[World Premiere] Noel Gallagher’s ‘High Flying Birds’ – Listen To A Brand New Exclusive Track ‘If I Had A Gun’
When it comes to reputations in the music industry, it’s a shame that Noel Gallagher, formerly of Oasis, is ofttimes equated more with his tumultuous sibling rivalry with brother Liam Gallagher than with his fantastic guitar playing and talented songwriting skills.
Which is why Noel Gallagher’s debut solo effort on his upcoming album High Flying Birds on Sour Mash/Mercury Records is so important.
Despite his dramatic split from Oasis in 2009, Gallagher still deems his work with the band as a vital creative aspect of his life, but High Flying Birds really lets Gallagher’s talents soar solo and sans drama.
We’ve got an exclusive new track called “If I Had A Gun…” for you from High Flying Birds. Check it out and tell us what you think!
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I'm proud of them and of what they mean to people.
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Noel Gallagher on his Oasis songs
Set to be released on November 8th, High Flying Birds will be Noel Gallagher’s first solo album project since his split with Oasis in 2009.
Gallagher starts touring this fall to support his new solo venture.
KROQ will present Noel Gallagher’s autumn show at UCLA Royce Hall on November 17th, 2011. Tickets will go on sale next Friday, September 9th at 10am, but KROQ will have a presale on Thursday, September 8th from 10am-10pm.
Expect to hear some Oasis tracks from the musician; as the primary acting songwriter for Oasis, Gallagher holds the songs closely to his psyche.
“I’m proud of them and of what they mean to people,” Gallagher said. “I’ll never do a gig without playing them. They’re like drugs to me.”
Some of the songs that Noel Gallagher wrote for Oasis during their massive fifteen year career include “Live Forever,” “Supersonic,” “Wonderwall,” and “Don’t Look Back In Anger.”
“If I Had A Gun…” follows suit with a lush, melodic Britpop arrangement, melancholic love lyrics, and the swirling rush of Gallagher’s swaggering guitar riffs.
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- What do you think of Noel Gallagher’s “If I Had A Gun…?” Let us know in the comments!
Anita
August 30, 2011 7:28 am
He seems so cool! Liked that song a lot!
Irene Kirkman
August 30, 2011 7:28 am
I love it!
Jim
August 30, 2011 7:41 am
well cool
Reg Reagan
August 30, 2011 7:42 am
Brilliant… and now I want “If There’s a God”! SOMEONE must know, is it under a different name on the upcoming album?
Ross
August 30, 2011 8:29 am
I’m hoping the same cos it snds awesome in the sound checks, but I’m concerned it isnt there …
Haydn 'Eternal' Montgomery
August 30, 2011 7:54 am
Awesome I fooooookin’ love it!!!! Peace!!
Samantha
August 30, 2011 7:56 am
Love it!
And I love you Kevin and Bean!
And I love Noel.
I am just full of love right now!
Ben
August 30, 2011 8:00 am
LOVE IT!!
Angela
August 30, 2011 8:35 am
Absolutely brilliant!! Noel’s songwriting skills are the best! Love him so much!! Go to his official website to listen to 2 more awesome singles xx
Sarah Agic (@BLURrySarah)
August 30, 2011 8:38 am
nice one!!!
like it!
hlhlk
August 30, 2011 8:38 am
good but crap lyrics yet again
Wendy
August 30, 2011 8:42 am
I love it to infinity and back! Noel, what kept you so long?
ian mcmanus
August 30, 2011 8:43 am
Fantastic work from the original genius
Aj Andy James
August 30, 2011 8:44 am
Much better than the first track he posted from the album ! And a million times better than Beady Eye !
Jesse Griggs
August 30, 2011 8:44 am
what a chorus!
oooh2be
August 30, 2011 8:46 am
QWALITY
Alberto Bravo-Morata Rodriguez
August 30, 2011 8:47 am
Brillian, as expected.
Wesley Lowe
August 30, 2011 8:48 am
Now this is better than that other shite Noel…The Death of………….neeed i carry on…..Brilliant this tho
Jan Waszczuk
August 30, 2011 8:48 am
Well, the track is definitely cool! Though while listening to it I just can’t get rid of this weird feeling that the author is too much “influenced by Oasis”. Maybe it’s because of these Wonderwall chords. Anyway, Beady Eye just sucks compared to this.
Colin
September 1, 2011 9:22 am
You know nothing u ignoramous…for many many years noel was Oasis…many of the oasis songs have the same chords…you can eat the same shit for dinner everyday, but if you cook it a different way every time you still love it! and one other point, beady eye are not shit end of. oasis split, yes they did but on the other hand you now have 2 bands putting out oasis esque records so embrace and enjoy….after all when their cash flow is starting to dwindle an oasis comeback is a dead cert… in my well paid opinion!
