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#REDIRECT [[Dangerous Woman (album)]]
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Side to Side
| Artist = [[Ariana Grande]] featuring [[Nicki Minaj]]
| Cover =
| Alt =
| Caption =
| Border = yes
| Album = [[Dangerous Woman (album)|Dangerous Woman]]
| B-side =
| Released = {{start date|2016|08|30}}
| Recorded = 2016, [[MXM Studios]] (<small>[[Stockholm, Sweden]]</small>)
| Format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Reggae-pop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| Length = {{duration|m=3|s=46}}
| Label = [[Republic Records|Republic]]
| Writer = {{hlist|[[Max Martin]]|[[Savan Kotecha]]|[[Alexander Kronlund]]|[[Ilya Salmanzadeh]]|Ariana Grande|[[Nicki Minaj|Onika Maraj]]}}
| Producer = {{hlist|Martin|Ilya}}
| Chronology = [[Ariana Grande]] singles
| Last single = "[[Into You (Ariana Grande song)|Into You]]"<br/>(2016)
| This single = "'''Side to Side'''"<br/>(2016)
| Next single =
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| Artist = [[Nicki Minaj]] singles
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| This single = '''"Side to Side"'''<br>(2016)
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"'''Side to Side'''" is a song recorded by American singer [[Ariana Grande]], serving as the third single for her studio album, ''[[Dangerous Woman (album)|Dangerous Woman]]''. The song features the vocal collaboration of Trinidadian-born American rapper [[Nicki Minaj]]. Grande co-wrote the song with [[Savan Kotecha]], [[Alexander Kronlund]], Minaj, [[Max Martin]], and [[Ilya Salmanzadeh]], with the latter two also handling the song's production.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dangerous-woman-mw0002932301|website=AllMusic|publisher=RhythmOne Group}}</ref> The song was released on August 30, 2016.<ref name="allaccesssidetoside">{{cite web | url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases | title=Urban/UAC > Future Releases | work=''AllAccess'' | accessdate=August 27, 2016 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160827235134/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases | archivedate=August 27, 2016}}</ref>

==Composition==
The song has been described as [[reggae-pop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Corner|first1=Lewis|title=Listen to Ariana and Nicki Minaj go reggae on new track|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a794295/ariana-grande-and-nicki-minaj-team-up-for-the-deliciously-reggae-side-to-side/|website=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=Hearst Magazines UK|accessdate=September 2, 2016|date=May 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Rosa">{{cite web|last1=Rosa|first1=Christopher|title=Ariana Grande's New Song Is Way More NSFW Than You Thought|url=http://www.glamour.com/story/ariana-grande-song-side-to-side-is-about-sex|website=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|date=August 31, 2016|accessdate=September 2, 2016}}</ref>

Lyrically, "Side to Side" talks about soreness after sex.<ref name="Rosa"/> In an interview to [[MTV News]] reporter Gaby Wilson, Grande explained "that whole song is about riding leading to soreness."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lakshmin|first1=Deepa|title=Ariana Grande Confirms That Yep, ‘Side To Side’ Is About Sex|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2926564/ariana-grande-side-to-side-meaning/|website=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=August 30, 2016|accessdate=September 2, 2016}}</ref>

==Music video==
Directed by [[Hannah Lux Davis]], the music video made its official premiere on American clothing brand [[Guess (clothing)|Guess]]'s website on the night of August 28, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj Work Up a Sweat in 'Side to Side' Video|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7487999/ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-work-up-sweat-side-to-side-video|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=September 2, 2016|date=August 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lakshmin|first1=Deepa|title=Ariana Grande And Nicki Minaj Hit The Gym In ‘Side To Side’ Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2924925/ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-side-to-side-music-video/|website=[[MTV]]|accessdate=September 2, 2016|date=August 30, 2016}}</ref> It was released on Grande's [[Vevo]] channel on August 29. As of September 2, the video has received over 13 million views.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ariana Grande - Side To Side ft. Nicki Minaj|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXiSVQZLje8|website=[[YouTube]]|date=August 29, 2016|accessdate=September 2, 2016}}</ref>

