South of the Border (Ed Sheeran song)

• 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

"South of the Border"
Single by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B
from the album No.6 Collaborations Project
Language	English Spanish
Released	12 July 2019 (2019-07-12)
Recorded	June 2019
Studio	Rokstone Studios (London) [1] Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA) [1] Glenwood Recording Studios (Burbank, CA) [1] Promised Land Music Studios (London) [1]
Genre	Latin pop [2] hip hop R&B pop rap
Length	3:24
Label	Asylum Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Ed Sheeran Camila Cabello Belcalis Almanzar Fred Gibson Jordan Thorpe Steve Mac
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) "Shameless" / "Liar" (2019)

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B)	3:24

Digital download – Cheat Codes remix ^[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B) (Cheat Codes remix)	3:15

Digital download – Sam Feldt remix ^[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B) (Sam Feldt remix)	2:53

Digital download – Acoustic ^[15]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"South of the Border" (featuring Camila Cabello) (acoustic)	3:14

Charts

Original version Weekly charts Chart (2019–2020) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [16] 12 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [17] 38 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [18] 36 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [19] 22 Brazil (Top 100 Brasil) [20] 98 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [21] 14 Canada AC ( Billboard ) [22] 39 Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [23] 8 Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [24] 15 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [25] 141 Croatia (HRT) [26] 6 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [27] 7 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [28] 10 Denmark (Tracklisten) [29] 18 Estonia ( Eesti Ekspress ) [30] 13 Euro Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [31] 12 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [32] 7 France (SNEP) [33] 75 Germany (GfK) [34] 33 Greece (IFPI Greece) [35] 16 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [36] 7 Hungary (Single Top 40) [37] 21 Hungary (Stream Top 40) [38] 11 Iceland (Tónlistinn) [39] 23 Ireland (IRMA) [40] 6 Israel (Media Forest) [41] 4 Italy (FIMI) [42] 52 Latvia (LAIPA) [43] 12 Lithuania (AGATA) [44] 23 Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay) [45] 11 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [46] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [47] 14 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [48] 14 Norway (VG-lista) [49] 13 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [50] 22 Portugal (AFP) [51] 33 Romania (Airplay 100) [52] 13 San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50) [53] 19 Scotland (OCC) [54] 11 Singapore (RIAS) [55] 9 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [56] 3 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [57] 8 Slovenia (SloTop50) [58] 13 Spain (PROMUSICAE) [59] 61 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [60] 14 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [61] 19 UK Singles (OCC) [9] 4 US Billboard Hot 100 [62] 49 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [63] 28 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [64] 13 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [65] 3 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) [66] 22 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [67] 16 US Rolling Stone Top 100 [68] 14 Venezuela Anglo (Record Report) [69] 27 Venezuela Pop (Record Report) [70] 45

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Australia (ARIA) [71] 54 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [72] 87 Ireland (IRMA) [73] 50 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [74] 69 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [75] 99 UK Singles (OCC) [76] 55 Chart (2020) Position Australia (ARIA) [77] 90 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [78] 42 Romania (Airplay 100) [79] 42 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [80] 86 UK Singles (OCC) [81] 77 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [82] 43 Cheat Codes remix Chart (2019) Peak position New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [83] 20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [84]	4× Platinum	280,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [85]	Platinum	30,000‡
Belgium (BRMA) [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]	3× Platinum	90,000‡
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	Digital download streaming	Original	Atlantic Asylum
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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