[jackbell]

Apologies if this has been done before.

I know there were a few songs written and intended to be the b side but were eventually flipped to become a hit single.

eg:

Move It - Cliff Richard
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

What others were there, do you know?

[SexiRokStarr]

Madonna's Vogue was originally a B-side for Keep It Together but her label thought it was too good for a B-side and rightly so.

[CLL Dodge]

Paninaro ~ Pet Shop Boys
1963 ~ New Order

[glyn9799]

Beyonces 'Single Ladies' was originally a b-side to 'If I Were a Boy' in the UK. It was only after it started getting attention from YouTube that they released it as an A-side a few months later.

[09beyoncefan]

LeAnn Rimes - Blue was originally the B-Side to 'The Light In Your Eyes' which was supposed to be her debut single but DJs reacted so favourably to Blue they swapped the sides.

[Wooly Shambler]

Originally Posted by SexiRokStarr

Madonna's Vogue was originally a B-side for Keep It Together but her label thought it was too good for a B-side and rightly so.

Into The Groove was also originally a b-side to Angel.

[MsWilder11]

Oasis - 'Acquiesce' was originally a B-side

[CLL Dodge]

Originally Posted by MsWilder11

Oasis - 'Acquiesce' was originally a B-side

Technically an ep track rather than a single when re-issued:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_the_Clocks_%28EP%29

[jargon]

The Smiths - How Soon Is Now (B-side of William, It Was Really Nothing, 1984)
The White Stripes - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (B-side of Fell In Love With A Girl, 2002)

[jackbell]

The Look of Love by Dusty Springfield and To Sir With Love by Lulu were b-sides in the UK.

[Rich Tea.]

6.59pm on Sunday,7th February,1982 as Tommy Vance ends playing that weeks Top 40 hits on Radio 1, he says "Originally released as the B side of Computer Love, but you make that the A side". He had just played Kraftwerks No1 single The Model.

[jackbell]

Originally Posted by Rich Tea.

6.59pm on Sunday,7th February,1982 as Tommy Vance ends playing that weeks Top 40 hits on Radio 1, he says "Originally released as the B side of Computer Love, but you make that the A side". He had just played Kraftwerks No1 single The Model.

But hadn't The Model been a single in 1978?

[Rich Tea.]

Originally Posted by jackbell

But hadn't The Model been a single in 1978?

Recorded in 1978, but not sure if an official single. If it was, then it never made any impact whatsoever. If you are wondering about my precision on the matter, I have an old tape of Vance saying that from one of my first ever taped Top 40 tracks!

[Rip the TV Eye]

The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It?

[unique]

rod stewart released "reason to believe" as a single. who remembers that?

but the b side, was "Maggie May" and got to number 1

unchained melody, bee bop a lula, peggy sue, rock around the clock, green onions, and i'm so lonesome i could cry were other well known tracks that were b sides

[metal cassette]

Matt Bianco "Wap Bam Boogie" originally the B-side of
"Don't Blame It On That Girl" but due to enough airplay was made a double A-side and helped to get the single to Number11 in the summer of 1988.