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{{AlbumSingle
  
{{AlbumSingle
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|name = Side To Side
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|cover = {{Side To Side Song Cover}}
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|mainartist1 = Ariana Grande
  
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|featartist1 = Nicki Minaj
  
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|released = {{Date|month=5|day=14|year=2016}} {{Small|(Apple Music/Beats 1)}}<br />{{Date|month=5|day=20|year=2016}} {{Small|(album)}}<br />{{Date|month=8|day=28|year=2016}} {{Small|(single)}}
  
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|artist =Ariana Grande
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|recorded = 2014-2016
  
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|genre = Reggae pop
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|featured = Nicki Minaj
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|released = May 20, 2016 <small>(Official Release)</small><br />August 30, 2016 <small>(Music Video)</small>
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|length = 3:46
  
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|label = [[Republic Records]]
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|recorded = 2015 - April 4, 2016
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|studio = MXM Studios & Wolf Cousins Studios<br />{{Small|(Stockholm, Sweden)}}
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|writer = Alexander Krolund, [[Ariana Grande]], [[Ilya Salmanzadeh]], [[Max Martin]], [[Nicki Minaj|Onika Maraj]], [[Savan Kotecha]]
  
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|genre = R&B, Rap, Pop, Reggae, Trinidad & Tobago, Dancehall
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|producer = Ilya Salmanzadeh, Max Martin
  
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|credits = Side To Side
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|length = 3:46
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|album = Dangerous Woman
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|creditslink = Credits and personnel#Side To Side
  
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|album 1 = Dangerous Woman
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|album link = Dangerous Woman (album)
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|label = [[Republic Records]]
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|album 1 link = Dangerous Woman (album)
  
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|writer = [[Ariana Grande]], [[Nicki Minaj|Onika Maraj]], [[Max Martin]], [[Savan Kotecha]], [[Ilya Salmanzadeh]], Alexander Krolund
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|previous = Into You
  
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|producer = [[Max Martin]], [[Ilya Salmanzadeh]], Shellback
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|next = My Favorite Part
  
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|prevtrack = Into You
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|credits = Side to Side
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|creditslink = Credits and personnel#Side to Side
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|nexttrack = Let Me Love You
  
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|video = Ariana Grande - Side To Side ft. Nicki Minaj
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|performance = Side To Side
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|previous = Into You
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|composer = Ilya Salmanzadeh, Savan Kotecha, Alexander Kronlund, Max Martin, Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande}}
  
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|next = My Favorite Part
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"'''Side To Side'''" is the third single from [[Ariana Grande]]'s third studio album, ''[[Dangerous Woman (album)|Dangerous Woman]]''. It features rapper [[Nicki Minaj]]. It has so far peaked at no. 4 on Billboard Hot 100 and became her 8th top ten hit on that chart.
 
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|previous track = Into You
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|next track = Let Me Love You
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|video = Ariana Grande - Side To Side ft. Nicki Minaj
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|type = single
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"'''Side To Side'''" is the 3rd single and 5th track from [[Ariana Grande]]'s third studio album, ''[[Dangerous Woman (album)|Dangerous Woman]]''. It features rapper [[Nicki Minaj]]. The song was released on August 30, 2016, through [[Republic Records]]. A live version of the song is featured on ''[[K Bye For Now (SWT Live)]]'', which was released on December 23, 2019.
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== Background ==
  
== Background ==
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On April 7, 2016, Ariana shared a snippet of the song via her Snapchat.<ref>[http://www.directlyrics.com/ariana-grande-previews-new-collaboration-with-nicki-minaj-on-snapchat-listen-news.html ''Direct Lyrics'' - Ariana Grande Previews New Collaboration With Nicki Minaj On Snapchat]</ref> On April 10, 2016, the [[Dangerous Woman (album)|''Dangerous Woman'']] tracklist was updated on iTunes to show five explicit songs on the album. <ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dangerous-woman/id1091145606 ''iTunes'' - Dangerous Woman by Ariana Grande]</ref> On April 16, 2016, Ariana revealed the tracklist for her upcoming album, and "Side To Side" was revealed to be one of the explicit tracks.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BESMhu2yWWv ''Instagram'' - Dangerous Woman tracklist]</ref>
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Grande shared the first snippet of the song through her Snapchat on April 7, 2016.<ref>[http://www.directlyrics.com/ariana-grande-previews-new-collaboration-with-nicki-minaj-on-snapchat-listen-news.html ''Direct Lyrics'' - Ariana Grande Previews New Collaboration With Nicki Minaj On Snapchat]</ref>
   
