"Side" is the second single taken from Indie band Travis'

Travis (band)

Travis are a post-Britpop band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy , Dougie Payne , Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose...

 third studio album, The Invisible Band

The Invisible Band

The Invisible Band is the third studio album from Scottish indie pop band Travis. The album was released on June 11, 2001. The title of the album makes reference to the band's feelings regarding 'music being more important than the band making it'...

. The single peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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Music video

The video for the song has a UFO theme, similar to The X-Files

The X-Files

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television series. The video begins with three boys looking for UFOs through their bedroom skylight. When one hovers overhead, they go outside and follow it, only for it to land in a cavern in the desert, where they find Travis performing the song. At the end of the video, the band are abducted by aliens while they are performing out in the desert. Fittingly, the clip ends with a newspaper article regarding their disappearance, which coincides with the sightings.

B-Sides

The single's B-sides include two tracks taken from a gig the group played at the Glasgow Barrowlands in June 2001, including their hit single "Driftwood" and a cover of the Mott the Hoople

Mott the Hoople

Mott the Hoople were a British rock band with strong R&B roots, popular in the glam rock era of the early to mid 1970s. They are popularly known for the song "All the Young Dudes", written for them by David Bowie and appearing on their 1972 album of the same name.-The early years:Mott The Hoople...

 classic "All The Young Dudes", which was originally written by David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

, and features lead vocals by Dougie

Dougie Payne

Dougie Payne is the bassist and backing vocalist of the Scottish band, Travis.-Career:...

. Another issue of the single includes a cover of the Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...

song "You're a Big Girl Now".

Track listing

• UK CD1

1. "Side" - 3:57
2. "Driftwood" (Live At Barrowlands) - 3:54
3. "All The Young Dudes" (Live At Barrowlands) - 4:04

• UK CD2

1. "Side" - 3:57
2. "You're A Big Girl Now" - 3:58
3. "Ancient Train" - 2:35

• 7" Vinyl / Cassette Single

1. "Side" - 3:57
2. "All The Young Dudes" (Live At Barrowlands) - 4:04

• European Single

1. "Side" - 3:57
2. "Ancient Train" - 2:35