By Your Side " is a song by the English group Sade from their fifth studio album , '' Lovers Rock '' ( 2000 ) . Written by Sade , and produced by Sade and Mike Pela , it was released as the album 's lead single in the UK on 13 October 2000 , and in the US on 12 January 2001 . The track was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards ( 2001 ) . The video for this single was directed by Sophie Muller . In 2002 , the song was listed as the 48th greatest love song of all time by VH1
44th Annual Grammy Awards
44th Annual Grammy Awards
By Your Side (Sade song)