"The Other Side of Love" is a song by the

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synth-pop band Yazoo, released in 1982 as their fourth single. The single peaked at #13 on the

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, making it the band's least successful single and the only one of their four singles to miss the top three in the UK. The track was written by band members

Vince Clarke Vincent John Martin (born 3 July 1960), known professionally as Vince Clarke, is an English synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985, and was previously ...

and Alison Moyet, and was originally not included on either of the band's albums (it was later added to a reissue of ''

Upstairs at Eric's ''Upstairs at Eric's'' is the debut studio album by English synth-pop duo Yazoo (known in North America as Yaz). It was released on 16 August 1982 by Mute Records. It was produced by the band and E.C. Radcliffe, with assistance from Mute labe ...

''). It featured Stiff Records' all-female band Sylvia and the Sapphires on backing vocals following a chance meeting on the B.A. Robertson show. The track was not included in the set-list for the duo's 2008 reunion tour. In an interview on the official Yazoo website Moyet explained: "We left out stuff that translated less well to live work. Personally I always thought "The Other Side of Love" was a bit wank. It is my least favourite track. I didn't like singing it and Vince was not bothered by it so we left it out." The single's B-side is "

Ode to Boy "Ode to Boy" is a song by British synthpop duo Yazoo. Originally the B-side to their 1982 hit " The Other Side of Love", it was later included on their second and final studio album '' You and Me Both'' in 1983. Whereas Yazoo's version is a spar ...

", which appeared on their second album '' You and Me Both''. The cover's sleeve design was created by Moyet.

Reception

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, writing for '' Smash Hits'', described the song as a "light pop offering" and felt it was "more closely related" to " Just Can't Get Enough" than " Don't Go". John Shearlaw of ''

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'' described the song as a "subtle grower and wonderfully skilful dive back into a smoky, twilit nightclub world."

Track listings

; 7" UK single (Mute YAZ 002) # "The Other Side of Love" - 3:05 # "Ode to Boy" - 3:37 ; 12" UK single (Mute 12YAZ 002) # "The Other Side of Love" (Remixed Extended Version) - 5:24 # "Ode to Boy" - 3:37 ; CD (Mute CDYAZ2) # "The Other Side of Love" - 3:05 # "Ode to Boy" - 3:37 # "The Other Side of Love (Remixed Extended Version) - 5:24

Chart performance

References

External links

Yazoo official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Other Side of Love 1982 singles Yazoo (band) songs Songs written by Alison Moyet Songs written by Vince Clarke Song recordings produced by Eric Radcliffe 1982 songs Mute Records singles UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles