadable song. The version of the song available for this series of music video games includes an extended outro and even a second guitar solo uncovered from the master recording extending the song roughly to six minutes (the album version features a fade-out with feedback instead).
[edit] Personnel
- Liam Gallagher: Vocals
- Noel Gallagher: Lead guitar and backing vocals
- Paul Arthurs: Rhythm guitar
- Paul McGuigan: Bass
- Tony McCarroll: Drums
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