"Slide" is a song by American singer

H.E.R. Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her", an acronym for "Having Everything Revealed"), is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actress. She has received several awards includin ...

featuring American rapper YG. It was released on September 27, 2019 through

RCA Records RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...

as the lead single off the former's debut studio album ''Back of My Mind'' (2021). An official remix featuring American rappers and singers Pop Smoke, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, and

Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to '' Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempo ...

was released in January 2020.

Background

H.E.R. debuted the song "Slide" during her set at the Lights On Festival. It was released as a single on September 27, 2019.

Music video

The music video for "Slide" was premiered by '' Complex'' on October 17, 2019 before its official release the following day. It was directed by Mike Ho and filmed in different locations in

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

, including the

Grand Lake Theatre The Grand Lake Theatre is a historic movie palace located at 3200 Grand Avenue and Lake Park Avenue in the Grand Lake, Oakland, Grand Lake neighborhood of Oakland, California. History The Grand Lake Theater, designed as a single auditorium theat ...

and the

West Oakland station West Oakland station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station serving the West Oakland neighborhood in Oakland, California, United States. It has two elevated side platforms, and is located near the eastern end of the Transbay Tube. All lines ...

. The video opens with a recording of H.E.R.'s performance at the Concord Pavilion for the inaugural Lights On Festival. Other scenes feature dance numbers, bikers, graffiti and ghost riding.

Commercial performance

"Slide" debuted at 85 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 2020. It peaked at #43, becoming H.E.R.'s highest entry on the chart. It also appeared on several other ''Billboard'' charts, including the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay in which it peaked at 17. In

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

, it did not reach the Official Top 40 Singles but peaked at 23 on the Hot 40 Singles.

Live performances

H.E.R. recorded a live version of "Slide" at

Vevo Vevo ( , an abbreviation for "Video Evolution", stylized as VEVO until 2013) is an American multinational video hosting service, best known for providing music videos to YouTube. The service is also available as an app on selected smart TVs, di ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

studios. She performed the song alongside a keyboardist, a

bassist A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a Bass (instrument), bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboar ...

and a

percussionist A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

. It was published on December 17, 2019. She performed "Slide" while playing the guitar during an episode of ''

Late Night with Seth Meyers ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' is an American late-night news and political satire talk show hosted by Seth Meyers on NBC. The show premiered on February 24, 2014, and is produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television. Airing weeknights a ...

'' aired in January 2020. YG's verse was replaced by an instrumental intro played by H.E.R.'s

drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one mem ...

and bassist.

Remix

The official remix featuring Pop Smoke, A Boogie wit da Hoodie and

instead of YG was released on January 15, 2020. It features the same base

instrumental An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instru ...

as the original version with three additional verses performed by Pop Smoke, A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Chris Brown. The remix peaked at 32 on New Zealand's Hot 40 Singles chart.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

Tidal Tidal is the adjectival form of tide. Tidal may also refer to: * Tidal (album), ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple * Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim * TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music * ...

. *

– associated performer, composer, lyricist * YG – associated performer, composer, lyricist * Cardo – producer, composer, lyricist * Charles Carter – composer, lyricist * Elijah Dias – composer, lyricist * Jermaine Dupri – composer, lyricist * Roger Parker – composer, lyricist *

Shawn Carter Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

– composer, lyricist * Steven Arrington – composer, lyricist *

Tiara Thomas Tiara Nicole Thomas (born September 12, 1989) is an American R&B singer. In 2013, she was featured on the Wale single " Bad", which has been certified 3× platinum. That same year, Thomas landed a label deal with Interscope Records, a label u ...

– composer, lyricist * Waung Hankerson – composer, lyricist * Dave Kutch – mastering engineer *

Jaycen Joshua Jaycen Joshua is a mix engineer and music producer who owns the revered Canton House Studios in Studio City, California. Joshua started his mix career in 2005 when he became partners with his mentor Dave Pensado and formed The Penua Project. Joshu ...

– mixing engineer * Dee Brown – recording engineer * Miki Tsutsumi – engineer * Alex Pyle – assistant engineer * Ayana Depas – assistant engineer * DJ Riggins – assistant engineer * Jacob Richards – assistant engineer * Lou Carrao – assistant engineer * Mike Seaberg – assistant engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Pop Smoke 2019 singles 2019 songs H.E.R. songs RCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Cardo (record producer) Songs written by Cardo (record producer) Songs written by H.E.R. Songs written by Jay-Z Songs written by Jermaine Dupri Songs written by Tiara Thomas Songs written by YG (rapper) YG (rapper) songs Contemporary R&B songs Hip hop songs