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" Live Forever " is a song by the ___MASK57___ rock band Oasis . Written by Noel Gallagher , the song was released as the third single from their debut album " Definitely Maybe " ( 1994 ) on 8 August 1994 , just prior to that album ' s release . " Shakermaker " is a song by the ___MASK57___ rock band Oasis , written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher . The song was first released as a single on 13 June 1994 and later released on Oasis ' debut album " Definitely Maybe ". The single narrowly missed the UK top 10 , peaking at number eleven . It was also the first song performed by the band on " Top of the Pops ". It is the only single from the band ' s debut album not to be certified Silver by the BPI . Noel Thomas David Gallagher ( born 29 May 1967 ) is an ___MASK57___ musician , singer , songwriter and guitarist . He served as the lead guitarist , co - lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the rock band Oasis . Raised in Burnage , Manchester , Gallagher began learning guitar at the age of thirteen . After a series of odd jobs in construction , he worked for local Manchester band Inspiral Carpets as a roadie and technician in 1988 . Whilst touring with them , he learned that his brother Liam Gallagher had formed a band of his own , known as The Rain , which eventually took on the name Oasis . After Gallagher returned to England , he was invited by his brother to join Oasis as songwriter and guitarist . Inspiral Carpets are an ___MASK57___ alternative rock band , formed in 1983 in Oldham , Greater Manchester . The band ' s most successful lineup featured frontman Tom Hingley , drummer Craig Gill , guitarist Graham Lambert , bassist Martyn Walsh and keyboardist Clint Boon . ___MASK59___ was a British independent record label headed by Alan McGee . Along with Dick Green and Joe Foster , McGee founded Creation in 1983 . The name came from the 1960s band The Creation , whom McGee greatly admired . McGee , Green and Foster were also in the band Biff Bang Pow !, which was also the title of a Creation song . The label ceased operations in 1999 , although it was revived at one point in 2011 for the release of a compilation album , " Upside Down ", spanning songs from the label . Manchester is a major city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester , England , with a population of 514 , 414 . It lies within the ___MASK51___ ' s second - most populous urban area , with a population of 2 . 55 million . Manchester is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south , the Pennines to the north and east and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation . The local authority is Manchester City Council . Burnage is a suburb of the city of Manchester in North West England , about south of Manchester city centre and bisected by the dual carriageway of ___MASK30___ . The population of the Burnage Ward at the 2011 census was 15 , 227 . It lies between Withington to the west , Levenshulme to the north , Heaton Chapel to the east and Didsbury and Heaton Mersey to the south . Definitely Maybe is the debut ___MASK79___ by the ___MASK57___ rock band Oasis , released on 29 August 1994 by ___MASK59___ . It was an immediate commercial and critical success in the UK , having followed on the heels of singles " Supersonic ", " Shakermaker " and " Live Forever ". It is their only full album to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll . William John Paul " Liam " Gallagher ( born 21 September 1972 ) is an ___MASK57___ musician , singer , and songwriter . He rose to fame as the lead singer of the rock band Oasis , and later as the singer of Beady Eye . His erratic behaviour , distinctive singing style , and abrasive attitude have been the subject of commentary in the press ; he remains one of the most recognisable figures in modern British music . Anthony " Tony " McCarroll ( born 4 June 1971 ) is an ___MASK57___ drummer and one of the founder members of the ___MASK57___ rock band Oasis , as their drummer from 1991 to April 1995 . He played the drums on their first album , " Definitely Maybe ", and on " Some Might Say ", Oasis ' first number - one single , from the album "( What ' s the Story ) Morning Glory ?", before he left the band . `` Rock ' n ' Roll Star '' is a song by ___MASK57___ rock band Oasis . It is the opening track from their record breaking debut album , Definitely Maybe . Like the majority of the band ' s songs from this era , it was written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher . Noel said that `` Rock ' n ' Roll Star '' was one of only three songs in which he wanted to say something : `` I ' ve pretty much summed up everything I wanted to say in '' Rock ' n ' Roll Star `` , '' Live Forever `` and '' Cigarettes & Alcohol `` , after that I ' m repeating myself , but in a different way '' . It became a fan favourite and was often played to close the band ' s gigs . It was released as a radio single in America . The song ' s video , directed by Nigel Dick , consists of clips of the band performing the song from their Live by the Sea gig , interspersed with clips of them on Southend Pier , in and around the amusement park , ' Adventure Island ' then named ' Peter Pan ' s Playground ' and in the bowling alley which was located on Southend Pier before it burnt down in June 1995 . The song was featured on the band ' s 2000 live album and DVD , Familiar to Millions , and another live version was recorded at a 2 July 2005 concert at the City of Manchester Stadium and released on the band ' s single `` Let There Be Love '' in late 2005 .