"The Other Side" is a song by Australian

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band

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, released as the third single from their second album ''

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''. It was released on 28 July 2008 to coincide with their

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gig at

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's KOKO. The song peaked at number 54 in the

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on 3 August, one week after it was first released.

Critical reception

"The Other Side" received mixed reviews. Simon Reynolds, of ''

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'', said in his review that the song "continues their switch to a more mainstream, 'chartable' sound", and that it "seems far too cluttered, noisy and confused to become a chart hit". He went on to say it "is percussive and clearly designed to get dance floors moving, but outside of that context it's little more than a boisterous, unwanted assault on the ear drums". While reviewing the album ''

'', DJ Gregsta put "The Other Side" in a more positive light, describing it as an "excellent vocal track". He also went further to say that "this is, in my opinion, one of the standout tracks on the album and although unlikely to strike a chord with the media, I still believe its one of the best on the album". The track also received a fairly neutral review from Aidan Williamson in his review of ''In Silico'' for Strangeglue, who described the track as "quite odd... but cleverly constructed" and noted that it "squanders the interesting intro with an unimposing mid section".

Music video

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, stopping at several locations throughout the video. The video was initially released on 8 July 2008 exclusively through the

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website. It was later uploaded to

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and various other websites for use on the band's Myspace page and official website. During the video, a

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in the elevator appears to communicate with the man using some of the lyrics in the song. It features several instances of the band's logo, which has also been used for the cover art of ''

'' and three of the singles taken from it. In particular the video features a UFO closely resembling the logo, which featured in the video for the band's earlier single "

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". Parts of the video bear some resemblance to various scenes in the film '' 2001: A Space Odyssey''. The man in the music video is Scott Ryan Vickers.

Track listing

12-inch vinyl single
:A1. "The Other Side" – 5:38 :A2. "The Other Side" – 4:46 CD single
#"The Other Side" – 5:15 #"The Other Side" – 3:41 #"The Other Side" – 5:38 #"The Other Side" – 4:46 Digital EP
#"The Other Side" – 5:15 #"The Other Side" – 3:41 #"The Other Side" – 5:38 #"The Other Side" – 4:46 #"Showdown" – 7:39

Personnel

The following people contributed to "The Other Side"."In Silico" (CD, Album)

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. Retrieved 28 July 2008. *

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– synthesiser, mixing *

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– bass guitar * Peredur ap Gwynedd – guitar *

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– drums *Christopher Mayhew –

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vocals *Simon Askew – mixing *John Davis – mastering

Video personnel

The following people contributed to the music video for "The Other Side". *Rob Chandler –

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*Sam Brown – producer,

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*Paul Richman – producer *Clayton McDermott – visual effects *Annelise (Annie) Levy – makeup artist *Justin Atkinson – matte painter *Scott Ryan Vickers – actor

Charts

Notes

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