By My Side (INXS song)
"By My Side" is a single by Australian band INXS, the third UK single and fourth Australian single taken from their album "X". The song is a piano, strings and acoustic guitar-based ballad with a big chorus. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence as part of the 1990 sessions for the "X" album. Record producer Chris Thomas, who produced the album, is also given songwriting credits, specifically contributing to the chorus and arrangement, as explained in the liner notes for the "X" album special edition in 2002. "By My Side  peaked at number 42 on the UK Singles Chart, which was the band's poorest chart performance since first breaking into the UK top 40 with New Sensation" in 1988. Along with "Never Tear Us Apart", "By My Side" was one of two INXS songs played at the funeral of frontman Michael Hutchence following his suicide on 22 November 1997. "By My Side" was used in commercials for Australian insurer NRMA from 2002–2008. The song also appeared in the final episode of the TV series "Lynch". In February 2014, after the Channel 7 screening of "" mini-series, "By My Side  charted again in Australia through download sales. It peaked at number 67 on the ARIA Singles Chart. B-sides. The three B-sides are a David Morales remix of their previous hit, Disappear" and two band solo compositions: "The Other Side", written and performed by guitarist and saxophonist, Kirk Pengilly, and "Soothe Me", written and performed by guitarist and keyboard player, Andrew Farriss.