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“Whatever” is a single by English rock band Oasis, and initially credited as being written by the band’s lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. A subsequent lawsuit awarded a co-writing credit to Neil Innes. Like many other songs in the band’s catalogue, “Whatever” preaches the importance of being yourself and being able to do what you choose. At six minutes and twenty-one seconds, it was the longest single the band had released up to that point (it would soon be surpassed by “Champagne Supernova” and later “D’You Know What I Mean?“, and was a more lavish affair than their previous singles, as it was the first of many Oasis singles that included a prominent string section. The song begins with a simple verse-chorus-verse-chorus structure, with the main hook of the song... Read on...