Half the World Away Half the World Away "Half the World Away" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It is well known as the theme tune to the popular BBC sitcom "The Royle Family". The song was written by Oasis' lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, who also provides lead vocals. The song is a slow acoustic tune with plodding keyboards, and the lyrics – much like "Rock 'n' Roll Star" – expresses a desire to leave a stagnant life in a boring city. The song is primarily in C Major. Recorded at The Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas, USA in October 1994, "Half
Slide Away (Oasis song) Slide Away (Oasis song) "Slide Away" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, taken from their debut studio album "Definitely Maybe" (1994). It was written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher and serves as the tenth track on the album. Noel Gallagher claims he wrote it on a Les Paul guitar that Johnny Marr sent to him, since he had few guitars available to him at the time. On the "Definitely Maybe" DVD, he also notes that he took Marr's guitar out of the case, sat down, and ""the song wrote itself"". Gallagher wrote it about his girlfriend at