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{{single chart|Flanders Tip|5|artist=Sade|song=By Your Side|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|6|artist=Sade|song=By Your Side|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}!scope=“row“|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)WEB,sunmedia.ca/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES.html, Singles : Top 50, Jam!, 17 February 2001,sunmedia.ca/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20010221031441sunmedia.ca/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES.html,">web.archive.org/web/20010221031441sunmedia.ca/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES.html, 19 April 2024, 21 February 2001, | 22!scope=“row“|Croatia (HRT)WEB,www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/lista.html, HR Top 20 Lista, Croatian Radiotelevision, 14 February 2024, dead,www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/lista.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20001212023000www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/lista.html,">web.archive.org/web/20001212023000www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/lista.html, 12 December 2000, |4! scope=“row“| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)MAGAZINE,worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/00s/00/MM-2000-11-25-OCR-Page-0013.pdf, Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, Music & Media, 17, 48, 25 November 2000, 15, 0006-2510, World Radio History, | 41{{single chart|Germany|67|songid=4506|artist=Sade|song=By Your Side|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|Ireland3|29|artist=Sade|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|Italy|10|artist=Sade|song=By Your Side|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|Dutch100|66|artist=Sade|song=By Your Side|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}! scope=“row“| Poland Airplay (Music & Media)MAGAZINE,worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-10-21.pdf, Major Market Airplay – Week 43/2000, Music & Media, 17, 27, 19, 21 October 2000, 21 January 2024, | 14! scope=“row“| Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)WEB,pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_45_2000.html, Polish Airplay Charts – Lista krajowa 45/2000, PiF PaF Production, pl, 21 January 2024, dead,www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_45_2000.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20010305031259www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_45_2000.html,">web.archive.org/web/20010305031259www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_45_2000.html, 5 March 2001, | 10! scope=“row“| Portugal (AFP)MAGAZINE,worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/00s/01/MM-2001-01-13-OCR-Page-0013.pdf, Top National Sellers, Music & Media, 18, 2/3, 13 January 2001, 13, 0006-2510, World Radio History, | 8{{single chart|Scotland|23|date=20001112|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|Spain|2|artist=Sade|song=By Your Side|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Sweden|29|artist=Sade|song=By Your Side|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|Switzerland|61|artist=Sade|song=By Your Side|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|17|artist=Sade|artistid=21427|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|UKrandb|4|date=20001112|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|Billboardhot100|75|artist=Sade|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|18|artist=Sade|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|35|artist=Sade|rowheader=true|access-date=4 January 2020}}{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|2|artist=Sade|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|2|artist=Sade|rowheader=true|access-date=21 January 2021}}{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|41|artist=Sade|rowheader=true|access-date=10 October 2019}}

