''Don't Look Back in Anger'' is a song by the English rock band Oasis. It was released on 19 February 1996 as the fifth single from their second studio album, (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? (1995). The song was written by the bands guitarist and main songwriter, Noel Gallagher. It became the bands second single to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart, where it also went platinum. ''Dont Look Back in Anger'' was also the first Oasis single with lead vocals by Noel (who had previously only sung lead on B-sides) instead of his brother, Liam. It is one of the bands signature songs, and was played at almost every single live show from its release to the dissolution of the band. It was ranked number one on a list of the 50 Most Explosive Choruses by the NME,and was voted as the fourth most popular number-one single of the last 60 years in the UK by the public in conjunction with the Official Charts Companys 60th anniversary.
On 29 May 2017, Absolute Radio 90s broadcast a programme counting down the top 50 songs written by Noel Gallagher to mark his 50th birthday with ''Don't Look Back in Anger'' being voted as number one.