"Sunday Morning Call" is a song by the English rock band

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, released as the third and final single from their fourth studio album, ''

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''. It reached number four on the

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, number five in Italy, and number 20 in Ireland.

Release and reception

The song was released as the third and final single from the album on 3 July 2000, peaking at number four on the

, number five in Italy, and number 20 in Ireland. It was written and sung by

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. Though the song has the same anthemic feel that popularised many Oasis songs, and departs from the

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feel of ''Standing on the Shoulder of Giants'', which had been poorly received by critics, it received a mixed critical reception. ''

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'' described it as "a dreary thing indeed", whereas

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described it as a "self-consciously mature departure from the group's usual ebullience... a deliberately mellow, mid-tempo

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. "Sunday Morning Call" was included in the 2010 compilation album, '' Time Flies... 1994–2009''; however the song was relegated to being a hidden track at the end of disc 2, being the only single to not be credited on the sleeve or be mentioned in the track listing. It was rumoured the reason for this is due to Noel stating in the audio commentary of the accompanying DVD that he "hates" the song. Noel confirmed this was in fact the case during an interview with Radio X in 2021 when he was asked why he disliked the song, to which Noel replied; "Because it’s shit. I hate that song. I hate it so much

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I left it out of the Oasis singles album. That’s how much I fucking hate it. And I wrote it!". "Full On" dates from 1997. It was played by the band during soundchecks in the

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, for example at the G-Mex in Manchester on December 14th 1997.

Music video

The music video is a take on the

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'', with characters resembling McMurphy and

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. It was filmed in an old mental institution in

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, Canada and features Scottish actor James Cunningham.

Track listings

UK CD and 12-inch single # "Sunday Morning Call" # "Carry Us All" # "Full On" UK 7-inch and cassette single # "Sunday Morning Call" # "Carry Us All"

Personnel

– lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitars, bass, keyboards,

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, synthesizer * Alan White – drums,

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Charts

References

{{Authority control 1999 songs 2000 singles Oasis (band) songs Rock ballads Songs written by Noel Gallagher Song recordings produced by Noel Gallagher UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles