South of the Border (Ed Sheeran song)

"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 (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 Ed Sheeran featuring Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello and Dominican-American rapper Cardi B. It was released on 12 July 2019 through Asylum and Atlantic Records, along with "Antisocial", as the sixth and seventh singles respectively from Sheeran's compilation album, No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).[2]

The song was written by the artists alongside Pardison Fontaine, Steve Mac, and Fred Again, with the latter two producing it with Sheeran.[3] It reached the top ten in eight countries and is certified Gold or higher in eleven countries.

Background

"South of the Border" was initially released as the second track of Ed Sheeran's compilation album No. 6 Collaborations Project. In September 2019, Sheeran's manager, Stuart Camp, replied to a fan's tweet on Twitter, suggesting that it would be his next single. A few days later, Sheeran posted a picture of the exchange on an Instagram story.[4] On 28 September, Cabello posted a poster for the music video.[5]

Composition

Musically, "South of the Border" is a three-minute and twenty-four-second long 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 G5.[6]

Music video

On 12 July 2019, the lyric video for "South of the Border" was released on Sheeran's YouTube channel. The official music video for the song was released on 4 October, also on Sheeran's YouTube channel. In the music video, Sheeran plays Teddy Fingers, Cabello plays Mariposa, and Cardi B appears as herself alongside model Alexis Ren as Scarlet Jones and actor Paul Karmiryan as Agent X. As of May 2024, it has received over 250 million views.[7]

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".[8] 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 to download and stream with 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 rose to a new peak of No. 49, 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.[11] 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.[12]

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[13]
No.TitleLength
1."South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B) (Cheat Codes remix)3:15
Digital download – Sam Feldt remix[14]
No.TitleLength
1."South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B) (Sam Feldt remix)2:53
Digital download – Acoustic[15]
No.TitleLength
1."South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello) (acoustic)3:14

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[84] 4× Platinum 280,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[85] Platinum 30,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[86] Gold 20,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[87] Platinum 40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[88] 6× Platinum 480,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[89] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[90] Platinum 200,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[91] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[92] Platinum 70,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[93] Platinum 30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[94] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[95] Platinum 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[96] Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[97] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[98] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 12 July 2019
Original
Australia Contemporary hit radio [99]
Various 27 September 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Cheat Codes remix [13]
United Kingdom 4 October 2019 Contemporary hit radio Original [100]
Various 11 October 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Sam Feldt remix [14]
Italy 18 October 2019 Contemporary hit radio Original Warner [101]
Cheat Codes remix
Sam Feldt remix
Various 29 November 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Acoustic
  • Atlantic
  • Asylum
 [15]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Acoustic Warner [102]
No rap version
United States 3 December 2019 Original Atlantic [103]

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