Swagger Jagger
{{Short description|2011 single by Cher Lloyd}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Swagger Jagger
| cover = Cher Lloyd - Swagger Jagger.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Cher Lloyd
| album = Sticks and Stones
| released = 29 July 2011
| recorded = Beat Studio, Miami, Florida, United States
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| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=12}}
| label = {{flatlist|
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Cher Lloyd
- Autumn Rowe
- Jermaine Jackson
- Andrew Harr
- Andre Davidson
- Sean Davidson
- the Strangerz}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
| next_title = With Ur Love
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|sdbyG2MrBHk|"Swagger Jagger"}}}}
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"Swagger Jagger" is the debut single by English singer and rapper Cher Lloyd, taken from her debut studio album Sticks and Stones (2011). It was released as the album's lead single on 31 July 2011 by both Syco and Sony. The song was written by the two production teams The Runners and The Monarch with Lloyd, Autumn Rowe, Marcus Lomax and Clarence Coffee Jr. and is composed to the tune of "Oh My Darling, Clementine". The music video was released on 26 June 2011. It was also used in the movie Identity Thief with Melissa McCarthy.
Despite receiving negative reviews from music critics, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and at number two in Ireland, becoming her biggest hit to date in these countries. It also reached number five in Japan. The Guardian chose the song as the best number one single of 2011,{{cite web|title=The best No 1 records: Cher Lloyd – Swagger Jagger |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/31/cher-lloyd-swagger-jagger?guni=Article:in%20body%20link|work=The Guardian|access-date=4 August 2013|date=31 May 2012}} along with the Official Charts listing the track as the 35th biggest song of the summer of 2011 in the UK.{{cite web|title=Official Top 40 biggest songs of summer 2011 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-summer-2011__33318/|work=Official Charts|access-date=29 August 2021|date=16 June 2021}}
Background
"Swagger Jagger" received its first airplay on 20 June 2011.{{cite web|title=Cher Lloyd Confirms 'Swagger Jagger' Release |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/cher-lloyd/278266-cher-lloyd-swagger-jagger-release-debut-album|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723194558/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/cher-lloyd/278266-cher-lloyd-swagger-jagger-release-debut-album|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 July 2011|publisher=MTV|access-date=5 August 2011|date=21 June 2011}} The single was leaked onto the internet on 15 June, but this version was later confirmed as only the demo of the track on Lloyd's Twitter account.{{cite web|url=http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/behind_the_music/47907/cher-lloyds-debut-single-leaks-online/|title=Celebrity - Yahoo News UK|website=New.uk.music.yahoo.com|access-date=6 December 2017}} Lloyd performed the song on T4 on the Beach and also performed at the Leeds Aire FM Party in the Park and Key 103 Live Manchester, both on the day of release of "Swagger Jagger".
Critical reception
Initial reviews compared the song to the Christmas carol "Little Donkey".{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ann|title=Cher Lloyd's Swagger Jagger accused on Twitter of ripping off Little Donkey|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/music/866439-cher-lloyd-s-swagger-jagger-accused-on-twitter-of-ripping-off-little-donkey|work=Metro|access-date=5 August 2011|date=15 June 2011}} However, in a positive review, Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song four out of five stars. He noted similarities between the song's chorus and the American western folk ballad "Oh My Darling, Clementine",{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Cher Lloyd: 'Swagger Jagger' - Music Singles Review|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a328371/cher-lloyd-swagger-jagger.html|publisher=Digital Spy|date=6 July 2011}} an opinion shared by users at "whosampled.com".{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/102729/Cher%20Lloyd-Swagger%20Jagger_Percy%20Montrose-Oh%20My%20Darling,%20Clementine/|title=Cher Lloyd's Swagger Jagger sample of Percy Montrose's Oh My Darling Clementine|publisher=whosampled.com|access-date=8 Aug 2011}} In a negative review, Sabotage Times said of the "abominable" track: "Coming across like a sink estate answer to the Black Eyed Peas, the track combines a shouty, tuneless verse with a chorus that riffs on 'Oh My Darling Clementine'".{{cite web|url=http://sabotagetimes.com/music/can-cher-lloyds-new-single-be-as-bad-as-the-abominable-swagger-jagger|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925022332/http://www.sabotagetimes.com/music/can-cher-lloyds-new-single-be-as-bad-as-the-abominable-swagger-jagger/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 September 2011|title=Can Cher Lloyd's New Single Be As Bad As The Abominable Swagger Jagger?|website=Sabotagetimes.com|access-date=6 December 2017}}
Chart performance
"Swagger Jagger" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 7 August 2011 ― for the week ending dated 13 August 2011. As of 12 August 2021, the single's sales have exceeded 300,000 copies in Britain.{{Cite news|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/number-1-flashback-2011-cher-lloyds-swagger-jagger-is-a-chaotic-debut-chart-topper__33768/|title=Number 1 Flashback, 2011: Cher Lloyd's Swagger Jagger is a chaotic debut chart-topper|date=12 August 2021|work=Official Charts|access-date=29 August 2021|language=en-GB}} In Ireland, the single charted at number two on the Irish Singles Chart. The single debuted at number seventy-nine on the Mega Top 100 in the Netherlands. After a performance during the finals of So You Think You Can Dance, the song re-entered the chart at number sixty.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
- Cher Lloyd – songwriter, vocals
- Autumn Rowe – songwriter
- The Runners (Andrew Harr and Jermaine Jackson) – songwriter, producer
- The Monarch (Andre Davidson and Sean Davidson) – songwriter, co-producer
- The Monsters & Strangerz (Marcus Lomax and Clarence Coffee Jr.) – songwriter
- Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva – engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Alex Delicata – guitar
- Tom Coyne – mastering
Source:{{cite AV media notes |title=Swagger Jagger |others=Cher Lloyd |date=2011 |type=liner notes |publisher=Syco Music, Sony Music Entertainment |id=88697939962}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Flanders|43|artist=Cher Lloyd|song=Swagger Jagger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Ireland2|2|artist=Cher Lloyd|song=Swagger Jagger|rowheader=true|accessdate=28 January 2020|refname=IRE}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardjapanhot100|5|artist=Cher Lloyd|artistid=299063|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Dutch100|60|artist=Cher Lloyd|song=Swagger Jagger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2016|refname=NLD}} |
| {{singlechart|Scotland|1|date=2011-08-07|artist=Cher Lloyd|song=Swagger Jagger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|1|date=2011-08-13|artist=Cher Lloyd|song=Swagger Jagger|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2016|refname=UK}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Cher Lloyd|title=Swagger Jagger|award=Silver|type=single|certyear=2013|relyear=2011|id=11643-3588-1|access-date=19 September 2016}}
{{Certification Table Bottom| nosales=true}}
Release history
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Cher Lloyd}}
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Category:Number-one singles in Scotland
Category:UK singles chart number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Autumn Rowe
Category:Songs written by Jermaine Jackson (hip-hop producer)
Category:Songs written by Andrew Harr
Category:Song recordings produced by the Runners
Category:Songs written by Marcus Lomax
Category:Songs written by Clarence Coffee Jr.
Category:Songs written by Andre Davidson
Category:Songs written by Sean Davidson
Category:Song recordings produced by the Monarch (production team)