Shockwave (Liam Gallagher song)

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"Shockwave"

Single by Liam Gallagher

from the album Why Me? Why Not.

Released

7 June 2019

Recorded

2018–2019

Genre

Length

3:30

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

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

v t e Liam Gallagher
Studio albums	As You Were Why Me? Why Not. C'mon You Know Liam Gallagher John Squire
Live albums	MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall) Down by the River Thames Knebworth 22
EPs	Acoustic Sessions
Singles	"Wall of Glass" "Chinatown" "For What It's Worth" "Greedy Soul" "Shockwave" "One of Us"
Related articles	Discography Oasis Beady Eye