Rock 'n' Roll Star

11 tracks
"Rock 'n' Roll Star" "Shakermaker" "Live Forever" "Up in the Sky" "Columbia" "Supersonic" "Bring It on Down" "Cigarettes & Alcohol" "Digsy's Dinner" "Slide Away" "Married with Children"

"Rock 'n' Roll Star" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It is the opening track from their record breaking debut album, Definitely Maybe. Like the majority of the band's songs from this era, it was written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. Noel said that "Rock 'n' Roll Star" was one of only three songs in which he wanted to say something: "I've pretty much summed up everything I wanted to say in "Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Live Forever" and "Cigarettes & Alcohol", after that I'm repeating myself, but in a different way".^[1] It became a fan favourite and was often played to close the band's gigs.

It was released as a radio single in America. The song's video, directed by Nigel Dick, consists of clips of the band performing the song from their Live by the Sea gig, interspersed with clips of them on Southend Pier, in and around the amusement park, 'Adventure Island' then named 'Peter Pan's Playground' and in the bowling alley which was located on Southend Pier before it burnt down in June 1995.^[2]

The song was featured on the band's 2000 live album and DVD, Familiar to Millions, and another live version was recorded at a 2 July 2005 concert at the City of Manchester Stadium and released on the band's single "Let There Be Love" in late 2005.

Personnel

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	36

References

↑ "Oasis Definitely Maybe Album Review". Time.com. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ "Nigel Dick on directing the music videos | Oasis Recording Information". Oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Oasis

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Extended plays

Singles

Definitely Maybe	"Supersonic" "Shakermaker" "Live Forever" "Cigarettes & Alcohol" "Rock 'n' Roll Star"

(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	"Some Might Say" "Roll with It" "Morning Glory" "Wonderwall" "Don't Look Back in Anger" "Champagne Supernova"

Be Here Now	"D'You Know What I Mean?" "Stand by Me" "All Around the World" "Don't Go Away"

Standing on the Shoulder of Giants	"Go Let It Out" "Who Feels Love?" "Sunday Morning Call" "Where Did It All Go Wrong?"

Heathen Chemistry	"The Hindu Times" "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" "Little by Little"/"She Is Love" "Songbird"

Don't Believe the Truth	"Lyla" "The Importance of Being Idle" "Let There Be Love"

Dig Out Your Soul	"The Shock of the Lightning" "I'm Outta Time" "Falling Down"

Non-album singles	"Whatever" "Lord Don't Slow Me Down"

Other songs

Video albums

Tours

Articles	Discography Awards Band members Songs Britpop

Bands	Beady Eye Heavy Stereo Hurricane #1 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Ride The Rain No Way Sis

People	Jay Darlington Tony Griffiths Terry Kirkbride Alan McGee Scott McLeod Owen Morris Dave Sardy Paul Stacey Steve White

Labels	Big Brother Recordings Creation Records Columbia Records Epic Records Reprise Records

Albums and Songs	The Dreams We Have as Children Standing on the Edge of the Noise "Wibbling Rivalry" "Stop the Clocks"

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