"Sideways" is the first single by Canadian new wave/synthpop band Men Without Hats from the album of the same name, released in 1991.
| "Sideways" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Men Without Hats | ||||
| from the album Sideways | ||||
| Released | April 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990, Hudson Studios, Briarcliff Manor, New York | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 5:00 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ivan and Stefan Doroschuk | |||
| Producer(s) | Stefan Doroschuk | |||
| Men Without Hats singles chronology | ||||
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History
editIn the press release, bandleader Ivan Doroschuk described "Sideways" as being about how there are other ways of looking at things. In an interview with The Georgia Straight in July 1991, he also described how "Sideways" was originally an ode to early morning sex.[1]
The song itself is a hard rock song in E major.
Music video
editA music video was filmed for "Sideways", showing the band playing the song.
References
edit- ^ "25 years ago today: Men Without Hats gets heavier in Vancouver, then hardly a peep | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly". Straight.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.