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
All Around the World (Oasis song) Portions of the song's chorus were used as background music for AT&T's advertising campaign for "The New AT&T". "All Around the World" currently holds the record of longest (in terms of duration) number one of all time in the UK. The photograph on the front of the single was taken on Bournemouth beach in Dorset, England. A two-minute, ten-second instrumental reprise of the song closes the "Be Here Now" album. The reprise ends with the sound of a door being slammed, which has been referred to since as "the sound of the end of the Britpop-era Oasis". Keeping with the