Wonderwall (Remastered)
Oasis · (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (Remastered)
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I
Would like to say to you
But I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
Today was gonna be the day
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now
And all the roads that lead you there were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I
Would like to say to you
But I don't know how
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
Said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
Wonderwall
"Wonderwall" is one of those rare songs that stops feeling like a record and starts feeling like a shared memory. Released on 30 October 1995 as the fourth single from Oasis's second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, it arrived at the exact moment Britpop was turning into a cultural event, and it has never really left the conversation since.
Written by Noel Gallagher and co-produced with Owen Morris, the song was described by its author as being about "an imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself." The title was borrowed from George Harrison's 1968 solo album Wonderwall Music, and the track's chiming acoustic guitars, swelling strings, and Liam Gallagher's unmistakable vocal delivery turned a simple idea into something anthemic.
The song reached the top 10 in twenty countries, topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand, and peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the UK it has sold and streamed 4.8 million units, making it Oasis's biggest-selling song at home, and in October 2020 it became the first song from the 1990s to reach one billion streams on Spotify. Critics were enthusiastic: Cash Box called it "a perfect example of melodic pop," and Melody Maker named it Single of the Week, praising it as "a mesmeric declaration of love."
Fans have kept the song alive in ways that go far beyond streaming numbers. It was voted the best British song of all time in a Virgin Radio poll, and Q Magazine ranked it the second-greatest song of all time. The song has become a stadium staple, played after Manchester City home games and sung by England supporters at the 2026 World Cup.
What I love about "Wonderwall" is how it manages to be both intimate and enormous at the same time. It is a song that people play badly at parties, sing loudly at football matches, and still stream a billion times. It is not just a hit; it is a piece of shared culture, and it is the rare pop song that still feels like it was written just for you.
The song's afterlife is almost as famous as the song itself. In 1995, the easy-listening group the Mike Flowers Pops released a lounge version that reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and the song has been covered by artists as different as Ryan Adams and Bring Me the Horizon. It even became a meme: the phrase "Anyway, here's Wonderwall" pokes affectionate fun at every guitarist who has ever reached for those four chords.