By Your Side (Sade song)

"By Your Side"
Single by Sade
from the album Lovers Rock
Released 13 October 2000 (UK)
14 October 2000 (U.S.)
Format CD single, CD maxi single, 12" maxi single
Genre Soul, R&B
Length 4:34 (Album Version)
4:17 (Radio Edit)
Label Epic
Writer(s) Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Paul Spencer Denman
Producer Sade, Mike Pela
Sade singles chronology
"Cherish the Day"
(1993)		 "By Your Side"
(2000)		 "King of Sorrow"
(2001)

"By Your Side" is the lead single from the English group Sade's fifth studio album, Lovers Rock (2000). The track was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, losing out to Nelly Furtado's "I'm Like a Bird". The video for this single was directed by Sophie Muller.

"By Your Side" has remixes by Ben Watt as well as The Neptunes, for which a video was made.

The song was featured in an episode of the fourth season of Sex and the City, "The Good Fight", originally aired on 6 January 2002, and in the season finale of the sixth season of The L Word, "Last Word".

It was also covered by Beachwood Sparks on their 2001 album Once We Were Trees. The video, directed by Chad Misner, was selected for the 2002 South by Southwest Film Festival. [1]. The Beachwood Sparks' cover would also go on to be used in the film adaptation of the comic Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

This is also a very popular song at wedding receptions as many couples choose it as their first dance song. Celebrities who have used this at their weddings include Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli[2] as well as Dave Navarro and Carmen Electra.

Contents

Track listings and formats

European CD single
  1. "By Your Side" – 4:17
  2. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57
UK and European CD maxi single
  1. "By Your Side" – 4:17
  2. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57
  3. "By Your Side" (Yard Mix 1) – 4:18
  4. "By Your Side" (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57
  5. "By Your Side" (Video)
U.S. CD maxi single
  1. "By Your Side" – 4:17
  2. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57
  3. "By Your Side" (Yard Mix 1) – 4:18
  4. "By Your Side" (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57
UK, European, and U.S. 12-inch maxi single
  1. "By Your Side" – 4:17
  2. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57
  1. "By Your Side" (Yard Mix 1) – 4:18
  2. "By Your Side" (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57
Danish promo CD single
  1. "By Your Side" (LP Version) – 4:17
  2. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57
  3. "By Your Side" (Yard Mix 1) – 4:16
  4. "By Your Side" (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57
  5. "By Your Side" (Ben Watt Lazy Dog Remix) – 8:55
U.S. 12-inch promo single
  1. "By Your Side" (Ben Watt Lazy Dog Remix) – 8:55
  2. "By Your Side" (Album Version) – 4:34
  1. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57
  2. "By Your Side" (Yard Mix 1) – 4:18
  3. "By Your Side" (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57

Official versions

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Dutch Mega Single Top 100[3] 66
German Singles Chart[4] 67
Irish Singles Chart[5] 29
Italian Singles Chart[3] 10
Swedish Singles Chart[3] 29
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 61
UK Singles Chart[6] 17
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[7] 41
Chart (2001) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 75
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[7] 18
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7] 2

References

  1. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/020328-sxswfilm/
  2. ^ http://www.jenniegarth.com/interviews/in_style_wed/instyle_wed.htm
  3. ^ a b c d "Sade – By Your Side – swisscharts.com". SwissCharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sade&titel=By+Your+Side&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  4. ^ "Musicline.de – Sade – By Your Side" (in German). Musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/SADE/By+Your+Side/single. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  5. ^ "irishcharts.com – Discography Sade". IrishCharts.com. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sade. Retrieved 2009-07-28. 
  6. ^ "Chart Stats – Sade – By Your Side". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=28659. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  7. ^ a b c d "By Your Side > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r505829. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
Sade
Sade Adu · Stuart Matthewman · Paul Spencer Denman · Andrew Hale · Paul Anthony Cook
Studio albums
Other albums
Singles
"Your Love Is King" · "When Am I Going to Make a Living" · "Hang on to Your Love" · "Smooth Operator" · "The Sweetest Taboo" · " Never as Good as the First Time" · "Is It a Crime" · "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" · "Paradise" · "Nothing Can Come Between Us" · "Turn My Back on You" · "No Ordinary Love" · "Feel No Pain" · "Kiss of Life" · "Cherish the Day" · "Pearls" · "By Your Side" · "King of Sorrow" · "Lovers Rock" · "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" (Live) · "Soldier of Love" · "Babyfather" · "The Moon and the Sky" · "Still in Love with You"
Concert tours
1984 Tour (1984) · Promise Tour (1985-86) · Sade in Concert (1988-89) · Love Deluxe World Tour (1993) · Lovers Rock Tour (2001) · Sade Live (2011)
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