The Other Side (Aerosmith song)
1990 single by Aerosmith
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"The Other Side" is a song performed by the American rock band Aerosmith, and written by Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance, and Holland-Dozier-Holland. It was released on June 6, 1990, as the fourth single from the band's 10th album, Pump (1989). The song reached number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, becoming the band's third song to top the chart.
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||||
| from the album Pump | ||||
| B-side | "My Girl" | |||
| Released | June 6, 1990 | |||
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| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Other Side" on YouTube | ||||
Background
Jim Vallance composed the instrumental parts for the song between Christmas and New Year's Eve 1988. He then mailed a demo of the song with guitar, piano, bass, drums, and horn synthesizer to Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, who came up with the lyrics and vocal melody.[3] The songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland were eventually given songwriting credit on the song after threatening to file suit over similarities between "The Other Side" and their song "Standing in the Shadows of Love".[3]
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Marty Callner, and featured John Kalodner. The video includes the intro piece "Dulcimer Stomp".
Awards
The song won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video in 1991.
Track listing
Maxi-CD single
All tracks are written by Steven Tyler and Jim Vallance, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Other Side" (LP version) | 4:07 | |
| 2. | "The Other Side" (Matt Dike 'Honky Tonk' version) | 5:10 | |
| 3. | "The Other Side" (club mix) | 7:05 | |
| 4. | "Theme from Wayne's World" | Mike Myers, Dana Carvey | 1:30 |
| 5. | "My Girl" (LP version) | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | 3:11 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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