Versus
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Versus, often abbreviated v. or v, vs. or vs may refer to:
Songs
Groups
Media
- Versus (TV channel)Versus (TV channel)Versus is a sports-oriented cable television channel in the United States. It was previously known as Outdoor Life Network and was launched on July 1, 1995, focusing on fishing, hunting, and other outdoor sports...
, a United States sports channel, to be renamed NBC Sports Network in 2012 - Versus (film)Versus (film)is a 2000 Japanese action/horror film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.-Synopsis:After escaping from police custody, Prisoner KSC2-303 and a fellow escapee join with a group of mobsters in a forest that is one of the 666 portals that act as a connection between this world and the next, called "The...
, a Japanese action/horror film - Versus (journal)Versus (journal)Versus: Quaderni di studi semiotici is an influential semiotic journal in Italy. Founded by Umberto Eco, et al. in 1971, it has been an important confrontation space for a large number of scholars of several fields coping with signs and signification...
, an Italian semiotics journal - VS. (game show)VS. (game show)VS. was a game show that ran in 1999 on Comedy Central. It was hosted by Greg Proops, with Joe Liss as announcer.The game featured two three-member teams that were complete opposites . Proops would ask both teams questions about general topics as well as topics relating to the subject that divided...
, a game show with two opposing teams - VS (manga)VS (manga)is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Keiko Yamada. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōjo magazine Princess Comics. The individual chapters were released in 7 tankōbon volumes between June 1999 and December 24, 2001...
, Japanese manga by Keiko Yamada
Music
Albums- Versus (EP), by Usher
- Versus (White Panda album), by The White PandaThe White PandaThe White Panda is a mashup duo made up of Tom Evans and Dan Griffith based out of Chicago. According to the about section of their website, "The White Panda formed when two boyhood friends discovered they had independently embarked on mashup careers in college...
- Versus (Kings of Convenience album)
- Versus (The Haunted album)Versus (The Haunted album)-Note:# "Meat Wagon" is the only the song on Japanese Issue that is not on the Special Edition Issue while the rest of the songs are.-Release history:-Credits:The Haunted*Peter Dolving - vocals & lyrics*Patrik Jensen - rhythm guitar...
, by Swedish thrash metal/melodic death metal band The Haunted - Versus (Mr. Children album)Versus (Mr. Children album)Versus is the third, and second full length album, by Japanese rock band Mr. Children released on September 1, 1993. The album debuted on the Japanese Oricon music charts at #3 and sold 802,140 copies during its run on the chart...
, by Japanese band Mr. Children - Vs. (Mission of Burma album)
- Vs. (Pearl Jam album), by Pearl Jam
Songs
- Versus, the final track on VelociferoVelociferoVelocifero received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 26 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews"....
, an album by Ladytron - "VS" (song)VS (song)Vs is the debut single by Misono, the former lead singer of the J-pop band Day After Tomorrow. It was released on March 29, 2006 in two formats; CD-only and CD+DVD.-Overview:...
, the debut single by Misono
Groups
- Versus (band)Versus (band)Versus is an American indie rock band formed in 1990 by Richard Baluyut, Fontaine Toups and Edward Baluyut in New York City. Richard and Fontaine were to remain the two core members throughout the band's history. The band was noted for their marriage of indie pop songwriting and vocal harmonies to...
, an American rock band - VS (band)VS (band)VS were a British R&B/pop group that had three hit singles in the United Kingdom. It was the brainchild of former Blue member Simon Webbe , Melody from DJ Pied Piper, and established singer-songwriter Ali Tennant, who came together to form the production company Love for Music.-Band members:*Jaime...
Other uses
- Versus programming language, scripting language used with Visual IRC
- VS SystemVS SystemVs. System , also written as VS System and abbreviated as VS, is a collectible card game designed by Upper Deck Entertainment . In the game, players build and play a deck of Vs. System cards in an attempt to win a game against their opponent. It was first published in 2004 and is set in the...
, system used for collectible card games - Versus populumVersus populumVersus populum is the liturgical orientation in which the priest celebrates Mass facing the people. The opposite orientation, whereby the priest faces in the same direction as the people, is often called ad orientem , even if the priest is not in fact facing the east.From the middle of the...
, latin for the orientation of the clergy; literally, "facing the people", at a Roman Catholic Mass - Versus (Versace)Versus (Versace)Versus is the diffusion line of noted Italian fashion house Versace. It began in 1989 as the first of many diffusion lines by the house, a gift by the founder Gianni Versace to his sister, Donatella Versace...
, the diffusion line of Italian fashion house VersaceVersaceGianni Versace S.p.A. , usually referred to as Versace, is an Italian fashion label founded by Gianni Versace in 1978.The first Versace boutique was opened in Milan's Via della Spiga in 1978, and its popularity was immediate. Today, Versace is one of the world's leading international fashion houses...