Some Might Say

The single that gave Oasis their first UK number one and marked the end of the original lineup.

"Some Might Say" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, released by Creation Records as the first single from their second studio album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995), on 24 April 1995. Written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, it became the band's first UK number one single, debuting atop the Official Singles Chart on 30 April 1995, displacing Take That's "Back for Good". The single was also the last to feature all five original members, as drummer Tony McCarroll was fired six days after its release, on 30 April 1995.

Quick Facts

Artist

Oasis

Album

(What's the Story) Morning Glory?

B-side

"Talk Tonight"
"Acquiesce"
"Headshrinker"

Released

24 April 1995

Recorded

24–26 February 1995

Studio

Loco, Wales

Genre

Britpop; rock

Length

5:28

Lore & Background

The song was the earliest written for (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, with a demo recorded in July 1994 at Maison Rouge Studios during the recording of the single "Whatever" with producer Owen Morris. The original demo version lasts 6:33 while the final version is 5:26 long. In a 2016 interview, Noel Gallagher said he preferred the demo version, describing it as "dirtier and sleazier" than the Oasis version which is "more Britpop". The demo was later released as a bonus track on the Japanese CD single.

The track was also inspired by the song "Fuzzy" by Grant Lee Buffalo. Its b-side "Headshrinker" was not the last Oasis track to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll; that distinction belongs to "Some Might Say" itself or the b-side "Talk Tonight". McCarroll's firing was publicly announced on 30 April. 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 Alan White's first TV performance (his actual debut with the band was on 1 May 1995 at the Bataclan in Paris).

Reader's Guide

David Stubbs from Melody Maker named the song Single of the Week, writing, "'Some Might Say' is Oasis' best yet... 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!!" Both Leesa Daniels and Jordan Paramor from Smash Hits gave it a top score of five out of five. Daniels named it "a complete knicker elastic-snapping rock tune".

In 2024, Paste and Rolling Stone ranked "Some Might Say" number four and number ten, respectively, on their lists of the greatest Oasis songs. 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". The single release was also named an EP in the Stop the Clocks booklet, making it one of the only Oasis singles to officially be also categorised an extended play.

"Some Might Say" was the 31st-biggest-selling single of 1995 in the UK and has sold over 1.3 million copies in the UK as of April 2026.

Did You Know?

The sleeve artwork was shot on the disused platform of Cromford railway station in Derbyshire, and features Brian Cannon's father pushing a wheelbarrow made from a sink welded to a wheel and handles.
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.