"Wonderwall" is a song by English rock band Oasis, written by lead guitarist and chief songwriter Noel Gallagher. The song was produced by Gallagher and Owen Morris for the band's second studio album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, released in 1995.
The song was originally titled "Wishing Stone". Gallagher told NME in 1996 that "Wonderwall" was written for Meg Mathews, his then-girlfriend and later wife. However, after Gallagher and Mathews divorced in 2001, he said the song was not about her: "The meaning of that song was taken away from me by the media who jumped on it, and how do you tell your Mrs it's not about her once she's read it is? It's a song about an imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself." The song's final title was inspired by George Harrison's solo album Wonderwall Music.
The song was released by Creation Records as the fourth single from the album on 30 October 1995. "Wonderwall" reach the top ten in 15 countries, and topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand. The song also reached the top ten in Canada and the United States at No. 5 and No. 8, respectively, as well as No. 2 on both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart. The single was certified septuple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and 12-times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Its music video was directed by Nigel Dick and won British Video of the Year at the 1996 Brit Awards.
"Wonderwall" remains one of the band's most popular songs. In Australia, it was voted No. 1 on the alternative music radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 of 1995 and "20 Years of the Hottest 100" in 2013.
Many artists have also covered the song, such as Ryan Adams, Cat Power, and Brad Mehldau. In October 2020, it became the first song from the 1990s to reach one billion streams on Spotify.
Today is gonna be the day That they're gonna throw it back to you By now you should've somehow Realized what you gotta do I don't believe that anybody Feels the way I do about you now
Backbeat the word was on the street That the fire in your heart is out I'm sure you've heard it all before But you never really had a doubt I don't believe that anybody feels The way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk are winding And all the lights that lead us there are blinding There are many things that I would like to say to you But I don't know how
Because maybe You're gonna be the one that saves me And after all You're my wonderwall
Today was gonna be the day But they'll never throw it back to you By now you should've somehow Realized what you're not to do I don't believe that anybody Feels the way I do About you now
And all the roads that lead you there were winding And all the lights that light the way are blinding There are many things that I would like to say to you But I don't know how
I said maybe You're gonna be the one that saves me And after all You're my wonderwall
I said maybe (I said maybe) You're gonna be the one that saves me And after all You're my wonderwall
I said maybe (I said maybe) You're gonna be the one that saves me (That saves me) You're gonna be the one that saves me (That saves me) You're gonna be the one that saves me (That saves me)
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Today is gonna be the day That they're gonna throw it back to you By now you should've somehow Realized what you gotta do I don't believe that anybody Feels the way I do about you now
Backbeat the word was on the street That the fire in your heart is out I'm sure you've heard it all before But you never really had a doubt I don't believe that anybody feels The way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk are winding And all the lights that lead us there are blinding There are many things that I would like to say to you But I don't know how
Because maybe You're gonna be the one that saves me And after all You're my wonderwall
Today was gonna be the day But they'll never throw it back to you By now you should've somehow Realized what you're not to do I don't believe that anybody Feels the way I do About you now
And all the roads that lead you there were winding And all the lights that light the way are blinding There are many things that I would like to say to you But I don't know how
I said maybe You're gonna be the one that saves me And after all You're my wonderwall
I said maybe (I said maybe) You're gonna be the one that saves me And after all You're my wonderwall
I said maybe (I said maybe) You're gonna be the one that saves me (That saves me) You're gonna be the one that saves me (That saves me) You're gonna be the one that saves me (That saves me)