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On April 10, 2016, the [[Dangerous Woman (album)|''Dangerous Woman'']] track-list was updated on iTunes and showed five explicit songs on the album. <ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dangerous-woman/id1091145606 ''iTunes'' - Dangerous Woman by Ariana Grande]</ref>One week later on April 16, 2016, Grande had revealed the track-list for her upcoming third studio album, and "Side To Side" was revealed to be one of the explicit tracks.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BESMhu2yWWv ''Instagram'' - Dangerous Woman tracklist]</ref>
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The song was first released via Apple Music/Beats 1 on iTunes on May 14, 2016.<ref>[http://popcrush.com/ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-side-to-side-dangerous-woman ''PopCrush'' - Ariana Grande Unveils 'Side To Side' Collaboration With Nicki Minaj]</ref>
  
   
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Ariana first performed the song live on her private concert entitled "'''Vevo Presents: Ariana Grande'''" on May 19, 2016, hours before the release of her third studio album.<ref>[http://variety.com/2016/music/vpage/new-ariana-grande-album-dangerous-woman-vevo-concert-1201778840 ''Variety'' - Ariana Grande Previews New ‘Dangerous Woman’ Album for Vevo Concert]</ref>
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The song was first officially released through Apple Music/Beats 1 on iTunes on May 14, 2016.<ref>[http://popcrush.com/ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-side-to-side-dangerous-woman ''PopCrush'' - Ariana Grande Unveils 'Side To Side' Collaboration With Nicki Minaj]</ref>Grande first performed the song live at her private concert "Side To Side: ([[Vevo Presents: Ariana Grande|''VEVO Presents'']])" on May 20, 2016, hours before the release of her third studio album.<ref>[http://variety.com/2016/music/vpage/new-ariana-grande-album-dangerous-woman-vevo-concert-1201778840 ''Variety'' - Ariana Grande Previews New ‘Dangerous Woman’ Album for Vevo Concert]</ref>
   
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On August 28, 2016, Ariana performed the song with [[Nicki Minaj]] on the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7487071/ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-side-to-side-mtv-vmas ''Billboard'' - Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj to Perform 'Side to Side' at MTV VMAs]</ref><ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vmas-watch-ariana-grande-nicki-minajs-seductive-performance-w436449 ''Rolling Stone'' - Watch Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj's Seductive VMAs Performance]</ref>
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Three months later on August 28, 2016, Grande performed the song with [[Nicki Minaj]] on the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7487071/ariana-grande-nicki-minaj-side-to-side-mtv-vmas ''Billboard'' - Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj to Perform 'Side to Side' at MTV VMAs]</ref><ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vmas-watch-ariana-grande-nicki-minajs-seductive-performance-w436449 ''Rolling Stone'' - Watch Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj's Seductive VMAs Performance]</ref> The music video for this song was released as the third single of the album, [[Dangerous Woman (album)|''Dangerous Woman'']] on August 30, 2016.
   
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== Critical reception ==
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It was released as the third single on August 30, 2016.
  
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic noted that its sound is comparable to works from Barbadian singer Rihanna. Maeva McDermott from USA Today noted the same, specifically saying that "Grande borrows the tropical flavors and ska upstrumming that Rihanna ushered into pop music’s consciousness." McDermontt's review ended by praising Minaj's participation, saying: "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." ''Rolling Stone''<nowiki/>'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 s** you can't walk straight the next day."
   
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== Commercial performance ==
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It has been rumored that there is an alternate unreleased version of Side to Side according to the snippet on Instagram that Ariana shared days before release.
  
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In the United States, "Side to Side" made its debut at number 31 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 dated September 17, 2016. The song leaped to number 18 the next week. It has since reached a peak of number 4, making it Grande's eighth top-ten on the chart and Minaj's thirteenth; it also doubles as the second top-10 hit from ''Dangerous Woman'' and its highest-charting single.<sup>]</sup> The song also spent five weeks atop the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart, becoming Grande's second number-one on that chart, and Minaj's first.
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At the mid-end of the snippet, you can hear that Nicki's verse has a altered back track/instrumental. Ariana also holds a note longer in the alternate version.
  
