| "Christmas Drillings" | ||||
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| Single by the Sidemen featuring Jme | ||||
| Released | 4 December 2022 | |||
| Genre | Drill [1] | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
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| Producer(s) | Nyge | |||
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| Jme singles chronology | ||||
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| "Christmas Drillings" on YouTube | ||||
"Christmas Drillings" is a song by the British YouTube group Sidemen featuring British rapper Jme. The song was written and performed by KSI,TBJZL,Vikkstar123,and Jme as part of a Sidemen Sunday video. [2] [3] The song was produced by Nyge.
The song is one of two singles released on 5 December as part of the weekly Sidemen Sunday videos in which two teams are selected to either be on the "good team" with a budget of $100,000 or the "bad team",which has a budget of $100. KSI,TBJZL,Vikkstar123 and Jme were selected for the good team while Miniminter,Behzinga,Zerkaa,W2S and Randolph were selected for the bad team. [4] The good team wrote and recorded a Christmas tune titled "Christmas Drillings" with references to the roadman style of living during the festive season using a drill type beat produced by Nyge. The bad team wrote and recorded a Christmas tune titled "This or That" in which they make references to Santa Claus breaking and entering while delivering presents. [5] [6]
The group declared that the song with the most music video views and streams would be crowned the winner and all proceeds generated donated to FareShare. [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Christmas Drillings" | 3:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Christmas Drillings" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Christmas Drillings – House Mix" (featuring Jonny Fitch) | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Christmas Drillings – EDM Mix" (featuring James Bluck) | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Christmas Drillings – Choir Remix" (featuring Max Fosh) | 1:13 |
| 5. | "Christmas Drillings – Sing Along Remix" | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Christmas Drillings – Slowed Remix" (featuring Jonny Fitch) | 3:43 |
| 7. | "Christmas Drillings – Sped-Up Remix" (featuring Jonny Fitch) | 2:36 |
Credits adapted from Tidal. [9]
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hungary (Single Top 40) [10] | 2 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [11] | 25 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [12] | 7 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [13] | 3 |
| UK Indie (OCC) [14] | 2 |
| Chart (2022) | Position |
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| Hungary (Single Top 40) [15] | 50 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Various | 4 December 2022 | Original | Self-released | [7] | |
| 15 December 2022 | Edm Mix | [8] | |||
| House Mix | |||||
| Slowed Remix | |||||
| Sped-up Remix | |||||
| 19 December 2022 | Choir Remix | [16] | |||
| Sing Along Remix | [17] | ||||
YouTube supergroup Sidemen, who had hoped to become the first drill act to top the festive chart, ended the week in third position.