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Oasis – Don't Go Away (4:48)

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Don’t Go Away is a song by English band Oasis from their third album, written by the band’s lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. The song was released as a single only in Japan, peaking at number 48 on the Oricon chart.
It was also a success in the United States, where it hit #5 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in late 1997. It was the band’s last major hit in the United States until 2008’s The Shock Of The Lightning.

The song, according to Noel, is about losing someone close and it was written when his mother, Peggy, was hospitalised and suspected of having cancer. His mother did not have cancer, but the experience gave Noel the idea to write something “quite bleak.” It has also been claimed that rhythm guitarist Bonehead requested Noel write a song along those lines after the death of his own mother. The line “Cold and Frosty Morning” appears to have been lifted from the Kinks’ “Dead End Street”.

Liam Gallagher claims to have cried whilst recording the song, as a result of dwelling on “a certain thing”. He said, in a 1997 interview, “I just thought ‘fuck that, I can’t be singing this song’ and I had to go away and sort myself out”. Listening back to the song he admits to being very proud of his vocal performance.
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  • Be Here Now
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  • Only Hits
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  • Greatest Hits
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  • thekills1985

    Oasis was goooood

    19 days ago

  • prosubmarine

    all time fav.

    23 days ago

  • Vonaburt

    Noel Gallagher :) [1]

    last month

  • rawk_out

    Always immediately takes me back to the first time I heard it. Pure magic :)

    last month

  • Pusstulio

    Me da demasiada nostalgia esta cancion. Aun empezando a lanzar mediocridades en forma de discos. Habian ciertos destellos en forma de buenos singles.

    March 2012

  • anightbythesea

    A fuckin timeless piece of melody. [3]

    February 2012

  • pondrafi

    first song i listened from Oasis. and still love it until now.

    February 2012

  • highflyingstarr

    For two brothers who don't get along with each other very well, they sure know how to create great music!!!! [2]

    January 2012

  • dannyboy182

    Overrated

    January 2012

  • Bliss8117

    A fuckin timeless piece of melody. [2]

    January 2012

  • iqblmhmdynzwrd

    I hope this track go to top 10 oasis track

    December 2011

  • hknygt

    masterpiece!

    December 2011

  • robby7fan

    For two brothers who don't get along with each other very well, they sure know how to create great music!!!!

    December 2011

  • CarolQz

    Perfect song.

    December 2011

  • heresyourlife

    Noel Gallagher :)

    November 2011

  • lisreal24

    Beautiful....

    November 2011

  • r0tt1

    Powerful song.

    November 2011

  • mymusicisrock

    Perfect song. Definitely incredible [4]

    November 2011

  • groupies_1234

    make me wanna cry again

    November 2011

  • borntohang

    Completely and utterly, a fuckin timeless piece of melody.

    October 2011
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