She's Electric
{{infobox song
|name = She's Electric
|artist = Oasis
|album = (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
|released = 2 October 1995
|recorded =
|type = Promotional single
|genre = *Britpop
|length = 3:40
|writer = Noel Gallagher
|label = Creation
|producer = {{hlist|Owen Morris|Noel Gallagher}}
| misc = {{External music video|type=song|header=Lyric video|{{YouTube|h9JZWhjQDvc|"Oasis - She's Electric (Official Lyric Video)"}}}} {{Extra track listing
| album = (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
| type = single
| tracks = {{(What's the Story) Morning Glory? tracks}}
}}
}}
"She's Electric" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It is the ninth track on their 1995 album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Background
"She's Electric" was taken from Oasis' 1995 album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/oasis-shes-electric-lyric-video-whats-the-story-morning-glory-anniversary-8477996/|title=New Oasis ‘She’s Electric’ Lyric Video Marks 23rd Anniversary of ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’ Album|first=Brooke|last=Bajgrowicz|date=October 2, 2018}} It was intended to be released on the band's debut album Definitely Maybe, but was replaced by the song "Digsy's Dinner" which they believed was a better live song. The song is notable for its storytelling lyrics and singer Liam Gallagher's vocal performance which includes falsetto.{{cite web|author-link= Noel Gallagher |date=5 October 2020 | title= Oasis -'(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' Track by Track with Noel Gallagher [25th An... |language= English |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQISVjDAw7w |access-date= 2 September 2023 |time=13:12}}
A lyric video for the song was released on 2 October 2018, 23 years to the day of the album's release.{{Cite web |last=Bajgrowicz |first=Brooke |date=2018-10-02 |title=New Oasis ‘She’s Electric’ Lyric Video Marks 23rd Anniversary of ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’ Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/oasis-shes-electric-lyric-video-whats-the-story-morning-glory-anniversary-8477996/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Personnel
- Liam Gallagher – lead vocals, tambourine
- Noel Gallagher – lead guitar, backing vocals, bass{{cite web|url=http://www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk/?page_id=6|title=Owen Morris: How I mastered Morning Glory|access-date=11 October 2020}}
- Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs – rhythm guitar, piano
- Alan White – drums, percussion
Reception
"She's Electric" reached number 11 in the United Arab Emirates.{{Cite web|url=https://www.top-charts.com/s/shes-electric-remastered-oasis|title=She's Electric (Remastered)|website=www.top-charts.com}} NME ranked "She's Electric" 51st among Oasis songs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/every-oasis-song-ranked-greatness-best-worst-2488711|title=The Masterlist – every song Oasis ever recorded ranked in order of greatness|first=Tom|last=Howard|date=May 20, 2019}}
Certifications
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"She's Electric" was certified 2× Platinum in the UK; along with "Cast No Shadow" (Silver), it is one of the two non-singles on the album which received a certification.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|title=BRIT Certified|website=BPI}}
References
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Sources
- {{cite book |last1=Moore |first1=Allan F. |title=The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |date=1997 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=New York City |isbn=978-0-521-57381-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/beatlessgtpepper0000moor |url-access=registration}}
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