It was released as the first single on 24 April 1995 by Creation Records from their second studio album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

"Some Might Say" provided Oasis with their first number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 10 in Finland, Iceland, Ireland and Sweden.

The single was also the last to feature all five original members, as drummer Tony McCarroll was fired shortly after its release.

[2] Its b-side "Headshrinker" was the last Oasis track to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll, who was asked to leave the band before the main recording sessions for (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

[7] David Stubbs from Melody Maker named the song Single of the Week, writing, "'Some Might Say' is Oasis' best yet.

[11][12] The planned promo video for the song was cancelled due to Liam not turning up for the shoot.

In the 2003 documentary Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop, journalist Jon Savage recalls watching Oasis perform "Some Might Say" for the first time on Top of the Pops with tears in his eyes as he believed it marked a turning point in British culture, coinciding with the May local elections where the then-Conservative Government of John Major were trounced in the local elections.

[13] There is a banner at Etihad Stadium that reads "Some might say we will find a brighter day" in reference to a line of the song.

It was inspired by the near-breakup of the band in Los Angeles in autumn 1994, when Noel walked out without telling anyone and headed for San Francisco.

Noel was inspired to write the song after he met a girl while in San Francisco and talked to her for hours about his troubles with the band and life.