"Right by Your Side" is a song by the British pop

Pop music

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 duo Eurythmics

Eurythmics

Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...

. It was written by group members Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox

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 and David A. Stewart

David A. Stewart

David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...

, and produced by Stewart. The track was released as the second single in the UK from Eurythmics' third album Touch.

"Right by Your Side" was something of a departure from previous Eurythmics songs, and is an uptempo love song which features a calypso music

Calypso music

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 instrumental backdrop, complete with synthesized steel drum

Steelpan

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 and marimba

Marimba

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 sounds and a horn section.

"Right by Your Side" became the fourth consecutive Eurythmics single to hit the Top 10 of the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

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 during 1983. It also climbed to number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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.

Track listings

7"

• A: "Right by Your Side"
• B: "Right by Your Side" (party mix)

12"

• A: "Right by Your Side" [extended version]
• B1: "Right by Your Side" (special mix)
• B2: "Plus Something Else" *

* this is an instrumental/dub mix of the song "Regrets" which is from the Touch album.

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Belgian Singles Chart	28
Dutch Singles Chart	31
German Singles Chart	61
Irish Singles Chart	15
Japanese Singles Chart	90
New Zealand Singles Chart	9
Polish Singles Chart	28
Swedish Singles Chart	13
UK Singles Chart	10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	29
U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart	32

External links

• YouTube - "Right by Your Side" video