"Swalla" | ||||
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Single by Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign | ||||
from the album Nu King | ||||
Released | February 24, 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
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Length | 3:36 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Producer(s) | Ricky Reed | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Swalla" on YouTube |
"Swalla" is a song by American singer Jason Derulo featuring Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj and fellow American singer Ty Dolla Sign,released on February 24,2017,by Warner Bros. Records. The song was written by the artists alongside LunchMoney Lewis,Robert Diggs,Jacob Kasher Hindlin,Russell Jones. and producer Ricky Reed. [2] The song was originally intended to be the first single from Derulo's album,titled 777,however the album was never released. [3] It was later included on his fifth studio album Nu King (2024).
Derulo previewed "Swalla" in a video posted in August 2016. [4] He officially announced it as a single on January 2,2017. [4] "Swalla" premiered on February 23,2017, [5] and was released for download on iTunes Store the next day. [6] While talking about the song on the red carpet of the 59th Grammy Awards,Derulo said:
"I never believe in forcing a collaboration. You know,I’m a fan of both of theirs and I thought that they fit the track perfectly. It’s one of those ones that’ll get you up and doing your thing. I feel like it’s gonna stick out on the radio. There’s nothing that sounds like it." [5]
Parts of the chorus are created as an interpolation of Ol' Dirty Bastard's song "Shimmy Shimmy Ya". [7]
On May 12,2017,the trio released "Swalla (After Dark Remix)",a slow-paced acoustic remix of the original song. [8] In an interview with The Fader ,Derulo said about the remix:"It was so nice we had to do it twice! The original version is the ultimate club track,so the idea was to give people the flip side of the song. The subject matter and melody is so sexy,but you might miss the 'sexy' in all the fun of 'Swalla'. So,'After Dark' is on the opposite side of the spectrum and is SURE to set the mood." [8]
Justin Ivey from XXL wrote that Minaj "comes through to close out the track with bars that steal the show". [9] Joshua Espinoza of Complex wrote that "Jason and Ty handle their verses nicely,but Nicki is definitely the star",also saying that the song "definitely has potential". [10] Rap-Up also praised Minaj's verse saying that she "anchors the track with a third and final verse that many will likely assume is another thinly-veiled jab at Remy Ma". [11] Hilary Hughes from MTV News wrote that this is a "steamy number that has all three chiming in over a wobbly beat that would feel right at home on the floor of a beach club in the Caribbean". [12]
On February 24,2017,the official lyric video for "Swalla",directed by Alex Lockett,was uploaded to Derulo's YouTube channel. [13] The music video premiered on March 17,2017. [14] As of 2023,the music video has received over 1.7 billion views on YouTube.
Derulo and Ty$ performed the song live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 6,2017. [15] Derulo and Minaj performed the song at the Billboard Music Awards on May 21,2017. Derulo performed the song at the Opening Ceremony of Pakistan Super League 2018 on February 22,2018. On April 12,2018,Derulo performed the song live during a medley with "Tip Toe" and "Colors" at the German Echo Music Prize. [16]
This song is featured in Blackpink's In Your Area World Tour as the group member Lisa's solo dance number in Asia,North America and Europe setlist.
"Swalla" appeared as a dance evaluation song in Episode 6 of the South Korean idol survival show Produce X 101 as one of the dance evaluation songs alongside "Believer" by Imagine Dragons and "Finesse" by Bruno Mars and Cardi B.
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [98] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [99] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [100] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [101] | Diamond | 250,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [102] | 4× Platinum | 320,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [103] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [104] | Diamond | 233,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [105] | 2× Platinum | 800,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [106] | 3× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [107] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [108] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [109] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [110] | 2× Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [111] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [112] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [113] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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