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"Supersonic" is the debut single released by British rock band Oasis , written by Noel Gallagher . It also appears on their debut album, '' Definitely Maybe ''. It was released on the 11 April 1994 and peaked at #31 on the official UK charts. It was the song performed by the band on their debut national TV performance on Channel 4's '' The Word '', which aired on 18 March 1994 . It remains to this day a favourite song of both the band and the fans (on the ''Definitely Maybe'' DVD, Noel cites it as his favourite Oasis song). The single went silver in the UK on June 30 2006 , 12 years and 3 months after is original release. In spite of its popularity, Gallagher claims the song is basically a collection of nonsense lyrics written in a matter of minutes, just before the band entered the recording studios to record the track. The identity of the character "Elsa" caused some confusion — according to the song ''She done it with a doctor/On a helicopter/she sniffin' in a tissue/Sellin' the Big Issue ''. Noel claims, "''Someone told me "Supersonic" was about teenage prostitution. Shit!''". It has since been revealed that Elsa was a nine-stone Rottweiler with a flatulence problem who was in the studio on the day the song was written, hence the line "''she's into Alka Seltzer''". It was written and recorded at The Pink Museum in Liverpool. The plan was for Oasis to record "Bring It On Down" for their debut single and another bunch of demos. However, "Supersonic" was written and it impressed everyone so much, it was chosen to be the band's first single. In March 2005, ''Q'' Magazine placed "Supersonic" at number 20 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Supersonic" at number 25 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. The song is included on Oasis' ' Best-of ' album '' Stop The Clocks ''. TRACK LISTINGS
#"Supersonic" - 4:44 #"Take Me Away" - 4:30 #"I Will Believe" (Live) - 3:46 #" Columbia " ( White Label Demo ) - 5:25
#"Supersonic" - 4:44 #"Take Me Away" - 4:30
#"Supersonic" - 4:44 #"Take Me Away" - 4:30 #"I Will Believe" (Live) - 3:46
#"Supersonic" - 4:44 #"Take Me Away" - 4:30
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