She's Electric

"She's Electric" is a song by English rock band Oasis, and the ninth track on their 1995 album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Though well received and a fan favourite,[1] it was only released as a promotional single in 2014.[2] In 2018, a lyric music video was made for the song.[3] "She's Electric" was influenced by the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".[4]

"She's Electric"
Promotional single by Oasis
from the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Released2 October 1995
Recorded1995
GenreBritpop, acoustic rock
Length3:40
LabelCreation
Songwriter(s)Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)

Meaning

The song is about a relationship with a woman from an eccentric family. Noel Gallagher stated the song is about "a boy who's got a girlfriend, and he used to go out with her sister, that he fancies her mother, doesn't get on with her brother, and, as somebody gets her cousin pregnant, and everybody thinks it was him", adding then it's not a true story. Gallagher borrowed the chorus melody from the tune to 1970s UK preschool program You and Me.[5]

Reception

"She's Electric", despite never having been officially released as a single, was very well-received; the song was confirmed, in 2019, as the 21st century's most played album track on the radio.[6] It reached its highest airplay chart position in United Arab Emirates, peaking at #11;[7] along with "Half the World Away" it's also the only non-single by Oasis to hit the UK Spotify chart.[8] NME ranks "She's Electric" 51st among oasis songs.[9] Next to the signatures "Wonderwall", "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Champagne Supernova", it's also the most streamed song from the album on Spotify, surpassing hit singles such as "Some Might Say", "Roll With It" and the title track.[10] Furthermore, on the platform, "She's Electric" is constantly in the top 10 of the artist's most streamed songs.[11]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Platinum 600,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

"She's Electric" was certified Platinum in the UK; along with "Cast No Shadow" (Silver), it's one of the two non-singles on the album which received a certification.[13]

References
  1. Bajgrowicz, Brooke (October 2, 2018). "New Oasis 'She's Electric' Lyric Video Marks 23rd Anniversary of '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?' Album".
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/oasis/shes-electric/
  3. "Oasis - She's Electric (Official Lyric Video)" – via www.youtube.com.
  4. ""She's Electric" :: Oasis :: Best Britpop Music Tuesday". lyrique discorde. April 11, 2017.
  5. "She's Electric by Oasis - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
  6. https://twitter.com/oasis/status/1091024602816544768
  7. "She's Electric (Remastered)". www.top-charts.com.
  8. "Oasis - Spotify Chart History". kworb.net.
  9. Howard, Tom (May 20, 2019). "The Masterlist – every song Oasis ever recorded ranked in order of greatness".
  10. "(What's The Story) Morning Glory? [Remastered]". October 2, 1995 – via open.spotify.com.
  11. "Oasis". Spotify.
  12. "British single certifications – Oasis – She's Electric". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  13. "BRIT Certified". BPI.
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