Both Sides of the Story

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"Both Sides of the Story"
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One of artwork variants, also used for the parent album
Single by Phil Collins
from the album Both Sides
B-side
  • "Always"
  • "Rad Dudeski"
Released18 October 1993 (1993-10-18) [1]
Genre
Length
  • 6:43 (album version)
  • 5:31 (radio edit)
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Phil Collins
Producer(s) Phil Collins
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Hero"
(1993)		"Both Sides of the Story"
(1993)		"Everyday"
(1994)
Music video
"Phil Collins - Both Sides Of The Story (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

"Both Sides of the Story" is a song performed by English singer-songwriter, drummer, actor and lead singer of English rock band Genesis, Phil Collins. The song was released in October 1993 by Virgin Records as the lead single from his fifth album, Both Sides (1993). The song reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart, and numbers 25 and 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. It charted the highest in Canada, peaking at number two on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. The single's B-sides vary, as copies of the single include either "Always" or "Rad Dudeski".

Contents

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Both Sides of the Story", mainly shot in New York, follows the lyrics of the song. The first section cuts between Collins singing and images of a gutter and homeless people. The second section shows Collins inside a house, sitting on the stairs. He watches a married couple arguing, while their children watch. After the chorus, a military unit is shown patrolling a town while children spray-paint the walls. The final section portrays the story of a confrontation with a ghetto kid threatening another man with a gun. (This scene was inspired by the 1991 Lawrence Kasdan film Grand Canyon .) [3] The video ends with shots of New York and the people, cutting like the first section, again with Collins singing the closing lyrics.

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Single Releases". Music Week . 16 October 1993. p. 29.
  2. ↑ "Both Sides of the Story by Phil Collins - RYM/Sonemic". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Kot, Greg. "Pop: Phil Collins, Regular Guy: And Like Regular Guys, He's Worried About His Kids," Chicago Tribune (7 November 1993).
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  5. ↑ "Phil Collins – Both Sides Of The Story" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ↑ "Phil Collins – Both Sides Of The Story" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2326." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2323." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 47. 20 November 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 45. 6 November 1993. p. 29. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  11. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
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  13. ↑ "Phil Collins – Both Sides Of The Story" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (25.11.–1.12.)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 25 November 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Both Sides Of The Story". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  16. ↑ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 47. 20 November 1993. p. 13. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  17. ↑ "Regional EHR Top 20: South" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 46. 13 November 1993. p. 31.
  18. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 46, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  19. ↑ "Phil Collins – Both Sides Of The Story" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "Phil Collins – Both Sides Of The Story". Singles Top 100.
  21. ↑ "Phil Collins – Both Sides Of The Story". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  22. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  23. ↑ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 6 November 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "Phil Collins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  25. ↑ "Phil Collins Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  26. ↑ "Phil Collins Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  27. ↑ "Phil Collins Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  28. ↑ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. LVII, no. 17. 18 December 1993. p. 10. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  29. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  30. ↑ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM . Retrieved 24 November 2019– via Library and Archives Canada.
  31. ↑ "The RPM Top 100 A\C Tracks of 1993". RPM . Retrieved 24 November 2019– via Library and Archives Canada.
  32. ↑ "1993 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 51/52. 18 December 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  33. ↑ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1993". Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  34. ↑ "Airplay Top 50 1993" (PDF). Music Week . 15 January 1994. p. 41. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  35. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM . Retrieved 24 November 2019– via Library and Archives Canada.
  36. ↑ "RPM Top 100 AC tracks of 1994". RPM . Retrieved 24 November 2019– via Library and Archives Canada.
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