The music video opens with Grande leading a [[spin class]] on [[stationary bicycle|stationary bicycles]], performing a synchronized choreography with backup dancers.<ref name="Spanos">{{cite web|last1=Spanos|first1=Brittany|title=Watch Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj Work Out in Steamy 'Side to Side' Video|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-in-steamy-new-video-w437075|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=September 2, 2016|date=August 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bruner|first1=Raisa|title=See Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj Work Out in "Side to Side"|url=http://time.com/4472713/ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-side-to-side-video/|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|accessdate=September 2, 2016|date=August 30, 2016}}</ref> The video then transitions to a gym and locker room scene, where Grande and the backup dancers are seen with [[boxing]] equipment.<ref name="Spanos"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Nelson|first1=Jeff|title=WATCH: Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj Get Physical in Sexy New 'Side to Side' Music Video|url=http://www.people.com/article/ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-side-to-side-music-video|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|accessdate=September 2, 2016|date=August 30, 2016}}</ref> Grande and Minaj is then seen in a [[sauna]] scene, surrounded by male models. The video featured [[product placement]] from Guess.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bui|first1=Hoai-Tran|title=Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj put the SoulCycle in 'Side to Side' video|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/08/29/ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-put-soulcycle-into-side-side-video/89538802/|website=[[USA Today]]|accessdate=September 2, 2016|date=August 29, 2016}}</ref>

==Live performances==
Grande performed "Side to Side" at the [[2016 MTV Video Music Awards]] with Minaj. Stationary bicycles and a [[pommel horse]] were featured as props in the performance.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Getz|first1=Dana|title=Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj Reenact A Spin Class at VMAs|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/28/vmas-2016-ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-perform|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=September 2, 2016|date=August 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Leight|first1=Elias|title=Watch Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj's Seductive VMAs Performance|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vmas-watch-ariana-grande-nicki-minajs-seductive-performance-w436449|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=September 2, 2016|date=August 28, 2016}}</ref>

==Credits and personnel==
Credits adapted from ''Dangerous Woman''{{'}}s [[liner notes]].<ref name="Notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=[[Dangerous Woman (album)|Dangerous Woman]]|type=booklet|others=[[Ariana Grande]]|publisher=[[Republic Records]]|year=2016|id=47871096|pages=2}}</ref>

;Recording and management
* Recorded at Glenwood Place Studios ([[Burbank, California|Burbank]], [[California]]), MilkBoy the Studio ([[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], MXM Studios ([[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], and Wolf Cousins Studios ([[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]])
* Mixed at MixStar Studios ([[Virginia Beach]], [[Virginia]])
* Mastered at Sterling Sound ([[New York City]], [[New York]])

;Personnel
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*[[Ariana Grande]]&nbsp;– [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]], songwriting
*[[Nicki Minaj]]&nbsp;– vocals, songwriting
*[[Max Martin]]&nbsp;– songwriting, [[Record producer|production]], [[Programming (music)|programming]], keyboard, [[guitar]], [[Bass (instrument)|bass]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
*[[Savan Kotecha]]&nbsp;– songwriting, background vocals
*[[Ilya Salmanzadeh]]&nbsp;– songwriting, production, programming, keyboard, guitar, bass, percussion
*[[Alexander Kronlund]]&nbsp;– songwriting
*[[Chonita Gilbert]]&nbsp;– [[background vocals]]
*[[Joi Gilliam]]&nbsp;– [[background vocals]]
*Taura Stinson&nbsp;– [[background vocals]]
{{col-2}}
*Serban Ghenea&nbsp;– [[Audio mixing|mixing]]
*Sam Holland&nbsp;– engineering
*John Hanes&nbsp;– mixing engineering
*Joel Metzler&nbsp;– assistant engineering
*Jordan Silva&nbsp;– assistant engineering
*Tom Coyne&nbsp;– [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
*Aya Merrill&nbsp;– mastering
*Wendy Goldstein&nbsp;– [[A&R]]
*[[Scooter Braun]]&nbsp;– A&R
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
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! Chart (2016)
! Peak<br />position
|-
{{singlechart|Canada|61|artist=Ariana Grande|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|France|92|artist=Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj|song=Side to Side|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland|79|artist=Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj|year=2016|week=21|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|100|artist=Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj|song=Side to Side|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|66|artist=Ariana Grande|song=Side to Side|date=2016-06-02|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|1|artist=Ariana Grande|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{MetroLyrics song|ariana-grande|side-to-side}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
*{{Youtube|SXiSVQZLje8|Music video}}

