Side to side
| Side to side | |
|---|---|
| Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj | |
| publication | August 30, 2016 |
| length | 3:46 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , hip-hop , reggae |
| text | Max Martin, Onika Maraj, Savan Kotecha, Alexander Kronlund, Ilya Salmanzadeh |
| music | Max Martin, Ilya |
| album | Dangerous woman |
Side to Side is the third single from Ariana Grande's album Dangerous Woman . It's a collaboration with American rapper Nicki Minaj and was released on August 30, 2016. The song reached the top 30 of the charts in many countries. Side to Side ranked 4th in the US and UK .
Music video
The video was shot by Hannah Lux Davis and released on August 28, 2016. On September 19, 2016, the video was certified for over 100 million clicks on Vevo.
The video begins with a choreography by Grande and background dancers on bicycles. Then you see Ariana Grande with the dancers in a room with boxing equipment and in a changing room. During Nicki Minaj's part, the singers are in a sauna, surrounded by male models.
Guess promotional items can often be seen in the video .
Appearances
Grande and Minaj sang the song live for the first time at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards . Ariana Grande also sang Side to Side on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on September 14, 2016 and at the iHeart Radio Music Festival 2016 on September 24, 2016. Grande and Minaj also performed the song in November at the American Music Awards.
Charts
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
24 (24 weeks) | 24 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
22nd (20 weeks) | 20th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
21st (25 weeks) | 25th |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
4th (32 weeks) | 32 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
4th (28 weeks) | 28 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 3 × platinum
|
210,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
 gold
|
15,000 |
 Brazil (PMB)
|
 diamond
|
160,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
60,000 |
|
Germany (BVMI)
|
platinum
|
400,000 |
 France (SNEP)
|
platinum
|
150,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
2 × platinum
|
100,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
40,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
|
platinum
|
40,000 |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
4 × platinum
|
4,000,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
2 × platinum
|
1,200,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold 17 × platinum 1 × diamond |
6,405,000 |
Main article: Ariana Grande / Music Sales Awards