Oh Well (song)

"Oh Well"
"Oh Well"
	Cover of the French release:; (back row, L-R) McVie, Kirwan, Green; (front row L-R) Spencer, Fleetwood
Single by Fleetwood Mac
A-side	"Oh Well (Part 1)"
B-side	"Oh Well (Part 2)"
Released	26 September 1969
Recorded	Summer 1969
Genre	Blues rock; hard rock; folk rock; psychedelic rock;
Length	3:22 (Part 1 single); 2:22 (Part 1); 5:39 (Part 2); 8:56 (Then Play On version)
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Peter Green
Producer(s)	Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology
Alternative cover
	Side A of the UK single

"Oh Well" is a song by British rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1969 and composed by vocalist and lead guitarist Peter Green. It first appeared as a single in various countries in 1969 and subsequently appeared on US versions of that year's Then Play On album and the band's Greatest Hits album in 1971. The song was later featured on the 1992 boxed set 25 Years – The Chain, on the 2002 compilation album The Best of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, and on the 2018 compilation 50 Years – Don't Stop.

"Oh Well" was composed in two parts, with "Part 1" as a fast electric blues song with vocals (lasting 2:19), and "Part 2" as an entirely different instrumental piece with a classical influence (lasting 5:39). The original 1969 single features the first minute of part 2 as a fade-out coda to the A-side and then part 2 begins again on the B-side. Later releases varied in length. During concerts, only the first part was played, and live versions of the song have been released on a handful of Fleetwood Mac live albums throughout their career such as Live and Live at the BBC, as well as the B-sides of singles. After Green's departure from Fleetwood Mac, the song was sung by various other members, including Bob Welch, Dave Walker, Lindsey Buckingham,^[2] Billy Burnette, and Mike Campbell.^[3]

^ Molanphy, Chris (January 14, 2023). "Thinking About Tomorrow Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
^ Swenson, John (1978-10-05). "Fleetwood Mac Clicks Without Nicks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
^ Olivier, Bobby (2019-03-14). "Here's how Fleetwood Mac survived without Lindsey Buckingham at N.J. concert: review". nj.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.

[1] Molanphy, Chris (January 14, 2023). "Thinking About Tomorrow Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 10, 2023.

[2] Swenson, John (1978-10-05). "Fleetwood Mac Clicks Without Nicks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-06-24.

[3] Olivier, Bobby (2019-03-14). "Here's how Fleetwood Mac survived without Lindsey Buckingham at N.J. concert: review". nj.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.

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