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Sunday Morning Call

"Sunday Morning Call"
Single by Oasis
from the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
B-side
  • "Carry Us All"
  • "Full On"
Released3 July 2000 (2000-07-03)
Length3:33 (radio edit) 5:12 (album version)
LabelBig Brother
Songwriter(s)Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)
Oasis singles chronology
"Who Feels Love?"
(2000) 		"Sunday Morning Call"
(2000) 		"The Hindu Times"
(2002)
Music video
"Oasis - Sunday Morning Call (Official Video)" on YouTube

"Sunday Morning Call" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, released as the third and final single from their fourth studio album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, number five in Italy, and number 20 in Ireland.

Release and reception

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The song was released as the third and final single from the album on 3 July 2000,[1] peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart, number five in Italy, and number 20 in Ireland. It was written and sung by Noel Gallagher.

Though the song has the same anthemic feel that popularised many Oasis songs, and departs from the psychedelic feel of Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, which had been poorly received by critics, it received a mixed critical reception. NME described it as "a dreary thing indeed", whereas Allmusic described it as a "self-consciously mature departure from the group's usual ebullience... a deliberately mellow, mid-tempo [song]".

"Sunday Morning Call" was included in the 2010 compilation album Time Flies... 1994–2009; however, the song was relegated to being a hidden track at the end of disc 2, being the only single to not be credited on the sleeve or be mentioned in the track listing. It was rumoured the reason for this is due to Noel stating in the audio commentary of the accompanying DVD that he "hates" the song. Noel confirmed this was in fact the case during an interview with Radio X in 2021 when he was asked why he disliked the song, to which Noel replied; "Because it’s shit. I hate that song. I hate it so much [that] I left it out of the Oasis singles album. That’s how much I fucking hate it. And I wrote it!".[2][3]

"Full On" dates from 1997. It was played by the band during soundchecks in the Be Here Now Tour, for example at the G-Mex in Manchester on 14 December 1997.[4]

Music video

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The music video is a take on the Jack Nicholson film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, with characters resembling McMurphy and Nurse Ratched. It was filmed in an old mental institution in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and features Scottish actor James Cunningham.[citation needed]

Track listings

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UK CD and 12-inch single (RKIDSCD 004; RKID 004T)[5][6]

  1. "Sunday Morning Call"
  2. "Carry Us All"
  3. "Full On"

UK 7-inch and cassette single (RKID 004; RKIDCS 004)[7][8]

  1. "Sunday Morning Call"
  2. "Carry Us All"

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 17
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 20
Italy (FIMI)[11] 5
Scotland (OCC)[12] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 4
UK Indie (OCC)[14] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 3 July 2000
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Big Brother [1]
Japan 5 July 2000 CD Epic [16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Releases – For Week Starting July 3, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 1 July 2000. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Noel Gallagher Explains Why He Hates Oasis' 'Sunday Morning Call'". 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Why is Noel Gallagher called the Chief?".
  4. ^ "Rare Oasis Soundcheck Recording Is Up For Sale Via Auction Later This Month". 2 November 2022.
  5. ^ Sunday Morning Call (UK CD single liner notes). Oasis. Big Brother Recordings. 2000. RKIDSCD 004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Sunday Morning Call (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Oasis. Big Brother Recordings. 2000. RKID 004T.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Sunday Morning Call (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Oasis. Big Brother Recordings. 2000. RKID 004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Sunday Morning Call (UK cassette single sleeve). Oasis. Big Brother Recordings. 2000. RKIDCS 004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 30. 22 July 2000. p. 9. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sunday Morning Call". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Oasis – Sunday Morning Call". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  15. ^ "British single certifications – Oasis – Sunday Morning Call". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Oasis | Artist Information". Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on 7 April 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2023.