Editing Wonderwall

{{Short description|1995 single by Oasis}}
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{{Infobox song
| name          = Wonderwall
| cover         = Wonderwall cover.jpg
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
| album         = [[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]
| B-side        = {{ubl|"Round Are Way"|"The Swamp Song"|"[[The Masterplan (song)|The Masterplan]]"}}
| released      = {{start date|df=y|1995|10|30}}
| recorded      = May 1995
| studio        = [[Rockfield Studios|Rockfield]] ([[Rockfield, Monmouthshire|Rockfield]], [[Wales]])
| genre         = * [[Alternative rock]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/05/the-ultimate-nineties-alt-rock-playlist/40279/|title=The Ultimate Nineties Alt-Rock Playlist|website=[[The Atlantic]]|date=21 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first= Robbie |last= Daw |title= One Direction Cover Oasis' "Wonderwall": Did They Do The Song Justice? |website= [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] |date= 15 August 2012 |access-date= 25 November 2023 |url= https://www.idolator.com/6812512/one-direction-cover-oasis-wonderwall}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/08/95-best-alternative-rock-songs-1995-alt/5/|title=The 95 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1995|first=Andrew|last=Unterberger|date=6 August 2015|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref>
* [[Britpop]]<ref name=Bennett2010/>
* [[pop rock]]<ref name= "Billboard Pop 500">{{cite magazine|last= Billboard Staff|title= The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url= https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/|date= 19 October 2023|accessdate= 24 February 2024|quote= The pop-rock ballad is anchored by a relatively simple capo’d guitar hook...}}</ref>
| length        = * {{Duration|m=4|s=19}} (album version)
* {{Duration|m=3|s=48}} (radio edit)
| label         = [[Creation Records|Creation]]
| writer        = [[Noel Gallagher]]
| producer      = {{hlist|[[Owen Morris]]|Noel Gallagher}}
| prev_title    = [[Morning Glory (Oasis song)|Morning Glory]]
| prev_year     = 1995
| next_title    = [[Don't Look Back in Anger]]
| next_year     = 1996
| misc          = {{External music video|{{YouTube|bx1Bh8ZvH84|"Wonderwall"}}}}
{{Extra track listing
 | album  = [[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]
 | type   = single
 | tracks = {{(What's the Story) Morning Glory? tracks}}
}}
}}

"'''Wonderwall'''" is a song by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], released by [[Creation Records]] on 30 October 1995 as the fourth single from the band's second studio album ''[[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]''. Described by lead guitarist and chief songwriter [[Noel Gallagher]], who wrote the song and co-produced it with [[Owen Morris]], as being about "an imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself",<ref name="BBCE">{{cite news | title=BBC Radio 2 interview, October 2002 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2337721.stm | access-date=8 August 2006 | date=17 October 2002 |work=BBC News}}</ref> "Wonderwall" reached the top ten in 15 countries; it topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand, peaked at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 2 on both the [[UK Singles Chart]] and the [[Irish Singles Chart]], and reached the top 10 in Canada and the United States, reaching No. 5 and No. 8, respectively, thus becoming the band's sole top-40 entry on the latter country's main [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. The single was [[Music recording certification|certified]] octuple platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) and 12-times platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA). Its music video, directed by [[Nigel Dick]], won [[Brit Award for British Video of the Year|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 [[Triple J Hottest 100, 1995|Hottest 100 of 1995]] and "20 Years of the Hottest 100" in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/archive/search/?year=1995|title=Triple J Hottest 100 Countdown of 1995|date=11 November 2017 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/alltime/20years/countdown/#1|title=Countdown – Twenty Years of triple j's Hottest 100 – triple j|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=8 September 2015|date=18 April 2013}}</ref> Many artists have also covered the song, such as [[Ryan Adams]], [[Cat Power]], and [[Brad Mehldau]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/9031/the_brad_mehldau_trio_add_to_the_wonderwall_cover/mp3/|title=Brad Mehldau Trio Add To The 'Wonderwall' Cover Canon, Ryan Adams To Tour with the Guys Who First Recorded That Song|work=Stereogum|access-date=8 September 2015|date=10 April 2008}}</ref> In October 2020, it became the first song from the 1990s to reach one billion streams on [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/oasis-classic-hit-single-wonderwall-has-clocked-up-more-than-one-billion-streams-2783189|title=Oasis' classic hit single 'Wonderwall' has clocked up more than one billion streams|last=Jones|first=Damian|website=[[NME]]|date=13 October 2020|access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref> As of May 2025, 'Wonderwall' placed at number 88 in [[list of Spotify streaming records]]. With 2.33 billion streams on Spotify, the song has become the second most streamed song from the 1990s, behind Nirvana's "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]{{"'}}s 2.39 billion streams.<ref>Spotify Most Streamed Songs from the 90s https://kworb.net/spotify/songs_1990.html</ref>

==Production history==
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.<ref>{{cite book |title=Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English rock |last=Harris |first=John |year=2004 |publisher=Da Capo Press |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |isbn=0-306-81367-X |page=226 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fXQCAvSLoAoC}}</ref><ref name="Supernova">{{cite book |title=Oasis: supersonic supernova |last=Krugman |first=Michael |year=1997 |publisher=Macmillan Publishers |isbn=0-312-15376-7 |pages=99–102 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BfjKZJOFCowC}}</ref> However, after Gallagher and Mathews divorced in 2001,<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1125485.stm |title=Noel and Meg finally divorce |work=BBC News |date=19 January 2001 |location=London |access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> 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."<ref name="BBCE" /> The song's final title was inspired by [[George Harrison]]'s solo album ''[[Wonderwall Music]]''.<ref>Kindon, Frances. [https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/liam-gallaghers-foul-mouthed-reaction-20743647 "Liam Gallagher's foul-mouthed reaction to Oasis' Wonderwall – and why he still hates it: Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher had nothing nice to say when his brother Noel Gallagher first played him Wonderwall – and he still doesn't now,"] ''Daily Mirror'' (30 Oct 2019).</ref>

