"By Your Side" is the lead single

Lead single

A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

 from the English group Sade

Sade (band)

Sade is a British smooth jazz band that formed in 1983, named for Nigerian lead singer Sade Adu. Their music features elements of R&B, soul, jazz, and soft rock....

's fifth studio album, Lovers Rock (2000). The track was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

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, losing out to Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

's "I'm Like a Bird

I'm like a Bird

"I'm Like a Bird" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, and produced by Gerald Eaton and Brian West, as the first single from her first album Whoa, Nelly!. It was one of the year's critically acclaimed songs and widely considered as Furtado's signature song...

". The video

Music video

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 for this single was directed by Sophie Muller

Sophie Muller

Sophie Muller is a British music video director, noted for her long-time collaborations with artists like Sophie Ellis-Bextor, No Doubt, Sade, Shakira, Shakespears Sister, Garbage, Blur, Annie Lennox and Eurythmics.-Background:...

.

"By Your Side" has remixes by Ben Watt

Ben Watt

Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt is a British musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Girl.-Family:...

 as well as The Neptunes

The Neptunes

The Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for many successful hip hop, R&B and pop artists in the late-1990s and 2000s...

, for which a video was made.

The song was featured in an episode of the fourth season of Sex and the City

Sex and the City

Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...

, "The Good Fight", originally aired on 6 January 2002, and in the season finale of the sixth season of The L Word

The L Word

The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...

, "Last Word".

It was also covered

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 by Beachwood Sparks

Beachwood Sparks

Beachwood Sparks are an American alternative country band from Los Angeles. A Daily Telegraph article on America's underground psychedelic pop scene described Beachwood Sparks as "country through a kaleidoscope".-Biography:...

 on their 2001 album Once We Were Trees

Once We Were Trees

Once We Were Trees is the second album by American indie rock band Beachwood Sparks, released in 2001.-Track listing:#"Germination"#"Confusion Is Nothing New"#"The Sun Surrounds Me"#"You Take the Gold"#"Hearts Mend"#"Let It Run"#"Old Manatee"...

. The video, directed by Chad Misner, was selected for the 2002 South by Southwest

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 Film Festival. . The Beachwood Sparks' cover would also go on to be used in the film adaptation of the comic Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The film is about Scott Pilgrim , a young Canadian musician, meeting the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers , an American delivery girl...

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This is also a very popular song at wedding receptions as many couples choose it as their first dance

First dance

The first dance is an element in a number of traditions, being an opening of a certain dance function: ball, prom, etc.-Balls:In the context of balls, the term "first dance" has two meanings....

 song. Celebrities who have used this at their weddings include Jennie Garth

Jennie Garth

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 and Peter Facinelli

Peter Facinelli

Peter Facinelli is an American actor. He became known as the star of Fox's 2002 television series Fastlane. He plays Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight series. He is also well known for his role as Mike Dexter in the film Can't Hardly Wait...

 as well as Dave Navarro

Dave Navarro

David Michael "Dave" Navarro is an American guitarist who plays in the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction and cover band Camp Freddy. He has also played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Panic Channel, and many others.- Early life :...

 and Carmen Electra

Carmen Electra

Tara Leigh Patrick , professionally known as Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer...

.

Track listings and formats

European CD single

1. "By Your Side" – 4:17
2. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes
   The Neptunes
   The Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for many successful hip hop, R&B and pop artists in the late-1990s and 2000s...
   
    Remix) – 3:57

UK and European CD maxi single

1. "By Your Side" – 4:17
2. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57
3. "By Your Side" (Yard Mix 1) – 4:18
4. "By Your Side" (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57
5. "By Your Side" (Video)

U.S. CD maxi single

1. "By Your Side" – 4:17
2. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57
3. "By Your Side" (Yard Mix 1) – 4:18
4. "By Your Side" (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57

UK, European, and U.S. 12" maxi single

• Side A:

1. "By Your Side" – 4:17
2. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57
   • Side B:
3. "By Your Side" (Yard Mix 1) – 4:18
4. "By Your Side" (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57

Danish promo CD single

1. "By Your Side" (LP Version) – 4:17
2. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57
3. "By Your Side" (Yard Mix 1) – 4:16
4. "By Your Side" (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57
5. "By Your Side" (Ben Watt
   Ben Watt
   Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt is a British musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Girl.-Family:...
   
    Lazy Dog Remix) – 8:55

U.S. 12" promo single

• Side A:

1. "By Your Side" (Ben Watt Lazy Dog Remix) – 8:55
2. "By Your Side" (Album Version) – 4:34
   • Side B:
3. "By Your Side" (The Neptunes Remix) – 3:57
4. "By Your Side" (Yard Mix 1) – 4:18
5. "By Your Side" (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57

Official versions

• "By Your Side" (Album Version) - 4:34
• "By Your Side" (Radio Edit) – 4:17
• "By Your Side" (The Neptunes
  The Neptunes
  The Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for many successful hip hop, R&B and pop artists in the late-1990s and 2000s...
  
   Remix) – 3:57
• "By Your Side" (Ben Watt
  Ben Watt
  Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt is a British musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Girl.-Family:...
  
   Lazy Dog Remix) – 8:55
• "By Your Side" (Yard Mix 1) – 4:16
• "By Your Side" (Reggae Mix 1) – 3:57

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is...	66
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	67
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	29
Italian Singles Chart Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy....	10
Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	29
Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	61
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	17
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	41
Chart (2001)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	75
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...	18
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	2