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Battle of Britpop en
The Battle of Britpop is the unofficial title given to the 1995 singles chart battle between two popular Britpop groups, Blur and Oasis. Tension rose between the groups, with Noel Gallagher of Oasis saying he wished that Damon Albarn and Alex James of Blur would "catch AIDS and die" (he later apologised for his comments saying "AIDS is no laughing matter"). The feud between the two bands came into the mainstream in 1995 when Blur and Oasis released singles ("Country House" and "Roll With It" respectively) on the same day. Blur won by 58,000 sales: "Country House" sold 274,000 copies to 216,000 copies sold of "Roll with It". [ - ]