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In Australia, "Side to Side" debuted at number 36 on the ARIA Charts and has since peaked at number 3, becoming her fourth top-ten single there. 
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In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 10, becoming her fifth top-ten single there. It rose to number 5 the following week and peaked at 2.
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In the United Kingdom, "Side to Side" initially debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 66 in the week dated June 2, 2016 after its album's release, but fell off the chart in its second week. The song re-entered at number 24 in the week dated September 9, 2016 following its official release as a single, and has since peaked at number 4, making it Grande's fourth top-ten single there, and Minaj's tenth.
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== Live performances ==
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Grande performed "Side to Side" for the first time in "Vevo Presents" show in May 2016. Later, she performed at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards with Minaj. Stationary bicycles and a pommel horse were featured as props in the performance. Grande also performed the song on ''[[ Jimmy Fallon|The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' on September 8, 2016. Additionally, she performed the single in an acoustic medley with "[[Into You]]" on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' on September 14, 2016. On September 24, 2016, she performed the song at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival on The CW. 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 [[One Love Manchester]], a benefit concert for the victims of the [[2017 Manchester AO Arena Bombing|2017 Manchester Arena bombing]]. Grande performed the song multiple times in 2018 at multiple shows such as YouTube Brandcast 2018, [[Wango Tango|Wango Tango 2018]] and [[Amazon Prime Day|Amazon Prime Day 2018]]. The song was a regular part of the setlist of Grande's [[Sweetener World Tour]], which began on March 18, 2019.
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== Remix Package ==
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An official remix package of the song was released on February 3, 2017. It features the ''Slushii Remix'' and ''Phantoms Remix'', each for the song.
   
 
== Music Video ==
  
== Music Video ==
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[[File:Side to Side Music Video (7).jpg|thumb|Grande and [[Nicki Minaj]] in the "Side to Side" music video.]]
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On May 14, 2016, Nicki Minaj hinted that the song will be receiving a music video.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/731609224636174337 ''Twitter'' - Nicki Minaj tweeted about Side To Side]</ref> On August 8, 2016, Ariana posted a picture in a dressing room with a lyric from the song.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BI3SjXngZ9O/?taken-by=arianagrande ''Instagram'' - Dressing room picture]</ref> The video was most likely filmed at that time.
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On May 14, 2016, Nicki Minaj hinted that the song will be receiving a music video.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/731609224636174337 ''Twitter'' - Nicki Minaj tweeted about Side To Side]</ref> Three months later on August 8, 2016, Grande posted a picture in a dressing room with a lyric from the song.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BI3SjXngZ9O/?taken-by=arianagrande ''Instagram'' - Dressing room picture]</ref> The video was most likely filmed at that time. Grande got the idea for the music video while running on the treadmill.<ref>[http://people.com/bodies/ariana-grande-workout-reebok/ ''People'' - Ariana Grande’s Workouts Inspire Her Creativity: ‘I Have a Lot of Ideas on the Treadmill’]</ref>
   
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On August 24, 2016, Ariana posted on various social media sites announcing that the music video will be released on August 28. The music video was directed by [[Hannah Lux Davis]] and sponsored by Guess.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BJesKYFgNXi ''Instagram'' - Teaser #1]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BJesNphgUPn ''Instagram'' - Teaser #2]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BJes2q6g_KI ''Instagram'' - Teaser #3]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/768319787734671360 ''Twitter'' - August 24, 2016]</ref> The video was initially released exclusively on Guess after her performance on the VMAs. It was released on Vevo and YouTube on August 30, 2016.
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On August 24, 2016, Grande posted on various social media sites announcing that the music video will be released on August 28. The music video was directed by [[Hannah Lux Davis]] and sponsored by Guess.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BJesKYFgNXi ''Instagram'' - Teaser #1]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BJesNphgUPn ''Instagram'' - Teaser #2]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BJes2q6g_KI ''Instagram'' - Teaser #3]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/768319787734671360 ''Twitter'' - August 24, 2016]</ref> The video was initially released exclusively on Guess after her performance on the VMAs. It was released on Vevo and YouTube on August 30, 2016.
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== Trivia ==
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* Minaj apparently scrapped the lines: "The D so good, got me screaming oh sh*t! The D so good, got me doing hoe sh*t!"<ref>[https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/734139151813992448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw ''Twitter'' - Nicki's status]</ref> Grande had stated to have liked the lines.
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* In August 19, 2016, two guys had made a ''Musically'' with Ariana, with all of them lip-syncing the song.<sup>[https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwIHK32Nj6J/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]</sup>
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* Sometime around fall of 2016, Ariana was posting on ''Musically'' (now known as ''TikTok'') promoting the song, and telling her fans she wanted to see them make videos to the the song, and for share them with her on ''Musically'', also telling them to use the hashtag #''SideToSide'' for a chance to win tickets to the [[Dangerous Woman Tour|''Dangerous Woman Tour'']]. Ariana continued to post on Musically with friends using the sound.<sup>[https://youtu.be/GfSFA8Ptsgs?si=_SNvbUrgjAXyAqmb][https://youtu.be/_wSZv0oGK0M?si=VKfdu0CzNJALUUUh][https://youtu.be/jfVbvne4VVw?si=o8K8neN6ePELM0G9]</sup>
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* On June 27, 2017, the music video reached 1 billion views, making Grande's second video to do so. The first video being "[[Problem]]".
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* It peaked at #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became Grande's eighth top ten and fourth top five hit.
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* Grande released the ''Side To Side (Remixes)'' EP on February 3, 2017. The songs were remixes by Slushii and Phantoms.
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* The song is featured in a T-Mobile commercial which also features Grande.
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* "Side To Side" is featured on Ubisoft's dance game, ''Just Dance 2018''.
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* There is an alternate unreleased version of the song according to the snippet on Instagram that Grande shared days before release.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BFZopxlyWVN/ ''Instagram'' - Song's alternative end]</ref>
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* At the mid-end of the snippet, you can hear that Nicki's verse has an altered back track/instrumental. Grande also holds a note longer.
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* Side to Side surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. It is the first female collaboration to reach this milestone.
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*In 2022, Side To Side became Ariana's most viewed video on YouTube, making her one of the 5 female artists to pass this landmark
   
