After an argument with Liam Gallagher of Oasis , Hutchence added some additional vocals to the chorus , which the rest of the band were unaware of until months after the album 's release . When listening for it , the chorus can either be heard as '' " I am elegantly wasted " '' or '' " I am better than Oasis " '' . This was further to an altercation between Hutchence and the Gallagher brothers at the 1996 Brit Awards . At the awards , Noel Gallagher collected an award from Hutchence by saying , " Has-beens should not be presenting awards to gonna-be 's . " It was also reported that Liam and Hutchence had a scuffle backstage with Hutchence throwing a fire extinguisher at Liam following some disparaging remarks he made about his then lover Paula Yates
1996 Brit Awards
1996 Brit Awards
Elegantly Wasted (song)