Eastside (song) explained

Eastside
Cover:Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid Eastside.png
Type:single
Artist:Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid
Album:Friends Keep Secrets
Genre:Pop
Length:2:53
Chronology:Benny Blanco
Next Title:I Found You
Next Year:2018

"Eastside" is a song by American record producer Benny Blanco and American singers Halsey and Khalid.[1] The song was released on July 12, 2018, as Blanco's debut single.[2] [3]

The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated July 28, 2018, at number 56,[4] and peaked at number nine on the chart, marking Blanco's first top 10 single credited as an artist and his 27th top 10 as a songwriter.[5] Outside of the United States, "Eastside" topped the charts in New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in several other countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, and Norway.

Additionally, "Eastside" spent 45 weeks on Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart, tying the longevity record for the most weeks spent on the chart with Khalid and Normani's "Love Lies" and Dua Lipa's "New Rules"; this record has since been broken and is currently held by Rema and Selena Gomez's "Calm Down".[6]

Composition

Sheet music for "Eastside" shows the key of F minor, with a tempo of 89 beats per minute and a chord progression of Fm–E–A–D–E.[7] The song is musically based around a "hazily" plucked guitar riff.[1] Lyrically, "Eastside" discusses the development and complexities of a forbidden romantic relationship; it also discusses maturing, similar to a coming of age story.[3] [8]

Release

Blanco premiered the song on July 12 on the Beats 1 station on Apple Music, in an interview with Zane Lowe.[8] The song was then released for streaming and as a download, and the music video was released on the same day.[4] [8]

Live performances

Blanco, Halsey, and Khalid performed the song at the American Music Awards of 2018, with a "bedroom setting". Halsey also performed "Eastside" solo on her 2018 tour.[9] In February 2019, Halsey performed the entire song live on Saturday Night Live. During her performance of the song, she painted an upside-down portrait of a woman's head on the floor of the stage.[10]

Copyright infringement lawsuit

In May 2021 a lawsuit for copyright infringement was filed against Blanco and the other co-writers of "Eastside" by the band American XO alleging that the guitar riff that forms the basis of "Eastside" was copied from their 2015 song "Loveless.” The Lawsuit contains an audio comparison, referred to as “Exhibit A” of the two songs being played simultaneously that allegedly shows the similarities between the main riff of "Eastside" and the guitar hook for "Loveless."[11]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
Croatia (HRT)[12] 26
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 2
France (SNEP)[14] 97
Greece International (IFPI)[15] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[16] [17] 1
Italy (FIMI)[18] 59
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[19] 1
Malaysia (RIM)[20] 4
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[21] 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[23] 3
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[24] 69
Singapore (RIAS)[25] 1
Slovenia (SloTop50)[26] 22
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[27] 62
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 7
US Rolling Stone Top 100[29] 70

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
Australia (ARIA)[30] 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[31] 32
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[32] 93
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[33] 60
Denmark (Tracklisten)[34] 19
Estonia (IFPI)[35] 31
Germany (Official German Charts)[36] 57
Ireland (IRMA)[37] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[38] 99
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[39] 54
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[40] 16
Portugal (AFP)[41] 42
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 56
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] 69
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[44] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[45] 77
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[46] 47
Chart (2019)Position
Australia (ARIA)[47] 12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[48] 17
Denmark (Tracklisten)[49] 53
Ireland (IRMA)[50] 37
Latvia (LAIPA)[51] 38
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[52] 14
Portugal (AFP)[53] 74
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[54] 42
US Billboard Hot 100[55] 17
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[56] 6
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[57] 15
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[58] 3
US Rolling Stone Top 100[59] 40
Chart (2020)Position
Australia (ARIA)[60] 77

Decade-end charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousJuly 12, 2018Digital download
United StatesJuly 24, 2018Contemporary hit radioInterscope[62]
Rhythmic contemporary radio[63]
ItalyJuly 27, 2018Contemporary hit radioUniversal[64]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Blistein . Jon . Hear Benny Blanco, Halsey, Khalid Team for Bittersweet 'Eastside' . August 5, 2018 . Rolling Stone . July 12, 2018.
  2. News: How Benny Blanco Became the Most Popular Oddball in Pop Music. July 18, 2018. The New York Times. December 8, 2018. en.
  3. News: Marcus . Ezra . Benny Blanco – "Eastside" (ft. Halsey & Khalid) . August 5, 2018 . Spin . July 12, 2018.
  4. Zellner . Xander . Trust . Gary . Hot 100 Chart Moves: Benny Blanco Scores First Entry as an Artist With Halsey & Khalid Collab . August 5, 2018 . Billboard . July 27, 2018.
  5. Post Malone & Swae Lee's 'Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. 2019-01-20.
  6. Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid's 'Eastside' Ties Longevity Record On Pop Songs Chart . Billboard . 2019-06-05.
  7. Web site: Eastside sheet music by benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid (Piano, Vocal & Guitar (Right-Hand Melody) – 125949) . www.sheetmusicdirect.com . August 5, 2018.
  8. News: Espinoza . Joshua . Benny Blanco Drops New Single "Eastside" f/ Khalid and Halsey . August 5, 2018 . Complex.
  9. Halsey Live Tweets Her AMAs Performance Alongside Khalid & Benny Blanco. Billboard. January 15, 2019.
  10. Web site: You Need to See This Video of Halsey Painting and Singing at the Same Time During Her Live 'SNL' Performance. Rhue. Holly. 2019-02-10. ELLE. en-US. 2019-02-11.
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  26. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 5 November 2018. November 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181105160705/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2018&week=44. dead.
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