"Whatever" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher
. It was released as a single on December 18, 1994
. Details:
- "Whatever" was the first non-album single by Oasis
- The song runs for six minutes and twenty-one seconds, making it the band's longest single up to that time
- The single charted at number 3 in the UK
- "Whatever" bridged the gap between Oasis' debut album, Definitely Maybe , and their second album, _(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
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- The song appears on the compilation album Time Flies... 1994–2009
- Oasis settled out of court with EMI, giving Neil Innes a co-writing credit and a share of royalties because the song borrowed from Innes's "How Sweet to Be an Idiot"
- The official music video was directed by Mark Szaszy
- To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the single, the official video was upgraded to 4K quality with remastered audio
- The B-sides are ‘(It’s Good) To Be Free’, ‘Half The World Away’ and ‘Slide Away’
- "Whatever" spent 51 weeks on the singles chart, longer than any other Oasis song
