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Sunday Morning Call
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Wikipedia article
"'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
The song was released as the third and final single from the album on 3 July 2000, 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... 19942009'; 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 its shit. I hate that song. I hate it so much [that] I left it out of the Oasis singles album. Thats how much I fucking hate it. And I wrote it!".
Music video
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.
Track listings
'UK CD and 12-inch single'
# "Sunday Morning Call"
# "Carry Us All"
# "Full On"
'UK 7-inch and cassette single'
# "Sunday Morning Call"
# "Carry Us All"
Personnel
* Noel Gallagher lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitars, bass, keyboards, mellotron, synthesizer
* Alan White drums, tambourine
Charts
References
Category:1999 songs
Category:2000 singles
Category:Oasis (band) songs
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Songs written by Noel Gallagher
Category:Song recordings produced by Noel Gallagher
Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles
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