The Other Man (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = The Other Man

| cover = Sloan_The_Other_Man.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Sloan

| album = Pretty Together

| released = January 2002

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| genre = Alternative rock

| length = 3:54

| label = Murderecords, BMG Music Canada

| writer = Chris Murphy, Sloan

| producer = Brenndan McGuire, Sloan

| prev_title = If It Feels Good Do It

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = The Rest of My Life

| next_year = 2003

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|eaYOPO7sXBc|"The Other Man"}}}}

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"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 a hit in Canada, reaching #18 in the country.{{cite web|url=http://www.athleticscanada.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020419104146/http://www.athleticscanada.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2002-04-19|title=The Hits Charts (Airplay) : Top 100 singles}} The song was one of the top 35 most played songs on Canadian radio in 2002.{{cite web |url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041123064030/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2002.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2004|title=Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002|accessdate=April 11, 2020}}

Inspiration

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.{{cite web | title = Cokemachineglow.com - Sloan: A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005 | url= http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/301/sloan| accessdate = 2009-04-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060715/idol_ep15_recap_Nelly_furtado_060717/20060718?s_name=idol2006&no_ads=|publisher=CTV.ca|title=Pop diva's advice helps Idols rock the stage|accessdate=2009-04-10}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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