Be Here Now is the third studio album by English rock band Oasis, released on 21 August 1997 by Creation Records. Oasis had achieved worldwide success with their 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe and 1995 follow up (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? The third album was highly anticipated by both fans and music critics. Oasis’ management company, Ignition, were aware of the dangers of overexposure, and before release sought to control the media’s access to the album. The campaign included limiting pre-release radio airplay and forcing journalists to sign gag orders. The tactics resulted in the alienation of both the press and many industry personnel connected with the band, and fueled large-scale speculation and wide publicity within the British music scene.<\/p>\n
On the first day of release, Be Here Now sold over 424,000 copies, becoming the fastest-selling album in British chart history, while initial reviews were overwhelmingly positive. The album’s producer Owen Morris said the recording sessions were marred by arguments and drug abuse, and that the band’s only motivations were commercial. As of 2008, the album had sold eight million copies worldwide. It was the biggest selling album of 1997 in the UK with 1.47 million units sold that year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Be Here Now is the third studio album by English rock band Oasis, released on 21 August 1997 by Creation Records. Oasis had achieved worldwide success with their 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe and 1995 follow up (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? The third album was highly anticipated by both fans and music critics. Oasis’ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":1674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[1,6],"class_list":["post-1673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oasis","tag-international-rock","tag-pop-rock"],"yoast_head":"\n