Gas Panic!

Album: Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants (2000)
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Songfacts®:

  • The lyrics set a scene of a devil taking over the soul of a person, and then that person not knowing who they are or who they belong to.
  • At many Oasis concerts Liam Gallagher refers to this song being "One for the potheads." >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Carl - Liverpool, England
  • They lyrics of this song seem to be describing the character Randall Flagg, who is a villain in many Stephen King novels. >>>
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    James - Clinton, CT
  • This song features Charlotte Glasson on flute and Paul Stacey on bass guitar. >>>
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    Bertrand - Paris, France
  • Noel Gallagher told Q magazine June 2009 that the lyrics for this song were inspired by the "serious panic attacks" he was having from the prescription drugs that he was taking at the time.

Comments: 6

  • Nickster from ChippenhamThis song is named after a seedy bar in the Roppongi, called Gas Panic! I went several times when I was living in Tokyo, it was indeed seedy, but kinda fun!
  • J from Port Huron, MiNoel knows whereof he speaks.
  • Neil from Birmingham, United Stateshe dedicates it to potheads because the song is about kicking the drugs habit. he was probably lying in a crumpled shaking heap when he wrote this
  • Billy from Jo-burg, South AfricaI came across this song when i had my playlist set to random... i tried killing it by giving it a listen every day... still doesnt die. this is probably one of the best rock songs ever written, composed, recorded and performed... both the liam and noel versions. i can understand why he dedicated this to potheads everytime. it is such a song, really... gets you to zone out into nothing but planet oasis
  • Matt from Cleveland, OhChill song when ur higgggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  • Schmitty from Vienna, Vanoel wrote this after he started getting panic attacks from his drug habits.

    its pretty blatantly obvious that this is about a drug habit, especially when liam dedicates it to druggies every time

    the Noel-sung version of this is great too!! seems more stripped down, not overly distorted guitars...although i do LOVE this song and how its just down right rock and roll
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