Dark Side (R5 song)
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| Single by R5 | ||||
| from the album Sometime Last Night | ||||
| Released | February 1, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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"Dark Side" is a song by American pop rock band R5. It was released on February 1, 2016 as the fifth single from Sometime Last Night. It was written by Ross Lynch, Riker Lynch, Rocky Lynch and Ellington Ratliff, and produced by Rocky and Matt Wallace.
In an interview to Billboard, Ross said that "Dark Side" was the first song written for the album and it generated inspiration for the band to write other songs. He said: "I think it was at that moment that we realized we actually have the capability and the skill set to just write the whole record. And then we just kept writing songs and beating off songs that we previously had. We had a checklist; We'd be like, 'Alright, 'Dark Side' is better than this song, so it'll take that song's spot, and then this song can take this other song's spot.' We basically worked our way down and replaced the whole record". The funky guitar riffs came about with a bass line from Rocky, then the band sprinkled a little synth on top". It was written by Ross Lynch, Riker Lynch, Rocky Lynch and Ellington Ratliff, and produced by Rocky and Matt Wallace.
The song was released on February 1, 2016. To Maria Ciezak of The Aquarian, Riker commented that the band wanted the song as a single from the beginning of the album: "Everyone on our crew, our friends, our fans, everybody kept telling us "Dark Side" is the one you have to make the single! We all love it, and we know it’s a fan favorite, so it’s been going over really well".
"Dark Side" received positive reviews from critics. Jamee-Beth Livingston of Breakaway Daily said the song brings "a deeper level of honesty and realness" in their songwriting. She also said the band "giving in to bad temptations because they usually end up making good stories". Tim Sendra of AllMusic was positive and said that "Dark Side" "has a loose-limbed bounce that's missing from the pro tracks, the disco throwback". Gary Graff of Billboard was positive about the funk-theme direction, highlighting the other songs of the album, and compared it to songs of Michael Jackson. Katrina M. of Sputinik Music was positive and said the song is reversed, bright and cheerful.
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