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{{short description|2020 single by Oasis}}
{{other uses|Don't Stop (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Stop...
| cover = Oasis don't stop single.jpg
| alt =
| type = Single
| artist = [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
| album =
| B-side =
| released = 30 April 2020
| recorded = {{circa}} 2005
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length = 4:56
| label = [[Big Brother Recordings|Big Brother]]
| writer = [[Noel Gallagher]]
| producer = Noel Gallagher
| prev_title = [[Falling Down (Oasis song)|Falling Down]]
| prev_year = 2009
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|6BPDktJNBwE|"Oasis - Don't Stop... (Demo)"}}|header=Audio video}}
}}
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| quote = I’ve had infinite time to kill lately so I thought I’d finally look and find out what was actually on the hundreds of faceless unmarked CDs I’ve got lying around at home. As fate would have it, I have stumbled across an old demo which I thought had been lost for ever...Hope everyone is staying safe and trying to ride out the lockdown with a minimum of fuss. You’re welcome by the way.
| quote = "I've had infinite time to kill lately so I thought I'd finally look and find out what was actually on the hundreds of faceless unmarked CDs I've got lying around at home. As fate would have it, I have stumbled across an old demo which I thought had been lost for ever... Hope everyone is staying safe and trying to ride out the lockdown with a minimum of fuss. You're welcome by the way."
| source = Noel Gallagher, 29 April 2020
| source = —Noel Gallagher, 29 April 2020
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''"'''''Don't Stop...'''" is an undated [[Single (music)|single]] by [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]. Released at midnight on 30 April 2020,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=2020-04-29|title=Noel Gallagher announces release of lost Oasis song|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/29/noel-gallagher-announces-release-of-lost-oasis-song|access-date=2020-04-30|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> A [[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=2020-04-30|title=Noel Gallagher shares unreleased Oasis song|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52484579|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> [[Demo (music)|demo]] of an unreleased song believed to have been originally recorded in the mid-2000s, it is an [[Acoustic guitar|acoustic]] song, which the [[Music journalism|music journalist]] [[Alexis Petridis]] speculates was intended for release on either the ''[[Don't Believe the Truth]]'' or ''[[Dig Out Your Soul]]'' albums, recorded with [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]. Petridis suggests that, in terms of quality, while ''"''Don't Stop...''"'' is not "at the height of Gallagher’s songwriting prowess...it’s one of Gallagher’s more appealing latter-day efforts".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oasis: Don't Stop… review – optimistic lost song is a minor gem|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/music/oasis-dont-stop%E2%80%A6-review-%E2%80%93-optimistic-lost-song-is-a-minor-gem/ar-BB13pFQU|website=www.msn.com|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> The BBC's Mark Savage described the song as "a laid-back, acoustic ballad...sharing its DNA with classic Oasis songs" as [[Stop Crying Your Heart Out|"Stop Crying Your Heart Out]]" and [[Don't Look Back in Anger|"Don't Look Back in Anger"]]. The song reached over one million streams across all platforms within 24 hours after release.<ref name=":1" />
"'''Don't Stop...'''" is a song by the English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]. Released as a single on 30 April 2020, it was the band's first track in over 11 years, following their 2009 single "[[Falling Down (Oasis song)|Falling Down]]".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=29 April 2020|title=Noel Gallagher announces release of lost Oasis song|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/29/noel-gallagher-announces-release-of-lost-oasis-song|access-date=2020-04-30|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Written and sung by [[Noel Gallagher]], the song is a [[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]] [[Acoustic guitar|acoustic]] demo of an unreleased track believed to have been originally recorded in the mid-2000s. The song's exact date of recording is unknown, but [[Music journalism|music journalist]] [[Alexis Petridis]] speculates it was intended for either the ''[[Don't Believe the Truth]]'' or ''[[Dig Out Your Soul]]'' albums, recorded with Oasis. Gallagher has since recorded a studio version of the song for the deluxe edition of the fourth [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]] album, [[Council Skies]].


