The Other Side (Aerosmith song)

"The Other Side"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Pump
B-side	"My Girl"
Released	June 6, 1990[1]
Recorded	1989
Genre	Glam metal[2] pop metal[3]
Length	4:07
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Steven Tyler Jim Vallance Holland-Dozier-Holland
Producer(s)	Bruce Fairbairn
Aerosmith singles chronology
"What It Takes" (1990) "The Other Side" (1990) "Monkey on My Back" (1990)

"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 highly successful 1989 album Pump.

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.^[4] 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".^[4]

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".

In popular culture

It was used in Tony Scott's 1993 film True Romance, with Christian Slater and Dennis Hopper.

Awards

The song won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video in 1991.

Track listing

Maxi-single

All tracks are written by Steven Tyler and Jim Vallance, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Radio single

All tracks are written by Steven Tyler and Jim Vallance

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Other Side" (Matt Dike 'Honky Tonk' Version)	5:10
2.	"The Other Side" (Club Mix)	7:05
3.	"The Other Side" (Club Mix - Radio Edit)	6:16
4.	"The Other Side" (LP Version)	4:07

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]	22
UK Singles Chart[6]	46
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	22
US Album Rock Tracks[8]	1

See also

• List of glam metal albums and songs

References

1. "Aerosmith - Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2021-06-23. Click on individual song pages for dates.
2. Rivadavia, Eduardo (September 12, 2014). "Aerosmith's 'Pump' Songs, Ranked Worst to Best". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2021-02-10. 'Pump's fifth single, 'The Other Side,' was a proper late-'80s hair-metal production number
3. Rolli, Bryan (July 1, 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
4. "Aerosmith - Other Side". Retrieved 2010-03-20.
5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 998". RPM. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
6. "Aerosmith | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
7. "Aerosmith - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
8. "Aerosmith - Mainstream rock". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-22.

External links

• The Other Side official video on YouTube