Stateside (song)

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.^[10] 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.^[10]

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".^[44] Larsson had written and recorded her verses for the song while opening for Tate McRae on her Miss Possessive Tour following the Denver date.^[45][46]

English songwriter and producer MNEK, a long-time collaborator of Larsson, co-wrote her verse for the remix. Larsson initially contacted MNEK while touring with Tate McRae on the Miss Possessive Tour, noting that PinkPantheress had asked her to contribute to the track. MNEK drafted and recorded a demo of the verse from his sofa using a laptop and a portable microphone. He incorporated specific references to Larsson's life and career into his draft; the line "who knew opening up would make me a headline" was inspired by online reactions to her tour, while "schedule ain't been loose for a minute" referenced her back-to-back touring schedule following the recording of her 2025 album Midnight Sun. Larsson subsequently reworked portions of the lyrics in the studio, altering the beginning and end of the verse to better reflect her personal style, while Larsson's recorded vocal riffs were influenced by MNEK's own singing style. Following the recording of Larsson's vocals to the original beat, PinkPantheress and producer Oscar Scheller reworked the track's production into its final version.^[47]

Composition and music video

"Stateside" has been described as a dance-pop and electropop track.^[48] A Charlotte Rutherford-directed music video for the remix was released on 15 January 2026,^[49][50][51] with PinkPantheress and Larsson acting as mannequins in store displays themed around their respective 2025 LP releases, Fancy That and Midnight Sun.^[52]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, the remix of "Stateside" with Larsson helped the original track reach number three on the UK Singles Chart,^[38] while Larsson was credited on the UK Airplay Chart, where the song reached number 28.^[53] In the United States, "Stateside" reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest placement to date on the chart for Larsson surpassing “Never Forget You” which peaked at number 13 in 2016. It is also the second top-ten for PinkPantheress after “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” in 2023.^[54] On the Billboard Global 200, the remix reached number one,^[3][55] becoming the first track to top the chart for both artists. Following gold medalist figure skater Alysa Liu's performance to "Stateside" at the 2026 Winter Olympics, the song experienced a boost in popularity worldwide.^[56] It later reached number one on the Spotify Global Daily Chart for the first time, with 5.64 million streams on 3 March 2026.^[57]

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