South Side (song)

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“South Side”
“South Side” cover
Single by Moby featuring Gwen Stefani
from the album Play
B-side "Ain't Never Learned"
"The Sun Never Stops Setting"
Released Flag of World November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)
Format CD
Genre Rock Electro
Length 4:52
Label Mute, V2 Records
Writer(s) Moby
Producer Moby
Moby singles chronology
"Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? / Honey"
(Remix by Kelis)
(2001)		 "South Side"
(2000)		 "We Are All Made of Stars"
(2002)
Gwen Stefani singles chronology
"South Side"
(2000)		 "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
(2001)
Alternate cover
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"South Side" is a 1999 song by Moby taken from his album Play. It is one of his most successful singles, peaking at #14 on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

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[edit] Meaning

Moby has said that the song was inspired by his visits to Chicago and his love for its house scene. [1]

Here we are now going to the west side
weapons in hand as we go for a ride ...
where there's love and darkness and my side arm ...
I pick up my friends and we hope we won't die


[edit] Reissue

"South Side" appears as track five on Moby's 1999 album Play, and was originally recorded with Gwen Stefani of No Doubt. However, Moby dropped the duet from the album due to technical problems. The Moby/Stefani version of "South Side" is available on the song's single and on the reissue of Play. The "Album Version" without Stefani is available on Go: The Very Best of Moby.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD: Mute (UK)

  1. "South Side" (featuring Gwen Stefani) (Single version)
  2. "South Side" (featuring Gwen Stefani) (Hybrid Dishing Pump Remix)
  3. "South Side" (Album version)
  4. "South Side" (Peter Heller Park Lane Vocal)
  5. "Aint Never Learned"
  6. "South Side" (Hybrid Dishing Pump Instrumental)
  7. "The Sun Never Stops Setting"

[edit] CD: V2 Records

  1. "South Side" (featuring Gwen Stefani) (Single version)
  2. "South Side" (featuring Gwen Stefani) (Hybrid Dishing Pump Remix)
  3. "South Side" (Album version)

[edit] CD: V2 Records

  1. "South Side" (featuring Gwen Stefani) (Single version)
  2. "South Side" (Album version)

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2001) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14
Modern Rock Tracks 3
Hot Dance Music/Club Play 16
Canadian Singles Chart 3
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Moby
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"Mobility" • "Go" • "Drop a Beat" • "Next is the E" • "I Feel It/Thousand" • "Move" • "All That I Need Is to Be Loved" • "Hymn" • "Feeling So Real" • "Everytime You Touch Me" • "Into the Blue" • "Bring Back My Happiness" • "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" • "Come on Baby" • "James Bond Theme (Moby's re-version)" • "Honey" • "Run On" • "Bodyrock" • "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" • "Natural Blues" • "Porcelain" • "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad / Honey (Remix featuring Kelis)" • "South Side" • "We Are All Made of Stars" • "Extreme Ways" • "In This World" • "In My Heart" • "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)" • "Jam for the Ladies" • "Lift Me Up" • "Raining Again" • "Spiders" • "Beautiful" • "Dream About Me" • "Slipping Away" • "Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" • "Escapar (Slipping Away)" • "New York, New York" • "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)" • "Alice" • "Disco Lies" • "Everyday It's 1989"
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