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"Side To Side" is a song by American singer
Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera ( ; born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her four-octave vocal range has received critical acclaim, and her personal life has been the subject of widespread media attention. She has received ...
, featuring
Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (; born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian-born rapper based in the United States. She is known for her musical versatility, animated flow in her rapping, alter egos and accents ...
, from Grande's third studio album, ''
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'' (2016). Grande co-wrote the song with
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,
Alexander Kronlund Alexander Erik Kronlund (born 10 December 1971 in Bredäng) is a Swedish producer and songwriter. Kronlund co-wrote Meja's million-selling debut album on Sony and co-wrote two songs for Britney Spears' second album, '' Oops!... I Did It Again ...
, and Minaj along with its producers
Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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known profess ...
and
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. It is a reggae-pop song, featuring guest vocals from Minaj. The song was serviced to
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radio on August 30, 2016, serving as the third single from the album. "Side to Side" peaked at number four on both the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the
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, becoming her first top-five single from ''Dangerous Woman'' in the former and first top-ten single from the album in the latter. It also reached number four on the
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, number 3 on the Australian chart and number two in the New Zealand chart. It is her second single to top the US
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airplay chart. The single has sold 1.1 million copies as of 2018 in the country, and has been certified sextuple
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by the
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(RIAA) for additional equivalent units. Its music video, directed by
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, made its premiere on American clothing brand
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's website on August 28, 2016, and features Grande in a gym and frolicking with shirtless men in a sauna together with Minaj. The music video has since received a nomination at the
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for
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. Grande and Minaj performed "Side to Side" at the
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and the
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. Grande has also promoted the song with televised performances on ''
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'' and on ''
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''.


Background and composition

On May 13, 2016, Grande announced on her
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account that a new song from her album ''Dangerous Woman'' would be premiered exclusively on
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every day until the release of the album. The following day, Grande posted a short preview of "Side to Side" via Instagram, then premiered the song on Apple Music the same day. On August 30, 2016, the track was sent to US
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and became ''Dangerous Womans third single. The song was written by
Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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known profess ...
,
Savan Kotecha Savan Harish Kotecha is an American songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas. Kotecha is of Indian (Gujarati) descent. He was also the executive music producer of the 2020 film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', for ...
,
Ilya Salmanzadeh Ilya Salmanzadeh (; born 19 September 1986 in Stockholm), known mononymously as ILYA, is a Swedish-Persian songwriter, producer and singer. He rose to prominence outside of Sweden after co-writing and producing Ariana Grande's " Problem" and J ...
,
Alexander Kronlund Alexander Erik Kronlund (born 10 December 1971 in Bredäng) is a Swedish producer and songwriter. Kronlund co-wrote Meja's million-selling debut album on Sony and co-wrote two songs for Britney Spears' second album, '' Oops!... I Did It Again ...
, Grande and Minaj. Martin was also responsible for production, along with Salmanzadeh, as well as programming,
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,
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,
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s,
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and
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. The background vocal was provided by Kotecha, Chonita Gilbert, Joi Gilliam and
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. It was recorded at
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in
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, California and Wolf Cousins Studios in
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,
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while Minaj's verses were recorded at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California and MilkBoy the Studio in
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,
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. "Side to Side" is written in the key of
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with a
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tempo of 159 (or 79.5)
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. Grande's vocals span two octaves, from the low note of F3 to the mixed note of F5. The song is a reggae-pop and
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song complemented with R&B influences with a duration of three minutes and forty-six seconds (3:46). Lyrically, "Side to Side" describes a feeling of soreness after sex. In an interview to
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reporter Gaby Wilson, Grande explained "that whole song is about riding leading to soreness". Deepa Lakshmin from ''MTV'' noted that when Minaj says the words "
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" and "
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", "she's rapping about something a bit more risqué than your standard gym workout."


Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of
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noted that the song's sound is comparable to works from Barbadian singer
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. Maeve McDermott from ''
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'' also noted the similarities and wrote, "Grande borrows the tropical flavors and ska upstrumming that Rihanna ushered into pop music’s consciousness." She went on to praise Minaj's participation, writing, "Who better to invite on an album about female fierceness than Nicki Minaj, whose understated verse steals the show and lends Grande some real danger." ''
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''s writer Rob Sheffield ranked "Side to Side" at number 22 on his list of "50 Best Songs of 2016", describing it as "an ode to having so much sex you can't walk straight the next day."