The song was recorded at [[Rockfield Studios]] in Wales, during a two-week recording of the ''Morning Glory'' album in May 1995. Morris produced the song in a half-day along with Gallagher, using a technique known as "[[brickwalling]]" to intensify the sound of the song.<ref name=Bennett2010>{{cite book |title=Britpop and the English Music Tradition |last=Bennett |first=Andy |year=2010 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd |isbn=978-0-7546-6805-3 |page=148 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cK-gFIUijQYC}}</ref> [[Liam Gallagher]] served as lead singer on the song after Noel had given him a choice between "Wonderwall" and "[[Don't Look Back in Anger]]", another single from the album, with Noel singing lead vocals on the latter.<ref name="Supernova" /> All of the band's members except bassist [[Paul McGuigan (musician)|Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan]] contributed to the recording, with Noel playing bass instead of McGuigan. This decision displeased Liam, who told Morris, "That's not Oasis."<ref name=Browne>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/oasis-wonderwall-at-25-how-oasis-making-inspiration-last-rock-standards-1059189/|title='Wonderwall' at 25: How Oasis' Unlikely Ballad Became One of the Last Rock Standards|first=David|last=Browne|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=24 September 2020|access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref>

"Wonderwall" is written in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[F-sharp minor|F{{music|#}} minor]] and is set in [[common time]] with a moderate dance [[tempo|groove]]. Liam Gallagher's voice ranges from an E<sub>3</sub> to an F{{music|#}}<sub>4</sub> in the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicforte.com/sheet_music/digital_downloads/view/5306/|title=Digital Sheet Music, Oasis "Wonderwall"|work=musicforte.com|publisher=[[Peer International (music publishing)|Peer International Music Publishing]]|year=2011|access-date=26 July 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140317170045/http://www.musicforte.com/sheet_music/digital_downloads/view/5306/|archive-date=17 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Live performances==
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Noel Gallagher debuted the song on UK television backstage at [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]], and it was broadcast on [[Channel 4]] on 24 June 1995. The song was not performed by the band during their headline performance the night before. The song went on to be regularly played on the [[(What's the Story) Morning Glory? Tour]] where it was typically played and sung solo by Noel acoustically. On occasions however (including the [[...There and Then|Maine Road]] and [[Knebworth 1996|Knebworth]] gigs) it was played by the full band acoustically with Liam on vocals. The song was also regularly played on both the [[Be Here Now Tour]] and [[Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Tour]], performances on these tours featured the full band on electric guitars with Liam on vocals.

For the [[Heathen Chemistry Tour]], Noel changed the arrangement of his live performances of the song to a style he admitted was heavily influenced by [[Ryan Adams]]' cover. For the [[Don't Believe the Truth Tour]], the original arrangement was used for live performances by the full band with electric guitars and Liam on vocals. During the 2008 tour, the band returned to performing the song in a semi-acoustic form, in an arrangement closely resembling the album version. This song was also performed during the [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony]] by Liam Gallagher and his post Oasis band [[Beady Eye]].

Since Oasis split up, both Noel and Liam have continued to play the song as part of [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]] and Liam's solo career, respectively. Both have often varied the presentation of the song, sometimes being performed in stripped down acoustic versions, whilst other times more full band arrangements have been performed.

==Critical reception==
Steve Baltin from ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' named "Wonderwall" Pick of the Week, describing the song as "a perfect example of melodic pop." He added, "Following the more uptempo riff of "[[Morning Glory (Oasis song)|Morning Glory]]", this single will remind listeners of the anthemic single "[[Live Forever (Oasis song)|Live Forever]]", a track that generated massive airplay on multiple formats last year. Look for the same results for this lovely near [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]]. A simple, sweet song, it shows why Oasis is rapidly becoming one of music's great singles bands."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Steve|last=Baltin|title=Pop Singles|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-11-18.pdf|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]|date=18 November 1995|page=7|accessdate=10 November 2022}}</ref> Kevin Courtney from ''[[Irish Times]]'' declared it as a "genuine Oasis gem", "with its aching string arrangements and evocative vocals".<ref>Courtney, Kevin (29 September 1995). "Rock". ''[[Irish Times]]''.</ref> Michael Bonner from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' named it Single of the Week, praising it as "a mesmeric declaration of love — haunting, beautiful and effortlessly simple — and, unless you've been locked in a coal cellar for the last two months, you should know it forwards, backwards and sideways by now."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Michael|last=Bonner|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53589787806/|title=Singles|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]|date=11 November 1995|page=36|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> Another ''Melody Maker'' editor, [[David Stubbs]], said, "'Wonderwall', with its explicit [[George Harrison]] reference, doesn't bother to conceal another nod at [[The Beatles]], but the real problem here is that [[Liam Gallagher|Liam]] doesn't seem capable of modulating his voice to suit the pensively orchestrated backdrop — a bit of a subtlety deficiency."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Stubbs|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53563867514/|title=Albums|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]|date=30 September 1995|page=33|access-date=13 March 2024|author-link=David Stubbs}}</ref> 

Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' wrote, "A swirling rock song that slowly builds to epic proportions. Nicely chiming acoustic guitars and psyched-up strings support Liam Gallagher's trademark declamatory and plaintive vocals. Not the easiest song for [[European Hit Radio|EHR]], but a sure grower."<ref>{{cite magazine|title= New Releases: Singles |magazine= [[Music & Media]] |volume= 12 |issue= 44 |date= 4 November 1995 |page= 12 |access-date= 19 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-11-04.pdf}}</ref> John Robinson from ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]'' commented, "'Wonderwall' instead turns out to be the best example of Liam's indispensability to [[Noel Gallagher|Noel]] as we are plunged into the depths of a doomed urban romance. Fires have gone out, wills to live have departed, yet we still witness Liam questioning whether ''Maybe you could be the one to save me''. And yet the entirely twisted delivery turns it from a slightly sappy idea into a fantastically bleak song, adding an all-consuming anger to the sense of desperation."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=John|last=Robinson|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53565940480/|title=Albums|magazine=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=30 September 1995|page=52|access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref> In a separate review, Robinson felt it "is one of Oasis' best records because it manages to be immensely robust while still being one of Noel's most lyrically personal songs".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=John|last=Robinson|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53582051720/|title=Singles|magazine=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=28 October 1995|page=50|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> [[Andrew Harrison (journalist)|Andrew Harrison]] from ''[[Select (magazine)|Select]]'' wrote, "'Wonderwall' is a near acoustic song that wears many signs of its maturity, but heavily. There is a (good) attempt to resonate personal failure with the redemptive power of The Beatles ("''Backbeat, the word is on the street/That the fire in your eyes is out''"). Liam goes flat once too often on the chorus."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Andrew|last=Harrison|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2012/03/oasis1.jpg|title=New Albums|magazine=[[Select (magazine)|Select]]|date=November 1995|page=98|access-date=14 December 2024|author-link=Andrew Harrison (journalist)}}</ref> Leesa Daniels from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' gave it a top score of five out of five and named it "Oasis' version of a love song." She added, "Absolutely beautiful."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Leesa|last=Daniels|url=https://sites.google.com/view/smash-hits-remembered-1994-5/home/1995/439-27th-september-10th-october-1995|title=Albums: Best New Album|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]|date=27 September 1995|page=57|access-date=14 February 2025}}</ref> Another ''Smash Hits'' editor, [[Mark Frith]], praised it as a highlight of the album, "mid-paced, brilliantly sung by Liam and, if it wasn't for [[Queen (band)|Queen]] ['[[Heaven for Everyone]]'], a No. 1 hit!"<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Frith|url=https://sites.google.com/view/smash-hits-remembered-1994-5/home/1995/441-25th-october-7th-november-1995|title=Singles|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]|date=25 October 1995|page=64|access-date=16 February 2025|author-link=Mark Frith}}</ref>

==Music video==
The original music video to the song conceived by Johanna Bautista was filmed by British music video and film director [[Nigel Dick]] at Unit 217B in [[Woolwich|Woolwich, London]], on 30 September 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PRODUCTIONS 1995|url=https://www.nigeldick.com/films/productions-1995/|access-date=23 October 2020|website=Nigel Dick – Director}}</ref> The filming of the promotional video took place during the brief period when bassist [[Paul McGuigan (musician)|Guigsy]] quit the band due to [[Neurasthenia|nervous exhaustion]], and was replaced by Scott McLeod, who appears in the video along with the four other members of the band.<ref>{{cite news|title=Not Here Now|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/glastonbury2004/story/0,,1242267,00.html|access-date=25 January 2006|location=London|first=John|last=Robinson|date=19 June 2004}}</ref> The song won [[Brit Award for British Video of the Year|British Video of the Year]] at the [[1996 Brit Awards]].

A second video depicts the band sitting down throughout the video with some getting up and leaving before returning. The video ends with Noel, Alan White and Scott McLeod leaving their seats, leaving Liam and Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs in their seats.

==Cover art==
The sleeve artwork was inspired by the paintings of the Belgian surrealist [[René Magritte]], and was shot on [[Primrose Hill]] in London by Michael Spencer Jones. The hand holding the frame is that of art director [[Brian Cannon]]. The original idea was to have Liam in the frame before Noel vetoed that idea whilst the shoot was taking place.<ref>''Q Special Edition – Oasis: Ten Years Of Rock 'n' Roll Mayhem'' ([[EMAP]] Metro)</ref> Instead, a female figure was deemed necessary, so [[Creation Records]] employee Anita Heryet was asked to stand in as cover star for the shot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Music/Oasis-1617.html |title=Oasis – Fun Facts, Answers, Factoids, Info, Information |publisher=Funtrivia.com |access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref>

==Chart and sales performance==
"Wonderwall" reached the No. 2 spot in both Ireland and the United Kingdom in October and November 1995.<ref name="ire"/><ref name="uk"/> In the UK, the song was held off the top spot by "[[I Believe (Frankie Laine song)|I Believe]]" by [[Robson & Jerome]]. "Wonderwall" finished at No. 10 on the year-end chart for 1995<ref name="ukye95"/> and at No. 26 on the 1990s decade-end in the UK.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} The track has sold and streamed 4.8&nbsp;million units in the UK as of November 2024, certifying the song octuple platinum and making it Oasis' biggest-selling song in their homeland.<ref name="bpi"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/oasis/top-10-best-selling-oasis-singles/|title=The Top 10 best selling Oasis singles|website=Radio X|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref> In August 2024, in light of the announcement of the band's reunion tour, "Wonderwall" re-entered at 17 in the UK, alongside "Don't Look Back In Anger" at 16 and "Live Forever" at 19.

