Oh Yeah (Ash song)

"Oh Yeah"
Single by Ash
from the album 1977
B-side	"T. Rex" "Everywhere Is All Around" "Does Your Mother Know"
Released	24 June 1996 (1996-06-24) [1]
Genre	Britpop [2]
Length	4:45
Label	Infectious Home Grown
Songwriter(s)	Tim Wheeler
Producer(s)	Owen Morris
Ash singles chronology
"Goldfinger" (1996) "Oh Yeah" (1996) "A Life Less Ordinary" (1997)

"Oh Yeah" (occasionally spelt as "Oh Yea") is a song by Northern Irish rock band Ash, released as the fifth single from their debut studio album, 1977 (1996), on 24 June 1996. It was released on CD, 7-inch vinyl, and cassette formats. Upon its release, "Oh Yeah" debuted and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Ash's second-highest-charting single on the chart following their previous release, "Goldfinger".

Overview

"Oh Yeah" was the first single released after the release of 1977 and was Ash's second top-10 single, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart. The song features backing vocals from singer Lisa Moorish. ^[3]

Track listings

UK, European, and Australian CD single ^{[4] [5] [6]}

1. "Oh Yeah" (Tim Wheeler)
2. "T. Rex" (Wheeler)
3. "Everywhere Is All Around" (Wheeler, Martin Carr)
4. "Does Your Mother Know" (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus)

UK 7-inch yellow vinyl single and cassette single ^{[7] [8]}

1. "Oh Yeah" (Wheeler)
2. "T. Rex" (Wheeler)
3. "Everywhere Is All Around" (Wheeler, Carr)
4. "Oh Yeah" (quartet version) (Wheeler)

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [9]	80
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [10]	49
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [11]	14
Ireland (IRMA) [12]	14
Scotland (OCC) [13]	5
UK Singles (OCC) [14]	6
UK Indie ( Music Week ) [15]	1

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 22 June 1996. p. 35. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. Dimery, Robert; Lydon, Michael (2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN   978-0-7893-2074-2.
3. "1977 – Ash | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
4. Oh Yeah (UK CD single liner notes). Ash. Infectious Records, Home Grown. 1996. INFECT41CD.
5. Oh Yeah (European CD single liner notes). Ash. Facedown, Infectious Records, Home Grown. 1996. 0086775FAC.
6. Oh Yeah (Australian CD single liner notes). Ash. Infectious Records, Home Grown. 1996. D1401.
7. Oh Yeah (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Ash. Infectious Records, Home Grown. 1996. INFECT41S.
8. Oh Yeah (UK cassette single sleeve). Ash. Infectious Records, Home Grown. 1996. INFECT 41MC.
9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
10. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 28. 13 July 1996. p. 20. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
11. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (14.9 – 20.9. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 14 September 1996. p. 41. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Oh Yeah". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
14. "Ash: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
15. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 21 September 1996. p. 42. ISSN   0265-1548 – via World Radio History.

• "Oh Yeah - Ash | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2018.