| The Other Side | |
| Cover: | Aerosmith - The Other Side.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Aerosmith |
| Album: | Pump |
| B-Side: | My Girl |
| Released: | June 6, 1990[1] |
| Recorded: | 1989 |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 4:07 |
| Label: | Geffen |
| Producer: | Bruce Fairbairn |
| Prev Title: | What It Takes |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Monkey on My Back |
| Next Year: | 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. 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]
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".
It was used in Tony Scott's 1993 film True Romance, with Christian Slater and Dennis Hopper.
The song won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video in 1991.
| 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 |