Synopsis

Oasis perform "Stand By Me" inside the fictional Radio Supernova while a chaotic series of events unfolds outside. A group of people appear to be robbing a shop, a man seems to be fleeing from the police, and a motorcycle crash creates apparent confusion. As the action is replayed and its context becomes clear, the suspected criminals are revealed to be helping victims. The video turns a street disaster into a visual lesson about appearances, perspective, and the importance of seeing the whole picture.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was filmed in Feltham, West London, on September 20, 1997.

• Its central idea reworks "The Whole Picture," a well-known advertising campaign for The Guardian. Those advertisements deliberately presented apparently criminal or antisocial behavior before revealing the more sympathetic explanation behind it.

• The fictional station name "Radio Supernova" is a playful reference to Oasis' earlier song "Champagne Supernova."

• "Stand By Me" was released as the second single from *Be Here Now* on September 22, 1997. It reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, held off the top spot by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997."

• The video is notable for placing Oasis' performance inside a narrative concept rather than relying on the band's usual studio or stage presentation.

• The song's video and the single arrived during the commercial peak of the *Be Here Now* era, when Oasis remained one of the most heavily exposed British bands in the world.