{{Ariana Grande}}
{{Nicki Minaj}}

[[Category:2016 singles]]
[[Category:2016 songs]]
[[Category:Ariana Grande songs]]
[[Category:Nicki Minaj songs]]
[[Category:Republic Records singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Max Martin]]
[[Category:Songs written by Alexander Kronlund]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ariana Grande]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nicki Minaj]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ilya Salmanzadeh]]
[[Category:Songs written by Max Martin]]
[[Category:Songs written by Savan Kotecha]]

Revision as of 17:56, 2 September 2016

"Side to Side"
Song

"Side to Side" is a song recorded by American singer Ariana Grande, serving as the third single for her studio album, Dangerous Woman. The song features the vocal collaboration of Trinidadian-born American rapper Nicki Minaj. Grande co-wrote the song with Savan Kotecha, Alexander Kronlund, Minaj, Max Martin, and Ilya Salmanzadeh, with the latter two also handling the song's production.[1] The song was released on August 30, 2016.[2]

Composition

The song has been described as reggae-pop and R&B.[3][4]

Lyrically, "Side to Side" talks about soreness after sex.[4] In an interview to MTV News reporter Gaby Wilson, Grande explained "that whole song is about riding leading to soreness."[5]

Music video

Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the music video made its official premiere on American clothing brand Guess's website on the night of August 28, 2016.[6][7] It was released on Grande's Vevo channel on August 29. As of September 2, the video has received over 13 million views.[8]

The music video opens with Grande leading a spin class on stationary bicycles, performing a synchronized choreography with backup dancers.[9][10] The video then transitions to a gym and locker room scene, where Grande and the backup dancers are seen with boxing equipment.[9][11] Grande and Minaj is then seen in a sauna scene, surrounded by male models. The video featured product placement from Guess.[12]

Live performances

Grande performed "Side to Side" at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards with Minaj. Stationary bicycles and a pommel horse were featured as props in the performance.[13][14]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Dangerous Woman's liner notes.[15]

Recording and management
Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 61
France (SNEP)[17] 92
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 79
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 100
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 66
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[21] 1

References

  1. ^ "Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande". AllMusic. RhythmOne Group.
  2. ^ "Urban/UAC > Future Releases". AllAccess. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  3. ^ Corner, Lewis (May 16, 2016). "Listen to Ariana and Nicki Minaj go reggae on new track". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Rosa, Christopher (August 31, 2016). "Ariana Grande's New Song Is Way More NSFW Than You Thought". Glamour. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Lakshmin, Deepa (August 30, 2016). "Ariana Grande Confirms That Yep, 'Side To Side' Is About Sex". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Kaufman, Gil (August 29, 2016). "Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj Work Up a Sweat in 'Side to Side' Video". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Lakshmin, Deepa (August 30, 2016). "Ariana Grande And Nicki Minaj Hit The Gym In 'Side To Side' Video". MTV. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ariana Grande - Side To Side ft. Nicki Minaj". YouTube. August 29, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  9. ^ a b Spanos, Brittany (August 30, 2016). "Watch Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj Work Out in Steamy 'Side to Side' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  10. ^ Bruner, Raisa (August 30, 2016). "See Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj Work Out in "Side to Side"". Time. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  11. ^ Nelson, Jeff (August 30, 2016). "WATCH: Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj Get Physical in Sexy New 'Side to Side' Music Video". People. Time. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  12. ^ Bui, Hoai-Tran (August 29, 2016). "Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj put the SoulCycle in 'Side to Side' video". USA Today. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  13. ^ Getz, Dana (August 28, 2016). "Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj Reenact A Spin Class at VMAs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  14. ^ Leight, Elias (August 28, 2016). "Watch Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj's Seductive VMAs Performance". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  15. ^ Dangerous Woman (booklet). Ariana Grande. Republic Records. 2016. p. 2. 47871096.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj – Side to Side" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  18. ^ "Chart Track: Week 21, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  19. ^ "Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj – Side to Side" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  20. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  21. ^ "Ariana Grande Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

External links

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