It's a Beautiful World

"It's a Beautiful World" is a song by English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Written by frontman Noel Gallagher, it was released on 23 February 2018 as the second single from the band's third studio album Who Built the Moon? (2017).[2]

"It's a Beautiful World"
Single by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
from the album Who Built the Moon?
B-side"God Help Us All – Demo"
Released17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
GenrePsychedelic rock[1]
Length5:17
LabelSour Mash
Songwriter(s)Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)David Holmes
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds singles chronology
"Holy Mountain"
(2017)
"It's a Beautiful World"
(2017)
"She Taught Me How to Fly"
(2018)

Music video

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The official video for "It's a Beautiful World", directed by Julian House. The video features Gallagher and his band performing in the studio with grainy stock film as well as a montage of archival footage which give the video a sixties feel. "It's a Beautiful World" was released on the band's Vevo account on 26 January 2018.[3]

Personnel

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  • Noel Gallagher – guitars and vocals
  • Samuel Dixon – bass
  • Keefus Ciancia – keyboards
  • Emre Ramazanoglu – drums
  • Pete Lockett – percussion
  • Charlotte Courbe aka Le Volume Courbe – French spoken word
  • David Holmes – programming

Track listing

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12"

All tracks are written by Noel Gallagher

No.TitleLength
1."It's A Beautiful World"5:17
2."It's A Beautiful World – Instrumental"5:17
3."God Help Us All – Demo"3:35
Total length:14:09
Digital

All tracks are written by Noel Gallagher

No.TitleLength
1."It's A Beautiful World – Radio Edit"3:47
2."God Help Us All – Demo"3:35
Total length:7:22

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[4] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 77

References

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  1. ^ Beaumont, Mark (2 November 2017). "Hail To The Chief – What happened at Noel Gallagher's intimate London York Hall gig". NME. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Noel Gallagher unveils new single 'It's A Beautiful World' – watch the exclusive behind the scenes video". 17 November 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ NoelGallagherVEVO (26 January 2018). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – It's A Beautiful World (Official Video)". Retrieved 4 August 2019 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2017.