B-side Definition

bēsīd
noun

The side of a phonograph single opposite the side containing the featured performance; flip side.

Webster's New World
The recording contained on this side.
Webster's New World
An extra recording released along with a featured performance, as on a CD.
Webster's New World
Any song included on a compact disc single, besides the first song (the A-side).
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Other Word Forms of B-side

Noun

Singular:
B-side
Plural:
b-sides

Origin of B-side

  • From the B on the record's label

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

B-side Sentence Examples

  • Internationally, it was released as a maxi single (similar to an EP, a maxi single with a single with more than one B-side).

  • For The Sake Of Greater Generality, The Days Of The Week Are Denoted By The First Seven Letters Of The Alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, Which Are Placed In The Calendar Beside The Days Of The Year, So That A Stands Opposite The First Day Of January, B Opposite The Second, And So On To G, Which Stands Opposite The Seventh; After Which A Returns To The Eighth, And So On Through The 365 Days Of The Year.

  • However it was the B-side that attracted major attention from the radio deejays.

  • B-side Something New is particularly nifty, and has us taking notice.

  • Its b-side We Don't Know recently resurfaced on The In Crowd compilation.

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