"Westside" is a song by the British

United Kingdom

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 rock band

Rock Band

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 Athlete

Athlete (band)

Athlete are a British rock band formed in Deptford, London, comprising Joel Pott , Carey Willetts , Stephen Roberts and Tim Wanstall...

 from their debut album

Album

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, Vehicles and Animals

Vehicles and Animals

Vehicles & Animals was the first full-length album by British rock band Athlete, first released in spring 2003. It was a nominee for the 2003 Mercury Music Prize.This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions....

. It was also released 23 June 2003 as the fifth single

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 from that album, peaking at #42 in the UK Singles Chart

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 (see 2003 in British music

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). The song originally appeared as the lead track on their debut EP

Athlete (EP)

Athlete was the debut released by British rock band Athlete. It was released in the UK as an EP on March 4, 2002 . The EP features the original versions of "Westside" and "Dungeness", which were soon to appear on the band's debut album....

.

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
5. "Westside" (live on Radio 1)
6. "Vehicles and Animals" (live at ULU)
7. "One Million" (live on Radio 2)