Beady Eye are an English rock band formed in 2009 by former members of Oasis, following the exit of member Noel Gallagher.

Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Rock
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Beady Eye Records (UK), Sony (Japan), Dangerbird (US)
Associated acts	Oasis, Ride, Hurricane No. 1, Heavy Stereo
Website	beadyeyemusic.co.uk
Members
Liam Gallagher Gem Archer Andy Bell Chris Sharrock

  
Formation and first singles: 2009-2010

In November 2009, Liam Gallagher announced that he and former Oasis band members had written new material as part of a new project, and could be gigging as early as a couple of months, and stated that "Oasis are done, this is something new".[1] On 19 November 2009, Liam Gallagher announced that he would be recording an album with Gem Archer, Andy Bell, Chris Sharrock around Christmas time, with a possible release date in July 2010.[2] It is unknown whether guitarist Jeff Wootton recorded for the album as well.

He told MTV: "We've been demo-ing some songs that we've had for a bit. Just doing that, on the quiet, not making a big fuss about it. After Christmas we might go in the studio and record them and hopefully have an album out in July." He later said that the band would "do it in a different kind of way now. I'll try and reconnect with a new band, new songs, and I'm feeling confident about the songs." He was reported to be "feeling a million per cent confident that they could be better than Oasis."[3]

On 16 March 2010, Liam announced that his new band would be releasing their first single in October with an album to follow the next year. On the 9th November 2010 Beady Eye released their first single Bring the Light as a free download[4][5] The next single from the album, "The Roller", was released in January 2011.[6]

The band released "Bring the Light" as a promotional single on 15 November 2010, as a free download.[7] A limited physical release followed, and charted at number sixty-one on the UK Singles Chart, topping the Indie and Rock charts. A second promotional single, "Four Letter Word", was released on 26 December 2010.