Who Feels Love?

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"Who Feels Love?"
Single by Oasis
from the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
B-side
Released17 April 2000 (2000-04-17)
GenrePsychedelic rock
Length5:44
LabelBig Brother
Songwriter(s)Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)
Oasis singles chronology
"Where Did It All Go Wrong?"
(2000) 		"Who Feels Love?"
(2000) 		"Sunday Morning Call"
(2000)

"Who Feels Love?" is a song by English rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It became the second single to be released from the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart (their first not to reach the top three since 1994's "Cigarettes & Alcohol") and entering the top 20 in Ireland, Italy, and Spain.

Reception[edit]

Standing on the Shoulder of Giants was noted for its psychedelic 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". With the psychedelic and Eastern sound, the song also reminds of George Harrison achievements like "Within You Without You" and also some of his solo work. However, despite the acclaimed production, the song itself was not well received by the critics, with NME stating that the production "triumphs over any real sort of feeling... pure mock Maharishi spirituality that not even Liam can salvage from the realm of self-parody".

Music video[edit]

The song's music video was shot in Death Valley, California in December 1999.

B-sides[edit]

One of the B-sides is a cover of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter". It was played live during the SOTSOG tour of 2000. Paul Weller 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's sitcom Lead Balloon.

Track listings[edit]

All songs were written by Noel Gallagher except "Helter Skelter", written by Lennon–McCartney. "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)[1][2]

  1. "Who Feels Love?" – 5:45
  2. "One Way Road" – 4:03
  3. "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)[3][4]

  1. "Who Feels Love?" – 5:45
  2. "One Way Road" – 4:03

Japanese CD single (ESCA 8133)[5]

  1. "Who Feels Love?" – 5:44
  2. "One Way Road" – 4:03
  3. "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 on 23 June 2002.

Personnel[edit]

Oasis

Additional musicians

Charts[edit]

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 94
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] 31
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 15
Italy (FIMI)[10] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 57
Scotland (OCC)[12] 3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 66
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 4
UK Indie (OCC)[16] 1

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 17 April 2000
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Big Brother [17]
Japan 19 April 2000 CD Epic [18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Who Feels Love? (UK CD single liner notes). Oasis. Big Brother Recordings. 2000. RKIDSCD 003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Who Feels Love? (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Oasis. Big Brother Recordings. 2000. RKID 003T.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Who Feels Love? (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Oasis. Big Brother Recordings. 2000. RKID 003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Who Feels Love? (UK cassette single sleeve). Oasis. Big Brother Recordings. 2000. RKIDCS 003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Who Feels Love? (Japanese CD single liner notes). Oasis. Big Brother Recordings. 2000. ESCA 8133.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 19. 6 May 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Oasis – Who Feels Love?" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Sætin 21 til 40 (13.3– 20.4 2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 14 April 2000. p. 14. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Who Feels Love?". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Oasis – Who Feels Love?". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Oasis – Who Feels Love?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Oasis – Who Feels Love?" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Oasis – Who Feels Love?". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  17. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting April 17, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 15 April 2000. p. 23.
  18. ^ "Oasis | Artist Information". Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on 7 April 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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