After the break-up of Beady Eye, Liam Gallagher decided to return to recording music following a period of time off.

[1] He wrote "For What It's Worth" alongside Simon Aldred of the band Cherry Ghost, wanting a "regretful but not desperate" apology song.

[6] Lyrically, Gallagher has described "For What It's Worth" as an "apology to whoever", acknowledging that he's "pissed a lot of people off" but saying he's "not gonna write a song for each and every one of them".

[18] Nonetheless, Anna Gaca of Spin surmised that the lyric "Let's not pretend you were ever searching for saints" referred to Gallagher's ex-wife Nicole Appleton, a member of the girl group All Saints,[19] and Dave Simpson of The Guardian noted that the song is "reputedly" an apology towards her in specific.

[3] "For What It's Worth" received positive reviews from music critics, with Chris Deville of Stereogum remarking that Gallagher's performance "reminds us that he's still one of our great living rock 'n' roll singers".

[14] Following the reunion of Oasis, Thom Donovan of American Songwriter named "For What It's Worth" one of Gallagher's four best solo songs.

[17] On August 14, 2017, Gallagher performed "For What It's Worth" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, in his US television debut as a solo artist.