Some Might Say

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“Some Might Say”
“Some Might Say” cover
Single by Oasis
from the album
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Released 24 April 1995
Format CD, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, cassette
Recorded Rockfield Studios (South Wales), March 1995
Genre Britpop, Rock
Length 5:28
Label Creation Records
Producer Owen Morris
Noel Gallagher
Oasis singles chronology
"Whatever"
(1994)		 "Some Might Say"
(1995)		 "Roll With It"
(1995)
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? track listing
"Hey Now!"
(5)		 "Some Might Say"
(7)		 "Cast No Shadow"
(8)
Stop the Clocks track listing
"Rock 'n' Roll Star"
(1)		 "Some Might Say"
(2)		 "Talk Tonight"
(3)

"Some Might Say" is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was the first single to be released from their definitive second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? in 1995, and provided the band with their first #1 in the UK Singles Chart (see 1995 in British music).

The track was apparently inspired by the Small Faces and/or T-Rex. It was the last Oasis track to feature drummer and founding member Tony McCarroll, who was asked to leave the band during the recording sessions for (What's the Story) Morning Glory when tensions arose between McCarroll and the Gallagher brothers, resulting in an alleged punch up with Liam Gallagher. The rest of the tracks on the album feature Alan White on drums.

The sleeve artwork, shot at Cromford railway station in Derbyshire, England, features art director Brian Cannon's father with wheelbarrow and his mother with mop. Also pictured are Matthew Sankey, Cannon's aide and Carla Knox, barmaid of his local pub. Liam Gallagher can be seen on the bridge whilst Noel can be viewed with a watering can. Cannon himself rates this piece amongst his greatest works.

The planned promo video for the song was cancelled due to Liam not turning up for the shoot. Instead, a makeshift video was created using footage from the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and US "Supersonic" videos.

In an interview promoting the compilation album, Stop the Clocks, Noel stated that "Some Might Say" is the "archetypical Oasis song' and 'defines what Oasis is". This is notable, as the song isn't played live much. Ironically, Noel changed his mind later in the interview, stating that "Some Might Say's" b-side, "Acquiesce", was the song that defined Oasis.

The song also appears on Stop the Clocks, as do two of the b-sides. Surpisingly, this means that the "Some Might Say" single contains the fourth largest number of tracks to appear on Stop the Clocks of any Oasis release (after Definitely Maybe, Morning Glory and The Masterplan). Therefore more songs from this single ended up on Stop the Clocks than Don't Believe the Truth (2 songs), Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, Heathen Chemistry (1 song each) and Be Here Now (no songs from this album appear on Stop the Clocks).

Contents

[edit] Track listings

All songs written by Noel Gallagher except where noted.

[edit] In the UK

  • CD CRESCD 204
  1. "Some Might Say" - 5:28
  2. "Talk Tonight" - 4:21
  3. "Acquiesce" - 4:24
  4. "Headshrinker" - 4:38
  • 7" CRE 204
  1. "Some Might Say" - 5:28
  2. "Talk Tonight" - 4:21
  • 12" CRE 204T
  1. "Some Might Say" - 5:28
  2. "Talk Tonight" - 4:21
  3. "Acquiesce" - 4:24
  • Cassette CRECS 204
  1. "Some Might Say" - 5:28
  2. "Talk Tonight" - 4:21

[edit] In Japan

  • CD ESCA-6251
  1. "Some Might Say" - 5:27
  2. "Talk Tonight" - 4:21
  3. "Acquiesce" - 4:24
  4. "Headshrinker" - 4:39
  5. "Some Might Say" (Demo) - 6:47
  6. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:16

[edit] In Australia

]CD HES 664059-2

  1. "Some Might Say"
  2. "It's Better People"
  3. "Rockin' Chair"
  4. "Live Forever" (live at Glastonbury '95)
  • To date, the "Some Might Say" demo and "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" have only been released in Japan.

[edit] B-sides

Aside from the title song, the single boasts some of Oasis' finest B-sides, all of which were deemed worthy to grace the critically acclaimed Masterplan album. "Talk Tonight", is one of many acoustic B-side tracks sung by Noel, and was, at the time, the most vulnerable song he had attempted. It was inspired by the near-breakup of the band in Los Angeles in autumn 1994, when Noel walked out without telling anyone and headed for San Francisco.

The B-side "Acquiesce" was released as part of the Stop the Clocks EP in promotion their compilation album, Stop the Clocks.

Preceded by
"Back for Good" by Take That		 UK Singles Chart Number 1 single
April 30, 1995 - May 6, 1995		 Succeeded by
"Dreamer" by Livin' Joy
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