Swing (Savage song)

"Swing" was sent to radio in New Zealand in November 2004{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050803004011/http://www.dawnraid.co.nz:80/news.htm|url=http://www.dawnraid.co.nz:80/news.htm|url-status=dead|title=Dawn Raid Entertainment – News|publisher=Dawn Raid Entertainment|date=2004–2005|archive-date=3 August 2005|access-date=5 September 2021}} and released commercially in the first week of January 2005 as Savage's debut solo single, following an album as part of the Deceptikonz and a feature on Scribe's hit single "Not Many – The Remix!". The music video was filmed by Offramp Productions in Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand in November 2004. In the single's first week of release, it debuted at number two on the New Zealand singles chart, behind Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot", and the following week it climbed to number one, where it remained for five weeks. It finished 2005 as the year's ninth highest selling single in New Zealand, and the second highest by a New Zealand artist, behind Savage's own follow-up single "Moonshine".

It was released in Australia on 15 August 2005, and debuted at number 44 on the ARIA Singles Chart, reaching a peak of number 36 in its second week. Prior to its United States release, "Swing" had reportedly sold over 130,000 copies in New Zealand and Australia.{{cite magazine|url=https://assets.billboard.com/articles//1308621/kiwi-savage-aims-high-with-swing|title=Kiwi Savage Aims High With 'Swing'|magazine=Billboard|date=14 May 2008|access-date=5 September 2021}}

In 2007, "Swing" was featured in a "pivotal bar scene" in the American romantic comedy film Knocked Up, and furthermore used as the music for the opening menu on its DVD release, which led to "Swing" garnering traffic on YouTube.{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014164755/http://www.dawnraid.co.nz/Images/news/SavBillRev.jpg|url=http://www.dawnraid.co.nz/Images/news/SavBillRev.jpg|url-status=dead|title=Savage 'knocks' on the charts|magazine=Billboard|first=Christie|last=Eliezer|date=16 August 2008|archive-date=14 October 2008|access-date=5 September 2021|via=Dawn Raid Entertainment|quote='Things got crazy' when "Swing" was used as the music for the opening menu screen on the DVD, says Murnane, who also manages Savage through his firm Clientele Management. Afterward, the "Swing" video began garnering huge traffic on YouTube; it is now up to 2.3 million views.}} Savage's New Zealand label Dawn Raid Entertainment released the original album Moonshine to the iTunes Store in the United States in March 2008,{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017182016/http://www.dawnraid.co.nz/news-2008.html|url=http://www.dawnraid.co.nz/news-2008.html|url-status=dead|title=Dawn Raid Entertainment – News|publisher=Dawn Raid Entertainment|year=2008|archive-date=17 October 2008|access-date=5 September 2021}} and "Swing" began growing on the iTunes charts, and debuted on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart on the week of 3 May 2008.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2008/BB-2008-05-03.pdf|title=Billboard Hot Digital Songs – May 3, 2008|magazine=Billboard|date=3 May 2008|volume=120|issue=18|page=53|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|issn=0006-2510|access-date=5 September 2021}} The chart is on page 47 of the PDF.

Following a label bidding war, Savage signed to Universal Republic Records, and a remix of "Swing" featuring American rapper Soulja Boy was produced; it was serviced to radio, and released as a digital download, in May 2008. A video for the remix was filmed by director Kai "FlyyKai" Crawford in Beverly Hills in July 2008, and released in September 2008.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081108231227/http://www.dawnraid.co.nz:80/|url=http://www.dawnraid.co.nz:80/|url-status=dead|title=Dawn Raid Entertainment – News|publisher=Dawn Raid Entertainment|year=2008|archive-date=8 November 2008|access-date=5 September 2021}}

