Waterfall (The Stone Roses song)

"Waterfall"
Single by The Stone Roses
from the album The Stone Roses
Released	1991
Recorded	September 1988 & February 1989
Genre	Madchester[1] indie rock[2] neo-psychedelia
Length	4:41 (album version) 3:31 (7" version) 5:23 (12" version) 4:37 (album version 2009 remaster)
Label	Silvertone
Songwriter(s)	Ian Brown, John Squire
Producer(s)	John Leckie
The Stone Roses singles chronology
"One Love" (1990) "Waterfall" (1991) "I Am the Resurrection" (1992)

"Waterfall" is the ninth single from The Stone Roses. The fourth single taken from their debut album The Stone Roses, it was released in 1991 and reached number 27 in the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

The song was placed at number 5 in a 2013 poll, by readers of The Guardian, of their "all-time favourite songs by the band."^[4]

Track listing

7" vinyl (Silvertone ORE 35)

Cassette (Silvertone ORE C 35)

1. "Waterfall" – 3:31
2. "One Love" – 3:40

12" vinyl (Silvertone ORE T 35)

1. "Waterfall" – 5:23
2. "One Love" – 7:10

CD (Silvertone ORE CD 35)

1. "Waterfall (7" version)" – 3:31
2. "One Love (7" version)" – 3:40
3. "Waterfall (12" version)" – 5:23
4. "One Love (12" version)" – 7:10

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]	Platinum	600,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Hart, Ron (12 August 2009). "The Stones Roses: The Stone Roses: Legacy Edition". JamBase. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
2. Dalton, Stephen (9 August 2009). "So much to answer for". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
3. "Stone Roses". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
4. McDonnell-Thomas, Emily (31 May 2013). "The Stone Roses: five essential songs". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
5. "British single certifications – The Stone Roses – Waterfall". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

External links

• The Definitive Stone Roses Discography entry