"Flipside" is a song by American
power pop
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band
the Click Five
The Click Five (often abbreviated as TC5) is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members, most of them students at Berklee College of Music, started on January 1, 2004, and played in various local venues. They then q ...
. It was released in May 2008 as the last and digital download-only single for South-East Asia from their second studio album ''
Modern Minds and Pastimes'' (2007).
Composition
"Flipside" was written by Ben Romans, Carl Falk and Kristian Lundin, while production was handled by Mike Denneen.
Musically, the song is described as
rock
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,
as well as having some
post-grunge
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influences, drawing comparison to "
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, keyboards, backing ...
circa ''
Pinkerton''."
Critical reception
Colin McGuire of ''
PopMatters
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'' stated, "the song as a whole is more pleasant than anything... And while it still may not feel sincere, the chorus is assured to be stuck in your head for days to follow."
''
Entertainment Weekly
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'' described the track as "propulsive."
Personnel
Credits for "Flipside" adapted from album's liner notes.
The Click Five
*
Kyle Patrick
Kyle Patrick Dickherber (born May 20, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and producer. He has earned multiple gold records as an artist, and over 150 million streams as a producer & songwriter. He is the lead singer of Boston power pop ban ...
– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* Joe Guese – lead guitar, backing vocals
* Ben Romans – synthesizers, backing vocals
* Ethan Mentzer – bass, backing vocals
* Joey Zehr – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
* Mike Denneen – keyboards
* Matt Tahaney – backing vocals
* John Powhida – backing vocals
* Aaron Lippert – backing vocals
Production
* Mike Denneen – producer, engineer
* Andy Vandette – mastering
* Mike Shipley – mixing
Charts
References
External links
The Click Five official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flipside (The Click Five Song)
2008 singles
The Click Five songs
Songs written by Kristian Lundin
Songs written by Carl Falk
Songs written by Ben Romans
2007 songs
Lava Records singles