The Other Side (Tonight Alive album)

On 12 March 2013 the group released as a music video for "Breakdown", a track that features Benji Madden of Good Charlotte.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_release_breakdown_behind_the_scenes_video|title=Tonight Alive release "Breakdown" behind-the-scenes video|work=Alternative Press|author=Bird, Michele|date=7 March 2013|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217191205/https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_release_breakdown_behind_the_scenes_video|archivedate=17 December 2017}} In March and April 2013, the group supported The Story So Far and Man Overboard on their co-headlining US tour, dubbed The Suppy Nation Tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/exclusive_the_story_so_far_and_man_overboard_announce_the_suppy_nation_tour|title=UPDATE: The Story So Far and Man Overboard announce the Suppy Nation tour|work=Alternative Press|author=Whitt, Cassie|date=20 December 2012|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507210727/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/exclusive_the_story_so_far_and_man_overboard_announce_the_suppy_nation_tour|archivedate=7 May 2016}} Sessions were held at Sapphire Beach Acreage in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, with producer and engineer Dave Petrovic. Dan Korneff mixed the recordings at Sonic Debris Recording Studio in New York City, United States; Brad Blackwood mastered the album at Euphonic Masters.

Vocalist Jenna McDougall spoke to Alternative Press about the record:

"There are definitely some sad songs on the album, and I think there are a few heartbreakers, but there are also songs like 'The Fire' that's a super-liberating, empowering punk song. I'm so proud of that song because the lyrics are really passionate, affirmative and positive, but the music is really aggressive. [...]

"We are quite, not a bipolar band, but I think this album is really about finding our sound but at the same time also accepting that we don't have one particular sound. Not all our songs are going to be the same, and you can't put them under the same umbrella. Some of them are poppy, some of them are really heavy and some of them are somewhere in the middle. We found a balance on this record, and I'm proud of that because I think it's just being true as human beings. You can be at both ends of the scale."[http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/interviewan_artist_is_human_jenna_mcdougall_on_tonight_alive_the_other_side "Listeners need to know that even an artist is human:" Jenna McDougall on Tonight Alive’s new album] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225004211/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/interviewan_artist_is_human_jenna_mcdougall_on_tonight_alive_the_other_side |date=2015-02-25 }}. Alternative Press. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

McDougall explained that there is "a lot more cohesive [because] I know my voice a lot better. I'm excited because the songs have got a very pop structure but [they've] still got a lot of edge."Reeves 2013, p. 33 The title track was originally three verses longer but the band edited the track down.Slessor 2014, p. 63 This original version was more country-orientated and was inspired by "Your Guardian Angel" by the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. It was edited down as the band expected the song to be released as a single and work "better as a radio song", according to McDougall. She found the decision "hard for me" as the song was personal to her. The chorus was completely rewritten a moment before McDougall was going to record her vocals for the song. It "tells the story of going from being friends to falling in love, and then the complications that followed before becoming just friends again."McMahon, ed. 2015, p. 25

Following a BBC Radio 1 premier, a lyric video was released for "The Ocean" on 12 June.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_release_the_ocean_lyric_video|title=Tonight Alive release "The Ocean" lyric video|work=Alternative Press|author=Whitt, Cassie|date=12 June 2013|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515105648/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_release_the_ocean_lyric_video|archivedate=15 May 2015}} On 20 July it was announced that The Other Side would be released in September.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_announce_australian_tour_with_hands_like_houses_and_d_at_sea|title=Tonight Alive announce Australian tour with Hands Like Houses and D At Sea|work=Alternative Press|author=Kraus, Brian|date=20 July 2013|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822104346/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_announce_australian_tour_with_hands_like_houses_and_d_at_sea|archivedate=22 August 2013}} On 31 July 2013, the band revealed the track listing on their Facebook page. "The Ocean" was released as the album's first single to digital outlets and YouTube preceding the album. "Lonely Girl" was later made as an instant download for those pre-ordering the album through iTunes. Preceded by a teaser trailer,{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_post_lonely_girl_music_video_teaser|title=Tonight Alive post "Lonely Girl" music video teaser|work=Alternative Press|author=Campbell, Rachel|date=12 August 2013|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819024528/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_post_lonely_girl_music_video_teaser|archivedate=19 August 2013}} a music video was released for "Lonely Girl" on 15 August.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_debut_lonely_girl_video|title=Tonight Alive debut "Lonely Girl" video|work=Alternative Press|author=Bird, Michele|date=15 August 2013|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312024755/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_debut_lonely_girl_video|archivedate=12 March 2014}} On 31 August "Hell and Back" was made available for streaming.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_stream_new_song_hell_and_back|title=Tonight Alive stream new song, "Hell And Back"|work=Alternative Press|author=Kraus, Brian|date=31 August 2013|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905125112/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_stream_new_song_hell_and_back|archivedate=5 September 2013}} The Other Side was released through Sony Music Australia on 6 September and made available for streaming the following day.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_stream_new_album_the_other_side|title=Tonight Alive stream new album, 'The Other Side'|work=Alternative Press|author=Kraus, Brian|date=7 September 2013|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911153419/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_stream_new_album_the_other_side|archivedate=11 September 2013}} The album was released in Europe and the UK on 9 September and 10 September in the US through Fearless Records as well as Japan on 11 September. Following this, the band embarked on a headlining Australian tour with support from Hands Like Houses and D at Sea. They then went on a European tour with Set It Off and Decade.{{cite web|url=http://www.equalvision.com/news/set-it-off-to-tour-europe-with-tonight-alive/|title=Set It Off to tour Europe with Tonight Alive|publisher=Equal Vision Records|date=14 May 2013|accessdate=9 October 2022|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114161709/http://www.equalvision.com/news/set-it-off-to-tour-europe-with-tonight-alive/|archivedate=14 January 2020}}

On 25 September a music video was released for "Come Home".{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_release_come_home_video|title=Tonight Alive release "Come Home" video|work=Alternative Press|author=Bird, Michele|date=25 September 2013|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928233403/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_release_come_home_video|archivedate=28 September 2013}} The band then supported You Me at Six on their US tour in October,{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/you_me_at_six_announce_north_american_tour_with_cute_is_what_we_aim_for_ton|title=You Me At Six announce North American tour with Cute Is What We Aim For, Tonight Alive, Conditions|work=Alternative Press|author=Mendyuk, Bridjet|date=7 August 2013|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113051043/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/you_me_at_six_announce_north_american_tour_with_cute_is_what_we_aim_for_ton|archivedate=13 November 2015}} before embarking on their own headlining US tour, dubbed The Other Side Tour, until November. They were supported by The Downtown Fiction, For the Foxes and Echosmith.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_announce_headlining_tour|title=Tonight Alive announce headlining tour|work=Alternative Press|author=Crane, Matt|date=11 September 2013|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205124831/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_announce_headlining_tour|archivedate=5 February 2017}} The band then performed as part of Warped Tour Australia in November and December.{{cite web|url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/warped-tour-australia-2013-lineup-tickets-sideshows/848137|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401153454/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/warped-tour-australia-2013-lineup-tickets-sideshows/848137|title=Man Overboard Heart Attack Headline Tour|work=FasterLouder|author=Mann, Tom|date=11 July 2013|archivedate=1 April 2016|url-status=dead|accessdate=2 October 2018}} In early March 2014, the band released a music video for "The Ocean".{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_release_video_for_the_ocean|title=Tonight Alive release video for "The Ocean"|work=Alternative Press|author=Crane, Matt|date=19 March 2014|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217191205/https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_release_video_for_the_ocean|archivedate=17 December 2017}} In March and April, the group supported Taking Back Sunday and the Used on their co-headlining US tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_used_taking_back_sunday_announce_co_headlining_tour|title=The Used, Taking Back Sunday announce co-headlining tour|work=Alternative Press|author=Crane, Matt|date=28 January 2014|accessdate=20 November 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531115139/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_used_taking_back_sunday_announce_co_headlining_tour|archivedate=31 May 2016}} In August, the group appeared at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_the_story_so_far_the_wonder_years_more_added_to_reading_and_l|title=Tonight Alive, the Story So Far, the Wonder Years, more added to Reading and Leeds festivals|work=Alternative Press|author=Crane, Matt|date=23 April 2014|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310231041/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tonight_alive_the_story_so_far_the_wonder_years_more_added_to_reading_and_l|archivedate=10 March 2015}} In September, the group went on a co-headlining Australian tour with You Me at Six.{{cite web|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/you-me-at-six-tonight-alive-september-2014-australian-tour/|title=You Me At Six & Tonight Alive September 2014 Australian Tour|work=Music Feeds|author=Baroni, Nastassia|date=20 June 2014|accessdate=10 June 2018}} They were supported by Call the Shots, With Confidence, Masketta Fall and Day Break.{{cite web|url=http://www.theaureview.com/news/tour-updates-confession-say-anything-torche-and-more|title=Tour Updates: Confession, Say Anything, Torche and more!|work=The AU Review|publisher=Heath Media|author=Horobin, Louise |date=5 September 2014|accessdate=10 June 2018}} In October and November, the band supported Mayday Parade in ontheir headlining US tour, titled the Honeymoon Tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/mayday_parade_announce_fall_tour_with_tonight_alive|title=Mayday Parade announce fall tour with Tonight Alive|work=Alternative Press|author=Crane, Matt|date=4 August 2014|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814224419/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/mayday_parade_announce_fall_tour_with_tonight_alive|archivedate=14 August 2017}} Following this, the group went on a UK tour. During one of the shows, the band performed The Other Side in its entirety.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/watch_tonight_alive_perform_the_other_side_in_full|title=Watch Tonight Alive perform 'The Other Side' in full|work=Alternative Press|author=Sharp, Tyler|date=29 November 2014|accessdate=17 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310231224/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/watch_tonight_alive_perform_the_other_side_in_full|archivedate=10 March 2015}} In February and March 2015, the band performed at Soundwave festival in Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/slipknot_fall_out_boy_all_time_low_of_mice_men_more_announced_for_soundwave|title=Slipknot, Fall Out Boy, All Time Low, Of Mice & Men, more announced for Soundwave 2015|work=Alternative Press|author=Sharp, Tyler|date=20 August 2014|accessdate=13 June 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404052256/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/slipknot_fall_out_boy_all_time_low_of_mice_men_more_announced_for_soundwave|archivedate=4 April 2017}}

{{Album ratings

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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{allMusic|album|mw0002562559|The Other Side}}

| rev2 = Alternative Press

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite journal |last=Lucy |first=Evan |year=2013 |title=Tonight Alive – The Other Side |journal=Alternative Press |volume=October 2013 |issue=303 |page=82 |publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. |issn=1065-1667 |url=http://www.altpress.com/magazine/issue/303_fall_out_boy |accessdate=29 August 2013 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824223231/http://altpress.com/magazine/issue/303_fall_out_boy |archivedate=24 August 2013 }}

| rev3 = Alter the Press!

| rev3Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web |last=Catalano |first=Gina |url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2013/09/atp-album-review-tonight-alive-other.html |title=ATP! Album Review: Tonight Alive - The Other Side |publisher=Alter the Press! (Spin Media) |date=2 September 2013 |accessdate=2 September 2013 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905071808/http://www.alterthepress.com/2013/09/atp-album-review-tonight-alive-other.html |archivedate=5 September 2013 }}

| rev4 = Kerrang!

| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}

| rev5 = Punknews.org

| rev5Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}[https://www.punknews.org/review/12159/tonight-alive-the-other-side Punknews.org review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103225246/https://www.punknews.org/review/12159/tonight-alive-the-other-side |date=2016-01-03 }}

| rev7 = Rock Sound

| rev7Score = {{rating|8|10}}

| rev8 = Music Mayhem Magazine

| rev8Score = {{Rating|5|5}}

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The Other Side debuted at No. 5 on the Australian ARIA albums chart, No. 43 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 59 in the UK.[http://www.killyourstereo.com/news/18808/tonight-alive-debut-in-top-10 Tonight Alive debut in top 10] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529085010/http://www.killyourstereo.com/news/18808/tonight-alive-debut-in-top-10 |date=2014-05-29 }} killyourstereo.com. Retrieved 15 September 2013. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the album's direction and musicianship.

