Waterfall (The Stone Roses song)

"Waterfall" is the ninth single from The Stone Roses. The fourth single taken from their debut album The Stone Roses, it was released in 1991 and reached number 27 in the UK Singles Chart.[4] Although no longer pressed and rare to come by, physical copies of the single can still be found second hand online.

"Waterfall"
Single by The Stone Roses
from the album The Stone Roses
B-side"One Love"
Released1991
RecordedSeptember 1988 & February 1989
Genre
Length4:41 (album version)
3:31 (7" version)
5:23 (12" version)
4:37 (album version 2009 remaster)
LabelSilvertone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Leckie
The Stone Roses singles chronology
"One Love"
(1990)
"Waterfall"
(1991)
"I Am the Resurrection"
(1992)
Official video
"Waterfall" (Official Video) on YouTube

The song was placed at number 5 in a 2013 poll, by readers of The Guardian, of their "all-time favourite songs by the band."[5]

Track listing

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7" vinyl (Silvertone ORE 35)
Cassette (Silvertone ORE C 35)
  1. "Waterfall" – 3:31
  2. "One Love" – 3:40
12" vinyl (Silvertone ORE T 35)
  1. "Waterfall" – 5:23
  2. "One Love" – 7:10
CD (Silvertone ORE CD 35)
  1. "Waterfall (7" version)" – 3:31
  2. "One Love (7" version)" – 3:40
  3. "Waterfall (12" version)" – 5:23
  4. "One Love (12" version)" – 7:10

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Platinum 600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Hart, Ron (12 August 2009). "The Stones Roses: The Stone Roses: Legacy Edition". JamBase. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  2. ^ Dalton, Stephen (9 August 2009). "So much to answer for". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  3. ^ Parker, Emily (31 January 2014). "The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time – 200-101". NME. Retrieved 17 May 2025. A romantic baggy glide that sounded so effortlessly stratospheric you'd imagine Ian, John, Mani and Reni were spinning hazy melodic gold in their sleep. Masterful.
  4. ^ "Stone Roses". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  5. ^ McDonnell-Thomas, Emily (31 May 2013). "The Stone Roses: five essential songs". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. ^ "British single certifications – The Stone Roses – Waterfall". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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