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"Sunday Morning Call" is a song by the English rock band Oasis. The song was released as the third and final single from their fourth studio album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants on 3 July 2000.[1] It reached number four in the United Kingdom, number five in Italy, and number 20 in Ireland.

B-side
  • "Carry Us All"
  • "Full On"
Released3 July 2000 (2000-07-03)
Recorded1999
Length
  • 5:12 (album version)
  • 3:33 (radio edit)
Quick facts Single by Oasis, from the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants ...
"Sunday Morning Call"
Single by Oasis
from the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
B-side
  • "Carry Us All"
  • "Full On"
Released3 July 2000 (2000-07-03)
Recorded1999
Length
  • 5:12 (album version)
  • 3:33 (radio edit)
LabelBig Brother
SongwriterNoel Gallagher
Producers
Oasis singles chronology
"Who Feels Love?"
(2000)
"Sunday Morning Call"
(2000)
"The Hindu Times"
(2002)
Music video
"Sunday Morning Call" on YouTube
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Release and reception

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... 1994–2009; 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 that Noel stated 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 it’s shit. I hate that song. I hate it so much [that] I left it out of the Oasis singles album. That’s how much I fucking hate it. And I wrote it!".[2][3]

"Full On" dates back to 1997. It was played by the band during soundchecks in the Be Here Now Tour, for example at the G-Mex in Manchester on 14 December 1997.[4]

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 mid-April 2000[5] in an old mental institution in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and features Scottish actor James Cunningham.[citation needed]

Track listings

UK CD and 12-inch single; Japanese CD single[6][7][8]

  1. "Sunday Morning Call"
  2. "Carry Us All"
  3. "Full On"

UK 7-inch and cassette single[9][10]

  1. "Sunday Morning Call"
  2. "Carry Us All"

Personnel

Charts

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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Release history

More information Region, Date ...
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 3 July 2000
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Big Brother [1]
Japan 5 July 2000 CD Epic [19]
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