of the song with lyrics adapted from The Beatles song "Octopus's Garden". They had also been known to add the lines "All the young blues ....carry the news...," in reference to the Mott the Hoople (originally written by David Bowie) song "All the Young Dudes", with the changing of "dudes" to "Blues" being in reference to the then nickname of Man City. At their famous performances at Knebworth in August 1996, the song was accompanied throughout by harmonica player Mark Feltham. Noel Gallagher later revisited "Whatever," adding the song to his setlist during his first tour with his band High Flying Birds. B-sides One of the single's B-sides, "Slide Away", was already featured on their debut album, Definitely Maybe. The other two — "(It's Good) to Be Free" and "Half the World Away" — were later featured on the B-side compilation The Masterplan. "Slide Away" and "Half the World Away" would also be featured on Oasis' 2006 compilation album Stop the Clocks, but "Whatever" itself was not included. "Half the World Away" was chosen as the theme tune to The Royle Family. "(It's Good) to Be Free" has been mentioned by Liam under the name "Live by the Sea", before its official release. Track listings All tracks are written by Noel Gallagher. UK and European single (CD) "Whatever" – 6:21 "(It's Good) to Be Free" – 4:18 "Half the World Away" – 4:25 "Slide Away" – 6:31 European promo (CD) "Whatever" (radio edit) – 3:58 "Whatever" (album version) – 6:20 UK single (12") "Whatever" – 6:21 "(It's Good) to Be Free" – 4:18 "Slide Away" – 6:31 UK single (cassette, 7") French single (CD, 7") "Whatever" – 6:20 "(It's Good) to Be Free" – 4:19 Australian promo (CD) and single (cassette) "Whatever" – 6:21 "(It's Good) to Be Free" – 4:18 "Half the World Away" – 4:25 Japanese EP (CD) "Whatever" – 6:20 "(It's Good) to Be Free" – 4:21 "Fade Away" – 4:14 "Listen Up" – 6:40 "Half the World Away" – 4:23 "I Am the Walrus" (live at Glasgow Cathouse, June '94) – 8:16 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Notes References 1994 singles 1994 songs Creation Records singles Epic Records singles Oasis (band) songs Songs involved in plagiarism controversies Songs written by Noel Gallagher Songs written by Neil Innes