B-side

noun

1. flip side.

B-side

noun

1. Also called: flip side. the less important side of a gramophone record

Word History and Origins

Origin of B-side¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from B on a record label

Example Sentences

Honorary mention: If you prefer a tambourine to a synth, try “Lover” B-side “Paper Rings,” perhaps more suitable for kick-stepping than spinning but nonetheless another “Opalite” lookalike.

From Los Angeles Times

While this alleged Charli XCX diss track may be more scathing than usual for Swift, the singer is no stranger to shade, as evidenced in “Reputation” B-side “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” — a perfect pairing for “Actually Romantic.”

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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.

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“Growing up in the ’80s, there were a lot of British bands like China Crisis or the Teardrop Explodes that had a massive hit, but on the B-side did more experimental stuff,” explains Wiggs.

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“That’s what you can do on a B-side; you can exercise your more weird muscles — and that’s one weird metaphor. Playing around in the studio is always fun.”

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