 
== Videos ==
  
== Videos ==
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<gallery>
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<gallery widths="120" spacing="small">
 
Ariana Grande - Side To Side (ft. Nicki Minaj)
  
Ariana Grande - Side To Side (ft. Nicki Minaj)
 
Ariana Grande - Side to Side (Vevo Presents)
  
Ariana Grande - Side to Side (Vevo Presents)
 
Ariana Grande - Side To Side (Live from the 2016 MTV VMAs) ft. Nicki Minaj
  
Ariana Grande - Side To Side (Live from the 2016 MTV VMAs) ft. Nicki Minaj
 
Ariana Grande - Side To Side ft. Nicki Minaj
  
Ariana Grande - Side To Side ft. Nicki Minaj
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Side To Side (Live On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)
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Ariana Grande - Side To Side ft. Nicki Minaj-0
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Ariana Grande- Side To Side (Live) Dangerous Woman Tour
 
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== Gallery ==
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{{Gallery}}
   
 
== Lyrics ==
  
== Lyrics ==
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{{Lyrics|lyrics=
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{{Lyrics|
  
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<poem>
  
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'''[Intro: Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj]'''
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'''[Intro: Ariana Grande & ''Nicki Minaj'']'''
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I've been here all night (Ariana)
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I been here all night (''Ariana'')
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I've been here all day (Nicki Minaj)
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I been here all day (''Nicki Minaj'')
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And boy, you got me walkin' side to side
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And boy, got me walkin' side to side (''Let them hoes know, uh'')
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(Let them hoes know)
  
   
 
'''[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]'''
  
'''[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]'''
 
I'm talkin' to ya
  
I'm talkin' to ya
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See you standing over there with your body
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See you standin' over there with your body
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Feeling like I wanna rock with your body
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Feelin' like I wanna rock with your body
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And we don't gotta think 'bout nothin' ('bout nothin')
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And we don't gotta think bout nothin' (Bout nothin')
 
I'm comin' at ya
  
I'm comin' at ya
 
Cause I know you got a bad reputation
  
Cause I know you got a bad reputation
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Doesn't matter cause you give me temptation
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Doesn't matter, cause you give me temptation
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And we don't gotta think 'bout nothin' ('bout nothin')
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And we don't gotta think bout nothin' (Bout nothin')
   
 
'''[Pre-Chorus 1: Ariana Grande]'''
  
'''[Pre-Chorus 1: Ariana Grande]'''
 
These friends keep talkin' way too much
  
These friends keep talkin' way too much
 
Say I should give you up
  
Say I should give you up
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Can't hear them no, cause I...
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Can't hear them, no, cause I…
   
 
'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
  
'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
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I've been here all night
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I been here all night
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I've been here all day
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I been here all day
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And boy you got me walkin' side to side
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And boy, got me walkin' side to side
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I've been here all night
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I been here all night
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I've been here all day
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I been here all day
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And boy you got me walkin' side to side (side to side)
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And boy, got me walkin' side to side (Side to side)
   
 
'''[Verse 2: Ariana Grande]'''
  
'''[Verse 2: Ariana Grande]'''
 
Been tryna hide it
  
Been tryna hide it
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Baby what's it gonna hurt if they don't know?
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Baby, what's it gonna hurt if they don't know?
 