Peace and love to those on earth,and beyond!
KotowDave (@KotowDave)
August 30, 2011 8:50 am
Wow. i love it. Liam are you reading this ? Listen to this and then Bring The Light. Then go away and never show your face again.
Michael
August 30, 2011 8:53 am
FINALLY the CHIEF puts out a SOLO album. An album full of nothing but his amazing songwrittign skills, his swaggaring rock riffs & his unmistakable & thoughtful lyrics. All of this WITHOUT the needless drama of his stupid younger brother. Noel wrote nearly EVERY song in the Oasis catalog. Liam wrote a handful in the later years, & Andy & Gem wrote a few each. But when listening to all those oasis favorites that you love, just remember that it was NOEL who wrote them, NOEL is the genius architect of that band. Liam is just a guy with a pretty voice, & a good face, & those are very quickly fading. And at the same time, Noel’s voice only seems to get better & his confidence as a front man will blossom when he quickly realizes that REAL fans of the music knew all along that the oasis was really HIS baby. This solo project has been a LONG time comming & if the first 3 songs we’ve heard so far are any indication, we are in for an incredible ride. HAIL TO THE CHIEF!
nicky
September 6, 2011 6:22 am
Totally agree with Michael here, Noels music is stunning and im so happy he’s back…..welcome back Noel.
Mandy King
August 30, 2011 8:54 am
ooh i love this
Ivan
August 30, 2011 8:56 am
Great Song Noel BRILLIANT as allways.
Michelle Hoffman
August 30, 2011 8:57 am
Glad Noel is back!
Sue G.
August 30, 2011 9:00 am
I would have given it a kinder title. It’s a lovely tune.
Vince
August 30, 2011 9:05 am
is the beginning of a new era… finally !
James Brown
August 30, 2011 9:08 am
Absolutely brilliant! Love it so much! Knew from when I heard it from the soundcheck he did two years ago it was going to be brilliant. Touches of Wonderwall in there, but that doesn’t matter, still a brilliant song Noel, can’t wait to hear more and the album!
Legend!
michaelhigh
August 30, 2011 9:10 am
Amazing! I love how it recapitulates back to the first verse at the end, classic songwriting tool. Great great great!
Alberto
August 30, 2011 9:11 am
im gonna buy a gun right away
Jean-François Longpré
August 30, 2011 9:21 am
The voice and the lines are sublime. But the music is kind of too much. I would have done something more acoustic in the kind of Masterplan with violincello… But for me it’s a hit for sure.
timmy
August 30, 2011 9:25 am
awesome song by noel, alongside the rest of his album. great solo artist, but beady eye are also a good band. stop picking sides and be grateful they are both making new music for us to enjoy!
Alex Bott
August 30, 2011 9:27 am
Another Ace tune, from an Ace tunesmith.
Dave Beattie
August 30, 2011 9:35 am
Nice..
Craig Young
August 30, 2011 9:36 am
Good tune! Big improvment from ‘the death of you and me’.
Ben
August 30, 2011 9:39 am
I prefer Beady Eye keep trying Noel!
Anna Nesterenko
August 30, 2011 9:41 am
Brilliant as always!!!! Just love it!
reverendjustito
August 30, 2011 9:54 am
Great jam, can’t wait for the album to drop. Fingers crossed I make it into Royce Hall as well.
brotherselectric
August 30, 2011 10:17 am
Repeat Player!!
Jimmy
August 30, 2011 10:20 am
OH MY GOD…… THIS IS AWESOME…. Music is finally returned…
LISA
August 30, 2011 10:20 am
I’ve been playing it all morning…I love it
Mark
August 30, 2011 10:30 am
Best song by Noel so far by a mile!
davidmaxpower
August 30, 2011 10:36 am
AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Adam
August 30, 2011 10:37 am
This might be one of the best songs he’s ever written. I wondered if I was going to cry.
Snozzcumber
September 2, 2011 7:05 am
Its excellent….but….get a grip man.
Adam
September 2, 2011 10:38 am
Music moves people in different ways. Why should I need to “get a grip” if something’s impacted me in a particular way? I love art that encourages a strong response.
Andres Diaz
August 30, 2011 10:38 am
the most ameizing song i ever heard;Noel Gallagher is everything
the andersons (@andersonsboston)
August 30, 2011 10:46 am
Noel is awesome. A funny man and an even better songwriter.
Great interview today. Enjoyed listening from Boston.
Saf
August 30, 2011 10:52 am
Absolutely amazing song. I hope KROQ keeps playing it. It would instantly be the best song in their playlist.
Great job Noel!
Clem
August 30, 2011 10:57 am
I love so much ! It’s a really good song !
Bryden McGrath
August 30, 2011 11:07 am
Beautiful! Probably Noel’s best since at least DBTT-era Oasis.
