▁was ▁a ▁hit ▁single . ▁He ▁re called : ▁" We ▁certainly ▁sm elled ▁something ▁cook ing ▁that ▁was ▁very ▁special . ▁We ▁had ▁a ▁huge ▁ch orus ▁on ▁there . ▁Once ▁they ' d ▁[ the ▁backing ▁vocal ists ] ▁had ▁done ▁their ▁bit ▁I ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁The ▁Beat les ▁bit ▁– ▁' O oh - la - la - la ' ▁– ▁kind ▁of ▁from ▁their ▁" R ub ber ▁Soul " ▁period . ▁I ▁made ▁the ▁song ▁really ▁hook y ▁because ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁are ▁quite ▁dark ▁and ▁c yn ical , ▁fran k ly ." ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁single ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁E MI ▁Records ▁on ▁ 7 " ▁vin yl ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁Ireland , ▁Belg ium , ▁Den mark , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Italy , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Portugal , ▁Spain , ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁Sc and in avia , ▁Australia , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁Japan . ▁Each ▁release , ▁except ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁Ireland , ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁featured ▁a ▁different ▁picture ▁sle e ve , ▁usually ▁featuring ▁a ▁photograph ▁of ▁Har ley , ▁or ▁the ▁band . ▁The ▁song ' s ▁B - Side ▁was ▁the ▁non - album ▁track ▁" An other ▁J our ney ", ▁which ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Har ley . ▁ ▁" Make ▁Me ▁Sm ile ▁( Come ▁Up ▁and ▁See ▁Me )" ▁became ▁Steve ▁Har ley ▁and ▁C ock ney ▁Reb el ' s ▁biggest ▁s elling ▁hit