In the United States, the song peaked at No. 1 on the [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart for a then-unprecedented ten weeks and reached No. 8 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in March 1996, becoming their only top-10 hit on the latter chart.<ref name="usas"/><ref name="hot100"/> "Wonderwall" also proved to be a major hit in Australia and New Zealand, claiming the No. 1 spot in both countries.<ref name="aus"/><ref name="nz"/> In Canada, the song reached No. 5 on the ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' 100 chart and topped the ''RPM'' [[Canadian rock music charts|Alternative 30]] ranking.<ref name="can"/><ref name="canrock"/>

==Awards and accolades==
* The American magazine ''[[The Village Voice]]''{{'}}s [[Pazz & Jop]] critics' poll ranked "Wonderwall" at No. 11 on its annual year-end poll in 1995. The following year, "Wonderwall" was ranked at No. 4, tied with [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]]{{'}}s "[[Common People (song)|Common People]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres95.php|title=Pazz & Jop critics' poll, 1995|publisher=robertchristgau.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres96.php|title=Pazz & Jop critics' poll, 1996}}</ref>
* In the [[Grammy Awards of 1997]], the band received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]], and [[Noel Gallagher]] picked up an additional nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]], winning neither.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1997/grammys.htm |title=39th Annual Grammy Awards – 1997 |publisher=Rock on the Net |date=26 February 1997 |access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref>
* In May 2005, "Wonderwall" was voted the best British song of all time, in a poll of over 8,500 listeners conducted by [[Virgin Radio]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4592897.stm |title=Oasis hit is named 'best UK song' |work=BBC News |date=30 May 2005 |access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref>
* In August 2006, "Wonderwall" was named the second-greatest song of all time in a poll conducted by ''[[Q (magazine)|Q Magazine]]'', finishing behind another Oasis song, "[[Live Forever (Oasis song)|Live Forever]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1222079.ece |title=The greatest song in the history of the world. Maybe |work=The Independent |date=27 August 2006 |access-date=31 May 2010 |location=London |first=Anthony |last=Barnes |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223173136/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1222079.ece |archive-date=23 December 2007}}</ref>
* In 2006, [[U2]]'s guitarist [[The Edge]] named "Wonderwall" one of the songs he most wishes he'd written.<ref>Q Magazine November 2006 – U2 Q+A</ref>
* In May 2007, ''[[NME]]'' magazine placed "Wonderwall" at No. 27 on its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.nme.com/news/nme/28059 |title=50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever |work=NME |date=2 May 2007 |access-date=31 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503195719/http://web.nme.com/news/nme/28059 |archive-date=3 May 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* On 28 June 2007, ''NME'' stated that [[Alex James (musician)|Alex James]], bassist of [[Blur (band)|Blur]], who had been long-standing rivals with Oasis, said: "Wish I'd written it. He's got a great voice, Liam (Gallagher)".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blur-323-1347010|title=Alex James: 'I wish I'd written Wonderwall'|date=28 June 2007|work=NME|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref>
* In July 2009, "Wonderwall" was voted at No. 12 in the ''Hottest 100 of all time'' countdown poll, conducted by Australian radio station [[Triple J]]. More than half a million votes were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/countdown/cd_12.htm |title=Countdown &#124; Hottest 100 – Of All Time &#124; triple j |publisher=ABCnet.au |access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref>
* In February 2014, the song was voted No. 36 of The 500 greatest songs of all time, according to ''[[NME]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/magazine/issue/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time |title=500 greatest songs of all time |work=NME |date=8 February 2014 |access-date=14 June 2014}}</ref>
* In March 2016, "Wonderwall" was voted the greatest British song of all time by [[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]] listeners.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/29/wonderwall-by-oasis-voted-greatest-british-song-of-all-time-5782085/|title=Wonderwall by Oasis voted greatest British song of all time by Radio X listeners|last=Duff|first=Seamus|date=29 March 2016|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|access-date=23 October 2016}}</ref>
*In September 2021, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' placed the song at No. 95 on its list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=15 September 2021|title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/|access-date=2 October 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

==Track listings==
{{Track listing
| headline        = UK single
| total_length    = 19:52
| all_writing     = Noel Gallagher, except where noted
| title1          = Wonderwall
| length1         = 4:18
| title2          = Round Are Way
| length2         = 5:42
|title3           = The Swamp Song
|length3          = 4:19
|title4           = [[The Masterplan (song)|The Masterplan]]
|length4          = 5:23
|}}
{{Track listing
| headline        = US single
| total_length    = 26:53
| title1          = Wonderwall
| length1         = 4:14
| title2          = Round Are Way
| length2         = 5:41
|title3           = [[Talk Tonight]]
|length3          = 4:11
|title4           = Rockin' Chair
|length4          = 4:33
|title5           = [[I Am the Walrus]] (Live [[Glasgow Cathouse]] June 1994)
|note5            = Written by [[Lennon–McCartney]]
|length5          = 8:14
|}}

==Personnel==
'''Oasis'''
* [[Liam Gallagher]] – vocals, tambourine
* [[Noel Gallagher]] – acoustic and electric guitars, bass,<ref name=Browne /> piano
* [[Paul Arthurs|Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs]] –  [[Mellotron]] (cello)<ref name=SOS>{{cite web |title=Classic Tracks: Oasis 'Wonderwall' |first=Owen |last=Morris |date=November 2012 |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-oasis-wonderwall |website=[[Sound on Sound]]}}</ref>
* [[Alan White (Oasis drummer)|Alan White]] – drums

'''Additional performer'''
* [[Owen Morris]]&nbsp;– Kurzweil strings<ref name=SOS />

