The new Oasis single, D'You Know What I Mean?, which crashed into the Number One slot last Friday, had the highest recorded weekly sale in Ireland, according to Charttrack, compilers of the official Irish charts. The album, Be Here Now, is due out on August 21st. Tracklisting is: D'You Know What I Mean?, My Big Mouth, Magic Pie, Stand By Me, I Hope I Think I Know, The Girl In The Dirty Shirt, Fade In-Out, Don't Go Away, Be Here Now, All Around The World, It's Getting Better (Man!!), and All Around The World (Reprise).

Boyzone are breaking records in Australia, with the help of Mr Bean, the bumbling character created by Rowan Atkinson. Bean The Ultimate Disaster Movie, which features the Boyz' new single, Picture Of You, had one of this year's biggest box office openings down under.