1998Released
5:22

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Interesting facts and trivia about The Masterplan. By Songfacts®.

This song, written in a Japanese hotel room, is considered by Noel Gallagher and fans alike to be one of his best works. The lyrics were inspired by the hotel's long corridor and what Gallagher described as a "Good, relaxing smoke." When asked about what the song meant to him, Noel responded: "To me this sums up your journey through life. All we know is that we don't know."

At the end of this song you can hear in a high-pitch voice a vocal from The Beatles song "Octopus's Garden." The voice is Noel Gallagher.

This was originally a B-Side. It was the fourth track on the CD version of the "Wonderwall" single released in October 1995, three years before the The Masterplan album was released with the rest of Oasis best B-Sides.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of The Masterplan.
GKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
148BPM

Album

The album The Masterplan is released on.
The MasterplanOasis
1998Compilation

Released By

The record label that has released The Masterplan.
Big Brother
(P) 1998 Big Brother Recordings Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

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