# Other 99

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Other 99
| cover      = Other 99.jpg
| border     = yes
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Big Audio Dynamite](/source/Big_Audio_Dynamite)
| album      = [Tighten Up Vol. 88](/source/Tighten_Up_Vol._88)
| B-side     = What Happened to Eddie?
| released   = 1988
| recorded   =
| studio     = Beethoven St. Studios ([West London](/source/West_London))
| venue      =
| genre      = * [Pop rock](/source/Pop_rock)
* [alternative dance](/source/alternative_dance)
* [new wave](/source/new_wave_music)
| length     = 4:49
| label      = [CBS](/source/Columbia_Records)
| writer     = * [Mick Jones](/source/Mick_Jones_(The_Clash_guitarist))
* [Don Letts](/source/Don_Letts)
| producer   = Mick Jones
| prev_title = [Just Play Music!](/source/Just_Play_Music!)
| prev_year  = 1988
| next_title = [James Brown](/source/James_Brown_(song))
| next_year  = 1988
}}
"'''Other 99'''" is a song by the English band [Big Audio Dynamite](/source/Big_Audio_Dynamite), released as both a 7" and 12" single from their third [studio album](/source/Album), ''[Tighten Up Vol. 88](/source/Tighten_Up_Vol._88)'' (1988). Written by [Mick Jones](/source/Mick_Jones_(The_Clash_guitarist)) and [Don Letts](/source/Don_Letts), and following the moderate success of "[Just Play Music!](/source/Just_Play_Music!)", "Other 99" was released as the second and final single from the album, peaking at No. 81 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart), and No. 13 on ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'s'' [Modern Rock Tracks](/source/Alternative_Songs) chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Audio Dynamite - Full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22953/big-audio-dynamite/|website=Official Charts Company|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=14 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicvf.com/Big+Audio+Dynamite.art|title=Big Audio Dynamite Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts}}</ref> The single features the non-album track, "What Happened to Eddie?" as its [B-side](/source/A-side_and_B-side), which remains exclusive to the single.

==Track listing==
'''7" single'''
#"Other 99"
#"What Happened to Eddie?"

'''12" single and CD single'''
#"Other 99 (Extended Mix)"
#"Just Play Music! (Club Mix)"
#*Mixed by [Greg Roberts](/source/Greg_Roberts_(musician))
#"What Happened to Eddie?"

==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart
!Position
|-
|[UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart)<ref>{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 11}}</ref>
|align="center"|81
|-
|US [Modern Rock Tracks](/source/Alternative_Songs)
|align="center"|13
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{discogs master|type=single|34302}}

{{Big Audio Dynamite}}

Category:1988 songs
Category:1988 singles
Category:Big Audio Dynamite songs
Category:Songs written by Mick Jones (The Clash)
Category:Song recordings produced by Mick Jones (The Clash)
Category:CBS Records singles
Category:Songs written by Don Letts

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