Roll With It

Roll With It is a song by British rock group Oasis written by their lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It originally appeared on the definitive Britpop album (What's the Story) Morning Glory, and was then released as their second single from the album, reaching number 2 in the United Kingdom charts.

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British - Oasis - Lead guitar - Noel Gallagher - Britpop - (What's the Story) Morning Glory

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The song is like several other songs, such as Supersonic, in that preaches the importance of being yourself. Due to its combination of a catchy tune and positive lyrics, the song ranks amongst Oasis' most popular songs and is a standard at their live performances. Noel Gallagher does not like the song at all however, and described it in a 2005 interview as "appalling".

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Roll With It was released as a single on 14 August 1995, and received a great deal of attention when Food Records, the label of chief Britpop rivals Blur, moved the original release date the single "Country House" to clash with it, sparking what came to be known as "The Battle of Britpop". The British media had already reported an intense rivalry between the two bands and this clash of releases was seen as a battle for the number one spot. The media sensation was spurred on by verbal attacks from the respective camps (in particular Noel and Liam Gallagher, Damon Albarn and Alex James), that extended beyond the music industry to the point where the two bands were regularly mentioned on the evening news. In particular, public imagination was sparked by the contrast between the gritty, working class Oasis and the artsy, middle class Blur. In the end, Blur's "Country House" single sold 274,000 copies to Oasis' 216,000 copies of "Roll with It". The singles charted at number 1 and number 2 respectively. However, in the long run, Morning Glory went platinum 13 times, while Blur's album The Great Escape only managed to go platinum 3 times.

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14 August - 1995 - Food Records - Country House - Media - Liam Gallagher - Damon Albarn - Alex James - The Great Escape

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