Chinatown (Liam Gallagher song)

"Chinatown"
Single by Liam Gallagher
from the album As You Were
Released30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)
Recorded2017
GenreRock
Length3:20
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Andrew Wyatt
Liam Gallagher singles chronology
"Wall of Glass"
(2017) 		"Chinatown"
(2017) 		"For What It's Worth"
(2017)

"Chinatown" is a song by English singer Liam Gallagher. The song was released as the second single from Gallagher's debut solo studio album, As You Were, released on 6 October 2017. It is one of two tracks on the album on which Gallagher does not take a writing credit. Co-writer Michael Tighe stated that the song's sound was inspired by the style of former bandmate Jeff Buckley.[1]

Music video

The music video was filmed in London and features Liam drifting by a graffiti-covered underpass and gazing out at the Palace of Westminster. One scene features Liam staring at a wall with the words "We Stand United With Manchester" on it (acting as a tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing). At sunset, he navigates the song's titular district, past busy restaurants and supermarkets, as the music video's director, Charlie Lightening zooms around with his camera.[2]

The music video was directed by Charlie Lightening and produced by Daniel Lightening. The music video currently has over 5 million views on YouTube.[3][4]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of As You Were.[5]

  • Liam Gallagher – vocals
  • Andrew Wyatt – songwriter, producer, piano, synthesiser, programming, guitar, bass guitar
  • Michael Tighe – songwriter, acoustic guitar
  • Dan McDougall – drums, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
  • Mark Stent – mixing engineer
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – recording engineer
  • Joseph Rodgers – recording engineer
  • Ben Mclusky – assistant recording engineer, assistant engineer
  • Charles Haydon Hicks – assistant engineer
  • Joel Davies – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[6] 32
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 56

References

  1. ^ Astley-Brown, Michael (12 September 2019). "Jeff Buckley guitarist Michael Tighe: "That dude could have done anything; he could have gone into opera, or more classical-type stuff"". Music Radar.
  2. ^ Reed, Ryan (July 5, 2017). "Watch Liam Gallagher Wander Through London in 'Chinatown' Video".
  3. ^ "Liam Gallagher". YouTube.
  4. ^ Liam Gallagher (15 October 2017). "Liam Gallagher - Chinatown" – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Gallagher, Liam (2017). As You Were (inlay cover). Warner Records.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Liam Gallagher: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2017.



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