Swingin' (John Anderson song)

"Swingin'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer John Anderson. It was released in January 1983 as the second single from his album Wild & Blue. The song was the second of five number one singles in Anderson's career, spending one week at the top of the Hot Country Songs charts. It also received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, and received a Single of the Year award from the Country Music Association.[1] Anderson re-recorded the song for his 1994 album Country 'til I Die on BNA Records.[2] This re-recording served as the b-side to the album's title track, which was also the first single from it.[1] In addition to LeAnn Rimes, Chris Young performed an acoustic cover of "Swingin'" for his 2010 EP Voices.

"Swingin'"
Single by John Anderson
from the album Wild & Blue
B-side"Honky Tonk Saturday Night"[1]
ReleasedJanuary 10, 1983
GenreCountry
Length3:04
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • John Anderson
  • Lionel Delmore
Producer(s)
  • John Anderson
  • Frank Jones
John Anderson singles chronology
"Wild and Blue"
(1982)
"Swingin'"
(1983)
"Goin' Down Hill"
(1983)

Chart performance edit

"Swingin'" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles for the week of January 15, 1983.

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 43
US Cash Box Top 100[5] 30
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 4

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1983) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 9

LeAnn Rimes version edit

"Swingin'"
 
Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album Lady & Gentlemen
ReleasedJune 8, 2010
GenreCountry
Length2:55
LabelAsylum-Curb
Songwriter(s)
  • John Anderson
  • Lionel Delmore
Producer(s)
LeAnn Rimes singles chronology
"When It's Good"
(2009)
"Swingin'"
(2010)
"Crazy Women"
(2010)

LeAnn Rimes covered the song on June 8, 2010 as the first single from her album Lady & Gentlemen. Rimes debuted her version of the song on the 2010 CMT Music Awards on June 9, 2010. The song debuted at number 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart for July 17, 2010. It spent four weeks on the chart and peaked at 57. The track is also nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award.[citation needed] Rimes's version of the song also featured a music video, directed by David McClister.[7]

Chart performance edit

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 57

Other versions edit

  • Billie Jo Spears covered the song in 1983.
  • The Kidsongs kids covered the song on their 1994 video "Country Sing-Along".
  • Cledus T. Judd released a rap version of "Swingin" on his 1995 debut album Cledus T. Judd (No Relation). He starts off with the opening bars of John Anderson's 1983 hit, followed by Cledus saying "Let's dance!", which leads into a rap version of the song.
  • "On the Swing" is a parody of "Swingin." It's on Lollipoprock 2, released in 2003.
  • Colt Ford and John Anderson released a remix version of the song for the 2012 film Super Zeroes.
  • The Mavericks covered the song for release as a digital download single in 2019.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Country 'til I Die listing". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "John Anderson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 4/30/83". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "LeAnn Rimes Shares Details on Family Life and "Swingin'" New Video". CMT. July 7, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
  8. ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2011.

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