Album
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is the fourth studio album by Oasis, released in the UK and Europe on 28 February 2000. It arrived after a testing year: Alan McGee had closed Creation Records, founding members Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan had left, and producer Owen Morris was replaced by Mark "Spike" Stent. The record came out on the band's new label, Big Brother Recordings.
The sound moves away from Britpop towards psychedelia, with drum loops, samples, electric sitar, Mellotron, synthesisers and backward guitars. "Go Let It Out" and "Who Feels Love?" show the shift, while "Gas Panic!" leans into trip hop. It is also the first Oasis album to include a song written by Liam Gallagher, "Little James". It sold over 310,000 copies in its first week in the UK and went double platinum there.
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 47:56Tracklist
- 1Fuckin’ in the BushesNoel Gallagher3:19
- 2Go Let It OutNoel Gallagher4:39
- 3Who Feels Love?Noel Gallagher5:44
- 4Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth IsNoel Gallagher4:27
- 5Little JamesLiam Gallagher4:15
- 6Gas Panic!Noel Gallagher6:08
- 7Where Did It All Go Wrong?Noel Gallagher4:27
- 8Sunday Morning CallNoel Gallagher5:13
- 9I Can See a LiarNoel Gallagher3:13
- 10Roll It OverNoel Gallagher6:31
- Produced by
- Oasis, Mark “Spike” Stent, Noel Gallagher, Mark Stent
- Recorded at
- Château de La Colle Noire, Olympic Studios, Supernova Heights, Wheeler End Studios
- Recorded
- April–August 1999
- Engineered by
- Aaron Pratley, Paul Stacey, Mark “Spike” Stent
- Label
- Helter Skelter
- Length
- 47:56
Line-up
- Paul Stacey · guitar, keyboard, bass guitar, acoustic guitar · guest
- P.P. Arnold · background vocals · guest
- Linda Lewis · background vocals · guest
- Noel Gallagher · electric guitar, background vocals · guest
- Liam Gallagher · vocals · guest
- Mark Coyle · electric sitar, acoustic guitar · guest
- Mark Feltham · harmonica · guest
- Charlotte Glasson · flute · guest
Singles
- “Go Let It Out” · 7 February 2000
- “Where Did It All Go Wrong?” · 27 March 2000 (promo single)
- “Who Feels Love?” · 17 April 2000
- “Sunday Morning Call” · 3 July 2000
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2000 | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2000 | 24 |
| Ireland 2 · 2000 | 1 |
| Italian Albums · 2000 | 1 |
| Scottish Albums · 2000 | 1 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2000 | 1 |
| Austrian Albums · 2000 | 3 |
| Swedish Albums · 2000 | 3 |
| Swiss Albums · 2000 | 3 |
| Finnish Albums · 2000 | 4 |
All 20 charts
| Norwegian Albums · 2000 | 4 |
| German Albums · 2000 | 5 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2000 | 6 |
| French Albums · 2000 | 6 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2000 | 8 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2000 | 8 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 2000 | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2000 | 12 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2000 | 15 |
| Dutch Albums · 2000 | 16 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Japan · 2000 | Platinum |
| Spain · 2000 | 2× Platinum |
| Sweden · 2000 | Gold |
| Switzerland · 2000 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2000 | 2× Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
70.2
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
3.8k
ListenBrainz listeners
140k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
6.8k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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The label →Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2000-02-23 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 23 February 2000 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 28 February 2000 | |
| Wikidata | 28 February 2000 | |
| US release | 2000 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 28 February 2000 | earliest UK or European date |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Helter Skelter | 074646218921 | other |
| 2000 | ZA | Helter Skelter | 6007689430108 | other |
| 2000 | MX | Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. de C.V. | 7509949684423 | other |
| 23 February 2000 | JP | Epic | 4988010811884 | original |
| 28 February 2000 | XE | Helter Skelter | 5099749684423 | other |
| 28 February 2000 | GB | Big Brother | 5055019600227 | other |
| 28 February 2000 | XW | Big Brother | 5051961002102 | other |
| 29 February 2000 | CA | Epic | 074646358627 | other |
| 2006 | JP | Epic | 4547366027600 | other |
| 2009 | CA | Reprise Records | 093624981978 | other |
| 2009 | GB | Big Brother | 5051961002010 | other |
| 14 April 2009 | US | Reprise Records | 093624981978 | other |
| June 2012 | KR | Helter Skelter | 8803581221923 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| coverartarchive | 1441×1429 | upscaled |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |