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Sideways (Men Without Hats song)

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"Sideways"
Single by Men Without Hats
from the album Sideways
ReleasedApril 1991
Recorded1990, Hudson Studios, Briarcliff Manor, New York
GenreHard rock
Length5:00
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Ivan and Stefan Doroschuk
Producer(s)Stefan Doroschuk
Men Without Hats singles chronology
"Here Come the '90s"
(1990)
"Sideways"
(1991)
"Kenbarbielove"
(1991)

"Sideways" is the first single by Canadian new wave/synthpop band Men Without Hats from the album of the same name, released in 1991.

History

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In the press release, bandleader Ivan Doroschuk described "Sideways" as being about how there are other ways of looking at things. In an interview with The Georgia Straight in July 1991, he also described how "Sideways" was originally an ode to early morning sex.[1]

The song itself is a hard rock song in E major.

Music video

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A music video was filmed for "Sideways", showing the band playing the song.

References

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  1. ^ "25 years ago today: Men Without Hats gets heavier in Vancouver, then hardly a peep | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly". Straight.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.