Flipside (The Click Five song)

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"Flipside"
Single by the Click Five
from the album Modern Minds and Pastimes
ReleasedMay 2008
Genre
Length3:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Ben Romans
  • Carl Falk
  • Kristian Lundin
Producer(s) Mike Denneen
The Click Five singles chronology
"Empty"
(2007)
"Flipside"
(2008)
"I Quit, I Quit, I Quit"
(2009)

"Flipside" is a song by American power pop band the Click Five. It was released in May 2008 as the last and digital download-only single for South-East Asia from their second studio album Modern Minds and Pastimes (2007). [1]

Contents

Composition

"Flipside" was written by Ben Romans, Carl Falk and Kristian Lundin, while production was handled by Mike Denneen. [2] Musically, the song is described as rock, [3] as well as having some post-grunge influences, drawing comparison to "Weezer circa Pinkerton ." [4]

Critical reception

Colin McGuire of PopMatters stated, "the song as a whole is more pleasant than anything... And while it still may not feel sincere, the chorus is assured to be stuck in your head for days to follow." [5] Entertainment Weekly described the track as "propulsive." [3]

Personnel

Credits for "Flipside" adapted from album's liner notes. [2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Flipside"
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Singapore 987FM Top 20 [6] 10

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References

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  2. 1 2 Modern Minds and Pastimes (album liner notes). Atlantic Records. 2007.
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  6. "987FM Top 20 15 Aug 2008 - 21 Aug 2008". 987fm.sg. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-21.