"What band released the single ""The Importance of Being Idle"" in 2005?"
The Importance of Being Idle (song) The Importance of Being Idle (song) "The Importance of Being Idle" is a song by the English rock band Oasis from their sixth studio album, "Don't Believe the Truth" (2005), written and sung by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was released on 22 August 2005 in the UK as the album's second single. The song was written by Gallagher in the summer of 2004, before the band made their final attempt at recording what would become "Don't Believe the Truth". The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, staying there for a week, marking the first time
The Importance of Being Idle (book) The Importance of Being Idle (book) The Importance of Being Idle: A Little Book of Lazy Inspiration is a humorous book by author Stephen Robins. It was published by Prion Books in August 2000 and re-released as a paperback in 2001. Using an alphabetic subject-list format, it presents a collection of essay-extracts, quotations and journal excerpts from a wide variety of writers and thinkers, including Mark Twain, Bertrand Russell, Charles Dickens, and Samuel Johnson. The book describes itself as 'call to arms for would-be loafers everywhere to turn their hands to absolutely nothing whatever', emphasizing the benefits of giving oneself