By My Side (INXS song) explained

By My Side
Cover:By My Side INXS.jpg
Type:single
Artist:INXS
Album:X
Recorded:1990
Length:3:05
Label:WEA
Producer:Chris Thomas
Prev Title:Disappear
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Bitter Tears
Next Year:1991

"By My Side" is a single by Australian band INXS, the third UK single and fourth Australian single taken from their seventh studio album, X (1990). The song was written by Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence and Kirk Pengilly[1] as part of the 1990 sessions for the X album. Record producer Chris Thomas, who produced the album, is also given songwriting credits, specifically contributing to the chorus and arrangement, as explained in the liner notes for the X album special edition in 2002. Farriss has said "By My Side" was written about missing family and friends while touring.[2]

"By My Side" peaked at number 42 on the UK Singles Chart, which was the band's poorest chart performance since first breaking into the UK top 40 with "New Sensation" in 1988. Along with "Never Tear Us Apart", "By My Side" was one of two INXS songs played at the funeral of frontman Michael Hutchence following his death on 22 November 1997.[3] In February 2014, after the Channel 7 screening of mini-series, the song charted again in Australia through download sales, peaking at number 67 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[4]

B-sides

The three B-sides are a David Morales remix of their previous hit, "Disappear" and two band solo compositions: "The Other Side", written and performed by guitarist and saxophonist, Kirk Pengilly, and "Soothe Me", written and performed by guitarist and keyboard player, Andrew Farriss.

Track listings

  1. "By My Side" (LP version)
  2. "The Other Side"
  1. "By My Side" (The Movie mix)
  2. "The Other Side"
  3. "Faith in Each Other" (live)
  1. "By My Side" (LP version)
  2. "The Other Side"
  3. "Faith in Each Other" (live)
  4. "Disappear" (Morales remix)
  1. "By My Side" (The Movie mix)
  2. "By My Side" (LP version)
  3. "Soothe Me"
  4. "Faith in Each Other" (live)
  1. "By My Side" (Movie mix)
  2. "By My Side" (LP version)
  3. "Soothe Me"
  4. "Faith in Each Other" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 65
Israel (Reshet Gimel)[6] 1

Year-end charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
United Kingdom18 March 1991Mercury[8]
Japan25 July 1991CDEastWest Japan[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Universal Music Publishing .
  2. Web site: Songfacts .
  3. Web site: BBC News | World | Celebrities and fans share Hutchence family grief.
  4. Web site: The ARIA Report: ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 17th February 2014. ARIA. 4. 17 February 2014. dead. http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140219234102/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140219-1455/Issue1251.pdf. 19 February 2014. 4 August 2022.
  5. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 8. 16. 29. 20 April 1991. 31 October 2020.
  6. Web site: המצעד הלועזי השבועי של רשת ג' מתאריך 21 באפריל 1991. Pizmonet. 21 April 1991. 19 May 2024.
  7. Web site: 1991 (מצעד לועזי שנתי). Pizmonet. 1991. 19 May 2024.
  8. Singles Titles A–Z. Music Week. 19. 16 March 1991.
  9. Web site: バイ・マイ・サイド(4トラックス) INXS. By My Side (4 Tracks) INXS. Oricon. ja. 22 March 2024.