Makin' everybody think that we solo
  
Makin' everybody think that we solo
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Just as long as you know that you got me (you got me)
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Just as long as you know you got me (You got me)
 
And boy I got ya
  
And boy I got ya
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Cause tonight I'm making deals with the devil
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Cause tonight I'm makin' deals with the devil
 
And I know it's gonna get me in trouble
  
And I know it's gonna get me in trouble
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Just as long as you know that you got me
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Just as long as you know you got me
   
 
'''[Pre-Chorus 1: Ariana Grande]'''
  
'''[Pre-Chorus 1: Ariana Grande]'''
 
These friends keep talkin' way too much
  
These friends keep talkin' way too much
 
Say I should give you up
  
Say I should give you up
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Can't hear them no, cause I...
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Can't hear them, no, cause I…
   
 
'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
  
'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
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I've been here all night
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I been here all night
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I've been here all day
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I been here all day
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And boy you got me walkin' side to side (side to side)
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And boy, got me walkin' side to side (Side to side)
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I've been there all night
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I been here all night (Been here all night, baby)
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(Been there all night baby)
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I been here all day (Been here all day, baby)
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And boy (Aaaaah), got me walkin' side to side ('''Got me walkin' side to side, boy''') (Side to side)
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I've been there all day
  
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(Been there all day baby)
  
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And boy you got me walkin' side to side (side to side)
  
   
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'''[Refrain: Nicki Minaj]'''
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'''[Post-Chorus: Nicki Minaj]'''
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This the new style with the fresh type of flow
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Uh, this the new style with the fresh type of flow
 
Wrist icicle, ride dick bicycle
  
Wrist icicle, ride dick bicycle
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Come true yo, get you this type of blow
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Come through yo, get you this type of blow
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If you wanna Minaj I got a tricycle
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If you wanna Minaj, I got a tricycle
   
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'''[Verse 3: Nicki Minaj]'''
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'''[Bridge: Nicki Minaj]'''
 
All these bitches' flows is my mini-me
  
All these bitches' flows is my mini-me
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Body smoking, so they call me young Nicki chimney
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Body smoking, so they call me Young Nicki Chimney
 
Rappers in they feelings cause they feelin' me
  
Rappers in they feelings cause they feelin' me
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Uh, I-I give zero fucks and I got zero chill in me
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Uh, I-I-I give zero fucks and I got zero chill in me
 
Kissing me, copped the blue box that say Tiffany
  
Kissing me, copped the blue box that say Tiffany
 
Curry with the shot, just tell 'em to call me Stephanie
  
Curry with the shot, just tell 'em to call me Stephanie
 
Gun pop and I make my gum pop
  
Gun pop and I make my gum pop
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I'm the queen of rap, young Ariana run pop
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I'm the queen of rap, young Ariana run pop, uh
   
 
'''[Pre-Chorus 2: Ariana Grande]'''
  
'''[Pre-Chorus 2: Ariana Grande]'''
 
These friends keep talkin' way too much
  
These friends keep talkin' way too much
 
Say I should give him up
  
Say I should give him up
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Can't hear them no, cause I...
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Can't hear them, no, cause I…
   
 
'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
  
'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
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I've been here all night
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I been here all night ('''I been here all night''') (Been here all night, baby)
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(Been here all night baby)
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I been here all day ('''I been here all day''') (Been here all day, baby)
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And boy (Aaaaah) ('''Boy'''), got me walkin' side to side (Side to side)
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I've been there all day
  
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(Been here all day baby)
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I been here all night (Been here all night, baby) ('''Been here all night, babe''')
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I been here all day (Been here all day, baby) ('''Ooh, baby''')
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And boy you got me walkin' side to side (side to side)
  
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And boy (Aaaaah) ('''No'''), got me walkin' side to side (Side to side) ('''Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah''')
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I've been here all night
  
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(Been there all night baby)
  
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I've been here all day
  
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(Been here all day baby)
  
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(Oh baby) Boy you got me walkin' side to side (side to side)
  
   
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'''[Refrain: Nicki Minaj]'''
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'''[Post-Chorus: Nicki Minaj & ''Ariana Grande'']'''
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This the new style with the fresh type of flow
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Uh, this the new style with the fresh type of flow (''Been here all night, baby'') ('''Baby''')
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Wrist icicle, ride dick bicycle
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Wrist icicle, ride dick bicycle (''Been here all day, baby'') ('''Oh, yeah''')
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Come true yo, get you this type of blow
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Come through yo (''Aaaaah''), get you this type of blow ('''Aaaaah''')
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If you wanna Minaj I got a tricycle
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If you wanna Minaj (''Side to side''), I got a tricycle ('''Ah, yeah''')
 
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'''[Intro: Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj]'''
  
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I've been here all night (Ariana)
  
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I've been here all day (Nicki Minaj)
  
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And boy, you got me walkin' side to side
  
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(Let them know)
  
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'''[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]'''
  
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I'm talkin' to ya
  
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See you standing over there with your body
  
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Feeling like I wanna rock with your body
  
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And we don't gotta think 'bout nothin' ('bout nothin')
  
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I'm comin' at ya
  
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Cause I know you got a bad reputation
  
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Doesn't matter cause you give me temptation
  
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And we don't gotta think 'bout nothin' ('bout nothin')
  
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'''[Pre-Chorus 1: Ariana Grande]'''
  
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These friends keep talkin' way too much
  
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Say I should give you up
  
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Can't hear them no, cause I...
  