==Charts==
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{{single chart|Australia|1|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname="aus"}}
|-
{{single chart|Austria|6|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Wallonia|7|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|7|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|5|chartid=2906|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname="can"}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadarock|1|chartid=2856|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname="canrock"}}
|-
!scope="row"|Denmark ([[Tracklisten]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA67|title=Hits of the World – Denmark|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]]|volume=108|issue=11|page=67|date=16 March 1996|access-date=22 May 2017}}</ref>
|9
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-03-02.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=13|issue=9|page=16|date=2 March 1996|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
|8
|-
{{single chart|Finland|11|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|France|10|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|17|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|songid=3155|access-date=25 December 2019}}
|-
!scope="row"|Hungary ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Mahasz]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-03-30.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=13|issue=13|page=21|date=30 March 1996|access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref>
|8
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2933623#page/n41/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (18.11. '95 – 24.11. '95)|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|Dagblaðið Vísir]]|language=is|page=50|date=18 November 1995|access-date=28 July 2020}}</ref>
|2
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|2|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname="ire"}}
|-
!scope="row"|Italy Airplay (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-02-10.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay: Italy|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=13|issue=6|page=27|date=10 February 1996}}</ref>
| 8
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|9|year=1996|week=7|rowheader=true|access-date=2 July 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|8|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname="nz"}}
|-
{{single chart|Norway|5|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|2|date=19951111|rowheader=true|access-date=20 September 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|12|song=Wonderwall|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|17|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|2|date=19951111|rowheader=true|access-date=20 September 2018|refname="uk"}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|8|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname="hot100"}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|5|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|36|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|30|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|1|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021|refname="usas"}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|17|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=27 June 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|9|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|10|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=16 February 2021}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1996/CB-1996-03-16.pdf|title=Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]|volume=LIX|issue=27|page=6|date=16 March 1996|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
|6
|-
!scope="row"|Zimbabwe (ZIMA)<ref>* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. ''Zimbabwe: singles chart book''. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000</ref>
|9
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2024)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 September 2024|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1801|page=4|date=9 September 2024}}</ref>
| 55
|-
{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|50|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=10 September 2024}}
|-
{{single chart|Ireland4|10|date=20240906|rowheader=true|access-date=6 September 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2024/36|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 36|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref>
| 72
|-
! scope="row"| Japan Hot Overseas (''[[Billboard Japan]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=d_and_a_overseas&year=2024&month=09&day=09|title=Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of September 4, 2024|website=[[Billboard Japan]]|language=ja|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref>
| 16
|-
{{single chart|Portugal|85|artist=Oasis|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=6 September 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2024/36|title=Top 100 Songs – Week 36, 2024|access-date=15 September 2024|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España]]|website=El Portal de Música}}</ref>
| 96
|-
! scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2024&dspp=37|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 37|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref>
| 13
|-
{{single chart|UK|11|date=20240906|rowheader=true|access-date=6 September 2024}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|17|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=10 September 2024}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1995)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2935413?iabr=on#page/n15/mode/2up|title=Árslistinn 1995|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=16|date=2 January 1996|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>
|28
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden (Topplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1995&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 1995|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|language=sv|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
|82
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref name="ukye95">{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1995|magazine=Music Week|page=9|date=13 January 1996}}</ref>
|10
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1996)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1996/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1996|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref>
|19
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1996|title=Jaaroverzichten 1996|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref>
|37
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1996|title=Rapports annuels 1996|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref>
|38
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9730&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9730.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9730|title=RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|date=16 December 1996|access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
|26
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Rock/Alternative (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9740&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9740.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9740|title=RPM Year End Alternative Top 50|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|date=16 December 1996|access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
|2
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-12-21.pdf|title=Music & Media 1996 in Review – Year End Sales Charts|magazine=Music & Media|volume=13|issue=51/52|page=12|date=21 December 1996|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
|31
|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1996|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1996|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref>
|80
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1996|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1996|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref>
|52
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1996&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1996|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref>
|98
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1996-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1996|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
|29
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden (Topplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1996&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 1996|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
|90
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1996|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=18 January 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201996.html|title=Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1996 wg sprzedaży|language=pl|access-date=28 March 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144645/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201996.html|archive-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>
|51
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1996|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1996|access-date=17 July 2011|archive-date=1 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301121523/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1996|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|56
|-
!scope="row"|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA42-IA9|title=The Year in Music: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|via=[[Google Books]]|volume=108|issue=52|page=YE-76|date=28 December 1996|issn=0006-2510|access-date=27 May 2025}}</ref>
|38
|-
!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA42-IA11|title=The Year in Music: Hot Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|via=Google Books|volume=108|issue=52|page=YE-78|date=28 December 1996|issn=0006-2510|access-date=27 May 2025}}</ref>
|6
|-
!scope="row"|US Top 40/Mainstream (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Mainstream Titles|magazine=[[Airplay Monitor]]|volume=4|issue=53|page=30|date=27 December 1996}}</ref>
|43
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2018)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Portugal ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/documents/files/top_vendas/Top_200_2018.xls|title=Top AFP – Audiogest – Top 200 Singles 2018|publisher=[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]]|language=pt|access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref>
|168
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2019)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Portugal (AFP)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/documents/files/Top%20AFP-AUDIOGEST_01-52_2019_V2%20site%281%29.pdf|title=Top AFP – Audiogest – Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|language=pt|access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref>
|177
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2021)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20210101/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2021|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref>
|76
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2022)
!Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2022|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref>
| 80
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2023)
!Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20231231/37501|title=End of Year Singles Chart – 2023|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref>
| 78
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2024)
!Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20240101/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart – 2024|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=1 January 2025}}</ref>
| 75
|}

