She Is Love

For the 2009 song, see She Is Love (Parachute song). For the 2022 film, see She Is Love (film).

"She Is Love"
Single by Oasis
from the album Heathen Chemistry
A-side"Little by Little"
B-side"My Generation"
Released19 September 2002 (2002-09-19)
StudioWheeler End, Buckinghamshire; Olympic, London
GenreRock[1] Indie rock[2]
Length3:11
LabelBig Brother
SongwriterNoel Gallagher
ProducerOasis
Oasis singles chronology
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
(2002) 		"Little by Little" / "She Is Love"
(2002) 		"Songbird"
(2003)
Audio video
"She Is Love" on YouTube

"She Is Love" is a song by English rock band Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher and sung by him on lead vocals. It first appeared as the ninth track on the band's fifth studio album, Heathen Chemistry (2002), and was released in September 2002 as a double A-side single with "Little by Little", the only double A-sided single issued by the band.[3] The single peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart.[4] The song was later included on the compilation album Time Flies... 1994–2009 (2010).[5]

Background and composition

According to Oasis' official single page, "She Is Love" was recorded at Wheeler End Studios in Buckinghamshire and Olympic Studios in London.[3] In May 2002, Gallagher said the song had been inspired by his relationship with Sara MacDonald, adding that he had written it "about how lovely" he thought she was and that "it's how I feel about her".[6] In a separate interview with Q, he described it as being about "waking up on a sunny Sunday morning" and feeling that "life is good".[7]

Gallagher has also been reported as saying that the song was written at the Buckingham Gate Hotel in London and completed in around 30 minutes.[8]

Promotion

A promotional film for the song was directed by Rachel Thomas. Cinematographer Natasha Braier's official portfolio lists the project as having been shot in London for McGuffin UK.[9] The video has not been given a standard commercial release.[8]

Inspiration

A similarity between the song's sentiment and a passage from Khalil Gibran's book The Prophet has been noted.

"When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you."

John Lennon also drew on Gibran in the Beatles song, "Julia".[10]

Track listings

Track listings are adapted from the release's liner notes.[11]

  • 7-inch (RKID 26), CD (RKIDSCD 26), 12-inch (RKID 26T)
  1. "Little by Little" – 4:57
  2. "She Is Love" – 3:11
  3. "My Generation" – 4:05 (CD and 12-inch only)
    • "My Generation" was recorded live at the BBC's Maida Vale studios on 20 January 2000. The sleevenotes claim it was recorded on 7 February 2000, but that was the transmission date, not the recording date.
  • DVD (RKIDSDVD 26)
  1. "Little by Little" – 5:02
  2. "Little by Little" (demo) – 4:55
  3. 10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion – part three – 8:31
    • The third part of the 10 Minutes... documentary looks behind the scenes of the band's sell-out shows at Finsbury Park in London from 5 to 7 July 2002.

Personnel

Personnel adapted from the liner notes of Heathen Chemistry.[12]

Charts

All entries charted with "Little by Little".

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
Japan 19 September 2002 CD Epic [19]
Denmark 23 September 2002 Helter Skelter [20]
United Kingdom
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Big Brother [21][22]
Australia 14 October 2002 CD Helter Skelter [23]

References

  1. ^ "She Is Love (Remastered)". SoundCloud. Oasis. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Little By Little / She Is Love - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Little By Little / She Is Love". Oasis. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  4. ^ "LITTLE BY LITTLE/SHE IS LOVE – OASIS". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Time Flies... 1994–2009". Oasis. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Noel Gallagher – Now – May 2002". Oasis Interviews Archive. May 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Noel & Liam Gallagher – Q – May 2002". Oasis Interviews Archive. May 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Little By Little/She Is Love". Stop Crying Your Heart Out. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Oasis "She is love"". Natasha Braier ASC ADF. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  10. ^ ""Julia" song by The Beatles. The in-depth story behind the songs of The Beatles. Recording History. Songwriting History. Song Structure and Style". www.beatlesebooks.com. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  11. ^ Little by Little / She Is Love (single liner notes). Oasis. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Heathen Chemistry (album liner notes). Oasis. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "The ARIA Report, Issue 660". ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 42. 12 October 2002. p. 15. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Little by Little". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 5/10/2002 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 5/10/2002 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  18. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  19. ^ "オアシス – リトル・バイ・リトル／シー・イズ・ラヴ" [Oasis – Little by Little / She Is Love] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 7 November 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Nye Udgivelser" [New Releases] (in Danish). Sony Music Denmark. Archived from the original on 7 October 2002. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Little By Little / She Is Love". Oasis. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  22. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 23 September 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 21 September 2002. p. 25. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  23. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14th October 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 14 October 2002. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2002. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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