Written by
Recorded
Lead vocalist
Running time
5:09 - Album Version
4:14 - Radio Edit
Official releases
Album Version - The Shock Of The Lightning single
Album Version - Dig Out Your Soul album
Jagz Kooner Remix - Dig Out Your Soul limited edition box-set
Video
Directed by Julian House & Julian Gibbs
Live
First played: August 14, 2008 - Competition Winners Concert, Black Island Studios, London, England
Last played: August 14, 2008 - Competition Winners Concert, Black Island Studios, London, England
Comments
"If ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’ sounds instant and compelling to you, it’s because it was written dead fast. And recorded dead fast. ‘The Shock of The Lightning’ basically is the demo. And it has retained its energy. And there’s a lot to be said for that, I think. The first time you record something is always the best.” (Noel Gallagher, Press Release, 24th June 2008)
"Written overnight in a 48-hour break from the studio. It didn't even exist when we started to make the record."
(Noel Gallagher, BOB FM, 29th August 2008)
Other info
- Radio debut was on 15th August 2008. Official embargo was at 8:15am, BBC Radio 1 played it at 8:14am on Chris Moyles Show with Noel in the studio.
- The album version features a short reversed sample of Champagne Supernova