factoids
name	By Your Side| cover = Sade - By Your Side.png| alt =| type = single Lovers Rock (Sade album)>Lovers Rock| producer Sade (band)>Sade Lovers Rock (Sade album)>Lovers Rock length 4:34 writer Sade| prev_title = Cherish the Day| prev_year = 1993| next_title = King of Sorrow| next_year = 2001 }}}}”By Your Side” is a song by English band Sade from their fifth studio album, Lovers Rock (2000). Written by Sade Adu, and produced by her and Mike Pela, it was released as the album’s lead single in the United States on 3 October 2000 and in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2000. The track was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards in 2001.WEB,www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/sade, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - The 44th Annual Grammy Awards (2001), Grammy Awards, 17 February 2018, The music video for the single was directed by Sophie Muller. In 2002,WEB,www.imdb.com/title/tt0441728, “The Greatest” 100 Greatest Love Songs (TV Episode 2002), Internet Movie Database, 14 November 2002, 13 July 2014, the song was listed as the 48th greatest love song of all time by VH1.WEB,www.cs.ubc.ca/~davet/music/list/Best13.html, VH1 – 100 Greatest Love Songs (Music Database :: Dave Tompkins), University of British Columbia, Tompkins, Dave, 13 July 2014, Critical reception The single received favourable reviews from music critics. Justin Chadwick from Albumism stated that it “stands as one of the most endearing anthems of unconditional love to emerge in the 21st century thus far”.WEB, Justin, Chadwick, Sade’s ‘Lovers Rock’ Turns 20: Anniversary Retrospective, Albumism, 11 November 2020, 16 November 2020,www.albumism.com/features/sade-lovers-rock-turns-20-anniversary-retrospective, AllMusic editor Ed Hogan said that “never before has the singer infused more mainstream rock elements (prominent strummed guitars) into her music as evidenced by the first single, “By Your Side”.“WEB, Ed, Hogan,www.allmusic.com/album/lovers-rock-mw0000058585, Sade - Lovers Rock, AllMusic, 19 March 2020, Tanya Rena Jefferson of AXS considers it to be the group’s best, commenting, “’By Your Side’ is a heartfelt, beautiful song that allows Sade to express how one will not leave and will always be by one’s side through thick and thin. This flavorful, mellow, powerful filled song is warm and allows the listener to understand the importance and sincerity of the lyrics.“WEB, Jefferson, Tanya Rena, Sade’s 10 best songs,www.axs.com/sade-s-10-best-songs-47376, AXS (company), AXS, 21 June 2019, The Daily Vault’s Mark Millan wrote that the song is “one of their finest ever moments.” He also described it as a “beautifully soulful track thanks to Adu’s heartfelt vocal performance that greatly enhances the song.“WEB, Mark, Millan,dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=8169, Sade - Lovers Rock, The Daily Vault, 30 March 2014, 25 February 2020, Craig Seymour from Entertainment Weekly commented that since 1984, “Sade has made a career out of crooning smoky romantic odes; her first single in eight years, ‘By Your Side,’ is no different. Over a sharply produced, folksy groove, the Brit chanteuse crafts a guitar-driven declaration of resolute affection. As comforting as the love it describes.“MAGAZINE, Craig, Seymour, Music Single Review: By Your Side, Entertainment Weekly, 29 October 2018,ew.com/article/2000/10/06/music-single-review-your-side/, A reviewer from People Magazine noted that the song, “with its stripped-down arrangement laying bare a simple yet poignant lyric, is positively uplifting.“MAGAZINE,people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-lovers-rock-vol-54-no-22/, Picks and Pans Review: Lovers Rock, People (magazine), People, 27 November 2000, 18 October 2021, Frank Guan of Vulture commented, “How does it feel to know there’s someone who will never abandon you? A plain but thoroughly gripping hook anchors her pledge to be there in the worst of times.“WEB, Guan, Frank, All 73 Sade Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best,www.vulture.com/2017/10/all-73-sade-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html, Vulture (blog), Vulture, 26 October 2017, 21 June 2019, Music video (File:Sade By Your Side Music Video.png|left|thumb|200px|Sade in the video for “By Your Side”. Wearing an Indian-inspired outfit, she walks through a forest.)The music video for the song was shot in Los AngelesWEB,www.sadeusa.com/content/sade-videography-and-help, SADE VIDEOGRAPHY AND HELP, 18 January 2010, sadeusa.com, 30 July 2012,www.sadeusa.com/content/sade-videography-and-help," title="archive.today/20130201154544www.sadeusa.com/content/sade-videography-and-help,">archive.today/20130201154544www.sadeusa.com/content/sade-videography-and-help, 1 February 2013, dead, and was directed by British director Sophie Muller, who revealed that it is a metaphor for Sade Adu’s life. In the video, she is depicted as a mystical figure walking through a forest and into the city. As the singer walks through different scenes, she gathers items such as a rose and a burned wood stick, and puts them in a small sack. At the end of the video, she walks into the city and is seen in the median of the road offering/selling the rose like a flower seller. This strange journey represents her life but “made into a beautiful, mysterious dream.“WEB,www.mvwire.com/2002/02/11/music-video-director-sophie-muller, Music Video Director Sophie Muller, 11 February 2002, MVWire.com, 30 July 2012, The idea for the video came when Sade and Muller were driving to the studio and saw people standing in the middle of the road selling flowers. At that sight, Muller thought “it was so sad to be constantly rejected by these cars” and thought, “Well, it’s not such a bad job to be looking at beautiful flowers all day.” This gave rise to the video’s concept of someone who has been away, and is now standing offering a flower to someone. At the time, eight years had passed since the group last released an album. The flower Sade offers to passersby at the end of the video symbolizes the band’s latest album, Lovers Rock, that she is offering to the world.Regarding her role as a director, Sophie Muller said that “she [Sade] had not done anything in eight years—there had not even been a photograph taken of her. I think I was being protective the day we did it; I did not want to push her to do something incredibly difficult, but wanted to ease her back in.“The video contains very extreme and vivid colors, which were inspired by Chinese and Indian films as well as Japanese masters. Specifically, the pale green light was influenced by Indian over-saturated imagery. This is because the director wanted each bit to be different and “wanted to make it like reality, but more beautiful”. For example, the forest was meant to be like a forest, but a bit more peaceful than a real one would be. Not many special effects were used in the making of the video. Everything was built to look the way it does. The only visual effect is the huge field where she is seen walking. For it, a little field was built and painted all around her. And there was a little green screen, when she walks towards the city. Track listings {{col-begin}}{{col-2}} European CD single “By Your Side” – (Radio Edit) - 4:17 “By Your Side” (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57 UK and European CD maxi single “By Your Side” – 4:17 “By Your Side” (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57 “By Your Side” (Yard Mix 1) – 4:18 “By Your Side” (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57 “By Your Side” (music video) {{col-2}} US CD maxi single “By Your Side” – 4:17 “By Your Side” (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57 “By Your Side” (Yard Mix 1) – 4:18 “By Your Side” (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57 UK, European, and US 12-inch maxi single A1. “By Your Side” – (Radio Edit) - 4:17 A2. “By Your Side” (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57 B1. “By Your Side” (Yard Mix 1) – 4:18 B2. “By Your Side” (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57 {{col-end}} Charts {{col-begin}}{{col-2}} Weekly charts{| class“wikitable sortable plainrowheaders” style@text-align:center“|+ Weekly chart performance for “By Your Side” ! scope=“col“| Chart (2000–2001)! scope=“col“| Peakposition

