Blue Moon Rising (song)
| "Blue Moon Rising" | ||||
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| Single by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | ||||
| from the album Blue Moon Rising EP | ||||
| Released | 30 January 2020[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Sour Mash | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Noel Gallagher | |||
| Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds singles chronology | ||||
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"Blue Moon Rising" is a song by the English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, written by frontman Noel Gallagher from their third EP Blue Moon Rising (2020). It was released as the second single.
Background
Gallagher has said in a statement: “How it manages to combine the influences of Metallica, The Jesters of Malice, Mantovani, Robinson Crusoe as well as Bob Marley AND The Wailers is literally beyond me… oh, and it’s not about City by the way.”[4] Blue Moon Rising has been compared to Hounds of Love by Kate Bush.[5]
Music video
The music video was released on 30 January 2020 and it was filmed at the Scala in London[6] by Dan Cadan and Scully.[7] It features the actress Gala Gordon and the actors Jack O’Connell and James Nelson-Joyce and Noel Gallagher himself in a cinematic setting.[8]
References
- ^ "Blue Moon Rising - Single Out Now". noelgallagher.com. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Song: Blue Moon Rising by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds". AllMusic.
- ^ "Noel Gallagher turns gangster in new video for 'Blue Moon Rising'". FarOut Magazine. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Noel Gallagher Shares Video for New Song "Blue Moon Rising"". Under The Radar Magazine. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Reviews: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Blue Moon Rising (Sour Mash)". God Is In The TV. 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Watch Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' Dance-Inspired Video for 'Blue Moon Rising'". Rolling Stone. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds premiere 'Blue Moon Rising' video". Planet Radio. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds 'Blue Moon Rising' by Dan Cadan & Jonathan 'Scully' Mowatt". Promonews. 3 February 2020.