Roll with It (Oasis song)
"Roll with It" | ||||
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Single by Oasis | ||||
from the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 14 August 1995 | |||
Studio | Rockfield (Monmouth, Wales) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:59 | |||
Label | Creation | |||
Songwriter(s) | Noel Gallagher | |||
Producer(s) |
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Oasis singles chronology | ||||
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(What's the Story) Morning Glory? track listing | ||||
12 tracks
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"Roll with It" is a song by English rock band
'Battle' with Blur
"Roll with It" received a great deal of attention when
In 2019, Noel Gallagher reflected on the battle on Dermot O'Leary's Reel Stories, dismissing both songs as "shit". He suggested that a chart race between Oasis's "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and Blur's "Girls & Boys" would have had greater merit: "'Roll With It' has never been played by anybody since the band split up".[6]
Critical reception
Top of the Pops performance
When Oasis played "Roll with It" on British chart show Top of the Pops on 17 August 1995, they were required to mime the song, and in doing so the Gallagher brothers switched roles with Liam pretending to play guitar and Noel pretending to sing (equipped with Liam's tambourine).[9]
Marketing
The single artwork features a photograph of the band on the beach at Weston-super-Mare. Many potential locations were examined along the Somerset and Avon coastline (Oasis were playing Glastonbury that weekend, so a beach within striking distance of the festival site had to be found).[10]
Themes
The song is like several other Oasis songs, such as "Supersonic", in that it preaches the importance of being oneself.
Track listing
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Note 1: "Headshrinker" was a B-side of the band's previous UK single "Some Might Say" and was one of the last tracks to feature original Oasis drummer Tony McCarroll. |
Personnel
- Liam Gallagher – lead vocals, tambourine
- Noel Gallagher – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Arthurs – rhythm guitar
- Paul McGuigan – bass guitar
- Alan White – drums, percussion
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 14 August 1995 |
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Creation | [31] |
Japan | 7 September 1995 | CD | Epic | [32] |
References
- ^ "(What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Classic Rock Review". 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Oasis — Roll with It — Listen and discover music at Last.fm".
- ^ a b "Roll with It – Oasis | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "When Blur beat Oasis in the battle of Britpop". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "BBC – Seven Ages of Rock – Events – Blur vs Oasis". BBC.
- ^ "Noel Gallagher". Reel Stories. 23 June 2019. 9–10 minutes in. BBC Two. British Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Stubbs, David (12 August 1995). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 32. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- NME. p. 39. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Oasis Make A Mockery Of Top Of The Pops As Nirvana Did". FeelNumb.com. 6 October 2009.
- ^ "Oasis – Microdot Creative".
- ^ Roll with It (UK CD single liner notes). Oasis. Creation Records. 1995. CRESCD 212.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Roll with It (Australian CD single liner notes). Oasis. Helter Skelter. 1995. 662325 5.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Oasis – Roll with It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9925." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 36. 9 September 1995. p. 9. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Oasis: Roll with It" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (30.9. '95 – 6.10. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 30 September 1995. p. 24. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Roll with It". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Oasis – Roll with It". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Oasis – Roll with It". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Oasis – Roll with It". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Árslistinn 1995". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1996. p. 25. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1995" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles 1995". Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 9.
- ^ "British single certifications – Oasis – Roll with It". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 12 August 1995. p. 39.
- ^ "Oasis | Artist Information". Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on 7 April 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2023.