Songfacts®:

• "Supersonic" was Oasis' first single. Noel Gallagher wrote it in one day.
  
  The band had most of their Definitely Maybe album recorded and mixed, but Noel and the guys couldn't agree on which song would be their first single, so he wrote a new one: "Supersonic." Alan McGee, who produced the album, wanted "Bring It On Down" to be the first but changed his mind as soon as he heard Noel's new creation.
• The lyrics are more or less nonsense, especially the lines, "I know a girl called Elsa, she's into Alka-Seltzer" - the band loved to tell a story that those lyrics are related to a huge female dog called Elsa that spent her days underneath the mixing-desk, constantly farting.
• After the first recording session with producer Dave Batchelor was abandoned because they couldn't get the powerful live sound they were after, the song went to a second session recorded by Mark Coyle and produced by Owen Morris, who subsequently became the band's producer for the next four years, a time when the band recorded the hit albums Definitely Maybe, (What's The Story) Morning Glory? and Be Here Now. >>>

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  Florian - Munich, Germany, for above 2
• Anthony Griffiths sang the backing vocals. >>>

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  Bertrand - Paris, France
• Noel Gallagher wrote Oasis' first three albums while into hard drugs. The rocker admitted to Spin magazine: "Before 1997, I hadn't written a song without the aid of the old Colombian marching gear (cocaine). Don't forget, I was on drugs before I was even in a band. The whole of the first three albums were written on drugs." Gallagher added "That's why they're so good. And that p--ses me off. I think, 'Maybe I should get back into taking drugs, and then it would be brilliant again.' But that thought lasts less than a second." Gallagher recalled writing this song: "I remember being off my nut and going into the back room and setting the goal of writing a song in 10 minutes - that was 'Supersonic.'"
• Oasis made their UK television debut on March 18, 1994 when they played this song on the Channel 4 show The Word. Guitarist Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs recalled to Mojo magazine in 2014: "There were a lot of nerves. Certainly on my part. We weren't miming, we were playing for real. I remember worrying about what shirt to wear. Noel had a great green cord jacket, which I borrowed. When we got on, I hit the opening chord of 'Supersonic' and we were fine."
• This wasn't originally meant to be Oasis' first single. Guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs recalled to Q magazine: "We were recording, 'Bring It On Down' and halfway through Noel disappeared into the control room. When he came out, he said, 'Stop the session, I've written a new song.' Within a couple of hours we'd finished 'Supersonic.' That's Noel for you. Put him in a room for 10 minutes, and he'll come out with a classic."
• To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its release on April 12, 2024, "Supersonic" got a special reissue. Fans could choose from a new CD or a limited-edition, numbered 7-inch vinyl pressing in a cool pearl color. The reissue charted well, reaching #42 on the UK Singles chart.
• Speaking with journalist John Robb, Noel Gallagher praised Liam's vocal ability. "I sing 'Supersonic' with the same melody, the same words, the same inflexions, but when he sings it, it's a bit more menacing," he said.
  
  "When I would sing a song it would sound good," Noel added, "when he would sing it, it would sound great."