On occasions however (including the Maine Road and Knebworth gigs) it was played by the full band acoustically with Liam on vocals.

For the Heathen Chemistry Tour, Noel changed the arrangement of his live performances of the song to a style he admitted was heavily influenced by Ryan Adams' cover.

For the Don't Believe the Truth Tour, the original arrangement was used for live performances by the full band with electric guitars and Liam on vocals.

During the 2008 tour, the band returned to performing the song in a semi-acoustic form, in an arrangement closely resembling the album version.

This song was also performed during the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony by Liam Gallagher and his post Oasis band Beady Eye.

Steve Baltin from Cash Box named "Wonderwall" Pick of the Week, describing the song as "a perfect example of melodic pop."

"[18] Kevin Courtney from Irish Times declared it as a "genuine Oasis gem", "with its aching string arrangements and evocative vocals".

[19] Michael Bonner from Melody Maker named it Single of the Week, praising it as "a mesmeric declaration of love — haunting, beautiful and effortlessly simple — and, unless you've been locked in a coal cellar for the last two months, you should know it forwards, backwards and sideways by now.

"[20] Another Melody Maker editor, David Stubbs, said, "'Wonderwall', with its explicit George Harrison reference, doesn't bother to conceal another nod at The Beatles, but the real problem here is that Liam doesn't seem capable of modulating his voice to suit the pensively orchestrated backdrop — a bit of a subtlety deficiency.

"[21] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "A swirling rock song that slowly builds to epic proportions.

Nicely chiming acoustic guitars and psyched-up strings support Liam Gallagher's trademark declamatory and plaintive vocals.

"[22] John Robinson from NME commented, "'Wonderwall' instead turns out to be the best example of Liam's indispensability to Noel as we are plunged into the depths of a doomed urban romance.

And yet the entirely twisted delivery turns it from a slightly sappy idea into a fantastically bleak song, adding an all-consuming anger to the sense of desperation.

"[23] In a separate review, Robinson felt it "is one of Oasis' best records because it manages to be immensely robust while still being one of Noel's most lyrically personal songs".

There is a (good) attempt to resonate personal failure with the redemptive power of The Beatles ("Backbeat, the word is on the street/That the fire in your eyes is out").

The sleeve artwork was inspired by the paintings of the Belgian surrealist René Magritte, and was shot on Primrose Hill in London by Michael Spencer Jones.

[28] Instead, a female figure was deemed necessary, so Creation Records employee Anita Heryet was asked to stand in as cover star for the shot.

[33][34] In August 2024, in light of the announcement of the band's reunion tour, "Wonderwall" re-entered at 17 in the UK, alongside "Don't Look Back In Anger" at 16 and "Live Forever" at 19.

On New Year's Day 1996, it earned a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments exceeding 200,000 copies.

Noel Gallagher mentioned that when BBC Radio 1 premiered the song, they jokingly claimed that they had found "the original version of Wonderwall".

[146] In 2025, English rock band Bring Me the Horizon released a cover of "Wonderwall" as part of the Spotify Singles series, putting their own metal twist on the song.

[154][155] "Wonderwall" is the team song of Minnesota United FC of Major League Soccer, sung after every home victory.

[158] In the TV show Lost, in a flasback, the character Desmond Hume sees Charlie on the streets of London singing the song to him.

[159] In the Ted Lasso episode, "Make Rebecca Great Again", the character Sam Obisanya played by Toheeb Jimoh, sings "Wonderwall" at a karaoke bar in Liverpool.