She Is Love

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"She Is Love"
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Single by Oasis
from the album Heathen Chemistry
A-side "Little by Little"
B-side "My Generation"
Released19 September 2002 (2002-09-19)
Genre Acoustic rock
Length3:11
Label Big Brother
Songwriter(s) Noel Gallagher
Producer(s) Oasis
Oasis singles chronology
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
(2002)		"Little by Little" / "She Is Love"
(2002)		"Songbird"
(2003)

"She Is Love" is a song by English rock band Oasis, first released as the ninth track on their fifth studio album, Heathen Chemistry, written and sung by guitarist Noel Gallagher . In September 2002, it was released with "Little by Little" as the first double A-sided single by the band, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written about Noel Gallagher's girlfriend Sara McDonald and is a light, acoustic song about being in love.

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Gallagher claims it was written in the Buckingham Gate Hotel in London, and that it took 30 minutes to complete. The band commissioned British fashion art director Rachel Thomas to make a promo video for the song. However, the resulting film, a mix of animation and live action, has never been released on any format. This track is also included on the compilation album Time Flies... 1994–2009 .

Inspiration

It appears that Gallagher borrowed sentiments from Khalil Gibran's book The Prophet .

"When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you."

John Lennon also borrowed from the same author for his song "Julia".

Track listings

  1. "Little by Little" – 4:57
  2. "She Is Love" – 3:11
  3. "My Generation" – 4:05 (CD and 12" only)
    • "My Generation" was recorded live at the BBC's Maida Vale studios on 20 January 2000. The sleevenotes claim it was recorded on 7 February 2000 but this was the transmission date, not the recording date.
  1. "Little by Little" – 5:02
  2. "Little by Little" (demo) – 4:55
  3. 10 minutes of noise and confusion – pt three – 8:31
    • The third part of the "10 Minutes..." documentary looks behind the scenes of their sell out shows at Finsbury Park in London from 5 to 7 July 2002.

Personnel

Charts

All entries charted with "Little by Little".

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
Japan19 September 2002CD Epic [7]
Denmark23 September 2002Helter Skelter [8]
United Kingdom
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Big Brother [9] [10]
Australia14 October 2002CDHelter Skelter [11]

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