"It's a Beautiful World" is a song by English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Written by frontman Noel Gallagher, it was released on 23 February 2018 as the second single from the band's third studio album Who Built the Moon? (2017).[2]
| "It's a Beautiful World" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | ||||
| from the album Who Built the Moon? | ||||
| B-side | "God Help Us All – Demo" | |||
| Released | 17 November 2017 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock[1] | |||
| Length | 5:17 | |||
| Label | Sour Mash | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Noel Gallagher | |||
| Producer(s) | David Holmes | |||
| Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds singles chronology | ||||
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Music video
editThe official video for "It's a Beautiful World", directed by Julian House. The video features Gallagher and his band performing in the studio with grainy stock film as well as a montage of archival footage which give the video a sixties feel. "It's a Beautiful World" was released on the band's Vevo account on 26 January 2018.[3]
Personnel
edit- Noel Gallagher – guitars and vocals
- Samuel Dixon – bass
- Keefus Ciancia – keyboards
- Emre Ramazanoglu – drums
- Pete Lockett – percussion
- Charlotte Courbe aka Le Volume Courbe – French spoken word
- David Holmes – programming
Track listing
edit- 12"
All tracks are written by Noel Gallagher
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's A Beautiful World" | 5:17 |
| 2. | "It's A Beautiful World – Instrumental" | 5:17 |
| 3. | "God Help Us All – Demo" | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 14:09 | |
- Digital
All tracks are written by Noel Gallagher
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's A Beautiful World – Radio Edit" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "God Help Us All – Demo" | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 7:22 | |
Charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scotland (OCC)[4] | 19 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 77 |
References
edit- ^ Beaumont, Mark (2 November 2017). "Hail To The Chief – What happened at Noel Gallagher's intimate London York Hall gig". NME. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Noel Gallagher unveils new single 'It's A Beautiful World' – watch the exclusive behind the scenes video". 17 November 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ NoelGallagherVEVO (26 January 2018). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – It's A Beautiful World (Official Video)". Retrieved 4 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2017.