AP
August 30, 2011 11:28 am
wow… love it. didn’t know he was still making music. that was beautiful.
Rob
August 30, 2011 11:39 am
This is the best song Noel has written since Wonderwall. I understand the sentiment, love the hook and immediately replayed the song (like I did Wonderwall the first time I heard it). I can’t wait for the album to come out. KROQ should play more music like this – nothing good ever seems to come out of Silverlake.
Richard B
August 30, 2011 12:01 pm
This song is perfect in every single way. Welcome back Noel. Ten years of Oasis getting worse by the year and BOOM! Noel take us right back to 1994. This is sublime.
dreamer
August 30, 2011 12:48 pm
FANtastic
love it <3
edy
August 30, 2011 1:07 pm
This song is phenominal!!! has it all for me and is the best song out this past year. think everybody is on the run will be unreal too. wish this kept some of the eeryness of the soundcheck version though but in a way it does-probably coz i hear that in my head as its what im used to.. top class tune!ahhhhhhh ah ah ahhhahah is the best part
Jevon
August 30, 2011 1:12 pm
“If I Had A Gun”
-Noel Gallagher
If I had a gun, I’d shoot a hole into the sun
And love will burn this city down for you
If I had the time, I’d stop the world and make you mine
And everyday would stay the same with you
Ahhh (2X)
Give you back a dream, I’ll show you now what might have been
If all the tears you’ve cried would fade away
I’ll be by your side, when they come to say goodbye
We will live to fight another day
Excuse me if I spoke too soon, my eyes have always
Followed you around the room cuz you’re the only
God that I’ll ever need, I’m holding on
I’m waiting for the moment to finally…
Ahhh (4X)
Hope I didn’t speak too soon, my eyes have always
Followed you around the room cuz you’re the only
God that I’ll ever need, I’m holding on
And waiting for the moment for my heart to be unbroken by the sea
Ahhh (4X)
Won’t be flying to the moon, my eyes have always
Followed you around the room, cuz you’re the only
God that I’ll ever need, I’m holding on
I’m waiting for the moment to finally…
Ahhh (2X)
If I had a gun, I’d shoot a hole into the sun
And love will burn this city down for you
Jevon
August 30, 2011 1:25 pm
I stand corrected…
If I had a gun, I’d shoot a hole into the sun, and love would burn this
city down for you. If I had the time, I’d stop the world and make you mine,
and everyday would stay the same with you.
Aaahh__,
Aaahh__.
Give you back the dream, and show you now what might have been, if all the
tears you cry would fade away. I’ll be by your side, when they come to say
goodbye, we will live to fight another day.
‘Scuse me if I spoke too soon, my eyes have always followed you around the
room. ‘Cus you’re the only God that I will ever need, I’m holding on and
waiting for the moment to find me.
Aaahh__,
Aaahh__,
Aaahh__,
Aaahh__.
Hope I didn’t speak too soon, my eyes have always followed you around the
room. ‘Cus you’re the only God that I will ever need, I’m holding on and
waiting for the moment for my heart to be unbroken by the sea.
Aaahh__,Aaahh__,
Aaahh__,Aaahh__,
Aaahh__,Aaahh__,
Aaahh__,Aaahh__,
Let me fly you to the moon, my eyes have always followed you around the
room. ‘Cus you’re the only God that I will never need, I’m holding on and
waiting for the moment to find me.
Aaahh__,
Aaahh__.
If I had a gun, I’d shoot a hole into the sun, and love would burn this
city down for you.
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/n/noel_gallagher/if_i_had_a_gun.html ]
Paula.
August 30, 2011 1:23 pm
I thought it would be a good song, but this is pure magic.
Danny Elliott
August 30, 2011 1:41 pm
it’s one of those ‘I wish I’d wrote that’ moments…
Danny Elliott
August 30, 2011 1:43 pm
It’s one of those ‘I wish I wrote that’ moments…
Hectricity
August 31, 2011 10:11 am
TELL ME ABOUT IT!
Eric Fox
August 30, 2011 3:32 pm
That was a beautiful song!
Jz151
August 30, 2011 3:48 pm
That is amazing. Like I’ve just heard something special.
ED
August 30, 2011 4:35 pm
He kills it once again. I am a fan of Beady Eye but there is no comparison who is king!
Hectricity
August 31, 2011 10:10 am
Agreed. In fact, I’m dissappointed in Beady Eye. I’m a huge fan of Andy Bell and I hoped his writing would come through on the project. Perhaps it did and it has changed. Either way, I’m not picking it up. Noel’s cool remain intact and stronger than ever….
Theresa Markese
August 30, 2011 5:16 pm
I heard this song just now for the first time and I absolutely love it!
Crazy
August 30, 2011 6:08 pm
Is this a love song?
Frankie
August 31, 2011 1:52 am
This is music!