===Decade-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2010–2019)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-official-top-100-biggest-songs-of-the-decade-2010-2019__27936/|title=The UK's Official Top 100 biggest songs of the decade|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=11 December 2019|access-date=12 December 2019}}</ref>
|78
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=12|relyear=1995|certyear=2024|access-date=26 June 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Wonderwall|artist=Oasis|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1995|certyear=2024|access-date=6 August 2024|id=14228}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Wonderwall|artist=Oasis|type=single|award=Gold|number=3|relyear=1995|certyear=2023|access-date=19 February 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=Wonderwall|artist=Oasis|type=single|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1995|certyear=2021|access-date=2 November 2021|id=9258|note=sales since 2009}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Mexico|artist=Oasis|title=Wonderwall|award=Gold|certyear=2014|relyear=1995}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|title=Wonderwall|artist=Oasis|relyear=1995|certyear=2024|award= Platinum|id=2024-09-06|source=newchart|access-date=20 November 2024|number=6}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|title=Wonderwall|artist=Oasis|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1995|certyear=1996|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Portugal|artist=Oasis|title=Wonderwall|type=single|award=Platinum|number=5|certweek=1|relyear=1995|certyear=2024|id=file_2024-09-05-09-32-28.pdf|access-date=6 September 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Spain|artist=Oasis|title=Wonderwall|type=single|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1996|certyear=2024|access-date=9 September 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Wonderwall|artist=Oasis|type=single|award=Platinum|number=8|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|id=8332-1114-1|access-date=29 November 2024|refname="bpi"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Wonderwall|artist=Oasis|type=single|relyear=2004|certyear=2005|award=Gold|digital=true|access-date=9 May 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom
|30 October 1995
|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Creation Records|Creation]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oasisinet.com/#!/music/album/wonderwall|title=Wonderwall|website=oasisinet.com|access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-10-28.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=43|date=28 October 1995|access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
|6 November 1995
|12-inch vinyl
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=43|date=4 November 1995}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United States
|14 November 1995
|[[Contemporary hit radio]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Epic Records|Epic]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-11-10.pdf|title=Selected New Releases|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1120|page=26|date=10 November 1995|access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Japan
|23 November 1995
|CD
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/ES/Oasis/|title=Oasis {{!}} Artist Information|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060407052044/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/ES/Oasis/|archive-date=7 April 2006|access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref>
|}

==The Mike Flowers Pops version==
{{Infobox song
| name        = Wonderwall
| cover       = MikeFlowersPopsWonderwallcover.jpg
| alt         =
| type        = single
| artist      = [[the Mike Flowers Pops]]
| album       = A Groovy Place
| B-side      = {{ubl|"Son of God"|"Theme from Memory Man"}}
| released    = {{start date|df=y|1995|12|18}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-12-16.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=43|date=16 December 1995|access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref>
| recorded    =
| studio      =
| venue       =
| genre       = [[Easy listening]]
| length      = {{Duration|m=2|s=40}}
| label       = [[London Records|London]]
| writer      = [[Noel Gallagher]]
| producer    = [[Adrian Johnston (musician)|Adrian Johnston]]<br>Mike Roberts
| next_title  = [[Light My Fire]]
| next_title2 = [[Release Me (1949 song)|Please Release Me]]
| next_year   = 1996
| misc        = {{External music video|{{YouTube|NTfZshkNZRw|"Wonderwall"}}}}
}}
British band [[the Mike Flowers Pops]] released an [[easy listening]] version of "Wonderwall" that reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart—just as the Oasis original had done two months earlier—during Christmas 1995. On New Year's Day 1996, it earned a silver certification from the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) for shipments exceeding 200,000 copies. This cover also peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Denmark, Ireland and Sweden.

Noel Gallagher mentioned that when [[BBC Radio 1]] premiered the song, they jokingly claimed that they had found "the original version of Wonderwall". Gallagher, who had been in America at the time, was surprised to be asked by one of his record company's executives if he had actually written the song.<ref>From the promotional documentary for ''[[Stop the Clocks]],'' entitled ''Lock the Box.''</ref>

===Charts===
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====Weekly charts====
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1995–1996)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|48|artist=The Mike Flowers Pops|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2018}}
|-
!scope="row"|Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-03-23.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=13|issue=12|page=19|date=23 March 1996|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>
|5
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-01-13.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=13|issue=2|page=11|date=13 January 1996|access-date=25 January 2020}} ''See'' last week ''position''.</ref>
|8
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn]] Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2937175#page/n25/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (17.2. – 23.3. '96)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=26|date=17 February 1996|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref>
|18
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|10|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2018|refname=irish2}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|40|artist=The Mike Flowers Pops|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|29|artist=The Mike Flowers Pops|song=Wonderwall|rowheader=true|access-date=11 May 2018}}
|-
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====Year-end charts====
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!Chart (1995)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1995|magazine=Music Week|page=9|date=13 January 1996}}</ref>
|47
|}
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===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Wonderwall|artist=Mike Flowers Pops|type=single|award=Silver|relyear=1995|certyear=1996|id=8332-2215-1|access-date=28 July 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

