Some Might Say

"Some Might Say"
Single by Oasis
from the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
B-side
WrittenJune 1994
Released24 April 1995 (1995-04-24)
RecordedFebruary 1995
StudioLoco, Wales
Genre
Length5:28
LabelCreation
Songwriter(s)Noel Gallagher
Producer(s)
Oasis singles chronology
"Rock 'n' Roll Star"
(1995) 		"Some Might Say"
(1995) 		"Roll with It"
(1995)
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? track listing
12 tracks
  1. "Hello"
  2. "Roll with It"
  3. "Wonderwall"
  4. "Don't Look Back in Anger"
  5. "Hey Now!"
  6. Untitled
  7. "Some Might Say"
  8. "Cast No Shadow"
  9. "She's Electric"
  10. "Morning Glory"
  11. Untitled
  12. "Champagne Supernova"
Music video
"Oasis - Some Might Say (Official HD Remastered Video)" on YouTube

"Some Might Say" is a song by the English rock band Oasis. It was released as the first single on 24 April 1995 by Creation from their second studio album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995). The song was written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. "Some Might Say" provided Oasis with their first number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 10 in Finland, Iceland, Ireland and Sweden. The single was also the last to feature all five original members, as drummer Tony McCarroll was fired shortly after its release.

The single release was also named an EP in the Stop the Clocks booklet. It is thus one of the only Oasis singles to officially be also categorised an extended play.

Background

The track was inspired by the song "Fuzzy" by Grant Lee Buffalo.[2] Its b-side "Headshrinker" was the last Oasis track to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll, who was asked to leave the band before the main recording sessions for (What's the Story) Morning Glory? when tensions came to ahead between McCarroll and Noel Gallagher. The rest of the tracks on the album feature his replacement, Alan White, on drums. Oasis performed the song on two episodes of Top of the Pops, the first being McCarroll's final performance with the band and the second being White's first.

Demo

"Some Might Say" was one of three songs from (What's the Story) Morning Glory? for which Noel Gallagher recorded a demo (the others being "She's Electric" and "Hey Now!"). He recorded it with producer Owen Morris, who was at the time in Wales recording The Verve's A Northern Soul album; Noel used The Verve's equipment in the studio, playing guitar, the bass and the drums himself. However, no parts from the demo were eventually used in the album version; Noel played the demo to the band who then re-recorded everything, speeding up the tempo.[3] The demo version of the song lasts 6:33 while the final version is 5:26 long.

Noel Gallagher says he prefers the demo version of "Some Might Say" to the final version, describing the demo as "dirtier and sleazier" than the Oasis version which is "more Britpop".[4] The demo version was later released as a bonus track on the Japanese CD single.

Single artwork

The sleeve artwork was created by Brian Cannon of Microdot. It shot on the disused platform of Cromford railway station in Derbyshire, England. The concept was based on the lyrics, "... standin' at the station, in need of education in the rain"; education being required to learn the station was, at the time, disused.[5]

It features Cannon's father with a 'sink wheelbarrow' full of fish, from the lyrics, "The sink is full of fishes". His mother with mop. Carla Knox, barmaid of his local pub.[5] The silverware on the Knox's head is a play on the lyric, "She's got dirty dishes on her brain." Liam Gallagher can be seen on the bridge whilst Noel can be viewed with a watering can. Matthew Sankey, Cannon's aide, plays a homeless man, a reference to the lyrics "... the man who cannot shine" and "... the man who lives in hell".[6] Cannon considers the art to be his favourite of all the Oasis sleeves he designed.[7]

Critical reception

David Stubbs from Melody Maker named the song Single of the Week, writing, "'Some Might Say' is Oasis' best yet. Initially, like some, I thought Oasis were merely Mancunian chancers keeping The Stone Roses' seat warm but now I'm utterly hooked on those hooks. This just climbs and climbs and then the way that note just hangs there in the final crescendo and trails off, onward and upward, all the way to heaven...aahhh!!"[8] In 2024, Paste and Rolling Stone ranked "Some Might Say" number four and number ten, respectively, on their lists of the greatest Oasis songs.[9][10]

Promotional video

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", US "Supersonic" and UK "Whatever" videos. Noel Gallagher gave the Gibson Les Paul guitar he plays in the music video to Gerry Mckay, Gallagher's doppelgänger in the official Oasis tribute band, No Way Sis.

