Otherside is the fourth track and third single from the band's seventh studio album, Californication. The song reached no.1 on the Billboard Alternative chart, making it their 2nd track to reach the top spot from the album.
USA - 3 x Platinum, UK - 1 x Platinum
Lyrics[]
How long, how long will I slide
Separate my side
I don't
I don't believe it's bad
Slittin' my throat
It's all I ever
I heard your voice through a photograph
I thought it up and brought up the past
Once you know you can never go back
I've got to take it on the otherside
Centuries are what it meant to me
A cemetery where I married the sea
Stranger things could never change my mind
I've got to take it on the otherside
Take it on the otherside
Take it on
Take it on
How long, how long will I slide
Separate my side
I don't
I don't believe it's bad
Slittin' my throat
It's all I ever
Pour my life into a paper cup
The ashtray's full and I'm spillin' my guts
She wants to know am I still a slut
I've got to take it on the othersid
A scarlet starlet and she's in my bed
A candidate for a soul mate bled
Push the trigger and pull the thread
I've got to take it on the otherside
Take it on the otherside
Take it on
Take it on
How long, how long will I slide
Separate my side
I don't
I don't believe it's bad
Slittin' my throat
It's all I ever
Turn me on, take me for a hard ride
Burn me out, leave me on the otherside
I yell and tell it that
It's not my friend
I tear it down I tear it down
And then it's born again
How long, how long will I slide
Separate my side
I don't
I don't believe it's bad
Slittin' my throat
It's all I ever
(How long, how long)
I don't
I don't believe it's bad
Slittin' my throat
It's all I ever
Release history[]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | December 13, 1999 | CD | Warner Bros. |
| Australia | December 22, 1999 | ||
| Japan | |||
| United States | January 11, 2000 | Alternative radio | |
| United Kingdom | January 31, 2000 | CD | |
| United States | February 21, 2000 | Hot adult contemporary· modern adult contemporary radio | |
| February 22, 2000 | Contemporary hit radio |