"Blue Moon Rising" is a song by the English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, written by frontman Noel Gallagher from their third EP ''Blue Moon Rising'' (2020). It was released as the second single.

Background

Gallagher has said in a statement: “How it manages to combine the influences of

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, The Jesters of Malice, Mantovani, Robinson Crusoe as well as Bob Marley AND The Wailers is literally beyond me… oh, and it’s not about City by the way.” ''Blue Moon Rising'' has been compared to ''

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'' by Kate Bush.

Music video

The music video was released on 30 January 2020 and it was filmed at the Scala in

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by Dan Cadan and Scully. It features the actress Gala Gordon and the actors Jack O’Connell and

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and Noel Gallagher himself in a

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setting.

References

{{Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 2020 singles Songs written by Noel Gallagher Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds songs