South of the Border (Ed Sheeran song)

"South of the Border"
Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B – South of the Border.png
Single by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B
from the album No.6 Collaborations Project
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
Released12 July 2019 (2019-07-12)
RecordedJune 2019
Genre
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Fred Gibson
  • Steve Mac
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Blow" / "Best Part of Me"
(2019)
"Antisocial" / "South of the Border"
(2019)
"Take Me Back to London"
(2019)
Camila Cabello singles chronology
"Señorita"
(2019)
"South of the Border"
(2019)
"Liar" / "Shameless"
(2019)
Cardi B singles chronology
"Press"
(2019)
"South of the Border"
(2019)
"Yes"
(2019)
Music video
"South of the Border" on YouTube

"South of the Border" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello and Dominican-American rapper Cardi B. It was released on 04 October 2019, as one of the two sixth singles from Sheeran's fourth studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project (2019), along with "Antisocial. The song was written by Sheeran, Cabello, Cardi B, Steve Mac, Fred Gibson and Jordan Thorpe, and produced by Sheeran, Mac and Gibson. It reached the top ten in eight countries and is certified Gold or higher in eleven countries.

Background

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

Composition

Musically, "South of the Border" is a three minutes and twenty-four seconds Latin pop song. 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 G5.

Music video

On July 12, 2019, 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. As of April 2020, it has received over 100 million views.[citation needed]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at No. 40 on UK Singles Chart. It later climbed the chart and 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 second highest-charting song in the UK, after her number one single "WAP". On 10 January 2020, the song was certified platinum by BPI for surpassing sales of 600,000 units in the United Kingdom.

In the United States, the song debuted at No. 53 on the 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. It received 10.2 million streams in the first week it was available to streaming services, according to Rolling Stone. 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. It also reached No. 16 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart. On 9 December 2019, the song was certified gold by the RIAA for surpassing sales of 500,000 units in the United States.

The song also debuted in the top 15 on official charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia and Sweden.

Credits and personnel

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

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

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) 4× Platinum 280,000double-dagger
Austria (IFPI Austria) Platinum 30,000double-dagger
Belgium (BEA) Gold 20,000double-dagger
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Platinum 40,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada) 2× Platinum 160,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Platinum 90,000double-dagger
France (SNEP) Gold 100,000double-dagger
Germany (BVMI) Gold 200,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI) Platinum 70,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 30,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV) 2× Platinum 100,000double-dagger
Portugal (AFP) Platinum 10,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI) 2× Platinum 1,200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 12 July 2019 Original
Australia Contemporary hit radio
Various 27 September 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Cheat Codes remix
United Kingdom 4 October 2019 Contemporary hit radio Original
Various 11 October 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Sam Feldt remix
Italy 18 October 2019 Contemporary hit radio Original Warner
Cheat Codes remix
Sam Feldt remix
Various 29 November 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Acoustic
  • Atlantic
  • Asylum
Italy Contemporary hit radio Acoustic Warner
No rap version
United States 3 December 2019 Original Atlantic

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