Half the World Away was originally approached about using an Oasis song for a series about a working-class family in Manchester, he suggested "Married with Children" and was confused when "Half the World Away" was chosen. On tour in America when "The Royle Family" was first screened, he claims the penny did not drop until he returned to the United Kingdom to find the series a huge success and viewed it, feeling the song was perfect for the series. He now claims not to think of "Half the World Away" as an Oasis song, but rather as the theme tune to "The Royle Family".
Around the World (1956 song) was the B-side of the Victor Young version in 1957, on Festival SP45-1274 in Australia, and was a joint charting success. The song has been recorded, among others, by: The Buddy Greco recording was the first piece of music heard in the first episode of the 2012 television series "Pan Am". The song is used multiple times in various forms throughout the 2015 Japanese animated film "The Anthem of the Heart". Around the World (1956 song) "Around the World" was the theme tune from the 1956 movie "Around the World in 80 Days" In the film, only an instrumental version