On This Day In Oasis History 1

On This Day In Oasis History 1 - Heathen Chemistry was the fifth studio released album by British rock band Oasis, released on the 1st of July 2002 . It marked a return to form for the group as it sold over 1 million copies in the UK and about 3.7 million worldwide as of 2006.

The album was recorded during 2001 and early-2002, and was the first album written and recorded with the two new members, bassist Andy Bell and rhythm guitarist Gem Archer. With Gem Archer and Andy Bell writing one track each, and Liam Gallagher contributing three, it signalled the end of Noel Gallagher songs dominating Oasis albums.

Heathen Chemistry was received more warmly than the previous two Oasis albums, Be Here Now & Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants by both fans and critics alike. The album spawned four singles: The Hindu Times, their 6th 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 by Brazil, 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 drumming of their longtime sticksman Alan White, who left in early 2004.

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".

The title of the album, according to Noel, came from a T-Shirt he saw in a second hand shop 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 where given actual titles as opposed to "Instrumental 1" etc, and the name stuck once the track was finished.