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The Battle of Britpop is the unofficial title given to the 1995 singles chart battle between two popular Britpop groups, Blur and Oasis. The two bands had had a long-running feud with each side expressing their hatred for the other. On one occasion Noel Gallagher of Oasis said he wished that Damon Albarn and Alex James of Blur would “catch AIDS and die“ (he later apologized for his comments). The feud between the two bands came into the mainstream in 1995 when Blur decided to release th