== Bring Me the Horizon version ==
{{Infobox song
| name          = Wonderwall
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Bring Me the Horizon]]
| cover         = Bring Me The Horizon - Wonderwall.jpeg
| album         = [[Spotify Singles]]
| released      = {{start date|2025|1|30|df=y}}
| length        = {{Duration|m=4|s=00}}
| label         = * [[Sony Music|Sony]]
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| writer        = [[Noel Gallagher]]
| producer      = *[[Dan Lancaster]]
*[[Oliver Sykes]]
| chronology    = [[Bring Me the Horizon]]
| prev_title    = [[Top 10 Statues That Cried Blood]]
| prev_year     = 2024
| next_title    = 
| next_year     = 
| misc          = {{External music video|{{YouTube|pwYCbAsF3EI|"Wonderwall"}}
}}
}}
English rock band [[Bring Me the Horizon]] released a cover of "Wonderwall" as part of the ''[[Spotify Singles]]'' series, putting their own [[Metal music|metal]] twist on the song.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruskell |first=Nick |date=January 29, 2025 |title=Listen to Bring Me The Horizon cover Oasis' Wonderwall |url=https://www.kerrang.com/listen-to-bring-me-the-horizon-cover-oasis-wonderwall |access-date=January 31, 2025 |website=[[Kerrang!]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Richards |first=Will |date=January 30, 2025 |title=Liam Gallagher praises 'absolutely incredible' Bring Me The Horizon cover of Oasis' 'Wonderwall' |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/liam-gallagher-praises-absolutely-incredible-bring-me-the-horizon-cover-of-oasis-wonderwall-47201/ |access-date=January 31, 2025 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> Frontman Liam Gallagher responded to the cover positively, calling it "absolutely incredible".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pilley |first=Max |date=January 29, 2025 |title=Liam Gallagher responds to Bring Me The Horizon's cover of Oasis' 'Wonderwall' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/liam-gallagher-responds-to-bring-me-the-horizons-cover-of-oasis-wonderwall-3833046 |access-date=January 31, 2025 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bird |first=Daniel |date=January 30, 2025 |title=Liam Gallagher's explosive four-word response to Bring Me The Horizon's Wonderwall cover |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/liam-gallaghers-explosive-four-word-34583126 |access-date=January 31, 2025 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jenke |first=Tyler |date=January 29, 2025 |title=Liam Gallagher Responds to Bring Me the Horizon's Cover of 'Wonderwall' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/oasis-liam-gallagher-responds-bring-me-the-horizon-cover-wonderwall-1235887283/ |access-date=January 31, 2025 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> When interviewed at the [[BRIT Awards]], the band responded to Gallagher's positive reception to their rendition, stating they were "surprised" and expected him to "slag it off". They also revealed that they wanted to cover "Wonderwall" because it was one of Oli Sykes' favourite songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/liam-gallagher/bring-me-the-horizon-react-to-praise-wonderwall-cover/|title=Bring Me The Horizon react to Liam Gallagher's praise of their Wonderwall cover|website=[[Radio X (United Kingdom)|RadioX]]|last=Mensah|first=Jenny|date=4 March 2025|access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref> All royalties generated from the song's streams were donated to the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/bring-me-the-horizon-oasis-wonderwall-cover-spotify-listen-47166/|title=Hear Bring Me The Horizon turn Oasis' 'Wonderwall' into a metal anthem|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Richards|first=Will|date=29 January 2025|access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref>

It peaked at number 30 on the [[UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart]] and number 11 on the US [[Hot Hard Rock Songs]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2025 |title=Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/20250207/111/ |access-date=7 February 2025 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bring Me The Horizon Chart History (Hot Hard Rock Songs) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bring-me-the-horizon/chart-history/hsg/ |access-date=20 February 2025 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>

=== Track listing ===
{{Track listing
|headline = Spotify Singles<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/paradise-kill-the-silence-ep/1583256458|title=PARADISE (Kill The Silence) - EP|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref>
|title1   = Wonderwall - Spotify Singles
|writer1 = [[Noel Gallagher]]
|length1  = 3:43
|title2   = Youtopia - Spotify Singles
|note2 = Earthcore remix
|writer2 = {{hlist|[[Oliver Sykes]]|[[Lee Malia]]|[[Matt Nicholls]]|[[Zakk Cervini]]|Sione Teumohenga|Daisuke Ehara}}
|total_length = 7:40
}}

=== Lyric Video ===
A lyric video was released alongside the song, exclusively to [[Spotify]] Premium users. It was later published to [[YouTube]], on February 13, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/bring-me-the-horizon-shares-lyric-video-for-cover-of-oasiss-wonderwall|title=BRING ME THE HORIZON Shares Lyric Video For Cover Of OASIS's 'Wonderwall'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=13 February 2025|access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref>

=== Charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Wonderwall"
! scope="col"| Chart (2025)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| [[UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart|UK Rock & Metal]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/20250207/111/|title=Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=7 February 2025|access-date=8 March 2025}}</ref>
| 30
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Hot Hard Rock Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Bring-Me-the-Horizon/chart-history/hsg/|title=Bring Me the Horizon Chart History (Hot Hard Rock Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=8 March 2025}}</ref>
| 11
|}

==Other cover versions==
[[Ryan Adams]]' version, first performed in 2001, and later released in 2003 on ''[[Love Is Hell pt. 1]] EP'', was well received by Noel Gallagher.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2008/10/spin-interview-noel-gallagher/ |title=The SPIN Interview: Noel Gallagher &#124; Spin Magazine Online |work=Spin|date=22 September 2008 |access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref> It was featured in ''[[The O.C.]]'' episode "The Heartbreak". It was featured in the final scenes of the ''[[Smallville]]'' [[Smallville (season 3)|Season 3]] episode "Velocity" and the first season of the Israeli documentary series ''Couchsurfers''. In an interview with [[Spin (magazine)|''Spin'']], Gallagher said "I think Ryan Adams is the only person who ever got that song right."<ref name=":0" />

[[Paul Anka]] covered the song on his [[Swing music|swing]] album ''[[Rock Swings]]'', released in 2005 and was used as figure skater [[Paul Fentz]]'s backing track during his [[2018 Winter Olympics]] performance in Pyeongchang, South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web|title=German figure skater uses jazz cover of 'Wonderwall' at Winter Olympics|url=https://www.nme.com/news/figure-skater-jazz-cover-wonderwall-winter-olympics-2239265|last=Bartleet|first=Larry|date=10 February 2018|website=NME|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> This version sparked an internet meme at the time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=A Jazz Version of 'Wonderwall' Is the Olympic Figure Skating Meme the Internet Needed |url=https://time.com/5141500/winter-olympics-jazz-wonderwall-meme/ |access-date=1 November 2022 |magazine=Time|date=9 February 2018 }}</ref>

