On Your Side (The Veronicas song)

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"On Your Side"
The Veronicas - On Your Side (single cover).jpg
Single by The Veronicas
from the album Human
Released14 October 2016 (2016-10-14)
Recorded2016
Studio London, England
Genre
Length2:51
Label Sony Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ollipop
  • Freddy Haggstam
The Veronicas singles chronology
"In My Blood"
(2016)		"On Your Side"
(2016)		"The Only High"
(2017)
Music video
"On Your Side" on YouTube

"On Your Side" is a song recorded by Australian pop duo The Veronicas for their fifth studio album Human . The Veronicas twins, Lisa Origliasso and Jessica Origliasso, co-wrote the song with Wayne Hector and Jim Eliot, while Swedish record producer Ollipop and Freddy Haggstam produced the track. It was released through Sony Music on 14 October 2016 as the album's first single. [1]

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Composition

"On Your Side" is a synth-pop and EDM [2] song written by The Veronicas (Jessica Origliasso and Lisa Origliasso) with British songwriters Wayne Hector and Jim Eliot. [3] It was written and recorded in London, England and produced by Swedish record producer Ollipop. [1] Critics have also noted influences of reggaeton and tropical house in song's musical styling. [4] [5]

Lyrically, the song is about wishing an ex-lover happiness in spite of the heartache caused by the relationship ending. [5] "After you have loved and lived through different relationships," Jessica Origliasso said in explanation of the song's meaning, "you reach a place where there's a certain amount of acceptance that the love that you shared still exists even if the relationship doesn't." [3]

Reception

Robbie Daw of Idolator gave the song a positive review in which he noted the song's potential as a breakthrough in the US market. "This isn’t the sound you’d typically associate with the Origliasso twins," writes Daw, "but somehow, some way, Lisa and Jess just seem to get better and better with each release." [4]

Music video

The music video for the song written and directed by Ruby Rose was released to YouTube on 17 November 2016. It depicts a same-sex relationship dealing with addiction.

Track listing

Digital download [6]
  1. "On Your Side" – 2:51
CD single [7]
  1. "On Your Side" – 2:51
  2. "In My Blood" (Leaf remix) – 3:28

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 19
New Zealand Heatseekers Singles (RMNZ) [9] 5
Scotland (OCC) [10] 97

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Platinum70,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
Worldwide14 October 2016 Digital download Sony Music [6]
Australia4 November 2016 CD single [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ Watt, David. "New Music: "On Your Side" by The Veronicas". All-Noise. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 McCabe, Kathy (13 October 2016). "The Veronicas release new single On Your Side about romance break ups". News.com.au . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 Daw, Robbie (13 October 2016). "The Veronicas Pledge They're "On Your Side" With New Single: Listen". Idolator . HiveMedia. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 Miller, Jordan (13 October 2016). "The Veronicas Do The Impossible On New Song "On Your Side"". Breathe Heavy. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 International releases of "On Your Side":
  7. 1 2 "On Your Side by Veronicas". Sanity . Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Veronicas – On Your Side". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  9. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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