B-side

Example Sentences

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Few bands have celebrated the concept of a B-side as an excuse to explore all sorts of oblique ideas and atmospheric impressions with the glee of Saint Etienne.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

Three of their songs have also gone into the top 20 singles chart this week, led by Acquiesce, which was originally only a B-side, at number 17.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Those experiences would lead to Golding writing The Specials' Why?, which is on the B-side of 1981's iconic Ghost Town.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

Originally released as a single in 1979, with a cover of Barry Manilow’s “Ready to Take a Chance Again” on the B-side, Jones’ disco-esque tune has been covered by entertainers including Charo and Olivia Newton-John.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

Like his parents when they went to Calcutta, he could have had an alternative identity, a B-side to the self.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri