South of the Border (Ed Sheeran song)

"South of the Border" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello and American rapper Cardi B. It was released as the seventh single from Sheeran's fourth studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).[2] The song was written by Sheeran, Cabello, Cardi B, Steve Mac, Fred Gibson and Jordan Thorpe, and produced by Sheeran, Mac and Gibson.[3] It reached the top ten in eight countries and is certified Gold or higher in eleven countries.

"South of the Border"
Single by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B
from the album No.6 Collaborations Project
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
Released12 July 2019
Format
RecordedJune 2019
Genre
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Fred Gibson
  • Steve Mac
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Antisocial"
(2019)		 "South of the Border"
(2019)		 "Take Me Back to London"
(2019)
Camila Cabello singles chronology
"Señorita"
(2019)		 "South of the Border"
(2019)		 "Shameless"
(2019)
Cardi B singles chronology
"Press"
(2019)		 "South of the Border"
(2019)		 "Yes"
(2019)
Music video
"South of the Border" on YouTube

Background

Sheeran's manager replied to fan's tweet that it would be his next single.[4] A few days later Sheeran posted a picture of his manager replied on Instagram story.[5] On 28 September they posted a poster for the music video.[6]

Composition

Musically, "South of the Border" is a three minutes and twenty-four seconds Latin pop song.[1] In terms of music notation, "South of the Border" was composed using 4
4 common time in the key of D minor, with a tempo of 98 beats per minute. Sheeran, Cabello and Cardi B's vocals range from the low note F3 to the high note of D5, giving the song one octave and five notes of range.[7]

Music video

On July 12, the lyric video for "South of the Border" was released on Sheeran's YouTube channel, while a music video for the song was released on October 4, also on Sheeran's YouTube channel. In the video, Sheeran plays Teddy Fingers, Cabello plays Mariposa, and Cardi B appears as herself alongside actress Alexis Ren as Scarlet Jones and actor Paul Karmiryan as Agent X.[8] As of April 2020, it has received over 100 million views.

Commercial performance

The song debuted at No. 53 on Billboard Hot 100 and No. 14 on Rolling Stone Top 100 when it became available for download and stream on the release of the album in the United States.[9] It received 10.2 million streams in the first week it was available to streaming services, according to Rolling Stone.[10] Following its release as a single, the track re-entered the Hot 100 at No. 100. It has since risen to a new peak of No. 49 there, while reaching a high position of No. 16 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart.

In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at No. 40 on UK Singles Chart. It has since been climbing the chart until it reached its peak at No. 4 on the chart issue dated 25 October 2019, becoming Sheeran's twenty sixth top 10 , Cabello's fourth and Cardi B's fourth. It's also Cardi B's highest charting song in the UK.[11] It also reached No. 16 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart.[12] The song debuted in the top 15 on official charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia and Sweden. On 9 December 2019, the song was certified gold by the RIAA after reaching 500,000 units in the United States.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of No.6 Collaborations Project.[13]

Publishing

Recording

Personnel

  • Ed Sheeran – vocals, songwriter, producer, guitar
  • Camila Cabello – featured vocals, songwriter
  • Cardi B – featured vocals, songwriter
  • Fred Gibson – songwriter, producer, bass, drums, keyboards
  • Steve Mac – songwriter, producer, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Pardison Fontaine – songwriter
  • Evan LaRay – engineer
  • John Hanes – engineer
  • Simone Torres – engineer
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Chris Laws – programming

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B)3:24
Digital download – Cheat Codes remix[14]
No.TitleLength
1."South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B) (Cheat Codes remix)3:15
Digital download – Sam Feldt remix[15]
No.TitleLength
1."South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B) (Sam Feldt remix)2:53
Digital download – Acoustic[16]
No.TitleLength
1."South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello) (acoustic)3:14

Charts

Original version

Weekly charts
Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 38
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] 36
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[20] 22
Brazil (Top 100 Brasil)[21] 98
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[22] 14
Canada AC (Billboard)[23] 39
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[24] 8
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[25] 15
Croatia (HRT)[26] 6
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[27] 7
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[28] 10
Denmark (Tracklisten)[29] 18
Estonia (Eesti Ekspress)[30] 13
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[31] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[32] 7
France (SNEP)[33] 75
Germany (Official German Charts)[34] 33
Greece (IFPI Greece)[35] 16
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[36] 7
Hungary (Single Top 40)[37] 21
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[38] 11
Iceland (Tonlist)[39] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[40] 6
Israel (Media Forest)[41] 4
Italy (FIMI)[42] 52
Latvia (LAIPA)[43] 12
Lithuania (AGATA)[44] 23
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[45] 11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[46] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[47] 14
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[48] 14
Norway (VG-lista)[49] 13
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[50] 22
Portugal (AFP)[51] 33
Romania (Airplay 100)[52] 13
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[53] 11
Singapore (RIAS)[54] 9
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[55] 3
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[56] 8
Slovenia (SloTop50)[57] 13
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[58] 61
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[59] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[60] 19
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[61] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[62] 49
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[63] 28
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[64] 13
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[65] 3
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[66] 22
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[67] 16
US Rolling Stone Top 100[68] 14
Venezuela Anglo (Record Report)[69] 27
Venezuela Pop (Record Report)[70] 45

Year-end charts
Chart (2019) Position
Australia (ARIA)[71] 54
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[72] 87
Ireland (IRMA)[73] 50
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[74] 69
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[75] 99
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[76] 55

Cheat Codes remix
Chart (2019) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[77] 20

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[78] Platinum 70,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[79] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[80] Gold 20,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[81] Platinum 40,000
Canada (Music Canada)[82] 2× Platinum 160,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[83] Gold 45,000
France (SNEP)[84] Gold 100,000
Germany (BVMI)[85] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[86] Gold 25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[87] Platinum 30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[88] Gold 10,000*
Portugal (AFP)[89] Gold 10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[90] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[91] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 12 July 2019
Original
Australia Contemporary hit radio [92]
Various 27 September 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Cheat Codes remix [14]
United Kingdom 4 October 2019 Contemporary hit radio Original [93]
Various 11 October 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Sam Feldt remix [15]
Italy 18 October 2019 Contemporary hit radio Original Warner [94]
Cheat Codes remix
Sam Feldt remix
Various 29 November 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Acoustic
  • Atlantic
  • Asylum
 [16]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Acoustic Warner [95]
No rap version
United States 3 December 2019 Original Atlantic [96]

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