Sidewalking

"Sidewalking" is a song by Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. It was released as a non-studio-album single in March 1988, and included in the compilation album Barbed Wire Kisses released in April 1988. The single is also included on the July 2002 compilation album 21 Singles.

"Sidewalking"
Single by The Jesus and Mary Chain
B-side"Taste Of Cindy (Live)"
ReleasedMarch 1988
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:32
LabelBlanco Y Negro
Songwriter(s)William Reid, Jim Reid
The Jesus and Mary Chain singles chronology
"Darklands"
(1987)
"Sidewalking"
(1988)
"Blues from a Gun"
(1989)

The track reflected the band's interest in hip hop and sampled the drumbeat from the 1984 single Roxanne's Revenge by Roxanne Shante as a loop.[1]

Chart performance

It reached number 30 in the UK single charts.[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Reid and William Reid.[3]

7" (NEG32)
  1. "Sidewalking" - 3:32
  2. "Taste of Cindy (Recorded Live in Detroit)" - 1:40
12" (NEG32T)
  1. "Sidewalking (Extended Version)" - 7:50
  2. "Sidewalking (7" mix)" - 3:31
  3. "Taste of Cindy (Recorded Live in Detroit)" - 1:42
  4. "April Skies (Recorded Live in Detroit)" - 3:31
CD3 (NEG32CD)
  1. "Sidewalking" - 3:35
  2. "Sidewalking (Extended Version)" - 7:51
  3. "Taste of Cindy (Recorded Live in Detroit)" - 1:40
  4. "Sidewalking (Chilled to the Bone)" - 3:34

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Additional personnel

References

  1. "The Jesus And Mary Chain Barbed Wire Kisses 25 Years On". The Quietus. 13 May 2013.
  2. "Sidewalking". Chart Stats. Retrieved on 25 August 2009.
  3. www.discogs.com. Retrieved on 25 October 2015.
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