Commercial performance

Following the performance at the
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on August 28, 2016, "Side to Side" made its official debut in the United States at number 31 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 dated September 17, 2016. The song leaped to number 18 the next week. After six weeks on the chart, the song hiked up 12–10 on the Hot 100 issue dated October 29, 2016, marking Grande's eighth top-ten entry on the chart and Minaj's thirteenth; it also doubles as the second top-ten single from ''Dangerous Woman''. The song later reached a peak of number four for two non-consecutive weeks, becoming the highest-charting single from the album. The song stayed in the Hot 100's top ten for 14 weeks of its chart run, dropping out of the top ten on January 28, 2017. The song also spent five weeks atop the ''Billboard''
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airplay chart, becoming Grande's second number-one on that chart, and Minaj's first. As of June 2020, the song has sold 1.17 million copies in the country. In Australia, "Side to Side" debuted at number 36 on the
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and has since peaked at number three, becoming her fourth top-ten single there. In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 10, becoming her fifth top-ten single there. It rose to number five the following week and peaked at two. and In the United Kingdom, "Side to Side" initially debuted on the
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at number 66 in the week dated June 2, 2016 due to strong digital downloads from the parent album's release, but fell off the chart the following week. The song later re-entered at number 24 on the week dated September 9, 2016 following its official release as a single, and has since peaked at number four, earning Grande her fourth top-ten single there, and Minaj's tenth. As of March 2021, "Side to Side" is Grande's fifth most-streamed song in the United Kingdom and overall 37th most-streamed song by a female artist in the country.


Music video

Directed by
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, the music video made its official premiere on American clothing brand
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' website on the night of August 28, 2016. The music video opens with Grande leading a
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on
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s, performing a synchronized choreography with backup dancers. The video then transitions to a gym and locker room scene, where Grande and the backup dancers are seen with
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equipment. Grande and Minaj are then seen in a
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, surrounded by male models. The video featured
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from Guess. It surpassed 100 million views on September 19, 2016, making it Grande's twelfth Vevo-certified music video (reaching 100 million views) and Minaj's eighteenth Vevo-certified music video. On June 29, 2017, the video surpassed 1 billion views on
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, and as of April 2022 has received over 2 billion views, making it one of the 70 most viewed YouTube videos. It later became Grande's most viewed video, surpassing " Problem". The music video has since received a nomination at the
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for
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.


Live performances

Grande performed "Side to Side" for the first time in "Vevo Presents" show in May 2016. Later, she performed at the
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with Minaj. Stationary bicycles and a
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were featured as props in the performance. Grande also performed the song on ''
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'' on September 8, 2016. Additionally, she performed the single in an acoustic medley with " Into You" on ''
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'' on September 14, 2016. On September 24, 2016, she performed the song at the 2016
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on
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. On November 20, 2016, Grande and Minaj performed "Side to Side" at the 2016 American Music Awards. It was named the best performance of the night by editor Andrew Unterberger from ''Billboard''. On June 4, 2017, the song was part of Grande's set list for ''
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'', a benefit concert for the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing. Minaj has performed the song on the setlist of her 2019 Europe tour,
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. Similarly, Grande has performed the song on the
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, the
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and at
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, along with Minaj at the latter.


Usage in media

The song is featured in a
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commercial which also features Grande. It was also played in the television show '' Crashing.'' The song is featured in the 2017 dance rhythm game, '' Just Dance 2018''.


Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from ''Dangerous Woman''s
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. Recording * Recorded at MXM Studios and Wolf Cousins Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) * Minaj's verses recorded at Glenwood Place Studios ( Burbank, California) and MilkBoy the Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) * Mixed at MixStar Studios (
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) * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) Management * Published by MXM (
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) — administered by Kobalt (ASCAP), Wolf Cousins (STIM), Warner/Chappell Music (STIM), Harajuku Barbie Music/Money Mack Music/Songs of Universal, Inc. ( BMI) and Grandefinale LLC *
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appears courtesy of
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Personnel *
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 – lead vocals,
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*
Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (; born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian-born rapper based in the United States. She is known for her musical versatility, animated flow in her rapping, alter egos and accents ...
 – featured vocals, songwriting *
Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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 – songwriting, production, programming, keyboard, guitar, bass, percussion *
Savan Kotecha Savan Harish Kotecha is an American songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas. Kotecha is of Indian (Gujarati) descent. He was also the executive music producer of the 2020 film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', for ...
 – songwriting, backing vocals *
Ilya Salmanzadeh Ilya Salmanzadeh (; born 19 September 1986 in Stockholm), known mononymously as ILYA, is a Swedish-Persian songwriter, producer and singer. He rose to prominence outside of Sweden after co-writing and producing Ariana Grande's " Problem" and J ...
 – songwriting, production, programming, keyboard, guitar, bass, percussion *
Alexander Kronlund Alexander Erik Kronlund (born 10 December 1971 in Bredäng) is a Swedish producer and songwriter. Kronlund co-wrote Meja's million-selling debut album on Sony and co-wrote two songs for Britney Spears' second album, '' Oops!... I Did It Again ...
 – songwriting * Chonita Gilbert – backing vocals * Joi Gilliam – backing vocals *Taura Stinson – backing vocals *
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 – mixing *Sam Holland – engineering *John Hanes – mixing engineering *Joel Metzler – assistant engineering *Jordan Silva – assistant engineering *Tom Coyne – mastering *Aya Merrill – mastering *Wendy Goldstein – A&R *
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 – A&R


Track listing


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


Release history


See also

* ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2016 * ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2017 * List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2016 * List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2017 * List of ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2016 * List of ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2017 *
List of best-selling singles in the United States This is a list of best-selling singles in the United States, some of which have been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In music, a single is a song considered commercially viable enough by the artist and record co ...


References

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