Sit Next to Me

"Sit Next to Me" is a song by the American indietronica band Foster the People. The song is featured as the third track on the band's third studio album Sacred Hearts Club and was released as the record's third single by Columbia Records on July 13, 2017. "Sit Next to Me" (Versions) was recorded on October 13, 2017 and featured a radio edit, an acoustic version, and a reworked version of the song. It was then released to US modern rock stations. The song was well-received by music critics, who complimented its production and catchiness.

"Sit Next to Me"
Single by Foster the People
from the album Sacred Hearts Club
Released	July 13, 2017
Genre	Indie pop disco funk neo-psychedelia[1]
Length	4:03
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Mark Foster Josh Abraham Lars Stalfors Johnny Newman Oliver Goldstein
Producer(s)	Josh Abraham Oligee
Foster the People singles chronology
"Loyal Like Sid & Nancy" (2017) "Sit Next to Me" (2017) "Pay the Man (Remix)" (2017)

Music video

The official video for "Sit Next to Me" was directed by Fourclops and Brinton Bryan and was released on November 10, 2017.^[2] The video features 100 posts from Instagram influencers and celebrities and also includes submissions from Foster the People fans all over the world. A cardboard cut-out of Baloony from Phineas and Ferb is seen in one of the Instagram videos. "It was fun to play with the premise of a music video that hijacks your social feed," said director Fourclops in a prepared statement. "Instagram is a major destination for consuming media these days, and it made for an exciting setting for our video. We asked ourselves, what would it look like if all of the accounts within Instagram become transformed by a song?"^[3]

Track listing

Download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sit Next to Me"	4:03

"Sit Next to Me" (Versions)^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sit Next to Me" (Radio edit)	3:22
2.	"Sit Next to Me" (Acoustic)	4:18
3.	"Sit Next to Me" (Rework)	5:32

Personnel

Foster the People

• Mark Foster – lead vocals, bass, synthesizer, guitar, engineer

Additional personnel

• Oliver Goldstein – drum programming, piano, synthesizer, guitar, bass, programming, producer
• Josh Abraham – producer
• Lars Stalfors – additional production, mixing
• Cameron Graham – engineer
• Isom Innis – engineer
• Dave Cerminara – additional engineering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017–18) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 68 Canada AC (Billboard)[6] 24 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[7] 34 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[8] 20 Canada Rock (Billboard)[9] 18 Croatia Airplay (HRT)[10] 54 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[11] 16 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12] 73 Ecuador (National-Report)[13] 20 Iceland (RÚV)[14] 2 Netherlands Single Tip (MegaCharts)[15] 11 US Billboard Hot 100[16] 42 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] 21 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[18] 8 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[19] 5 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[20] 20 US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[21] 2 Venezuela (National-Report)[22] 49

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Iceland (Plötutíóindi)[23] 64 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[24] 22 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[25] 6 US Radio Songs (Billboard)[26] 66 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[27] 2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[28]	Platinum	80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[29]	4× Platinum	4,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Various[30]	July 13, 2017	Download	Columbia
United States[31]	September 5, 2017	Modern rock radio
North America[32]	October 13, 2017	Download
United States[33][34]	January 22, 2018	Hot adult contemporary
	February 13, 2018	Contemporary hit radio