Westside (Athlete song)

"Westside" is a song by the British rock band Athlete from their debut album, Vehicles and Animals. It was also released 23 June 2003 as the fifth single from that album, peaking at #42 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2003 in British music). The song originally appeared as the lead track on their debut EP.

"Westside"
Single by Athlete
from the album Vehicles and Animals
Released23 June 2003
Recorded2002
GenreIndie rock
Length4:01
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Joel Pott, Steve Roberts, Tim Wanstall, Carey Willetts
Producer(s)Victor Van Vugt, Athlete
Athlete singles chronology
"El Salvador"
(2003)
"Westside"
(2003)
"You Got the Style"
(2003)

The song itself could be seen as intentionally ironic with its main lyric of "Wherever you look, everybody wants to be part of the rock scene", as at the time of the single's release, processed pop was dominating the charts.

Track listings

  • CD1 CDATHS005, 12" 12ATH005
  1. "Westside"
  2. "Count Me In"
  3. "Westside" (Elbow mix)
  4. "Westside" (video) (CD only)
  • CD2 CDATH005
  1. "Westside" (live on Radio 1)
  2. "Vehicles and Animals" (live at ULU)
  3. "One Million" (live on Radio 2)
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