The Other Man (song)
| "The Other Man" | ||||
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| Single by Sloan | ||||
| from the album Pretty Together | ||||
| Released | January 2002 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Murderecords, BMG Music Canada | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Murphy, Sloan | |||
| Producer(s) | Brenndan McGuire, Sloan | |||
| Sloan singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Other Man" on YouTube | ||||
"The Other Man" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released as the second single from the band's sixth studio album, Pretty Together. "The Other Man" was a hit in Canada, reaching #18 in the country.[1] The song was one of the top 35 most played songs on Canadian radio in 2002.[2]
Inspiration
[edit]The song was inspired by Chris Murphy's relationship with Leslie Feist, which describes a love triangle between the two and Broken Social Scene member Andrew Whiteman, whom Feist was also seeing while dating Murphy.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Hits Charts (Airplay) : Top 100 singles". Archived from the original on 2002-04-19.
- ^ "Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002". Archived from the original on November 23, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Cokemachineglow.com - Sloan: A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005". Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ "Pop diva's advice helps Idols rock the stage". CTV.ca. Retrieved 2009-04-10.[dead link]
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