"Eastside" is a song by American record producer

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and American singers Halsey and

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. The song was released on July 12, 2018, as Blanco's debut single. The single debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the issue dated July 28, 2018, at number 56, and peaked at number nine on the chart, marking Blanco's first top 10 single credited as an artist and his 27th top 10 as a songwriter. Outside of the United States, "Eastside" topped the charts in New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in several other countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, and Norway. Additionally, "Eastside" spent 45 weeks on ''Billboard'''s

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radio airplay chart, tying the longevity record for the most weeks spent on the chart with Khalid and

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Composition

"Eastside" is originally in the key of

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, with a tempo of 89

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and a chord progression of Fm–E–A–D–E. The song is musically based around a "hazily" plucked guitar riff. Lyrically, "Eastside" discusses the development and complexities of a forbidden romantic relationship; it also discusses maturing, similar to a

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story.

Release

Blanco premiered the song on July 12 on the

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, in an interview with

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. The song was then released for

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and as a

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, and the music video was released on the same day.

Live performances

Blanco, Halsey, and Khalid performed the song at the

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, with a "bedroom setting". Halsey also performed "Eastside" solo on her 2018 tour. In February 2019, Halsey performed the entire song live on ''

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.'' During her performance of the song, she painted an upside-down portrait of a woman's head on the floor of the stage.

Copyright infringement lawsuit

In May 2021 a lawsuit for copyright infringement was filed against Blanco and the other co-writers of "Eastside" by the band American XO alleging that the guitar riff that forms the basis of "Eastside" was copied from their 2015 song "Loveless.” The Lawsuit contains an audio comparison, referred to as “Exhibit A” of the two songs being played simultaneously that allegedly shows the similarities between the main riff of "Eastside" and the guitar hook for "Loveless."

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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