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Heathen Chemistry
Studio album by Oasis
Released	July 1, 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Rock
Length	47:53 76:52 (with hidden track)
Label	Big Brother, Epic
Producer(s)	Oasis
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Blender link NME (8/10) link Pitchfork (1.2/10) 07/11/02 Q (Jun. 2002) Rolling Stone 07/04/02
Oasis chronology
Familiar to Millions (2000)	Heathen Chemistry (2002)	Don't Believe the Truth (2005)

Heathen Chemistry is the fifth studio album by English rock band Oasis, first released in summer 2002. It sold over 1 million copies in the UK, ending up in the top ten best selling albums of 2002, and about 3.5 million worldwide as of 2005.

Heathen Chemistry was received more warmly than the previous Oasis album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, by both fans and critics alike. It spawned four singles, each of which made the top three in the UK charts: "The Hindu Times", their sixth number one single in the UK, "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", a song made famous as it was played on the BBC when the English football team were knocked out of the World Cup, the Double A-Side, sung by Noel — "Little By Little/She Is Love" — and "Songbird", the first single written by Liam.

This album was the last one to feature the band's longtime drummer, Alan White, who left in early 2004, with Noel Gallagher claiming White's commitment to the band wasn't up to scratch. He was effectively replaced with Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey.

Contents 1 Album history 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Singles 5 Charts 6 Release details

The title of the album, according to Noel, came from a t-shirt he bought in Ibiza which featured a logo reading, "The Society of Heathen Chemists". Similarly, the name of the first single, "The Hindu Times", originated from a logo on a t-shirt that read the same thing, which Noel saw during a photo shoot for GQ's 100 Greatest Guitarists edition. The name was given to the track when it was just an instrumental, as all the instrumentals of this album were given actual titles as opposed to "Instrumental 1", etc., and the name stuck once the track was finished.

The album was recorded during 2001–early 2002, and was the first studio album written and recorded with the two new members, bassist Andy Bell and rhythm guitarist Gem Archer. Bell and Archer wrote one track each, and Liam Gallagher contributed three, thus the album signalled the end of Noel Gallagher songs dominating Oasis albums (though Liam had contributed "Little James" to Standing on the Shoulder of Giants).

The release of the album was overshadowed by an internet leak of all 11 tracks almost three months prior to release. However, listeners of the commercially released album heard slight differences to two tracks, "Little By Little" and "Better Man".

1. "The Hindu Times" (Noel Gallagher) – 3:49
2. "Force of Nature" (Noel Gallagher) – 4:51
3. "Hung in a Bad Place" (Gem Archer) – 3:28
4. "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (Noel Gallagher) – 4:59
5. "Songbird" (Liam Gallagher) – 2:07
6. "Little by Little" (Noel Gallagher) – 4:52
7. "A Quick Peep" (Andy Bell) – 1:17
8. "(Probably) All in the Mind" (Noel Gallagher) – 4:02
9. "She Is Love" (Noel Gallagher) – 3:09
10. "Born on a Different Cloud" (Liam Gallagher) – 6:08
11. "Better Man" (Liam Gallagher) – 38:02 (actual song ends at 4:20)
    • Contains a hidden track at 33:13: "The Cage" – 4:49

• Liam Gallagher - Vocals

• Noel Gallagher - Lead Guitar, Vocals

• Alan White - Drums and Percussion

• Andy Bell - Bass Guitar

• Colin "Gem" Murray Archer - Rhythm Guitar

Cover	Information
	"The Hindu Times" Released:April 15, 2002 Writer: Noel Gallagher Producers:Oasis Chart positions: #1 (UK)
	"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" Released: June 17, 2002 Writer: Noel Gallagher Producers: Oasis Chart positions: #2 (UK)
	"Little By Little"/"She Is Love" Released: September 23, 2002 Writer: Noel Gallagher Producers: Oasis Chart positions: #2 (UK)
	"Songbird" Released: February 3, 2003 Writer: Liam Gallagher Producers: Oasis Chart positions: #3 (UK)

Album — Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2002	The Billboard 200	23
2002	Top Canadian Albums	5
2002	Top Internet Albums	23

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	June 26, 2002	Sony Music Japan	CD	EICP 111
United Kingdom	July 1, 2002	Big Brother	LP	RKIDLP025
			CD	RKIDCD025
United States	July 2, 2002	Epic Records	CD	EK86586 / 6 9699-86586-2 2

Oasis
Liam Gallagher | Noel Gallagher | Gem Archer | Andy Bell | Zak Starkey
Tony McCarroll | Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs | Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan | Alan White
Discography
Studio albums: Definitely Maybe | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Be Here Now Standing on the Shoulder of Giants | Heathen Chemistry | Don't Believe the Truth
Compilations: The Masterplan | Stop the Clocks
DVDs: Live by the Sea | …There and Then | Familiar to Millions | Definitely Maybe – The DVD
Films: Lord Don't Slow Me Down
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