A-side and B-side pirate radio stations operating off the British coast in the 1960s would buy the publishing rights to the B-sides of records they expected to be hits, and then plug the A-sides in the hope of driving up sales and increasing their share of the royalties. Occasionally, the B-side of a single would become the more popular song. This sometimes occurred because a DJ preferred the B-side to its A-side and played it instead. Some examples include "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor (originally the B-side of "Substitute"), "I'll Be Around" by the Spinners (originally the B-side of "How Could I
The B-Side Collection The B-Side Collection The B-Side Collection is a compilation album by pop rock band Maroon 5, released on December 18, 2007. The album is a compilation of seven songs that were originally only released on single B-sides. The album peaked at number 51 in the U.S. "Billboard" 200 in its first week of release. Maroon 5 recorded over a dozen songs for their second studio album "It Won't Be Soon Before Long". After finalizing the final track listing of the album, many songs were left out, including favorites of lead singer Adam Levine. While promoting the album in the United