Track information

In an interview promoting the compilation album Stop the Clocks, Noel stated "Some Might Say" is the "archetypical Oasis song" and "defines what Oasis is". He added "Some Might Say"'s B-side, "Acquiesce", was also the song that defined Oasis. In the 2003 documentary Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop, journalist Jon Savage recalls watching Oasis perform "Some Might Say" for the first time on Top of the Pops with tears in his eyes as he believed it marked a turning point in British culture, coinciding with the May local elections where the then-Conservative Government of John Major were trounced in the local elections.

"Some Might Say" was the 31st-biggest-selling single of 1995 in the UK. It has sold over 458,000 copies the UK as of April 2015.[11] There is a banner at Etihad Stadium that reads "Some might say we will find a brighter day" in reference to a line of the song.[12]

Track listings

All songs are written by Noel Gallagher except where noted.

B-sides

All of the single's B-sides were included in The Masterplan album. "Talk Tonight", is one of many acoustic B-side tracks sung by Noel. 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. Noel was inspired to write the song after he met a girl while in San Francisco and talked to her for hours about his troubles with the band and life. "Acquiesce" was released as part of the Stop the Clocks EP in promotion of their compilation album, Stop the Clocks.

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 24 April 1995
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Creation [33]
Japan 13 July 1995 CD Epic Japan [24]

Appearances in other media

  • "Some Might Say" is a playable track in both Guitar Hero World Tour and the European version of Guitar Hero: On Tour. The song, as it appears on Guitar Hero, is the full version without the early fade from the album edit, which is not available on any other official or promotional Oasis release.
  • It is played in an episode of Jonathan Creek, "The Reconstituted Corpse".

References

  1. ^ "(What's the Story) Morning Glory? – Oasis | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Oasis – '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' Track by Track with Noel Gallagher [25th Anniversary". Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Noel Gallagher and Fran Healy from Travis on the Some Might Say demo 9th April 2016". 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Noel Gallagher and Fran Healy from Travis on the Some Might Say demo 9th April 2016". 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ a b Oasis – Some Might Say – Sleeve Artwork Explained, 28 February 2022, retrieved 17 March 2022
  6. ^ "Oasis - Some Might Say - Sleeve Artwork Explained". Microdot Boutique. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  7. ^ Anderson, Sarah (18 February 2011). "Brian Cannon's stunning album artwork in his own words". NME. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  8. ^ Stubbs, David (13 May 1995). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 34. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Matt (25 August 2024). "The 15 Greatest Oasis Songs Ranked". Paste. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  10. ^ "The 40 Best Oasis Songs". Rolling Stone. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Number 1 today in 1995: Oasis score their first chart-topper". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ Winter, Henry (30 April 2012). "Manchester City return to Premier League summit after Vincent Kompany's goal secures victory over United". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  13. ^ Some Might Say (UK CD single liner notes). Oasis. Creation Records. 1995. CRESCD 204.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Some Might Say (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Oasis. Creation Records. 1995. CRE 204.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ Some Might Say (UK cassette single sleeve). Oasis. Creation Records. 1995. CRECS 204.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ Some Might Say (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Oasis. Creation Records. 1995. CRE 204T.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ Some Might Say (Australia CD single liner notes). Oasis. Helter Skelter Records. 1995. HES 664059 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ Some Might Say (Japanese CD single liner notes). Oasis. Epic Records Japan. 1995. ESCA 6251.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ "Oasis – Some Might Say" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  20. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 20. 20 May 1995. p. 20. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  21. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  22. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (18.6. '95 – 24.6. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 June 1995. p. 24. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  23. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Some Might Say". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  24. ^ a b "サム・マイト・セイ | オアシス" [Some Might Say | Oasis] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Oasis – Some Might Say" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  26. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Oasis – Some Might Say". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  29. ^ "Árslistinn 1995". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  30. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1995" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  31. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1995". Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 9.
  32. ^ "British single certifications – Oasis – Some Might Say". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  33. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 22 April 1995. p. 43.

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