"Stateside" is a song by English singer-songwriter and record producer PinkPantheress. It was released on 25 April 2025 through Warner Records as the second single from her second mixtape Fancy That. The song was produced by Aksel Arvid, Harrison Patrick Smith, Jkarri, and PinkPantheress, and was written by PinkPantheress, Caroline Ailin, Harrison Patrick Smith, and Karen Poole.
"Stateside" is a big beat and drum and bass song with elements of R&B, which lyrically explores what it is like "to be in the early stages of a crush".[2] Commercially, the track reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 33 on the Irish Singles Chart. On 16 January 2026, a version of the song featuring Swedish singer-songwriter Zara Larsson was released as a single, which is included on PinkPantheress' remix album Fancy Some More?.
Background and release
On 18 April 2025, PinkPantheress announced the release date for "Stateside" on her social media, in collaboration with the music organisation app, [untitled].[3] She later described the track as her "favorite song off [Fancy That]", which "explores [her] growth as an artist".[4] The track samples the Sugababes cover of Adina Howard's 1995 song "Freak like Me" (2002), and interpolates William Orbit's 2006 song "Spiral", also featuring the Sugababes,[5] subsequently both artists have writing credits on "Stateside".[6]
Remixed versions
On 8 October 2025, PinkPantheress announced that she would be releasing a remix album of the songs from her mixtape Fancy That, titled Fancy Some More?, and that the project would feature collaborations with a variety of different artists, including Jade, the Sugababes, Kylie Minogue, Rachel Chinouriri, Zara Larsson, and Anitta, among others.[7] The remix album was released on 10 October, and includes four new versions of the song, featuring the artists Bladee, Groove Armada, Minogue, and Larsson, respectively.[7]
Music video
The music video for "Stateside" was released alongside the song on 25 April 2025, and was directed by Emma Berson. In a social media post, PinkPantheress stated that the video was shot "outside JCPenney".[8] The video was described by Euphoria magazine as "[showing] us the kind of “American hot, hot boys” she’s singing about".[2]
The remix of "Stateside" featuring Swedish singer Zara Larsson,titled "Stateside + Zara Larsson",was released as a single on 16 January 2026,from PinkPantheress' remix album Fancy Some More? (2025). Its music video was released the day prior,directed by Charlotte Rutherford. Commercially,the remix has reached number 61 in Canada,number 54 in Norway,number 31 in Sweden,and number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
Background
In an interview with People magazine,Larsson commented on the recording process of her version of the remix,stating:"It was cute,boom boom boom boom boom,wrote my verse,sent it in,and then it was out like four days later". She further expressed that she "was afraid she was left off the final tracklist after seeing another version of the song with Kylie Minogue",stating:"I got really scared,like,'Oh my God,what if she hated it? I thought she liked it.",but that "it turned out she had,like,a million people on the remixes,which I think is actually a really fun way to do it".[26]
Music video
A Charlotte Rutherford-directed music video for the remix was released on 15 January 2026,[27][28][29] with PinkPantheress and Larsson acting as mannequins in store displays themed around their respective albums,Fancy That and Midnight Sun (2025).[30]
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