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'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
  
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I've been here all night
  
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I've been here all day
  
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And boy you got me walkin' side to side
  
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I've been here all night
  
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I've been here all day
  
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And boy you got me walkin' side to side (side to side)
  
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'''[Verse 2: Ariana Grande]'''
  
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Been tryna hide it
  
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Baby what's it gonna hurt if they don't know?
  
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Makin' everybody think that we solo
  
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Just as long as you know that you got me (you got me)
  
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And boy I got ya
  
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Cause tonight I'm making deals with the devil
  
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And I know it's gonna get me in trouble
  
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Just as long as you know that you got me
  
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'''[Pre-Chorus 1: Ariana Grande]'''
  
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These friends keep talkin' way too much
  
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Say I should give you up
  
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Can't hear them no, cause I...
  
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'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
  
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I've been here all night
  
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I've been here all day
  
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And boy you got me walkin' side to side (side to side)
  
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I've been here all night
  
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(Been there all night baby)
  
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I've been here all day
  
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(Been there all day baby)
  
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And boy you got me walkin' side to side (side to side)
  
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'''[Refrain: Nicki Minaj]'''
  
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This the new style with the fresh type of flow
  
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Wrist icicle, ride bi-bicycle
  
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Come true yo, get you this type of blow
  
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If you wanna Minaj I got a tricycle
  
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'''[Verse 3: Nicki Minaj]'''
  
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All these b******' flows is my mini-me
  
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Body smoking, so they call me young Nicki chimney
  
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Rappers in they feelings cause they feelin' me
  
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Uh, I-I give zero f**** and I got zero chill in me
  
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Kissing me, copped the blue box that say Tiffany
  
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Curry with the shot, just tell 'em to call me Stephanie
  
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Gun pop and I make my gum pop
  
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I'm the queen of rap, young Ariana run pop
  
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'''[Pre-Chorus 2: Ariana Grande]'''
  
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These friends keep talkin' way too much
  
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Say I should give him up
  
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Can't hear them no, cause I...
  
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'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
  
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I've been here all night
  
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(Been here all night baby)
  
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I've been here all day
  
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(Been here all day baby)
  
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And boy you got me walkin' side to side (side to side)
  
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I've been here all night
  
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(Been here all night baby)
  
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I've been here all day
  
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(Been here all day baby)
  
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(Oh baby) Boy you got me walkin' side to side (side to side)
  
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'''[Refrain: Nicki Minaj]'''
  
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This the new style with the fresh type of flow
  
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Wrist icicle, ride bi-bicycle
  
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Come true yo, get you this type of blow
  
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If you wanna Minaj I got a tricycle
  
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</poem>
  
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*This island-sounding jam features a verse by Nicki Minaj, marking the third time the two superstars have collaborated on a song. The pair previously appeared on [[Jessie J]]'s 2014 track "[[Bang Bang]]" and The Pinkprint's "[[Get on Your Knees]]".
  
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*Nicki took out a line in her verse that went "The D so good he got me screaming oh shit! The D so good he got me doing hoe shit!<ref>https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/734139151813992448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</ref>
  
   
 
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 31 March 2024

"Side To Side" is the 3rd single and 5th track from Ariana Grande's third studio album, Dangerous Woman. It features rapper Nicki Minaj. The song was released on August 30, 2016, through Republic Records. A live version of the song is featured on K Bye For Now (SWT Live), which was released on December 23, 2019.


Background

Grande shared the first snippet of the song through her Snapchat on April 7, 2016.[1]

On April 10, 2016, the Dangerous Woman track-list was updated on iTunes and showed five explicit songs on the album. [2]One week later on April 16, 2016, Grande had revealed the track-list for her upcoming third studio album, and "Side To Side" was revealed to be one of the explicit tracks.[3]

The song was first officially released through Apple Music/Beats 1 on iTunes on May 14, 2016.[4]Grande first performed the song live at her private concert "Side To Side: (VEVO Presents)" on May 20, 2016, hours before the release of her third studio album.[5]

Three months later on August 28, 2016, Grande performed the song with Nicki Minaj on the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.[6][7] The music video for this song was released as the third single of the album, Dangerous Woman on August 30, 2016.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic noted that its sound is comparable to works from Barbadian singer Rihanna. Maeva McDermott from USA Today noted the same, specifically saying that "Grande borrows the tropical flavors and ska upstrumming that Rihanna ushered into pop music’s consciousness." McDermontt's review ended by praising Minaj's participation, saying: "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." Rolling Stone'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 s** you can't walk straight the next day."

