Swang (song)

"Swang" is a song by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on January 24, 2017 by EarDrummers and Interscope Records as the fourth single from their second studio album SremmLife 2. The song was produced by EarDrummers producer P-Nazty.

For the Indian pop folk theatre forms, see Bhavai and Saang.

"Swang"
Cover art for the Remix with Travis Scott
Single by Rae Sremmurd
from the album SremmLife 2 (Deluxe edition)
Released	January 26, 2017
Recorded	2016
Genre	Hip hop trap Cloud rap
Length	3:28
Label	EarDrummers Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Khalif Brown Aaquil Brown Pierre Slaughter
Producer(s)	P-Nazty
Rae Sremmurd singles chronology
"Black Beatles" (2016) "Swang" (2017) "Perfect Pint" (2017)
Music video
"Swang" on YouTube

Music video

The song's accompanying music video.[1] premiered on February 16, 2017 on Rae Sremmurd's YouTube account on Vevo. The video was directed by Max.[2] The music video has over 410 million views as of January 2019.

Remix

The official remix of "Swang" features American rapper Travis Scott and was released on October 16, 2016.[3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from SremmLife 2 booklet.

Song credits

• Writing – Aaquil Brown, Khalif Brown, Pierre Slaughter
• Production – P-Nazty
• Recording – Randy Lanphear & Swae Lee at Sauce Studios and PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
• Audio mixing – Finis "KY" White at Bass Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
• Mastering – Dave Kutch, The Mastering Palace, New York City

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4]	41
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	26
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6]	13
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[7]	17
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[8]	30

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9]	97
US Billboard Hot 100[10]	64
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11]	32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	3× Platinum	3,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Rae Sremmurd - Swang". YouTube. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
2. http://www.directedbymax.com
3. "Travis Scott - Swang (Remix)". HotNewHipHop. October 16, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
4. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
5. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
6. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
7. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
8. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
9. "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
10. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
11. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
12. "American single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – Swang". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 5, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.