The remix entered the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of 16 August 2008,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2008-08-16|title=Billboard Hot 100 – August 16, 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 September 2021}} and reached a peak of number 45 on 4 October 2008, charting for 20 weeks in total.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2008-12-27|title=Billboard Hot 100 – December 27, 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 September 2021}} In November 2008, the song was certified platinum in the United States,{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117214321/http://dawnraid.co.nz/|url=http://dawnraid.co.nz/|url-status=dead|title=Dawn Raid Entertainment – News|publisher=Dawn Raid Entertainment|date=2008–2009|archive-date=17 January 2009|access-date=5 September 2021}} and in January 2009, it was announced as having become the then-highest selling New Zealand single in US history, with over 1.5 million digital sales, including over 500,000 ringtone sales.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331055913/http://www.dawnraid.co.nz/Savage1_1-2Mill.pdf|url=http://www.dawnraid.co.nz/Savage1_1-2Mill.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Savage swings into record books with 1.5 million sold!|date=28 January 2009|publisher=Dawn Raid Entertainment|archive-date=31 March 2009|access-date=5 September 2021}} It was eventually certified double platinum in October 2020. Additionally, the song returned to the New Zealand charts, reaching number 23 in August 2008, and Savage won an International Achievement Award at the 2008 New Zealand Music Awards,{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523111434/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2008-winners/|url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2008-winners/|url-status=dead|title=2008 Winners – Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards|publisher=New Zealand Music Awards|archive-date=23 May 2010|access-date=5 September 2021}} and an International Breakthrough award was created in his honour at the Pacific Music Awards in New Zealand in May 2009.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710024354/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/entertainment/2436113/Give-it-up-for-Savage|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/entertainment/2436113/Give-it-up-for-Savage|title=Give it up for Savage|first=Cath|last=Bennett|work=Sunday News|publisher=Fairfax New Zealand|date=24 May 2009|archive-date=10 July 2009|access-date=5 September 2021|url-status=live}} The remix also featured on the 2008 US compilation Now That's What I Call Music! 29,{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Now-Thats-What-I-Call-Music-29/release/5776956|title=Now That's What I Call Music! 29 (2008, CD)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=5 September 2021}} the last edition in the series to be certified platinum.{{Cite certification|region=United States|title=Now That's What I Call Music!|artist=Various|type=album|access-date=5 September 2021}}

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| type = single

| artist = Joel Fletcher and Savage

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| released = 31 October 2013

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| genre = Melbourne bounce

| length = {{unbulleted list|3:00 (radio edit)|5:15 (original mix)}}

| label = Hussle Recordings

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| chronology = Joel Fletcher

| prev_title = Jetfuel

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Loco

| next_year = 2014

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| artist = Savage

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| prev_title = Because of You

| prev_year = 2012

| title = Swing

| year = 2013

| next_title = Freaks

| next_year = 2014

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In 2013, "Swing" was remixed by Australian producer Joel Fletcher, following his breakthrough top 40 hit "Bring It Back" with Will Sparks. Fletcher said of the production of the remix:

"I did Swing in maybe three or four hours before a gig when I was browsing through my iTunes looking for some a cappella to play that night and I came across the Savage track. It was about a year ago. From there, Ministry of Sound heard the tracks and wanted to do something with it. When it got leaked on the internet, I was a bit iffy about when to do with it; I didn't think it would succeed because everyone could get it. They told me to trust them, to revisit the track and rework it. You never know what can happen."{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/arts/young-dj-joel-fletcher-is-the-latest-australian-producer-to-go-global/news-story/53242abf636a0a76411233597d0df317|title=Young DJ Joel Fletcher is the latest Australian producer to go global|work=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|first=Katy|last=McCabe|date=7 February 2014|access-date=5 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525153606/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/arts/young-dj-joel-fletcher-is-the-latest-australian-producer-to-go-global/news-story/53242abf636a0a76411233597d0df317|archive-date=25 May 2017|url-status=live}}

The Joel Fletcher remix was released on Beatport on 31 October 2013,{{cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/release/swing-single/1189755|title=Swing – Single from Hussle Recordings|website=Beatport|date=31 October 2013|access-date=5 September 2021}} then as part of the Australian edition of the compilation Ministry of Sound – The Annual 2014 on 8 November 2013,{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122135857/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/ministry-sound-annual-2014/id730209451|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/ministry-sound-annual-2014/id730209451|url-status=dead|title=Ministry of Sound – The Annual 2014 by Various Artists|publisher=iTunes Store|year=2013|archive-date=22 January 2015|access-date=5 September 2021}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109233152/http://ministryofsound.com.au/music/release/2013/annual-2014/|url=http://ministryofsound.com.au/music/release/2013/annual-2014/|url-status=dead|title=The Annual 2014 mixed by Chardy and Uberjak'd|website=Ministry of Sound Australia|date=8 November 2013|archive-date=9 November 2013|access-date=5 September 2021}} then as a single on the Australian iTunes Store a week later.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516144225/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/swing-joel-fletcher-remix/id740176533|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/swing-joel-fletcher-remix/id740176533|url-status=deviated|title=Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix) – Single by Joel Fletcher & Savage|publisher=iTunes Store|date=15 November 2013|archive-date=16 May 2014|access-date=5 September 2021}} It debuted at number 45 on the ARIA Singles Chart on 18 November 2013, the week of the compilation's release, and climbed continuously for the next two months, reaching a peak of number two on the week of 27 January 2014, behind Pharrell Williams' "Happy". It placed at number 23 on the Australian year-end singles chart of 2014, and was ultimately certified quadruple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association in June 2018. It is the highest charting single of both artists in Australia, and has been credited for "[propelling] the relatively unknown sound of Melbourne bounce to a national audience".{{cite web|url=https://www.marqueesydney.com/news/2015/08/joel-fletcher-qa-time/|title=Joel Fletcher: Q&A Time|work=Marquee Sydney|date=19 August 2015|first=Marcella|last=Gallace|access-date=5 September 2021}} The remix's popularity also caused the original track to return to the Australian charts, re-entering at number 95 on the week of 27 January 2014,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue1248.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140205203359/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140206-0733/issue1248.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2014|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 27th January 2014|magazine=The ARIA Report|issue=1248|date=27 January 2014|page=4|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=5 September 2021|via=Trove}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and peaking at number 83 on 17 March 2014.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1255.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140416230205/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140417-0902/Issue1255.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 April 2014|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 17th March 2014|magazine=The ARIA Report|issue=1255|date=17 March 2014|page=4|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=5 September 2021|via=Trove}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

