Swang (song)

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"Swang"
Swang Remix cover.jpg
Cover art for the remix with Travis Scott
Single by Rae Sremmurd
from the album SremmLife 2 (deluxe edition)
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2017
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:28
Label
Songwriters
Producer P-Nazty
Rae Sremmurd singles chronology
"Black Beatles"
(2016)
"Swang"
(2017)
"Perfect Pint"
(2017)
Music video
"Swang" on YouTube

"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 written alongside producer P-Nazty.

Contents

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 Hliva (DirectedByMAX). [2] The music video has over 504 million views as of November 2025.

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Canada Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [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 Airplay ( 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

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [12] 2× Platinum120,000
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Platinum80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [14] Platinum30,000
Poland (ZPAV) [15] Gold25,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [17] 6× Platinum6,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Rae Sremmurd - Swang". YouTube. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  2. "Home". instagram.com/directedbymax/.
  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 (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard . Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  8. "Rae Sremmurd Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard . Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  9. "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2017". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  10. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  11. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  12. "Brazilian single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – Swang" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  13. "Canadian single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – Swang". Music Canada . Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  14. "New Zealand single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – Swang". Radioscope. Retrieved February 26, 2025.Type Swang in the "Search:" fieldand press Enter.
  15. "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved January 24, 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Swang in the search box.
  16. "British single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – Swang". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  17. "American single certifications – Rae Sremmurd – Swang". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 7, 2025.