Side A (EP)

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Side A
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ReleasedFebruary 21, 2016
Genre
Length14:34
Label
Producer Christina Grimmie
Christina Grimmie chronology
With Love
(2013)
Side A
(2016)
Side B
(2017)

Side A is the second EP by American artist Christina Grimmie. The album was released for digital download on February 21, 2016. The EP was produced by Maker Music and AwesomenessTV. Physical copies of the EP were sold at Grimmie's tour appearances and shows. The EP was released independently and debuted at number 25 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart in the US. This marked her final release prior to her death on June 10, 2016.

Contents

Four posthumous music videos were released two months after her death. All of them have been directed by King Hollis, while co-produced by AwesomenessTV and Media 13. The music videos also pay tribute to Christina herself. Furthermore, these are her only music videos not to have been co-produced by Maker Studios, after she was dropped due to still unknown reasons.

Before her death, Christina had already revealed plans to ultimately release a third EP, named Side B , and thus serving as the successor to the Side A EP. [1] It has been released posthumously.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Snow White"Christina GrimmieChristina Grimmie3:40
2."Anybody's You"
  • Grimmie
  • Nathaniel Lamm Evans
  • Mark Merthe
  • Gustav Johan Lindbrandt
Grimmie3:42
3."Deception"GrimmieGrimmie3:17
4."Without Him"GrimmieGrimmie3:55
Total length:14:34

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) [2] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [3] 11
US Billboard 200 [4] 171

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States [5] February 21, 2016

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References

  1. Zack Tremblay (2016-03-19). "Christina Grimmie Side A Interview". youtube.com. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  2. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. "Christina Grimmie Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  4. "Christina Grimmie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  5. iTunes USA version of Album.