Charlie Puth Releases 'Sideways' Featuring Coco Jones

Official Announcement | Published: Mar 27, 2026 12:20 PM EDT

(High Rise) Ahead of his WHATEVER'S CLEVER! WORLD TOUR starting next month, Charlie Puth has released his highly anticipated fourth studio album Whatever's Clever! via Atlantic Records.

"I had to take a closer look at myself to make this record and sing about things I normally wouldn't sing about," says Charlie on Whatever's Clever! "Audiences knew my music more than they knew me because I never really gave them a chance to know me. This is the chance."

Immersed in classics from Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, and Philip Bailey, embracing sounds like the Yamaha CP70 and experimenting with techniques during sessions at his home studio, "I knew I wanted to make a rich, warm, and big-sounding record," he states. and found the perfect collaborator in co-producer BloodPop

"BloodPop pushed me to use sonics I hadn't touched before, to sing about subjects I'd never sung about, and write songs that might've made me uncomfortable in the past," he admits. "The best singers don't flawlessly sing on pitch, the guitar goes out of tune, or the record skips. If A.I. is going to take over the world, we decided to be as human as possible. It only took a couple of songs with BloodPop pushing me, then I was pushing myself."

"Charlie is such an incredible artist, constantly refining his craft." Shares Coco Jones, "We had so much fun bringing "Sideways" to life, and it was such an honor debuting the song at Charlie's Blue Note show together in Los Angeles. I'm so excited that the world can finally hear it!"

Charlie Puth shared, "I love working with vocalists who can take a song to the next level - and Coco did just that. When writing Sideways, I wanted to evoke a very cinematic picture through the chords and melody. And this vision came alive the moment Coco sang into the microphone. She is an incredible artist and it's been a joy to work with her on this."