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Year-end charts{| class“wikitable sortable plainrowheaders” style@text-align:center“|+ Year-end chart performance for “By Your Side”

! scope=“col“| Chart (2001)! scope=“col“| Position! scope=“row“| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)WEB,jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles.html, Canada’s Top 200 Singles of 2001, Jam!, 8 January 2002, 28 March 2022,jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20030126204339jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles.html,">web.archive.org/web/20030126204339jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles.html, 26 January 2003, | 86! scope=“row“| US Dance Club Play (Billboard)MAGAZINE,books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA26, The Year in Music 2001: Hot Dance Club-Play Singles, Billboard, 113, 52, 29 December 2001, YE-48, 0006-2510, Google Books, | 15! scope=“row“| US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)MAGAZINE,books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA27, The Year in Music 2001: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales, Billboard, 113, 52, 29 December 2001, YE-49, 0006-2510, Google Books, | 9{| class=“wikitable plainrowheaders” style="text-align:center“! scope=“col“| Chart (2002)! scope=“col“| Position! scope=“row“| US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)MAGAZINE,books.google.com/books?id=RA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA30, The Year in Music 2002: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales, Billboard, 114, 52, 28 December 2002, YE-53, 0006-2510, Google Books, | 8{{col-end}}

Certifications

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Release history{| class“wikitable plainrowheaders“|+ Release dates and formats for “By Your Side”

! scope=“col“| Region! scope=“col“| Date! scope=“col“| Format(s)! scope=“col“| Label(s)! scope=“col“| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}! scope=“row” rowspan=“3“| United States| 3 October 2000Contemporary hit radio>Urban radio>urban AC radio}} EpicMAGAZINE=RADIO & RECORDSPAGES=100, 116, 125ACCESS-DATE=7 AUGUST 2021, The AddVance Notice section misprints the date as 2 October, a Monday.| 9 October 2000Adult contemporaryhot adult contemporary>modern adult contemporary radio}} IMPACT DATES>MAGAZINE=GAVIN REPORTPAGES=8, 20, 29 September 2000, | 10 October 2000| Rhythmic contemporary radio! scope=“row“|United Kingdom| 6 November 2000| CDMAGAZINE=MUSIC WEEKDATE=4 NOVEMBER 2000, 7 August 2021,

The 1975 version

factoids

• electropopWEB, The 1975 hacen una versión electropop de Sade en su nueva canción “By Your Side”,www.mor.bo/the-1975-hacen-una-version-electropop-de-sade-en-su-nueva-cancion-by-your-side/, mor.bo, 31 August 2019, Spanish, 21 February 2017,
• {{nowrap|synth-popWEB, DeVille, Chris, The 1975 – “By Your Side” (Sade Cover),www.stereogum.com/1925918/the-1975-by-your-side-sade-cover/music/, Stereogum, 31 August 2019, 21 February 2017, }}
• jazz| length = 4:55| label = Dirty Hit

