B-side "Love On Your Back" Format 7"
12" Genre Synthpop | Released 1983 Recorded 1982 Length 3:34 | |
"Love On Your Side" is a 1983 song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was released as the second single from the band's third studio album, Quick Step and Side Kick, which was renamed Side Kicks in the U.S. (1983).
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Background and recording
In 1982, after the commercial failure of their second album Set, the Thompson Twins collaborated with producer Alex Sadkin to record Quick Step and Side Kick. Sadkin produced the album including "Love On Your Side".
The original lyrics were written by Alannah Currie, but was later altered to that of a male perspective, as Currie wasn't the lead singer.
Release
It was the band's first top ten hit, reaching no. 9 in the UK, as well as no. 45 in the US.
In popular culture
The song is featured in the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the in-game radio station "Wave 103".
Track listing
- "Love On Your Side (Rap Boy Rap)" - 7:22
- "Love On Your Side (No Talkin')" - 5:48
- "Love On Your Side" - 3:34
- "Love On Your Back" - 4:06
Official versions
- UK Album Version – 4:25
- US Album Version - 3:33
- Extended Version – 7:22