Cigarettes & Alcohol

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[a]
  • "Listen Up" – 6:39
  • "Fade Away" – 4:13
    1. "Cigarettes & Alcohol" – 4:48
    2. "I Am the Walrus" (live at Glasgow Cathouse, June '94) – 8:15 [a]
    A1. "Cigarettes & Alcohol" – 4:48
    B1. "I Am the Walrus" (live at Glasgow Cathouse, June '94) – 8:15 [a]
    B2. "Fade Away" – 4:13

    [a] The song was actually recorded at the Gleneagles Hotel with no audience and has added crowd noise; see "B-sides" paragraph above.

    Charts

    "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
    CigarettesAndAlcohol 0.jpg
    Single by Oasis
    from the album Definitely Maybe
    B-side
    Released10 October 1994 (1994-10-10) [1]
    Studio Clear, Manchester
    Genre
    Length4:48
    Label Creation
    Songwriter(s) Noel Gallagher
    Producer(s)
    Oasis singles chronology
    "Live Forever"
    (1994)
    "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
    (1994)
    "Whatever"
    (1994)
    Definitely Maybe track listing
    11 tracks
    1. "Rock 'n' Roll Star"
    2. "Shakermaker"
    3. "Live Forever"
    4. "Up in the Sky"
    5. "Columbia"
    6. "Supersonic"
    7. "Bring It on Down"
    8. "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
    9. "Digsy's Dinner"
    10. "Slide Away"
    11. "Married with Children"
    Chart (1994)Peak
    position
    Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [21] 30
    Ireland (IRMA) [22] 15
    Scotland (OCC) [23] 5
    UK Singles (OCC) [24] 7

    Certifications

    RegionCertification Certified units/sales
    United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Platinum600,000

    Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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