"Sideways" is a song written by American artist Clarence Greenwood, who is known by the

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Citizen Cope Clarence Greenwood (born May 20, 1968), also known by his stage name, Citizen Cope, is an American songwriter, producer and singer. His music is commonly described as a mix of blues, soul, folk, and rock. Citizen Cope's compositions have been r ...

. Although the song has never charted, it has been widely featured in

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. The song was included on

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's 2002 album ''

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''. Citizen Cope then included it in his 2004 album, ''

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''. It has since been covered by

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, and

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Original version

The song was included in Santana's ''Shaman'' album featuring Citizen Cope. Greenwood is credited as the writer and producer of this track. A two-line refrain in the song that is repeated is "These feelings won't go away, They've been knockin' me sideways," leading to its actual and its commonly mistaken title. This version uses an

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backup behind Citizen Cope's

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. Citizen Cope has a version featuring Santana with a music video that is set to scenes from the 2006

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and

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film ''

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''.

Citizen Cope version

The song was included on Citizen Cope's 2004 album ''

'' with a running time of 5:22. The Video for this version credits Craig M. Johnson as the director and was distributed by

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. It features Greenwood playing a

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while singing and various spliced images of him. A Re-recording of the song appears on a limited edition of Citizen Cope's 2010 album ''

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''. Citizen Cope's version also appears on the 2005

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''Live At the World Cafe: Volume 19'' with a running time of 5:19. The song is also included in 2010 Italian Film "

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"'s soundtrack.

Other versions

does a 5:11 version featuring Citizen Cope on her 2010 album ''

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''. Part of this version appeared on the November 1, 2011 "Hard Knocks" episode (episode 7) of ''

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'''s second season. The song was also performed live by guitarists

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and

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during the 2016 Generation Axe tour.

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'' *Featured in 2006's ''

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'' *In the television series, ''

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'' *Featured on ''

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'', episode "The Cannes Kids" *Featured in 2009's ''

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'' *Featured in 2010 Italian film ''

Baciami ancora ''Kiss Me Again'' ( it, Baciami ancora) is a 2010 Italian film written and directed by Gabriele Muccino. The film, a sequel to '' The Last Kiss'', was released in theaters on 29 January 2010. In its opening weekend the film grossed €3,119,351 ...

'' directed by Gabriele Muccino.

References

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