==Background==
Until its release, it was known of only by its presence on a rough [[soundcheck]] tape recorded before a performance in [[Hong Kong]] "about 15 years ago", [[Twitter|tweeted]] Gallagher the previous day.<ref name=":0" /> He stated that he had found the song on a seemingly-blank [[CD]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Noel Gallagher is sharing a previously unreleased Oasis song at midnight|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/oasis-dont-stop-noel-gallagher-new-song-lyrics-release-stream-a9489841.html|date=2020-04-29|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> as a result of the [[Coronavirus lockdown|UK's coronavirus lockdown]], which drove him to look through old material.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oasis: Liam Gallagher sparks fresh row with brother after Noel releases 'lost' track|url=https://news.sky.com/story/lost-oasis-song-released-after-old-cd-found-lying-around-noel-gallagher-announces-11980892|website=Sky News|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> This appears to have been the only existing copy of the song.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oasis: Liam Gallagher sparks fresh row with brother after Noel releases 'lost' track|url=https://news.sky.com/story/lost-oasis-song-released-after-old-cd-found-lying-around-noel-gallagher-announces-11980892|website=Sky News|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref>
Until its release, the song was only known from its presence on a rough [[soundcheck]] tape recorded before a performance in Hong Kong "about 15 years ago", as revealed by Gallagher in a [[Tweet (social media)|tweet]] on the eve of its release.<ref name=":0" /> He explained that he had discovered the song on a seemingly blank CD while rummaging through old material during the [[COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Noel Gallagher is sharing a previously unreleased Oasis song at midnight|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/oasis-dont-stop-noel-gallagher-new-song-lyrics-release-stream-a9489841.html|date=29 April 2020|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref><ref name="sky.com">{{Cite web|title=Oasis: Liam Gallagher sparks fresh row with brother after Noel releases 'lost' track|url=https://news.sky.com/story/lost-oasis-song-released-after-old-cd-found-lying-around-noel-gallagher-announces-11980892|publisher=Sky News|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> Gallagher believed the song was "lost forever", suggesting that this soundcheck tape was the only existing copy.<ref name="sky.com"/>


A re-recorded version of the song, featuring additional instrumentation, was included in the deluxe edition of ''[[Council Skies]]'' (2023), the fourth studio album by Gallagher's band, [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]].
In response to the announcement, Gallagher's ex-Oasis bandmate and younger brother, [[Liam Gallagher|Liam]], tweeted, "Oi tofu boy if your [sic] gonna release old demos make sure im [sic] singing on it and boneheads playing guitar on it if not it's not worth a wank as you were LG x".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oasis: Liam Gallagher sparks fresh row with brother after Noel releases 'lost' track|url=https://news.sky.com/story/lost-oasis-song-released-after-old-cd-found-lying-around-noel-gallagher-announces-11980892|website=Sky News|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> Liam also accused Noel of [[overdubbing]] the raw recording in a [[recording studio]], calling it a "PR stunt", although ''[[The Independent]]'' suggested that Liam had claimed to have been "disappointed" at not featuring on the single.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Oi tofu boy': Liam Gallagher calls Noel's new Oasis release a 'PR stunt'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/oasis-new-song-dont-stop-liam-gallagher-noel-twitter-reunion-stream-a9491881.html|date=2020-04-30|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref>

==Release and reception==
The BBC's Mark Savage described the song as "a laid-back, acoustic ballad{{nbsp}}... sharing its DNA with classic Oasis songs" as "[[Stop Crying Your Heart Out]]" and "[[Don't Look Back in Anger]]". ''[[The Guardian]]'' also reacted positively to the song, called it "one of Noel Gallagher’s best latter-day efforts".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/30/oasis-dont-stop-review-noel-gallagher|title=Oasis: Don't Stop… review – optimistic lost song is a minor gem|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|newspaper=The Guardian|date=30 April 2020}}</ref> <!-- The song reached over one million streams across all platforms within 24 hours after release.{{cn|date=June 2020}} -->