Commercial performance

In the United States, "Side to Side" made its debut at number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 dated September 17, 2016. The song leaped to number 18 the next week. It has since reached a peak of number 4, making it Grande's eighth top-ten on the chart and Minaj's thirteenth; it also doubles as the second top-10 hit from Dangerous Woman and its highest-charting single.] The song also spent five weeks atop the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart, becoming Grande's second number-one on that chart, and Minaj's first.

In Australia, "Side to Side" debuted at number 36 on the ARIA Charts and has since peaked at number 3, 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 5 the following week and peaked at 2.

In the United Kingdom, "Side to Side" initially debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 66 in the week dated June 2, 2016 after its album's release, but fell off the chart in its second week. The song re-entered at number 24 in the week dated September 9, 2016 following its official release as a single, and has since peaked at number 4, making it Grande's fourth top-ten single there, and Minaj's tenth.

Live performances

Grande performed "Side to Side" for the first time in "Vevo Presents" show in May 2016. Later, she performed at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards with Minaj. Stationary bicycles and a pommel horse were featured as props in the performance. Grande also performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on September 8, 2016. Additionally, she performed the single in an acoustic medley with "Into You" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on September 14, 2016. On September 24, 2016, she performed the song at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival on The CW. 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 One Love Manchester, a benefit concert for the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. Grande performed the song multiple times in 2018 at multiple shows such as YouTube Brandcast 2018, Wango Tango 2018 and Amazon Prime Day 2018. The song was a regular part of the setlist of Grande's Sweetener World Tour, which began on March 18, 2019.

Remix Package

An official remix package of the song was released on February 3, 2017. It features the Slushii Remix and Phantoms Remix, each for the song.

Music Video

Side to Side Music Video (7)

Grande and Nicki Minaj in the "Side to Side" music video.

On May 14, 2016, Nicki Minaj hinted that the song will be receiving a music video.[8] Three months later on August 8, 2016, Grande posted a picture in a dressing room with a lyric from the song.[9] The video was most likely filmed at that time. Grande got the idea for the music video while running on the treadmill.[10]

On August 24, 2016, Grande posted on various social media sites announcing that the music video will be released on August 28. The music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and sponsored by Guess.[11][12][13][14] The video was initially released exclusively on Guess after her performance on the VMAs. It was released on Vevo and YouTube on August 30, 2016.

Trivia

  • Minaj apparently scrapped the lines: "The D so good, got me screaming oh sh*t! The D so good, got me doing hoe sh*t!"[15] Grande had stated to have liked the lines.
  • In August 19, 2016, two guys had made a Musically with Ariana, with all of them lip-syncing the song.[1]
  • Sometime around fall of 2016, Ariana was posting on Musically (now known as TikTok) promoting the song, and telling her fans she wanted to see them make videos to the the song, and for share them with her on Musically, also telling them to use the hashtag #SideToSide for a chance to win tickets to the Dangerous Woman Tour. Ariana continued to post on Musically with friends using the sound.[2][3][4]
  • On June 27, 2017, the music video reached 1 billion views, making Grande's second video to do so. The first video being "Problem".
  • It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Grande's eighth top ten and fourth top five hit.
  • Grande released the Side To Side (Remixes) EP on February 3, 2017. The songs were remixes by Slushii and Phantoms.
  • The song is featured in a T-Mobile commercial which also features Grande.
  • "Side To Side" is featured on Ubisoft's dance game, Just Dance 2018.
  • There is an alternate unreleased version of the song according to the snippet on Instagram that Grande shared days before release.[16]
  • At the mid-end of the snippet, you can hear that Nicki's verse has an altered back track/instrumental. Grande also holds a note longer.
  • Side to Side surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. It is the first female collaboration to reach this milestone.
  • In 2022, Side To Side became Ariana's most viewed video on YouTube, making her one of the 5 female artists to pass this landmark

Videos

Gallery

“deep breaths, tight chest, life, death”

To view the Side To Side gallery, click here.

