Swine (Demi Lovato song)

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"Swine"
Swine - Demi Lovato.jpg
Single by Demi Lovato
ReleasedJune 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)
Genre
Length2:46
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Oak Felder
  • Alex Niceforo
  • Keith Sorrells
Demi Lovato singles chronology
"Cool for the Summer (Rock Version)"
(2023)
"Swine"
(2023)
"Sorry Not Sorry (Rock Version)"
(2023)
Music video
"Swine" on YouTube

"Swine" (stylized in all uppercase) is a song by American singer-songwriter Demi Lovato. It was released as a charity single through Island Records on June 22, 2023. The song was written by Lovato along with Laura Veltz, Upsahl and its producers Warren "Oak" Felder, Alex Niceforo and Keith "Ten4" Sorrells. A music video directed by Meriel O'Connell was released alongside it.

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Background and composition

When surprise-releasing the song on June 22, 2023, Lovato explained its origin on social media: "It's been one year since the Supreme Court's decision to dismantle the constitutional right to a safe abortion, and although the path forward will be challenging, we must continue to be united in our fight for reproductive justice." [1] The use of the word swine has been claimed to allude to the historical legends of the pig-faced women. [2]

The song was released as a protest song two days before the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade . [3] Over a one-year period, Lovato's net profits from "Swine" will be donated to the Demi Lovato Foundation's Reproductive Justice Fund, which will go to three nonprofit organizations: NARAL Pro-Choice America, Plan C, and the National Network of Abortion Funds. [4]

"Swine" was described as a pop-punk song [3] and a "rock and nu metal anthem." [5] Billboard described the song as "Lovato at her most furious", and "fueled by righteous indignation". [6]

Music video

The music video was directed by Meriel O'Connell and produced by Jagger Corcione and Becca Standt. [7] It received two nominations at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, in the categories Best Video for Good and Best Pop Video. [8]

Live performances

Lovato performed the song at the Wonderbus Music & Arts Festival in Columbus, Ohio on August 26, 2023. She also performed it at the first edition of The Town Festival, on September 2, 2023. [9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Swine"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
US Alternative Digital Song Sales (Billboard) [10] 12

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