Oasis Released Definitely Maybe On August 29, 1994

British rock band Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe on August 29th of 1994.

Definitely Maybe is one of the most commercially successful & critically acclaimed debut albums released in rock history.

It was the fastest selling debut album in UK history upon it's release. It went directly to #1 on the UK charts. Although it never reached higher than #58 in the US charts it has sold over 1 million copies in the United States. It has sold over 7.5 million copies worldwide.

Definitely Maybe is regularly named to all time best of lists in the UK. The songs "Live Forever," "Supersonic," "Cigarettes & Alcohol," "Rock 'n' Roll Star," & "Slide Away" have been particularly popular.

"Live Forever" was selected by readers of Q magazine as the greatest song of all time in 2006. It was #1 in a poll by NME and XFM to find the 50 greatest indie anthems ever.

Definitely Maybe (includes live performances & promo videos - you'll have to do some volume adjustments as some are very loud and some quiet)

1. "Rock 'n' Roll Star"

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2. "Shakermaker"

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3. "Live Forever"

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4. "Up In The Sky"

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5. "Columbia"

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6. "Supersonic"

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7. "Bring It On Down"

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8. "Cigarettes & Alcohol"

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9. "Digsy's Dinner"

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10. "Slide Away"

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11. "Married With Children"

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Boyz II Men went to #1 with "I'll Make Love To You" on August 27, 1994

Boyz II Men went to #1 on August 27th of 1994 with "I'll Make Love To You." The song also went to #5 in the UK.

The song stayed at #1 in the US for 14 weeks which tied the record at the time of Whitney Houston's version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You." The record of 14 weeks was later broken by a collaboration by Boyz II Men & Mariah Carey called "One Sweet Day" which stayed at #1 for 16 weeks in 1995 & '96.

The song that knocked "I'll Make Love To You" off the top of the charts was "On Bended Knee" which was also by Boyz II Men.

"I'll Make Love To You" was written by R&B songwriter Babyface.

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Lisa Loeb hits #1 on the US singles chart with "Stay" on August 6, 1994

"Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb began a 3 week stay at #1 in the US on August 6th of 1994. The song went to #6 in the UK.

The song was featured in the 1994 film Reality Bites starring Ethan Hawke and directed by Ben Stiller. It was included in the soundtrack album for Reality Bites and later on Loeb's debut 1995 album Tails.

Hawke "discovered" Loeb and the song "Stay" when he was living in an apartment across the street from her in NYC. He brought the song to Ben Stiller who agreed to feature it in the movie.

The video for the song was very simple featuring Loeb walking around a mostly empty apartment while singing the song. It was directed by Ethan Hawke and the cat in the video is his. See the video below:

The Beastie Boys go to #1 with "Ill Communication" on June 18, 1994

The Beastie Boys entered the US album charts at #1 with Ill Communication on June 18th of 1994.

Watch the the music video (directed by Spike Jonze) for the Ill Communication track "Sabotage"


The first track on the album is "Sure Shot"

Oasis Plays Show in Paris, France on June 16, 1994

Oasis played their first show outside of the UK on June 16th of 1994 when they played at The Erotika Club in Paris, France.

Their debut album Definitely Maybe was released later in '94 on August 30th.

The album featured "Live Forever" a song that songwriter Noel Gallagher had written before he joined Oasis in 1991. Gallagher has said it to be a retort to the depressive grunge music of the period and was inspired by the Rolling Stones song "Shine A Light."

Video for the Oasis single "Live Forever"


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Oasis forced to cancel first foreign tour - February 8, 1994

13 years ago today Oasis was forced to cancel their first foreign tour. Oasis was involved in a brawl on a ferry. Members of the band were arrested and locked in the brig. They were then deported from Holland and sent packing back to England. This was well before their debut album Definitly Maybe was released in August of 1994 and before even their first single release "Supersonic" in April 1994.



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