Shockwave (Liam Gallagher song)

Not to be confused with Shockwave (Black Tide song).
"Shockwave"
Single by Liam Gallagher
from the album Why Me? Why Not.
Released7 June 2019 (2019-06-07)
Recorded2018–2019
Genre
Length3:30
LabelWarner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Kurstin
Liam Gallagher singles chronology
"Greedy Soul"
(2017) 		"Shockwave"
(2019) 		"The River"
(2019)

"Shockwave" is a song by English singer and songwriter Liam Gallagher. It was released as the lead single for Gallagher's second solo studio album, Why Me? Why Not. (2019). Gallagher co-wrote the song with Andrew Wyatt and producer Greg Kurstin. Kurstin also produced the single.

"Shockwave" was released on 5 June 2019, and entered the UK Singles Chart at #22,[1] being his best charting single since "Wall of Glass". It also became his first solo #1 single, hitting the top spot in Scotland.

Music video

The music video to "Shockwave" was uploaded onto Gallagher's YouTube channel on 13 June 2019.

The video, directed by François Rousselet[2] is mostly set in America’s Deep South, though much of it was actually filmed in Budapest. Scenes show Gallagher walking away from a burning building, standing in a train carriage and walking through a crowd of protesters, some of whom are holding signs with the song's lyrics on them as well as the name of the album the song comes from.[3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Shockwave"
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI)[4] 2
Scotland (OCC)[5] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 22

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ Rousselet on imdb
  3. ^ Reilly, Nick (13 June 2019). "Listen to Liam Gallagher's new single 'Shockwave'". NME.
  4. ^ "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - Shockwave" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Liam Gallagher: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  7. ^ "British single certifications – Liam Gallagher – Shockwave". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 2, 2024.