The Other Side received very positive reviews upon its release. Rob Foster of Kill Your Stereo reviewed the album positively: "The Other Side isn't just a step in the right direction. No, it's miles further than that. This is certainly the most accomplished thing Tonight Alive have released in their career yet, and frankly, given the quality of their previous releases, that says a lot. Tonight Alive are an excellent representation of Australian music in the international market, and 'The Other Side' backs that up magnificently."{{cite web|url=http://www.killyourstereo.com/reviews/1361/tonight-alive-the-other-side/|title=Tonight Alive – The Other Side|date=3 September 2013|publisher=Killyourstereo.com|accessdate=14 October 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413141255/http://www.killyourstereo.com/reviews/1361/tonight-alive-the-other-side/|archivedate=13 April 2014}} The Other Side was nominated for Best Album at the Kerrang! Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.net/metallica/news/metallica-join-kerrang-award-nominees_4183399|title=Metallica join Kerrang! Award nominees|work=Contactmusic|author=Bang Showbiz|date=7 May 2014|accessdate=10 June 2018|archive-date=18 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618202441/http://www.contactmusic.net/metallica/news/metallica-join-kerrang-award-nominees_4183399|url-status=dead}}

All songs written by Jenna McDougall and Whakaio Taahi, except where noted.

{{tracklist

| title1 = The Ocean

| length1 = 3:01

| title2 = Don't Wish

| length2 = 3:51

| title3 = Lonely Girl

| length3 = 3:11

| title4 = Hell and Back

| length4 = 3:24

| title5 = The Other Side

| note5 = McDougall, Taahi, Mark Weinberg

| length5 = 3:40

| title6 = The Fire

| length6 = 2:47

| title7 = Complexes

| length7 = 4:08

| title8 = Come Home

| length8 = 3:27

| title9 = Bathwater

| length9 = 3:12

| title10 = No Different

| length10 = 2:37

| title11 = Say Please

| length11 = 3:14

| title12 = You Don't Owe Me Anything

| length12 = 3:20

| total_length = 39:52

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Japanese bonus track

13. "Breakdown (feat. Benji Madden)"{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/punk/other-side-japanese-import-edition/456205/|title=JB Hi-Fi - Other Side (Japanese Import Edition) TONIGHT ALIVE|publisher=Jbhifi.com.au|accessdate=14 October 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109111607/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/punk/other-side-japanese-import-edition/456205/|archivedate=9 November 2014}}

Personnel per booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=The Other Side|others=Tonight Alive|year=2013|type=booklet|publisher=Sony Music/Search and Destroy Records|id=88883761142}}

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Tonight Alive

• Jenna McDougall – lead vocals
• Whakaio Taahi – guitar, backing vocals, strings, keyboards
• Jake Hardy – guitar
• Cam Adler – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Matty Best – drums

Additional musicians

• Wayne Richmond – strings, keyboards, programming,

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Production and design

• Dave Petrovic – producer, engineer
• Dan Korneff – mixing
• Brad Blackwood – mastering
• Tonight Alive – art direction
• Ryan Clark – design

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• {{cite journal|editor1-last=McMahon|editor1-first=James|title=Rock's Biggest Secrets Revealed!|journal=Kerrang!|date=8 August 2015|issue=1580|publisher=Bauer Media Group|location=London|issn=0262-6624}}
• {{cite journal|editor1-last=Patashnik|editor1-first=Ben|last=Reeves|first=Alex|title=2013 Switched On: Tonight Alive|journal=Rock Sound|date=February 2013|issue=170|publisher=Freeway Press Inc.|location=London|issn=1465-0185}}
• {{cite journal|editor1-last=McMahon|editor1-first=James|last1=Slessor|first=Dan|title=The All-New Ultimate Rockstar Test|journal=Kerrang!|date=30 August 2014|issue=1532|publisher=Bauer Media Group|location=London|issn=0262-6624}}

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• [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7VRCz9rv3O1tZr4p7gNkaewJwsyiIqE3 The Other Side] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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