OASIS Released Single ‘THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING IDLE’ 20 Years Ago Today
Top singles from the past
22 August 2025
Oasis here, Oasis there, Oasis everywhere.
Their massive reunion tour is on its way to America. Yesterday their 3rd LP
(the messed-up one) Be Here Now turned 28 and today, 20 years ago, the
2nd single, titled THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING IDLE from their 6th album
Don’t Believe The Truth (the underrated one), came out.
The song was (of course) written, produced, and sung by Noel Gallagher.
Gallagher said later in an interview: “It sounds like songs from two British bands, The Kinks and The La’s. In particular, the guitar playing, as well as the sentiment expressed, is noticeably similar to The Kinks’ “Sunny Afternoon” and “Dead End Street”, while the rhythm is similar to that of “Clean Prophet” by the La’s. He also said that the lyrics are inspired by his own laziness, stating: “Having nothing to do is such a massive job that someone had to write a song about it.”
