South Side (song)

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"South Side"

Single by Moby
from the album Play
B-side(s)	Ain't Never Learned The Sun Never Stops Setting
Released	2000
Format	CD
Genre	Pop
Length	40:52
Label	Mute, V2 Records
Writer(s)	Moby
Producer(s)	Moby
Chart positions
#3 (Canada) #14 (U.S.)
Moby singles chronology
"Porcelain" (2000)	"South Side" (2000)	"Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" (2001)
Gwen Stefani singles chronology
	"South Side" (2000)	"Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (2001)
Alternate cover

"South Side" is a 1999 song by Moby taken from his album Play.

1 Meaning
2 Inspiration
3 Reissue
4 Track Listing
5 Chart positions

[edit] Meaning

Moby has said that the song is about a car ride in post-apocalyptic New York City. The lyrics could conceivably apply to any urban environment plagued by violence as in the words:

Here we are now going to the west side

weapons in hand as we go for a ride ...

where there's love and darkness and my side arm ...

I pick up my friends and we hope we won't die

Moby has also said that the song was inspired by his visits to Chicago and his love for its house scene. [1]

[edit] Inspiration

Though it has never been openly addressed, some have accused Moby of using another song's ('Plastic' by Reality Check) chorus as the inspiration for the tune.

[edit] Reissue

"South Side" appears as Track 5 on Moby's 1999 album Play, and was originally recorded with Gwen Stefani of No Doubt. However, Moby dropped the duet from the album due to technical problems. The Moby/Stefani version of "South Side" is available on the song's single and on the reissue of Play. The "Album Version" without Stefani is oddly available on Go: The Very Best of Moby.