Roses’ lead singer Ian Brown. (Getty)
Did you think it would ever happen? Well, it’s here, the first new Stone Roses’ song this millennium. According to a tweet from the band, the new single was released at 3 p.m. Eastern in the U.S. on May 12. It’s titled “All for One.”
You can listen on Spotify here.
The song is available to listen on the band’s website but it’s crashing right now.
The Manchester Evening News reported earlier this week that lemon billboards had begun to spring up in the city, London and beyond. This led to rampant speculation that the band was preparing to release new material.
It’s been 22 years since the band released their last album, Second Coming. They reformed in 2012 for a series of record-breaking gigs.
Former soccer star David Beckham went on to win the Internet with this Instagram message:
It is extremely likely that the song will also be posted to the band’s Twitter page. While you’re waiting for the song to drop, you can read the NME’s excellent chronicling of the band’s history here.