My Side of Town (song)

"My Side of Town" is a 1997 song recorded by American singer Lutricia McNeal from her album of the same name. The song was released as the follow-up single to her 1996 international hit "Ain't That Just the Way". Although not as successful as her previous hit, "My Side of Town" managed to chart within the top 40 on the charts of Iceland, the Netherlands and Sweden, and it reached number one in New Zealand in 1999.

"My Side of Town"
Single by Lutricia McNeal
from the album My Side of Town
Released1997
Genre
Length
  • 3:14 (album version)
  • 3:07 (radio edit)
Label
  • CNR Music
  • Do It Yourself
  • EastWest
Songwriter(s)
  • Lutricia McNeal
  • Jay G.
  • Daniel Bäckström
  • Daniel Papalexis
  • Rami Yacoub
  • Josef Larossi
Producer(s)
  • Daniel Bäckström
  • Daniel Papalexis
  • Rami Yacoub
  • Josef Larossi
Lutricia McNeal singles chronology
"Ain't That Just the Way"
(1996)		 "My Side of Town"
(1997)		 "Stranded"
(1997)
Music video
"My Side of Town" on YouTube

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Jaime Sunao Ikeda picked "My Side of Town" as one of two standout tracks on the album.[1]

Chart performance

"My Side of Town" did not match the chart success of "Ain't That Just the Way" in Europe, but it managed to reach number 17 in the Netherlands,[2] number 30 in Sweden,[3] number 31 in Iceland,[4] and number 73 in Germany.[5] It did not chart in the United Kingdom, where "Ain't That Just the Way" peaked at number four, but her success in the UK would continue with "Stranded".[6]

In 1998, McNeal's music began to gain popularity in New Zealand, with two hits, "Ain't That Just the Way" and "Stranded", reaching the top three. "My Side of Town" followed these hits and proved to be just as successful. It first appeared on the Recorded Music NZ (then RIANZ) chart at number 43 on January 24, 1999, then reached number 7 three weeks later. It dropped out of the top 10 for the next three weeks, then rose 12 places to the number-one position on March 14. "My Side of Town" dropped to number 19 the next week, then spent three more weeks in the top 50 before leaving the chart, its last appearance at number 29 on April 11.[7] Despite its success, this song was McNeal's last substantial hit in that country.[7]

Music video

Two different music videos were made for the song. One of them was directed by Stuart Gosling.[8]

Track listing
CD maxi, Netherlands (1997)
No.TitleLength
1."My Side of Town" (Radio Edit)3:07
2."My Side of Town" (Extended Version)4:45
3."My Side of Town" (EZ's Extended Mix)4:01
4."My Side of Town" (My Side Of The House Mix)4:01
5."My Side of Town" (Original Album Version)3:14
CD single, Germany (1997)
No.TitleLength
1."My Side of Town" (Original Version)3:14
2."My Side of Town" (EZ's Extended Mix)4:01
3."My Side of Town" (My Side Of The House Mix)4:01
4."My Side of Town" (Original Extended Version)4:01
5."My Side of Town" (EZ's Radio Edit)4:01

Charts

References
  1. "Lutricia McNeal - Ain't That Just the Way". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  2. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  3. "Swedishcharts.com – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town". Singles Top 100.
  4. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.10.1997 – 30.10.1997)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir – Tónlist. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  6. "Lutricia McNeal". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  7. "Charts.nz – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town". Top 40 Singles.
  8. "Lutricia McNeal: My side of town". Mvdbase.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  11. "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997". Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on September 22, 2005.
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