American rapper [[Jay-Z]] often has his crowds sing "Wonderwall" after his song "[[Jockin' Jay-Z (Dopeboy Fresh)|Jockin' Jay-Z]]",<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel Kreps |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/08/07/jay-z-previews-new-oasis-inspired-track-at-kanye-wests-msg-show/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080811161222/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/08/07/jay-z-previews-new-oasis-inspired-track-at-kanye-wests-msg-show/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2008 |title=Rolling Stone article |publisher=Rolling Stone article |date=7 August 2008 |access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> which includes a reference to Noel Gallagher's criticism of the rapper's involvement in the typically rock-centric [[Glastonbury Festival]] in [[Glastonbury Festival 2008|2008]]. It launched a war of words between Jay Z and Oasis, with Oasis' rhythm guitarist [[Gem Archer]] describing Jay Z's actions as akin to an "eight-year-old girl."<ref>{{cite news|author=<!-- Trending: --> Hot right now |url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/46390/oasis-jayz-acted-like-a-schoolgirl-after-glastonbury-set |title=Gem Archer interview |work=Gigwise.com |access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> After Oasis broke up, Jay Z later claimed he would like to work with Liam Gallagher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/jay-z-oasis-team-up |title=Clash Music |publisher=Clash Music |date=6 October 2009 |access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref>

===Mashups===
"Wonderwall" was featured in the popular [[Mashup (music)|mashup]] "[[Boulevard of Broken Songs]]" mixed by Party Ben in late 2004, which also contained parts of both [[Travis (band)|Travis]]'s "[[Writing to Reach You]]" (which contains the line "Radio is playing all the usual / what's a Wonderwall anyway?") and [[Green Day]]'s "[[Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)|Boulevard of Broken Dreams]]". In late 2006, Gallagher accused Green Day of 'ripping off' "Wonderwall", saying "If you listen, you'll find it is exactly the same arrangement as "Wonderwall". They should have the decency to wait until I am dead [before stealing my songs]. I, at least, pay the people I steal from that courtesy".<ref>[http://www.breakingnews.ie/showbiz/gallagher-attacks-green-day-for-ripping-off-wonderwall-289328.html Gallagher attacks Green Day for 'ripping off' 'Wonderwall'], [[Ireland Online]], 14 December 2006.</ref>

[[Neil Cicierega]]'s mashup albums ''[[Mouth Silence]]'' and ''[[Mouth Moods]]'' feature tracks that are mashups of "Wonderwall" titled "Wndrwll" and "Wallspin", the former a humorous remix featuring "[[Full House#Theme song|Everywhere You Look]]" and the latter a mashup with "[[You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)]]".<ref>{{cite news|author=Ryan Manning|date=26 July 2014|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/7/26/5938279/mouth-silence-is-the-sound-of-your-brain-roasting|title=Mouth Silence is the sound of your brain roasting|newspaper=[[The Verge]]|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="VOX">{{cite web |first=Aja |last=Romano |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/7/14371422/neil-cicierega-mouth-moods-90s-mashups |title=This '90s kid turned his love of a decade into the internet's best mashup albums |date=7 March 2017 |work=[[Vox (website)|VOX]] |access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
"Wonderwall" is the team song of [[Minnesota United FC]] of [[Major League Soccer]], sung after every home victory. The overarching fan organisation is MNWonderwall.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.twincities.com/2019/04/12/why-wonderwall-a-minnesota-united-story-behind-singalong-after-wins/|title=Why 'Wonderwall'? The story behind the Minnesota United singalong|last=Greder|first=Andy|date=14 April 2019|work=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref> "Wonderwall" is also played after all [[Manchester City F.C.]] home games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1777894-20-chants-every-true-manchester-city-fan-should-know|title=20 Chants Every True Manchester City Fan Should Know|last=Keidel|first=Phil|publisher=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=18 September 2013|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref> "Wonderwall" is the pre-match song for Australian [[A-League Men]] side [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thefootballsack.com.au/2022/01/every-a-league-men-clubs-pre-match-song-ranked.html|title=Every A-League Men club's pre-match song ranked|website=The Football Sack|date=31 January 2022|first=Jimmy|last=Alexander}}</ref>

In the TV show ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', in a flashback, the character Desmond Hume sees Charlie on the streets of London singing the song to him. Ironically, or rather coincidentally, Charlie "saves" Desmond several times once they're on the island together.  

On 7 April 2011, [[Mr. 305 Inc.|Mr. 305]] artist Jamie Drastik released the song "Save Me" which heavily samples "Wonderwall". It is the lead single from Jamie's mixtape ''Champagne and Cocaine''. The song also features a verse from Jamie's mentor and Mr. 305 boss [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]. Jamie performed "Save Me" all around the world, including on the [[Planet Pit|Planet Pit World Tour]]. The song achieved major radio success all across the US. It is currently the most popular song from ''Champagne and Cocaine''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2011 |title=Jamie Drastik - Champagne And Cocaine |url=https://livemixtapes.com/mixtape/jamie-drastik-champagne-and-cocaine |access-date=27 August 2023 |website=livemixtapes.com}}</ref>

In the ''[[Ted Lasso]]'' episode, "[[Make Rebecca Great Again]]", the character Sam Obisanya played by [[Toheeb Jimoh]], sings "Wonderwall" at a karaoke bar in Liverpool. He and his teammates are out celebrating his team's first victory at Everton in 60 years.

==See also==
* [[List of best-selling singles in Australia]]
* [[List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s#1996|List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s]]
* [[List of RPM Rock/Alternative number-one singles|List of ''RPM'' Rock/Alternative number-one singles (Canada)]]
* [[List of number-one singles in 1996 (New Zealand)]]
* [[Number one modern rock hits of 1995]]
* [[Number one modern rock hits of 1996]]

==References==
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{{Oasis}}
{{Bring Me the Horizon songs}}
{{Ryan Adams}}
{{Triple J Hottest 100 winners}}
{{MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song}}
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