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"I'm on Your Side"
"I'm on Your Side"
Single by Divinyls
from the album Divinyls
B-side	"I Touch Myself" (Live)
Released	9 September 1991
Recorded	1990
Studio	Groove Masters, Santa Monica
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:16
Label	Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)	Billy Steinberg; Tom Kelly;
Producer(s)	Christina Amphlett; Mark McEntee; David Tickle;
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"I'm on Your Side" is a ballad performed by Australian rock duo Divinyls. It was released 9 September 1991 as the fourth and final single from their self-titled album, Divinyls (1991).

Background

"I'm on Your Side" is one of few Divinyls songs not written by Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee. Instead it was written by American song writing duo, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who had both co-written Divinyls' "I Touch Myself" with Amphlett and McEntee.

"I'm on Your Side" peaked at number 92 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.^[2]

Track listing

Australian 7" single

"I'm on Your Side" – 3:41
"I Touch Myself" (Live) – 4:03

Australian CD single

"I'm on Your Side" – 3:41
"I Touch Myself" (Live) – 4:03
"Boys in Town" (Live) – 3:04

Australian EP maxi single

"I'm on Your Side" - 3:41
"I'll Make You Happy" (Live) – 3:45
"Boys in Town" (Live) – 3:04
"Pleasure and Pain" (Live) – 4:30
"I Touch Myself" (Live) – 4:03

US Promo CD single

"I'm on Your Side" (Greg Royale Edit) - 3:43

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	92

References

^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 09/09/91 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 85)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[1] "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 09/09/91 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 85)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 16 April 2018.

[Ryan-2] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

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+{{Infobox song
-{{refimprove|date=January 2011}}
+| name       = I'm on Your Side
-{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
-| Name           = I'm on Your Side
+| cover      = Divinylsonyourside.jpg
-| Cover          = Divinylsonyourside.jpg
+| alt        =
-| Cover size     =
+| type       = single
-| Border         =
+| artist     = [[Divinyls]]
-| Alt            =
+| album      = [[Divinyls (album)|Divinyls]]
-| Caption        =
+| B-side     = "[[I Touch Myself]]" (Live)
+| released   = 9 September 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/3NDZNVK.png|title=New Release Summary – Product Available from: 09/09/91 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 85)|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref>
-| Artist         = [[Divinyls]]
+| recorded   = 1990
-| Album          = [[Divinyls (album)|Divinyls]]
-| A-side         =
+| studio     = [[Groove Masters]], Santa Monica
-| B-side         =
+| venue      =
-| Released       = 1991
+| genre      = [[Soft rock]]
+| length     = 4:16
-| Format         = [[CD Single]], [[7" Single]]
-| Recorded       =
+| label      = [[Virgin Records]]
-| Genre          = [[Soft rock]], [[adult contemporary]]
+| writer     = * [[Billy Steinberg]]
+* [[Tom Kelly (musician)|Tom Kelly]]
-| Length         = 4:16
+| producer   = {{hlist|[[Christina Amphlett]]|[[Mark McEntee]]|[[David Tickle]]}}
-| Label          = [[Virgin Records]]
+| prev_title = [[Divinyls (album)#"Make Out Alright"|Make Out Alright]]
-| Writer         = [[Billy Steinberg]], [[Tom Kelly (musician)|Tom Kelly]]
+| prev_year  = 1991
-| Producer       = [[Christina Amphlett]], [[Mark McEntee]]<br> [[David Tickle]]
+| next_title = [[I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore]]
-| Certification  =
-| Chronology     =
+| next_year  = 1992
-| Last single    = "[[Make Out Alright]]"<br/>(1991)
-| This single    = "I'm on Your Side"<br/>(1991)
-| Next single    = "[[I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore]]"<br/>(1992)
 }}
-"'''I'm on Your Side'''" is a ballad performed by Australian rock duo [[Divinyls]]. It was released in 1991 as the fourth and final single from their successful [[Divinyls (album)|self titled album]].
+"'''I'm on Your Side'''" is a ballad performed by Australian rock duo [[Divinyls]]. It was released 9 September 1991 as the fourth and final single from their self-titled album, ''[[Divinyls (album)|Divinyls]]'' (1991).
-==Song information==
-"I'm on Your Side" is notable for being one of only a few Divinyls songs not written by Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee. Instead it was written by famed songwriting duo Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who had both co-written Divinyls smash hit "[[I Touch Myself]]".
+== Background ==
-"I'm on Your Side" peaked at number ninety-two on the Australian [[ARIA Singles Chart]].
+"I'm on Your Side" is one of few Divinyls songs not written by Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee. Instead it was written by American song writing duo, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who had both co-written Divinyls' "[[I Touch Myself]]" with Amphlett and McEntee.
+"I'm on Your Side" peaked at number&nbsp;92 on the Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]].<ref name=Ryan>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
-;Australian CD single<ref>{{cite web|url=http://notsorted.tripod.com/DIV.discog.html |title=Divinyls Discography |publisher=Notsorted.tripod.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-24}}</ref>
-# "I'm on Your Side" - 4:16
-# "I'll Make You Happy" (Live)
-# "Boys in Town" (Live)
-# "Pleasure and Pain" (Live)
-# "I Touch Myself" (Live)
-;U.S. Promo CD single
+'''Australian 7" single'''
+# "I'm on Your Side" – 3:41
+# "[[I Touch Myself]]" (Live) – 4:03
+'''Australian CD single'''
+# "I'm on Your Side" – 3:41
+# "I Touch Myself" (Live) – 4:03
+# "Boys in Town" (Live) – 3:04
+'''Australian EP maxi single'''
+# "I'm on Your Side" - 3:41
+# "I'll Make You Happy" (Live) – 3:45
+# "Boys in Town" (Live) – 3:04
+# "[[Pleasure and Pain (song)|Pleasure and Pain]]" (Live) – 4:30
+# "I Touch Myself" (Live) – 4:03
+'''US Promo CD single'''
 # "I'm on Your Side" (Greg Royale Edit) - 3:43
 ==Charts==
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
-|-
-!align="left"|Chart (1991)
+!Chart (1991)
-!align="left"|Peak<br/>position
+!Peak<br>position
 |-
+!scope="row"|Australia ([[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])<ref name=Ryan />
-|align="left"|Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]]
-| style="text-align:center;"|92
+|align="center"|92
 |}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Divinyls}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:1991 singles]]
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 [[Category:Songs written by Billy Steinberg]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Tom Kelly (musician)]]
+[[Category:1990 songs]]
-{{Divinyls}}
+[[Category:Virgin Records singles]]

v t e Divinyls
Chrissy Amphlett Mark McEntee Bjarne Ohlin Jeremy Paul Richard Harvey Richard Grossman Frank Infante Charley Drayton Charlie Owen Jerome Smith Clayton Doley
Studio albums	Desperate What a Life! Temperamental Divinyls Underworld
Compilation albums	Essential The Collection Make You Happy Greatest Hits The Essential
Singles	"Boys in Town" "Science Fiction" "Siren (Never Let You Go)" "Casual Encounter" "Good Die Young" "In My Life" "Pleasure and Pain" "Sleeping Beauty" "Heart Telegraph" "Back to the Wall" "Hey Little Boy" "Punxsie" "I Touch Myself" "Love School" "I'm On Your Side" "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" "Wild Thing" "Love Is the Drug" "I'm Jealous" "Hard On Me" "Human on the Inside" "For a Good Time" "Don't Wanna Do This"
Related	Discography