Sade (singer)>Sade Adu

• Andrew Hale
• Stuart Matthewman
• Paul S. Denman

Matty Healy>Matthew Healy| prev_title = Loving Someone| prev_year = 2017| next_title = Give Yourself a Try| next_year = 2018}}English band The 1975 released a cover version of “By Your Side” on 21 February 2017 as a charity single raising funds for War Child, a charity that provides aid to children in war-torn countries.MAGAZINE, Hear the 1975’s Atmospheric Cover of Sade’s ‘By Your Side’,www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-the-1975s-atmospheric-cover-of-sades-by-your-side-w468092, Rolling Stone, 21 February 2017, 22 February 2017, “This song for me... if you listen to Kanye, if you listen to Bono... that song ‘By Your Side’ has so much of that identity”, frontman Matty Healy said. “When I was listening to it, I was listening to it with this real sense of modernity thinking wow, this is still really forward thinking. When we were going to go a gig for War Child... the idea of doing it for charity meant the sentiment of the song took on a whole different meaning, and it felt perfect. It’s such a beautiful song.“WEB, Copsey, Rob, The 1975 are releasing a cover of Sade’s By Your Side for charity,www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-1975-are-releasing-a-cover-of-sades-by-your-side-for-charity__18288/, Official Charts Company, 22 February 2017, 31 August 2019,

Charts{| class“wikitable sortable plainrowheaders“|+ Chart performance for “By Your Side”

! scope=“col“| Chart (2017)! scope=“col“| Peakposition{{single chart|Scotland|50|date=20170401|rowheader=true|access-date=31 August 2019|refname=“SCO-1975“}}{{single chart|UKdownload|51|date=20170224|rowheader=true|access-date=13 May 2020}}{{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|32|artist=The 1975|rowheader=true|access-date=31 August 2019}}

Other versions and in popular culture

• The song was covered by Beachwood Sparks on their album Once We Were Trees (2001). The video, directed by Chad Misner, was selected for the 2002 South by Southwest Film Festival.WEB,www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/020328-sxswfilm/, South by Southwest Film Festival 2002 < PopMatters, www.popmatters.com, dead,www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/020328-sxswfilm/," title="web.archive.org/web/20121022010827www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/020328-sxswfilm/,">web.archive.org/web/20121022010827www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/020328-sxswfilm/, 22 October 2012, Their cover appeared on the soundtrack to the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
• William “Billy” McCarthy (formerly of Pela and Augustines) covered the song for his 2017 debut solo album, Shelter.WEB,music.apple.com/lu/album/shelter/1293779188, Shelter by William McCarthy on Apple Music, 12 July 2019, 12 July 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190712180039/https://music.apple.com/lu/album/shelter/1293779188, dead,
• Canadian singer Justin Nozuka included a cover on his 2015 EP Chestnut Spoke to Maple.
• Mat Kearney covered the song on his 2018 album, Crazytalk.WEB,music.apple.com/us/album/crazytalk/1355196284, CRAZYTALK by Mat Kearney, Apple Music, 4 May 2018,
• Ben Taylor covered this song on a 2013 episode of The BachelorArchived at Ghostarchive{{cbignore}} and the www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a6KNcw8MAs" title="web.archive.org/web/20130219142134www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a6KNcw8MAs">Wayback Machine{{cbignore}}: WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a6KNcw8MAs, Ben Taylor - By Your Side (The Bachelor), YouTube, {{cbignore}}The Bachelor (season 17){{Circular reference|date=October 2020}}
• Noah Gundersen performed a stripped-down acoustic version for “The Cardinal Sessions,” which was released on YouTube 18 March 2018. The cover is notable for its use of ambient echo, and Gundersen’s use of falsetto.Archived at Ghostarchive{{cbignore}} and the www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkWv8TZPRuo" title="web.archive.org/web/20180628054102www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkWv8TZPRuo">Wayback Machine{{cbignore}}: WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkWv8TZPRuo, Noah Gundersen - Send The Rain (To Everyone) - CARDINAL SESSIONS, YouTube, {{cbignore}}
• “By Your Side” appeared on the second-season episode “Headspace” of the American television series Ted Lasso.WEB, Topham, Michelle, Listen to Sade’s ‘By Your Side’ from Ted Lasso, Season 2, Episode 7, “Headspace”,leosigh.com/listen-to-sades-by-your-side-from-ted-lasso-season-2-episode-7-headspace/, Leo Sigh, 12 January 2022, 5 September 2021,

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• The song was played at the end of the Sex and the City episode “The Good Fight”
• “By Your Side” was also played in an episode of EastEnders on the 15th of May 2001.

References

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