Shockwave (Liam Gallagher song)
"Shockwave" is a song and single by English singer and songwriter Liam Gallagher. Gallagher co-wrote the song with Andrew Wyatt and producer Greg Kurstin. Kurstin also produced the single.
"Shockwave" | ||||
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Single by Liam Gallagher | ||||
from the album Why Me? Why Not. | ||||
Released | 5 June 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2018-2019 | |||
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Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Greg Kurstin | |||
Liam Gallagher singles chronology | ||||
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The song was released as the lead single for Gallagher's second solo studio album, Why Me? Why Not (2019). It was released on 5 June, and entered the UK Singles Chart at #22,[1] being his best charting single since "Wall of Glass". It also became his first #1 single, hitting the top spot in Scotland.
Music video
The music video to "Shockwave" was uploaded onto Gallagher's YouTube channel on 13 June 2019 and was filmed in Budapest.
The video shows Gallagher walking away from a burning building, standing in a train carriage and walking through a crowd of protesters, some of whom are holding signs with the song's lyrics on them as well as the name of the album the song comes from - "Why Me? Why Not".[2]
References
- "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- Reilly, Nick (June 13, 2019). "Listen to Liam Gallagher's new single 'Shockwave'". NME.