"Slide" is a song by American singer H.E.R. featuring American rapper YG. It was released on September 27, 2019, through RCA Records as the lead single from H.E.R.'s debut studio album, Back of My Mind (2021). An official remix featuring fellow American rappers and singers Pop Smoke, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, and Chris Brown was released in January 2020.
Background H.E.R. debuted the song "Slide" during her set at the Lights On Festival. It was released as a single on September 27, 2019.
Music video The music video for "Slide" was premiered by Complex on October 17, 2019 before its official release the following day. It was directed by Mike Ho and filmed in different locations in California, including the Grand Lake Theatre and the West Oakland station. The video opens with a recording of H.E.R.'s performance at the Concord Pavilion for the inaugural Lights On Festival. Other scenes feature dance numbers, bikers, graffiti and ghost riding.
Commercial performance "Slide" debuted at 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2020. It peaked at #43, becoming H.E.R.'s highest entry on the chart. Despite never making the top-40, it managed to garner enough points to scrape the bottom of the Hot 100 year-end, at number 99. It particularly did will on hip-hop and r&b radio, reaching number 17 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and number three on the Rhythmic chart.
Live performances H.E.R. recorded a live version of "Slide" at Vevo's New York City studios. She performed the song alongside a keyboardist, a bassist and a percussionist. It was published on December 17, 2019.
She performed "Slide" while playing the guitar during an episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers aired in January 2020. YG's verse was replaced by an instrumental intro played by H.E.R.'s drummer and bassist.
Remix
The official remix featuring Pop Smoke, A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Chris Brown instead of YG was released on January 15, 2020. It features the same base instrumental as the original version with three additional verses performed by Pop Smoke, A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Chris Brown.
The remix peaked at 32 on New Zealand's Hot 40 Singles chart.
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
H.E.R. – associated performer, composer, lyricist YG – associated performer, composer, lyricist Cardo – producer, composer, lyricist Charles Carter – composer, lyricist Elijah Dias – composer, lyricist Jermaine Dupri – composer, lyricist Roger Parker – composer, lyricist Shawn Carter – composer, lyricist Steven Arrington – composer, lyricist Tiara Thomas – composer, lyricist Waung Hankerson – composer, lyricist Dave Kutch – mastering engineer Jaycen Joshua – mixing engineer Dee Brown – recording engineer Miki Tsutsumi – engineer Alex Pyle – assistant engineer Ayana Depas – assistant engineer DJ Riggins – assistant engineer Jacob Richards – assistant engineer Lou Carrao – assistant engineer Mike Seaberg – assistant engineer
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "Slide" Chart (2019–20) Peakposition New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 23 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 32 US Rolling Stone Top 100 77
Year-end charts +2020 year-end chart performance for "Slide" Chart (2020) Position US Billboard Hot 100 99 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 43 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 15
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