"Christmas Drillings"
Single by the Sidemen featuring Jme
Released4 December 2022 (2022-12-04)
GenreDrill[1]
Length3:12
LabelSelf-released
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nyge
Sidemen singles chronology
"This or That"
(2022) 		"Christmas Drillings"
(2022)
Jme singles chronology
"Don't Know About You"
(2021) 		"Christmas Drillings"
(2022)
Music video
"Christmas Drillings" on YouTube

"Christmas Drillings" is a song by the British YouTube group Sidemen featuring British rapper Jme. The song was written and performed by KSI, TBJZL, Vikkstar123, and Jme as part of a Sidemen Sunday video.[2][3] The song was produced by Nyge.

Background

The song is one of two singles released on 5 December as part of the weekly Sidemen Sunday videos in which two teams are selected to either be on the "good team" with a budget of $100,000 or the "bad team", which has a budget of $100. KSI, TBJZL, Vikkstar123 and Jme were selected for the good team while Miniminter, Behzinga, Zerkaa, W2S and Randolph were selected for the bad team.[4] The good team wrote and recorded a Christmas tune titled "Christmas Drillings" with references to the roadman style of living during the festive season using a drill type beat produced by Nyge. The bad team wrote and recorded a Christmas tune titled "This or That" in which they make references to Santa Claus breaking and entering while delivering presents.[5][6]

The group declared that the song with the most music video views and streams would be crowned the winner and all proceeds generated donated to FareShare.[4]

Track listing

Digital download[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Christmas Drillings"3:12
Digital download – remix[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Christmas Drillings"3:12
2."Christmas Drillings – House Mix" (featuring Jonny Fitch)3:07
3."Christmas Drillings – EDM Mix" (featuring James Bluck)3:18
4."Christmas Drillings – Choir Remix" (featuring Max Fosh)1:13
5."Christmas Drillings – Sing Along Remix"3:12
6."Christmas Drillings – Slowed Remix" (featuring Jonny Fitch)3:43
7."Christmas Drillings – Sped-Up Remix" (featuring Jonny Fitch)2:36

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Christmas Drillings"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[10] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 25
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 3
UK Indie (OCC)[14] 2

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Christmas Drillings"
Chart (2022) Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[15] 50

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Christmas Drillings"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label(s) Ref.
Various 4 December 2022
Original Self-released [7]
15 December 2022 Edm Mix [8]
House Mix
Slowed Remix
Sped-up Remix
19 December 2022 Choir Remix [16]
Sing Along Remix [17]

References

  1. ^ Savage, Mark (23 December 2022). "LadBaby: Food Aid is the UK's Christmas number one". BBC News. Retrieved 23 December 2022. YouTube supergroup Sidemen, who had hoped to become the first drill act to top the festive chart, ended the week in third position.
  2. ^ Sidemen (Ft. JME) – Christmas Drillers, retrieved 4 December 2022
  3. ^ Partidge, Ken (7 December 2022). "British YouTube Crew Sidemen Take Aim At Santa On New Song "Christmas Drillings"". Genius.
  4. ^ a b Sidemen (4 December 2022). "SIDEMEN $100,000 vs $100 CHRISTMAS SONG" – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Sidemen – This or That, retrieved 4 December 2022
  6. ^ Smith, Carl (7 December 2022). "Christmas Number 1 2022 contenders revealed: LadBaby, Sidemen, Stormzy, Mariah Carey and more". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ a b "Christmas Drillings - Single by Sidemen ft. Jme on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Christmas Drillings (Remixes) - Album by Sidemen on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Christmas Drillings by Sidemen on TIDAL". Tidal. 3 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  12. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Single Top 100 – eladási darabszám alapján – 2022" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Christmas Drillings (Choir Remix) - Single by Sidemen ft. Max Fosh on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Christmas Drillings (Sing Along Remix) - Single by Sidemen on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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