Southside (Lloyd song)

"Southside" was the lead single by American R&B singer Lloyd, featuring Ashanti, from his debut studio album of the same name (2004), released May 8, 2004 by The Inc. and Def Jam Records. The song was written by T. Hale, W. Morris, Tab and by producer Jimi Kendrix. It peaked at No. 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, and peaked at No. 24 on the mainstream Billboard Hot 100. A remix also featured rapper Scarface, along with singer-songwriter Ashanti. The remix was later released in December 2004 as the third and final single from the album.

"Southside"
Single by Lloyd featuring Ashanti
from the album Southside
Released	May 8, 2004 December 30, 2004 (Remix)
Recorded	2003
Studio	Take Note Studios (Atlanta, GA)[1] Crackhouse Studios (New York, NY)[1]
Genre	R&B
Length	4:37
Label	The Inc, Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	T. Hale, W. Morris, Thabiso Nkhereanye
Producer(s)	Wirlie Morris, Irv Gotti
Lloyd singles chronology
"Southside" (2004) "Hey Young Girl" (2004)
Ashanti singles chronology
"Breakup 2 Makeup (Remix)" (2004) "Southside" (2004) "Wonderful" (2004)

Music video

Released in June 2004, the original music video was filmed in a narrative fashion, and is based on the film A Bronx Tale (1993). In addition to fellow labelmate Ja Rule making a cameo appearance, the video for "Southside" stars label producer Irv Gotti portraying a flashy, wealthy "father-figure" to Lloyd's character, and Ashanti as his crush, with whom he only communicates via cellphone.

The music video's remixed version features footage from the original intercut with a street scene, in which a shirtless Lloyd, a slightly "gangsta"-girl Ashanti, and a gruff-looking Scarface are seen outside of a barber shop.

"Southside" topped BET's 106 & Park daily music video countdown show for several days; Lloyd and Ashanti made an appearance and performed the song live together, on the video's third consecutive day at #1.^[2]

Chart positions

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[3] 24 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 13 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[5] 33

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Billboard Hot 100[6] 84 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 63

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8]	Gold	15,000‡
United States (RIAA)[9]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	April 26, 2004 (2004-04-26)	Rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio	Murder, Inc., Def Jam	[10]