A Sides Win: Singles 1992–2005 is a compilation album by Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 power pop

Power pop

Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...

 quartet Sloan

Sloan (band)

Sloan is a Toronto-based alternative rock quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout their 20-year tenure Sloan has released 10 LPs , two EPs, a live album, a "best of" collection and no less than thirty singles...

. It was released on May 3, 2005, and debuted at #15 on the Canadian Albums Chart

Canadian Albums Chart

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The album is a compilation of 14 previously-released singles

Single (music)

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, plus two new songs. A special version of the album also contains a second disc, a DVD

DVD

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 containing the music video

Music video

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s of each of the songs, plus interviews and other material.

The album's title is a play on "A Side Wins", a song on Sloan's 1996 release One Chord to Another

One Chord to Another

Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Stood Up" * "Same Old Flame" * "Autobiography "...

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Track listing

1. "Underwhelmed
   Underwhelmed
   "Underwhelmed" is the debut single by Canadian alternative rock band Sloan. It was the first single released from their debut album, Smeared. The song was the band's most successful single outside of Canada, peaking at #25 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1993...
   
   " (from Smeared
   Smeared
   Japanese Bonus Tracks-Credits:*Jay Ferguson – Guitar, vocals*Chris Murphy – Bass, vocals, erased guitar*Patrick Pentland – Guitar, vocals, bass*Andrew Scott – Drums, vocals, guitar*Jennifer Pierce – additional vocals...
   
   ) – 4:45
2. "500 Up
   500 Up
   "500 Up" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan. It is the second single from the band's debut studio album, Smeared. Written by Andrew Scott, it is his first single for the group as well as his vocal debut....
   
   " (from Smeared) – 4:16
3. "Coax Me
   Coax Me
   "Coax Me" is a song by Sloan, off their second album Twice Removed. It was written by Chris Murphy. The song peaked at #30 on the Canadian RPM Singles Chart, spending 12 weeks in the top 100. It was also featured on Sloan's compilation album, A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005....
   
   " (from Twice Removed
   Twice Removed
   Japanese Bonus TracksB-Sides* "Coax Me " * "One Professional Care" * "I Can Feel It " -Trivia:...
   
   ) – 3:26
4. "People of the Sky
   People of the Sky
   "People of the Sky" is a song by the Canadian rock band Sloan, released as the second single from the band's second studio album Twice Removed in 1994. Andrew Scott sings lead vocals and plays guitar, and Chris Murphy sings back-up vocals....
   
   " (from Twice Removed) – 3:38
5. "The Good in Everyone
   The Good in Everyone
   "The Good in Everyone" is the first single by Canadian rock band Sloan from the band's third studio album, One Chord to Another. The song is featured on the first edition of MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes compilation series. An instrumental version of the song is the current theme for the CBC...
   
   " (from One Chord to Another
   One Chord to Another
   Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Stood Up" * "Same Old Flame" * "Autobiography "...
   
   ) – 2:08
6. "Everything You've Done Wrong
   Everything You've Done Wrong
   "Everything You've Done Wrong" is the second single by Canadian group Sloan, from the band's 1996 album, One Chord to Another. It is one of the band's most successful songs, along with "The Good in Everyone" and "Money City Maniacs"...
   
   " (from One Chord to Another) – 3:27
7. "The Lines You Amend
   The Lines You Amend
   "The Lines You Amend" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan, and the third single released from their 1996 album, One Chord to Another.-Reception:...
   
   " (from One Chord to Another) – 2:32
8. "Money City Maniacs
   Money City Maniacs
   "Money City Maniacs" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan, released as the first single from their 1998 album, Navy Blues.-Description:The song begins with a repeated siren, followed with a bassline and series of power chords which form the basis of the introduction and verses. The song's chorus...
   
   " (from Navy Blues) – 3:54
9. "She Says What She Means
   She Says What She Means
   "She Says What She Means" is the second single by Canadian rock band Sloan from the band's fourth studio album, "Navy Blues". The opening riff from the song was used as the theme song for the Triple J drive time radio program Today Today between 2004 and 2005....
   
   " (from Navy Blues) – 3:01
10. "Losing California
    Losing California
    "Losing California" is a song by Sloan, released in 1999. It was the first single from Sloan's 1999 album Between the Bridges. The song was performed live on a 1999 episode of the NBC television program Late Night With Conan O'Brien. The song peaked at #18 on Canada's Rock/Alternative chart....
    
    " (from Between the Bridges
    Between the Bridges
    Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Glad to Be Here"...
    
    ) – 3:06
11. "Friendship" (from Between the Bridges) – 3:25
12. "If It Feels Good Do It
    If It Feels Good Do It
    "If It Feels Good Do It" is the first single by Canadian rock band Sloan from their sixth studio album, Pretty Together. Since its release in 2001, the song has received consistent airplay on Canadian radio...
    
    " (from Pretty Together
    Pretty Together
    Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Pretty Together "...
    
    ) – 3:56
13. "The Other Man
    The Other Man (song)
    "The Other Man" is the second single by Canadian rock band Sloan from their sixth studio album, Pretty Together. 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, who Feist was also...
    
    " (from Pretty Together) – 3:53
14. "The Rest of My Life
    The Rest of My Life
    "The Rest of My Life" is the first single by Canadian rock band Sloan from their seventh studio album, Action Pact. The song's lyrics deal with the fear of not growing up fast enough. The song received notable radio airplay, being the #1 most added single at radio by the Canadian Music Network. It...
    
    " (from Action Pact
    Action Pact (album)
    Action Pact is the seventh album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was named after a song by the 1980s Halifax band Jellyfishbabies, called Youth Action Pact...
    
    ) – 2:46
15. "All Used Up
    All Used Up
    "All Used Up" is a song by Canadian rock group Sloan, released as a single from the band's 2005 compilation album, A Sides Win. The song debuted on Canadian radio as the number-one most added Canadian song and the number-two most added rock song in the country....
    
    " (new) – 2:49
16. "Try to Make It" (new) – 3:44

B-sides

• "I Thought I Was Ready For You" (JPN import)
• "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" (JPN import)