Norman
August 31, 2011 2:57 am
Sh1t. plodding along using the same chords, same melodies and same crap songwriting he has been peddling out for the last 10 years, he should now stick to being a sarcastic panellist cnut on soccer shows from now on. It’s time to retire noel G or find that room in your mansion thats filled with electric guitars and some original material.
fender15
August 31, 2011 8:27 am
Your name says it all – Norman
Go have a wash
Hectricity
August 31, 2011 10:07 am
I see what you mean, kind of like a Cure or Strokes song, if you heard one…. well, you know how it goes…. However, I gotta say that though his signiture sound is just THAT: his signiture sound. There’s nothing wrong with that, is there..? Besides, it has evolved quite magnificently. Those vocal melodies, that steady drive & that lush composition…?? C’mon, its RICH!
I’m curious as to what you hail instead…
Norman... No not really, I'm called Alex
September 6, 2011 6:56 am
Yes, but you’re called Norman. No one has ever really cared what anyone called Norman thinks, have they really?
Halo
August 31, 2011 4:05 am
Much better than this stupid sh*t his brother Liam is doin’
mef
August 31, 2011 4:54 am
Could’nt be any happier..this song it’s Absolutely mind blowing! The GENIUS is back. I gotta say i was longing for this kind of song, the ones that keep me hearing it over an over again..god if I missed Noel!
Hectricity
August 31, 2011 10:01 am
I concur 100%! Its been a LONG time comin’… I’m taking Friday Nov 18th off of werk so I can live it up at his gig. Done, and DONe.
原田州一 (@PARASHUSAN)
August 31, 2011 5:19 am
リアムのBeady eyeには失望したが（元RideのAndy Bellがいるのになぜ…）、この曲を聴くにNoelのソロにはそこそこ期待できそう。
Hectricity
August 31, 2011 9:59 am
OH WOW. Dig it like a grave… Noel lead vocal songs & versions of Oasis songs have always been me favorites… Can’t wait for the full length Noel LP!
Meli
August 31, 2011 10:02 am
Awesome song! I can’t wait to hear more.
Joel
August 31, 2011 10:56 am
Sobresaliente Noel como siempre, el es y sera siendo por mucho el mejor compositor de su generacion y el mejor de los Gallagher
Joel Alejandro Rodriguez Perez
August 31, 2011 11:37 am
Simplemente excepcional, no cabe duda que Noel es y siempre sera el alma detras de las canciones, el mejor compositor de su generacion y por mucho, eres el mejor de los Gallagher, sigue asi y nunca dejes de sorprendernos con esta fina musica.
Mark Norkin (@EnglandOnly)
August 31, 2011 11:38 am
i think it will be best song on the album.there are magic lines.thank you Noel from Kharkov,Ukraine.
caren
August 31, 2011 9:29 pm
It is fantastic .. very original^^
JonSherwell
August 31, 2011 11:45 pm
The King is back
Alex
September 1, 2011 12:24 am
very beautiful and powerful tune. it gave me chills the whole way. cant wait to hear the rest
stanley
September 1, 2011 5:01 am
amazing, great song, noel gallagher number 1
Sean King
September 1, 2011 11:21 am
A minute into the first song, I felt like I’d already known this song for years (that’s good and bad, but more good than bad).
Tim
September 1, 2011 11:37 pm
Great tune…. can’t wait to hear more….
saßan
September 2, 2011 1:49 pm
I love this man, he is really amazing…
Genji
September 3, 2011 12:47 am
I’m ready to be a long time fan of High Flying Birds.
steod
September 4, 2011 12:49 am
class song again
keyser
September 5, 2011 9:47 pm
Gila kapak!
Amy
September 7, 2011 9:28 am
I love Noel Gallagher… I’m a Noel Gallagirl actually!!
This story says KROQ will have tickets on sale Thursday, before the public can get them Friday. Please tell me how one can get the tickets Thursday, do I have to go to KROQ or can it be done on line some how?
Bill
September 10, 2011 7:48 pm
Brilliant song. I am so glad that Noel has continued with his incredible musical art he brings to the world. Ill never forget the two gig world tour Oasis played at the Oakland Coliseum opening for U2 as a favor to Bono two gigs because of Liam not willing to play any more. I think I counted 12 Heineken he pounded during a one hour plus set. Brilliant song Noel Ill see you at Royce
Erica Carlson
September 17, 2011 7:51 pm
Heard “If I Had a Gun” on KGSR in Austin and thought it was brilliant. Noel- come to Austin! NYC and LA are not the live music capitals of the world. Music lovers move here to see the most creative and brilliant artists from all over the world. You belong here! I look forward to your added stop in Austin on the US tour. Don’t break the hearts of the most avid music fans in the world!
ruben
September 20, 2011 9:34 pm
This Noel Gallagher fellow is going to go places!