“Where Did It All Go Wrong?” is a single by the British rock band Oasis, originally released on their 2000 album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants.
Written by guitarist Noel Gallagher, it is one of two songs to on Standing on the Shoulder of Giants that features him on lead vocals. In explaining why front man Liam Gallagher didn’t sing the track, Noel claimed that: “[Vocally] Liam just couldn’t get that one. The melody shifts quite a lot… Liam hasn’t got that dynamism in his voice.”
Noel stated that the song’s lyrics are about a circle of friends that he was involved with at one time in his life, as well as being semi-autobiographical. Q Magazine stated that the song is “Easily a stand-out moment in the vast pantheon of Gallagher anthems… evocative heartbreak record for the disaffected middle youth who is still a vulnerable youngster at the core…”
Although not released as a commercial single, the song was released as a radio-single in the United States, where the song received airplay but failed to chart due in part to no official release.
Lyrics – Where did it all go wrong? – Oasis
you know that feeling you get
you feel your older than time
you ain’t exactly sure
if you’ve been away a while
do you the reciepts
for the friends that you buy
and ain’t it bittersweet
you’re only just getting by
but i hope you know
that it wont let go
it sticks around with you until the day you die
and i hope you know
that it’s touch and go
i hope the tears dont stain
the world that waits outside
where did it all go wrong?
and until you’ve repaid
the dreams you’ve bought for your lies
you’ll be cast away
alone under stormy skies
alone under stormy skies
but i hope you know
That it won’t let go
it sticks around with you until the day you die
and i hope you know
that it’s touch and go
i hope the tears dont stain
the world that waits outside
where did it all go wrong?
but i hope you know
that it won’t let go
it sticks around with you untill the day you die
and I hope you know
that it’s touch and go
i hope the tears dont stain
the world that waits outside
but i hope you know
that it won’t let go
it sticks around with you untill the day you die
and I hope you know
that it’s touch and go
i hope the tears dont stain
the world that waits outside
where did it all go wrong?