Lyrics

[Intro: Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj]
I been here all night (Ariana)
I been here all day (Nicki Minaj)
And boy, got me walkin' side to side (Let them hoes know, uh)

[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]
I'm talkin' to ya
See you standin' over there with your body
Feelin' like I wanna rock with your body
And we don't gotta think bout nothin' (Bout nothin')
I'm comin' at ya
Cause I know you got a bad reputation
Doesn't matter, cause you give me temptation
And we don't gotta think bout nothin' (Bout nothin')

[Pre-Chorus 1: Ariana Grande]
These friends keep talkin' way too much
Say I should give you up
Can't hear them, no, cause I…

[Chorus: Ariana Grande]
I been here all night
I been here all day
And boy, got me walkin' side to side
I been here all night
I been here all day
And boy, got me walkin' side to side (Side to side)

[Verse 2: Ariana Grande]
Been tryna hide it
Baby, what's it gonna hurt if they don't know?
Makin' everybody think that we solo
Just as long as you know you got me (You got me)
And boy I got ya
Cause tonight I'm makin' deals with the devil
And I know it's gonna get me in trouble
Just as long as you know you got me

[Pre-Chorus 1: Ariana Grande]
These friends keep talkin' way too much
Say I should give you up
Can't hear them, no, cause I…

[Chorus: Ariana Grande]
I been here all night
I been here all day
And boy, got me walkin' side to side (Side to side)
I been here all night (Been here all night, baby)
I been here all day (Been here all day, baby)
And boy (Aaaaah), got me walkin' side to side (Got me walkin' side to side, boy) (Side to side)

[Post-Chorus: Nicki Minaj]
Uh, this the new style with the fresh type of flow
Wrist icicle, ride dick bicycle
Come through yo, get you this type of blow
If you wanna Minaj, I got a tricycle

[Bridge: Nicki Minaj]
All these bitches' flows is my mini-me
Body smoking, so they call me Young Nicki Chimney
Rappers in they feelings cause they feelin' me
Uh, I-I-I give zero fucks and I got zero chill in me
Kissing me, copped the blue box that say Tiffany
Curry with the shot, just tell 'em to call me Stephanie
Gun pop and I make my gum pop
I'm the queen of rap, young Ariana run pop, uh

[Pre-Chorus 2: Ariana Grande]
These friends keep talkin' way too much
Say I should give him up
Can't hear them, no, cause I…

[Chorus: Ariana Grande]
I been here all night (I been here all night) (Been here all night, baby)
I been here all day (I been here all day) (Been here all day, baby)
And boy (Aaaaah) (Boy), got me walkin' side to side (Side to side)
I been here all night (Been here all night, baby) (Been here all night, babe)
I been here all day (Been here all day, baby) (Ooh, baby)
And boy (Aaaaah) (No), got me walkin' side to side (Side to side) (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

[Post-Chorus: Nicki Minaj & Ariana Grande]
Uh, this the new style with the fresh type of flow (Been here all night, baby) (Baby)
Wrist icicle, ride dick bicycle (Been here all day, baby) (Oh, yeah)
Come through yo (Aaaaah), get you this type of blow (Aaaaah)
If you wanna Minaj (Side to side), I got a tricycle (Ah, yeah)

References

  1. ↑ Direct Lyrics - Ariana Grande Previews New Collaboration With Nicki Minaj On Snapchat
  2. ↑ iTunes - Dangerous Woman by Ariana Grande
  3. ↑ Instagram - Dangerous Woman tracklist
  4. ↑ PopCrush - Ariana Grande Unveils 'Side To Side' Collaboration With Nicki Minaj
  5. ↑ Variety - Ariana Grande Previews New ‘Dangerous Woman’ Album for Vevo Concert
  6. ↑ Billboard - Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj to Perform 'Side to Side' at MTV VMAs
  7. ↑ Rolling Stone - Watch Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj's Seductive VMAs Performance
  8. ↑ Twitter - Nicki Minaj tweeted about Side To Side
  9. ↑ Instagram - Dressing room picture
  10. ↑ People - Ariana Grande’s Workouts Inspire Her Creativity: ‘I Have a Lot of Ideas on the Treadmill’
  11. ↑ Instagram - Teaser #1
  12. ↑ Instagram - Teaser #2
  13. ↑ Instagram - Teaser #3
  14. ↑ Twitter - August 24, 2016
  15. ↑ Twitter - Nicki's status
  16. ↑ Instagram - Song's alternative end
Dangerous Woman
May 20, 2016 • 39:31 • Republic Records
Songs
Released Bad Decisions • Be Alright • Dangerous Woman • Everyday • Focus • Greedy • I Don't Care • Into You • Jason's Song (Gave It Away) • Knew Better / Forever Boy • Leave Me Lonely • Let Me Love You • Moonlight • Side To Side • Sometimes • Step On Up • Thinking Bout You • Touch It
Unreleased 1st Unknown Dangerous Woman Outtake • All That • Ariana Beat • Baby Loves • Control • Got Her Own • Hi • Hourglass • How You Feel • Knew Better Part Two • Leave Me Lonely (Reprise) • Monster • Oh, Yeah • On & On • Xanadu
Artists
Ariana Grande • Future • Jamie Foxx • Lil Wayne • Macy Gray • Nicki Minaj • Quavo • Takeoff • Tayla Parx • Victoria Monét
Tour
Dangerous Woman Tour
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