Oasis | B-sides

(1995) Noel’s most vulnerable moment, recorded alone in a hotel room in San Francisco after a near-band-breakup. A quiet, acoustic gem about a mysterious woman (Melissa Lim) who talked him off the ledge. “I’m not supposed to be here, but it’s okay.” Proof that under the bravado, Noel could break your heart.

An orchestral epic that Noel has frequently called the best song he ever wrote [2, 12]. He later admitted it was "mental" to release it as a B-side instead of saving it for an album [33]. "Half the World Away" (B-side to oasis b-sides

It is lyrically superior to 90% of the Britpop canon. The strings swell like a lost Beatles track from Magical Mystery Tour . It is so beloved that the band eventually titled their 1998 B-side compilation album after it. The song proves that Noel Gallagher, for all his sneering bravado, was a soft-hearted romantic philosopher. (1995) Noel’s most vulnerable moment, recorded alone in