On the Wrong Side
"On the Wrong Side" is a song by American vocalist and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham from his eponymous seventh solo studio album Lindsey Buckingham. It was released on July 23, 2021, as the second single ahead of the album's release in September 2021.[2]
| "On the Wrong Side" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lindsey Buckingham | ||||
| from the album Lindsey Buckingham | ||||
| Released | July 23, 2021 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lindsey Buckingham[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Lindsey Buckingham | |||
| Lindsey Buckingham singles chronology | ||||
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"On the Wrong Side" was one of the five songs from the album that he played on his accompanying tour.[3] Buckingham also performed the song on Late Night with Stephen Colbert on September 16, 2021, one day before the release of Buckingham's eponymous album.[4]
This is the second Buckingham song titled "On the Wrong Side". His first was recorded for the 1994 With Honors soundtrack.[5]
Background
"On the Wrong Side" is both musically and lyrically inspired by Buckingham’s former band Fleetwood Mac, which Buckingham left in 2018. The song details the long and eventful relationship between him and the band as well as the ups and downs of life on the road.[6]
According to Buckingham, the song "evokes 'Go Your Own Way,' in that it's not a happy song, subject-matter wise, but it was an ebullient song musically. This was sort of the same idea."[1] He noted that the connection between the two songs can be found in their tones, vocal deliveries, and guitar solos.[7]
References
- Crone, Madeline (July 23, 2021). "Lindsey Buckingham's New Song "On The Wrong Side" Was Inspired by Fleetwood Mac's Hit 'Go Your Own Way'". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- Lavin, Will (July 23, 2021). "Lindsey Buckingham shares Fleetwood Mac-inspired new song 'On The Wrong Side'". NME. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- September 2021, Jonathan Horsley 07 (September 7, 2021). "Watch: Lindsey Buckingham perform classic Fleetwood Mac tracks live and debut solo material onstage". MusicRadar. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- Blistein, Jon (September 17, 2021). "Lindsey Buckingham Brings Ripping Guitar Solos to Late-Night With 'On the Wrong Side'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- "Lindsay Buckingham – "On The Wrong Side"". Stereogum. July 22, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- Kreps, Daniel (July 22, 2021). "Hear Lindsey Buckingham's Sad But 'Ebullient' New Song 'On the Wrong Side'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- Lenker, Maureen Lee (September 14, 2021). "Lindsey Buckingham Breaks Down 10 of His Best Guitar Riffs". EW.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- York, Alan (July 23, 2021). "Listen to Lindsey Buckingham's 'On the Wrong Side'". Dig!. Retrieved July 25, 2021.