“Sideways” is ILLENIUM & Nurko’s highly anticipated collaboration. On the track, the producers stun with soaring merges of their signature melodic dubstep and future bass styles, while Valerie Broussard sings about the constancy of love amidst disaster.
The single is the fifth single off of ILLENIUM’s fourth album, FALLEN EMBERS, and was originally teased on a Twitch livestream celebrating the first anniversary of his third album ASCEND on August 16th, 2020.
On January 11th 2021, ILLENIUM went on lnstagram Live with fellow producer Dabin. During the stream, the two were both asked about collaborations with Nurko, which they both confirmed.
On January 30th 2021, Nurko premiered the song at MitiS' set during the Insomniac Park ‘N Rave Concert Series. ILLENIUM would later go on to confirm the collab, and announce Valerie Broussard as the lead vocalist. The song was later released on May 7th 2021.