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Not to be confused with Shockwave (Black Tide song). 2019 single by Liam Gallagher
"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, 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 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.

Charts

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) 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.
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