Who Feels Love? Explained

Who Feels Love?
Cover:	Whofeelslove.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Oasis
Album:	Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
B-Side:	"One Way Road" "Helter Skelter"
Genre:	Psychedelic rock
Length:	5:44
Label:	Big Brother
Producer:	Mark Stent Noel Gallagher
Prev Title:	Where Did It All Go Wrong?
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Sunday Morning Call
Next Year:	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

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". 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

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

B-sides

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

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

Oasis

• Liam Gallagher – lead vocals, tambourine
• Noel Gallagher – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals
• Alan White – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Paul Stacey – keyboards, Minimoog, bass, backwards guitar

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	19
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[7]	31

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	17 April 2000		Big Brother	^[8]
Japan	19 April 2000	CD	Epic	^[9]

Notes and References

1. Who Feels Love?. Oasis. 2000. UK CD single liner notes. Big Brother Recordings. RKIDSCD 003.
2. Who Feels Love?. Oasis. 2000. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Big Brother Recordings. RKID 003T.
3. Who Feels Love?. Oasis. 2000. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Big Brother Recordings. RKID 003.
4. Who Feels Love?. Oasis. 2000. UK cassette single sleeve. Big Brother Recordings. RKIDCS 003.
5. Who Feels Love?. Oasis. 2000. Japanese CD single liner notes. Big Brother Recordings. ESCA 8133.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 17. 19. 11. 6 May 2000. 7 September 2020.
7. News: Íslenski Listinn Sætin 21 til 40 (13.3– 20.4 2000). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 14. 14 April 2000. 6 October 2019.
8. New Releases – For Week Starting April 17, 2000: Singles. Music Week. 23. 15 April 2000.
9. Web site: Oasis Artist Information. Sony Music Entertainment Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20060407052044/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/ES/Oasis/. 7 April 2006. 24 August 2023.