Songfacts®:

• "Stateside" is a love song for the globalized age. PinkPantheress deliberates on the complexities and emotions involved in a transatlantic romantic relationship, reflecting on both the excitement and the difficulties that come with distance and longing.
• PinkPantheress, who has made a career of giving us songs that feel like they fell out of a bedroom dream at 3 a.m., hasn't said if "Stateside" was inspired by a particular person. It's more likely a creative exploration of the excitement and surreal quality of long-distance or cross-continental romance.
  
  She told BBC Radio 1's Jack Saunders, "It really does hone in on the fact that after years of trying in the UK dating scene, I've now given up on British men."
• "Stateside" samples:
  
  The instrumental and melodic structure of "Paper Romance," a 2010 electronic song by Groove Armada.
  
  Lyrics and vocal melody from Adina Howard's 1995 R&B classic "Freak Like Me."
• PinkPantheress wrote the song with Caroline Ailin. Norwegian songwriter Ailin is best known for her extensive work with Dua Lipa, co-writing hits like "New Rules" and "Don't Start Now."
• PinkPantheress co-produced "Stateside" with The Dare, an American singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ, whose music is characterized by energetic, party-focused, and sometimes provocative dance-rock and electroclash sounds. His 2022 single "Girls" became a breakout hit and an anthem of the indie dance resurgence in New York. He also produced "Guess" for Charli XCX (with Billie Eilish on the remix).
• PinkPantheress wasn't initially aware of The Dare's credentials; he was just somebody her publishing company had set up a session with. She later confessed on social media that she had assumed he was British simply based on vibes, but as his production speed was so "A1" she broke her unspoken "British producers only" rule.
  
  "Just so quick," she wrote, "and knew how to curate the drums and he knew guitar, so was a brilliant session."
• PinkPantheress told Jack Saunders The Dare wasn't familiar with the Sugababes. "But, I mean, everyone needs to be educated at some point in their life," she smiled.
• PinkPantheress teamed up with Zara Larsson for a remix of "Stateside" recorded for her 2025 remix project Fancy Some More?, a reimagining of songs from her mixtape Fancy That with new collaborations and fresh perspectives.
  
  For the "Stateside" remix, Larsson penned her own verse, adding a distinctly "Swedish girl" point of view that playfully contrasts PinkPantheress' UK lens, turning the track into a cross-continental conversation about love, distance, and identity.