Swing My Way

{{Infobox song

| name = Swing My Way

| cover = Swing My Way 1998 Vinyl Single Cover Art.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = K.P. & Envyi

| album = Rhythm & Quad 166, Vol. 1 and Music from the Motion Picture Can't Hardly Wait

| released = October 27, 1997 (CD),{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/KP-Envyi-Swing-My-Way/release/4653548 |title=K.P. & Envyi - Swing My Way (CD) at Discogs |website=Discogs |accessdate=12 October 2014}} 1998 (vinyl){{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/KP-Envyi-Swing-My-Way/release/340332 |title=K.P. & Envyi - Swing My Way (Vinyl) at Discogs |website=Discogs |accessdate=12 October 2014}}

| recorded = 1997
PatchWerk Recording Studios
Atlanta, Georgia

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| genre = Miami bass{{cite web|url=http://www.songlyrics.com/kp-envyi/shorty-swing-my-way-lyrics/ |title=KP & ENVYI - SHORTY SWING MY WAY |accessdate=12 October 2014}}

| length = 4:09 (radio version)

| label = EastWest (original)
Elektra (remix)

| writer = Michael O. Johnson, Javalyn Johnson, Carlton Mahone Jr., Christopher BridgesMusic From The Motion Picture "Can't Hardly Wait" (CD liner notes). Elektra Entertainment Group. 62201-2

| producer = Mixzo (original version)
Carl Mo (remix)

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| cover = Swing_My_Way_Alternate_Cover.jpg

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"Swing My Way" is a song by American hip-hop duo K.P. & Envyi. For each of them, it is their only top 40 hit, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending March 14, 1998.{{Sfn |Whitburn |2004 |p=353}} It entered the Hot 100 on the week ending December 27, 1997, at No. 86.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ |title=1997: The Year in Music |date=27 December 1997 – 3 January 1998 |accessdate= 12 October 2014}}

Since the release of "Swing My Way", a few of the people who worked behind the scenes went on to have success on their own. Atlanta rapper Ludacris penned the verses for the remix version of the song.[https://www.discogs.com/Various-Music-From-The-Motion-Picture-Cant-Hardly-Wait/release/3111625 Various – Music From The Motion Picture Can't Hardly Wait (CD) at Discogs] Background singer Algebra Blessett emerged as a neo-soul singer a decade after her appearance.[https://music.apple.com/us/artist/algebra-blessett/3301305 Algebra Blessett on iTunes] Mixzo went on to produce for artists like Fiend, Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Aaliyah, Ludacris, and Maxwell. The producer of the remix, Carl Mo, became best known for his production of the 2003 OutKast song "The Way You Move". American singer Bryson Tiller sampled "Swing My Way" in his hit track "Exchange", and American rapper J. Cole sampled it in his song "Deja Vu".[https://www.discogs.com/artist/1331054-Carlton-Mahone-Jr Carlton Mahone Jr. Discography at Discogs] Lastly, a young Polow Da Don was featured in the music video,{{cite web|title=Whatever Happened To…..|url=http://theboxhouston.com/8592152/whatever-happened-to-11/|website=theboxhouston.com|date=7 September 2011 |publisher=97.9 The Box|accessdate=2016-04-01}} which was directed by visual artist and designer Ron Norsworthy.

Charts and certifications

=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1998)

!Peak
position

Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/k6U1FSn.jpeg|title=K.P. & Envyi chart history, received from ARIA on 25 November 2023|publisher=Imgur.com|access-date=20 June 2024}} N.B. The HP column in the NAT chart indicates the release's peak on the national chart.

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Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1998/week-35|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 35, 1998|lang=dutch| publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=March 16, 2023}}

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{{singlechart|Dutch100|54|artist=K.P. & Envyi|song=Swing My Way}}
{{singlechart|New Zealand|14|artist=K.P. & Envyi|song=Swing My Way}}
{{singlechart|UK|14|date=1998-06-13|artist=K.P. & Envyi|song=Swing My Way}}
{{singlechart|UKrandb|3|date=1998-06-13|artist=K.P. & Envyi|song=Swing My Way}}
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|6|artist=K.P. & Envyi}}
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kp-envyi-mn0001606776/awards |title= K.P. & Envyi, Awards |website= AllMusic |accessdate=12 October 2014}}

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{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|5|artist=K.P. & Envyi}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|5|artist=K.P. & Envyi}}

=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1998)

!Position

US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1998 |title=Longbored Surfer - 1998 |accessdate=12 October 2014}}

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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276641/kp-envyi/chart?f=416 |title=K.P. & Envyi - Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Year end) |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=June 2, 2015}}

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=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=K.P. & Envyi|title=Swing My Way|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|salesamount=600,000|salesref={{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Q0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA75 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1998 |magazine=Billboard|publisher=BPI Communications Inc.|date=January 30, 1999 |access-date=May 31, 2015 |page=75 |issn=0006-2510|volume=111|number=5}}}}

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Personnel

  • K.P. - performer
  • Envyi - performer, background vocals
  • Mixzo - producer
  • Michael O. Johnson - writer
  • Javalyn Hall-Johnson - writer
  • Algebra Blessett - background vocals
  • Randell Rivers - Lead guitar
  • Mike Wilson - recording engineer
  • Neal H. Pogue - mixing

=Remix=

  • Carl Mo - additional production, vocal arrangement, music
  • Christopher Bridges - writer
  • Craig Love - additional acoustic guitar
  • Emperor Searcy - scratches

References