A music video for the Joel Fletcher remix was filmed on 17 December 2013,{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/joelfletchermusic/posts/726669114010601|title=Recording the film clip for 'Swing' tonight! excited|first=Joel|last=Fletcher|via=Facebook|date=17 December 2013|access-date=5 September 2021}}{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}} and released on 14 January 2014.{{cite tweet|user=Joel_Fletcher|first=Joel|last=Fletcher|number=422880046403944449|date=14 January 2014|title=yoo! here it is – the official film clip of Swing w/ @SavageDkonz .. had heaps of fun making it.. hope you like it!|access-date=5 September 2021}} Savage makes an appearance in the video, where he arrives at a house party and performs the "famous lyrics".{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131130752/http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/savage-swings-back-into-charts-5818671|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/savage-swings-back-into-charts-5818671|url-status=dead|title=Savage 'swings' back into the charts|website=TVNZ|date=30 January 2014|archive-date=31 January 2014|access-date=5 September 2021}}

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;2005 New Zealand CD single{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Savage-Swing/release/2429699|title=Savage – Swing (2005, CD) (New Zealand release)|date=January 2005 |publisher=Discogs|access-date=5 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/e44e2bca-ec0e-43a2-bb35-99dbbe19260c|title=Release "Swing" by Savage|website=MusicBrainz|access-date=5 September 2021}}

1. "Swing" (radio edit) – 3:33
2. "Swing" (album version) – 3:32
3. "Swing" (Sol Messiah remix) – 3:39
4. "Swing" (instrumental) – 3:32

;2005 Australian CD single{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Savage-Swing/release/11371833|title=Savage – Swing (2005, CD) (Australian release)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=5 September 2021}}

1. "Swing" (radio edit)
2. "Swing" (album version)
3. "Swing" (Sol Messiah remix)
4. "Swing" (instrumental)
5. "Swing" (Bump City remix)
6. "Swing" (Crooked Eye remix)
7. "Swing" (Nate D remix)

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;2008 digital download – featuring Soulja Boy{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516144252/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/swing-feat.-soulja-boy-tell/id285552656|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/swing-feat.-soulja-boy-tell/id285552656|url-status=dead|title=Swing (feat. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em) – Single by Savage|publisher=iTunes Store|year=2008|archive-date=16 May 2014|access-date=5 September 2021}}

1. "Swing" {{small|(featuring Soulja Boy)}} – 3:40

;2008 digital download – featuring Pitbull

1. "Swing" {{small|(featuring Pitbull)}} – 4:42

;2013 digital download – Joel Fletcher remix

1. "Swing" (original mix) {{small|(Joel Fletcher & Savage)}} – 5:15

;2013 digital download – Joel Fletcher remix

1. "Swing" (radio edit) {{small|(Joel Fletcher & Savage)}} – 3:00

;2014 digital download – remixes{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422035248/https://music.apple.com/us/album/swing-remixes-single/817332884|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/swing-remixes-single/817332884|url-status=live|title=Swing (Remixes) – Single by Joel Fletcher & Savage|website=Apple Music|date=27 February 2014|archive-date=22 April 2020|access-date=5 September 2021}}

1. "Swing" (Dylan Sanders remix) {{small|(Joel Fletcher & Savage)}} – 5:07
2. "Swing" (The Only remix) {{small|(Joel Fletcher & Savage)}} – 3:39

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In 2020, the song gained new popularity when it was widely used on the social media app TikTok. The songs chorus lyrics, "Oh shit, shake that ass ma, move it like a Gypsy. Stop, woah, back it up now let me see your hips swing!" was the music used in numerous videos showing Donald Trump dancing at a campaign rally. The songs popularity on TikTok caused it to rise in sales charts.{{cite web|title=Kiwi rapper Savage sees 2005 hit climb US charts thanks to TikTok, awkward Trump dance|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/news/story/JTJGY29udGVudCUyRnR2bnolMkZvbmVuZXdzJTJGc3RvcnklMkYyMDIwJTJGMTAlMkYyOSUyRnNhdmFnZQ==|work=TVNZ|access-date=16 December 2020}}

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