"Shady Lane" is a song by American indie rock band Pavement that appears on the album Brighten the Corners. It was also released as a two-part single and as an EP, which collects the B-sides from both the British singles. The single was accompanied by a video directed by Spike Jonze.^[4] "Shady Lane" would become a top 40 hit in the UK for the band.

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Shady Lane EP/Single
EP by Pavement
Released	June 10, 1997
Recorded	1996
Studio	Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	22:19
Label	Matador (US) Domino (UK)
Pavement chronology
Brighten the Corners (1997) Shady Lane EP/Single (1997) Terror Twilight (1999)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]

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The EP was released June 10, 1997, on Matador Records. It collects all the B-sides from the two "Shady Lane" UK singles. "Shady Lane (krossfader)" is a very similar version to the one on the album Brighten the Corners; the gap between the first chorus and second verse is shortened and the extended instrumental part towards the end (identified on the album as J vs. S) is omitted. The song "Slowly Typed" can also be found on Brighten the Corners, where it is named "Type Slowly". The version here is quite different, faster and more lo-fi with a country touch.

• In the television series Radio Free Roscoe, main character Lily's radio nickname is "Shady Lane". Lily states that Pavement's song "Shady Lane" is the song that inspired her to play guitar.