In response to the announcement, Gallagher's ex-Oasis bandmate and younger brother, [[Liam Gallagher|Liam]], tweeted, "Oi tofu boy if your [sic] gonna release old demos make sure im [sic] singing on it and [[Paul Arthurs|bonehead]]s [sic] playing guitar on it if not it's not worth a wank as you were LG x".<ref name="sky.com"/> Liam also accused Noel of [[overdubbing]] the raw recording in a recording studio, calling it a "PR stunt", although ''[[The Independent]]'' suggested that Liam had claimed to have been "disappointed" at not featuring on the single.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Oi tofu boy': Liam Gallagher calls Noel's new Oasis release a 'PR stunt'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/oasis-new-song-dont-stop-liam-gallagher-noel-twitter-reunion-stream-a9491881.html|date=30 April 2020|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> Despite this, he later stated that he thought the song was "not a bad tune".<ref>{{Cite web|title='It's not a bad tune it's just executed in a way that doesn't appeal to me' |url=https://twitter.com/liamgallagher/status/1256084751246594049|date=1 May 2020|via=Twitter|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for "Don't Stop..."
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|10|date=20200508|rowheader=true|access-date=2 May 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|80|date=20200508|rowheader=true|access-date=9 May 2020}}
|}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 26 August 2024

"Don't Stop..."
Single by Oasis
Released30 April 2020
Recordedc. 2005
GenreRock
Length4:56
LabelBig Brother
Songwriter(s)Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)Noel Gallagher
Oasis singles chronology
"Falling Down"
(2009)
"Don't Stop..."
(2020)
Audio video
"Oasis - Don't Stop... (Demo)" on YouTube

"I've had infinite time to kill lately so I thought I'd finally look and find out what was actually on the hundreds of faceless unmarked CDs I've got lying around at home. As fate would have it, I have stumbled across an old demo which I thought had been lost for ever... Hope everyone is staying safe and trying to ride out the lockdown with a minimum of fuss. You're welcome by the way."

—Noel Gallagher, 29 April 2020

"Don't Stop..." is a song by the English rock band Oasis. Released as a single on 30 April 2020, it was the band's first track in over 11 years, following their 2009 single "Falling Down".[1] Written and sung by Noel Gallagher, the song is a lo-fi acoustic demo of an unreleased track believed to have been originally recorded in the mid-2000s. The song's exact date of recording is unknown, but music journalist Alexis Petridis speculates it was intended for either the Don't Believe the Truth or Dig Out Your Soul albums, recorded with Oasis. Gallagher has since recorded a studio version of the song for the deluxe edition of the fourth Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album, Council Skies.

Background

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Until its release, the song was only known from its presence on a rough soundcheck tape recorded before a performance in Hong Kong "about 15 years ago", as revealed by Gallagher in a tweet on the eve of its release.[1] He explained that he had discovered the song on a seemingly blank CD while rummaging through old material during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom.[2][3] Gallagher believed the song was "lost forever", suggesting that this soundcheck tape was the only existing copy.[3]

A re-recorded version of the song, featuring additional instrumentation, was included in the deluxe edition of Council Skies (2023), the fourth studio album by Gallagher's band, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Release and reception

[edit]

The BBC's Mark Savage described the song as "a laid-back, acoustic ballad ... sharing its DNA with classic Oasis songs" as "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" and "Don't Look Back in Anger". The Guardian also reacted positively to the song, called it "one of Noel Gallagher’s best latter-day efforts".[4]

In response to the announcement, Gallagher's ex-Oasis bandmate and younger brother, Liam, tweeted, "Oi tofu boy if your [sic] gonna release old demos make sure im [sic] singing on it and boneheads [sic] playing guitar on it if not it's not worth a wank as you were LG x".[3] Liam also accused Noel of overdubbing the raw recording in a recording studio, calling it a "PR stunt", although The Independent suggested that Liam had claimed to have been "disappointed" at not featuring on the single.[5] Despite this, he later stated that he thought the song was "not a bad tune".[6][non-primary source needed]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Don't Stop..."
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[7] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 80

References

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  1. ^ a b Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (29 April 2020). "Noel Gallagher announces release of lost Oasis song". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Noel Gallagher is sharing a previously unreleased Oasis song at midnight". The Independent. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Oasis: Liam Gallagher sparks fresh row with brother after Noel releases 'lost' track". Sky News. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ Petridis, Alexis (30 April 2020). "Oasis: Don't Stop… review – optimistic lost song is a minor gem". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "'Oi tofu boy': Liam Gallagher calls Noel's new Oasis release a 'PR stunt'". The Independent. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ "'It's not a bad tune it's just executed in a way that doesn't appeal to me'". 1 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 May 2020.