"The Other Man" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released as the second single from the band's sixth studio album, Pretty Together. "The Other Man" was one of the top 35 most played songs on radio in Canada in 2002.[1]

"The Other Man"
Single by Sloan
from the album Pretty Together
ReleasedJanuary 2002
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:54
LabelMurderecords, BMG Music Canada
Songwriter(s)Chris Murphy, Sloan
Producer(s)Brenndan McGuire, Sloan
Sloan singles chronology
"If It Feels Good Do It"
(2001)
"The Other Man"
(2002)
"The Rest of My Life"
(2003)
Music video
"The Other Man" on YouTube

Inspiration edit

The song was inspired by Chris Murphy's relationship with Leslie Feist, which describes a love triangle between the two and Broken Social Scene member Andrew Whiteman, whom Feist was also seeing while dating Murphy.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002". Archived from the original on November 23, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cokemachineglow.com - Sloan: A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005". Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  3. ^ "Pop diva's advice helps Idols rock the stage". CTV.ca. Retrieved 2009-04-10.[dead link]