Wall of Glass

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"Wall of Glass"
Liam Gallagher Wall Of Glass cover.jpg
Single by Liam Gallagher
from the album As You Were
Released1 June 2017 (2017-06-01)
Length3:44
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Greg Kurstin
Liam Gallagher singles chronology
"Scorpio Rising"
(2002)
"Wall of Glass"
(2017)
"Chinatown"
(2017)

"Wall of Glass" is the debut solo single by English singer and songwriter Liam Gallagher. Gallagher co-wrote the song with Andrew Wyatt and producer Greg Kurstin. [1] The song was released as the lead single for Gallagher's debut solo studio album, As You Were (2017). It was initially set for release on 2 June but was instead released a day earlier. [2]

Contents

"Wall of Glass" reached number 60 on the UK Singles Chart on 2 June, just one day after its release. It peaked at number 21 after Gallagher's performance at One Love Manchester. It is his best-selling single as a solo artist, eventually being certified Platinum by the BPI, and remained his highest-charting single in the UK until 2022's "Everything's Electric" reached number 18.

Music video

In the song's disorienting video, Gallagher is seen in a hall of mirrors. He later stares into a mirror, but only his reflection sings back. Elsewhere, the camera flips upside down as Gallagher glides down a mysterious hallway, seated on a chair. [3]

The music video was released on 31 May 2017, and is directed by François Rousselet and produced by Riff Raff Film. [4] [5]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of As You Were. [6]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Wall of Glass"
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [7] 27
Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI) [8] 4
France (SNEP) [9] 148
Hungary (Single Top 40) [10] 35
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 82
Scotland (OCC) [12] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 21

Certifications

Certifications for "Wall of Glass"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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