The Other Side of the Moon (album)

For the anthology edited by August Derleth, see The Other Side of the Moon (anthology).

The Other Side of the Moon
Compilation album by The Cardigans
Released	5 December 1997
Recorded	1994–1997
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock, indie pop
Length	57:36
Label	Stockholm
The Cardigans chronology
First Band on the Moon (1996) The Other Side of the Moon (1997) Gran Turismo (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Other Side of the Moon is a compilation album by The Cardigans. It features B-sides and rarities that never made it onto the albums and were previously only available on singles. It was released only in Japan and Australia on 5 December 1997. Now the songs are on a released album The Rest Of The Best.

Track listing

1. "War (First Try)" (Nina Persson, Peter Svensson) – 4:09 [previously unreleased]
2. "I Figured Out" (Magnus Sveningsson, Svensson) – 2:05 [from the single "Black Letter Day"]
3. "Plain Parade" (Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:31 [from the single "Sick And Tired"]
4. "Laika" (Svensson) – 1:20 [from the single "Sick And Tired"]
5. "Pooh Song" (Alfheim, Lagerberg, Persson, Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:15 [from the single "Sick And Tired"]
6. "Mr. Crowley" (Ozzy Osbourne) – 2:35 [from the single "Carnival"]
7. "Emmerdale" (Svensson) – 2:25 [from the single "Carnival"]
8. "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Phil Lynott) – 4:04 [from the single "Hey! Get Out of My Way"]
9. "Carnival (Puck Version)" (Persson, Sveningsson, Svensson) – 2:52 [from the single "Hey! Get Out of My Way"]
10. "Nasty Sunny Beam" (Persson, Svensson) - 2:54 [from the single "Lovefool"]
11. "Iron Man (First Try)" (Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Osbourne, Bill Ward) – 3:39 [from the single "Lovefool"]
12. "Blah Blah Blah" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:00 [from the single "Been It"]
13. "Losers (First Try)" (Persson, Svensson) - 3:16 [from the single "Been It"]
14. "Country Hell" (Sveningsson, Svensson) - 2:47 [from the single "Your New Cuckoo"]
15. "After All" (Sveningsson, Svensson) - 2:37 [from the single "Rise And Shine"]
16. "Cocktail Party Bloody Cocktail Party" (Svensson) - 15:47 (a medley of songs from Life) [from the single "Rise And Shine" (re-release)]

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2]	44

References

1. Mason, Stewart. "The Cardigans – Other Side of the Moon". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
2. カーディガンズのランキング [The Cardigans album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

External links

• The Other Side of the Moon on cardigans.com