Otherside of the Game

"Otherside of the Game"
Single by Erykah Badu
from the album Baduizm
Released	September 22, 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Neo soul jazz soul
Length	6:33
Label	Kedar Universal
Songwriter(s)	Erykah Badu Questlove James Poyser Richard Nichols
Producer(s)	The Roots Richard Nichols
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"Next Lifetime" (1997) "Otherside of the Game" (1997) "Tyrone" (1997)
Music video
"Other Side Of The Game" on YouTube

"Otherside of the Game" is a song recorded by American singer Erykah Badu for her debut studio album Baduizm (1997). It was written by Badu, Questlove, James Poyser and Richard Nichols. The song effectively showcases Badu's debt to jazz aside from neo soul. It is a ballad with lyrics describing the story of a conflicted woman in a troubled relationship. She is expecting a baby with her husband, so she feels she must stand by him despite his apparently illegal activities.^[1] MCA Records released the song as the third single from Baduizm in Japan on September 22, 1997.