: Often cited as Noel’s greatest songwriting achievement, he famously lamented later that he should have saved it for an album instead of "wasting" it as a B-side to "Wonderwall". The "Lost" Third Album
In the mid-90s, the CD single was king, and Oasis treated them like mini-albums. While most Britpop contemporaries used B-sides for experimental filler or live tracks, Noel Gallagher viewed them as essential value for the fans. This era produced tracks that are now considered stone-cold classics: oasis b-sides
You want the thesis statement for the Gallagher brothers’ relationship? It’s right here. "Acquiesce" is arguably the greatest B-side of all time. The call-and-response chorus—Liam taking the verse, Noel flying up to the falsetto in the bridge—is pure magic. "Because we need each other / We believe in one another." Written ironically, because the brothers hated each other even then. It’s a driving, euphoric monster that should have been an A-side. In fact, it’s better than half the songs on Morning Glory . : Often cited as Noel’s greatest songwriting achievement,
: Another example of Noel’s peak songwriting that somehow missed the cut for Morning Glory . This era produced tracks that are now considered
(1994) Before it got a second life on the Help charity album, this was a Definitely Maybe –era B-side. A punk-rock cry of frustration (“We don’t see as we think we should, and we don’t say as we know we could”) that barrels along like a train with no brakes. It’s Some Might Say ’s angrier cousin.
: An orchestral epic originally appearing on the "Wonderwall" single. Noel has famously called it one of the best songs he ever wrote .