Swing (Savage song)

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"Swing"
Savageswing.jpg
Single by Savage
from the album Moonshine and Savage Island
ReleasedJanuary 2005 (2005-01)
Genre
Length
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Beat Kamp Muzik
Savage singles chronology
"Swing"
(2005)		"Moonshine"
(2005)
2008 release featuring Soulja Boy
Swing Remix - Savage feat. Soulja Boy.jpg

Charts

Certifications

Release history

RegionVersionDateFormatLabelRef.
New ZealandOriginalNovember 2004Radio airplay [5]
January 2005CD single
Australia15 August 2005
  • Dawn Raid Entertainment
  • Warner
[5] [52]
United StatesRemix featuring Soulja Boy27 May 2008Digital download Universal Republic [12]
25 August 2008 Contemporary hit radio [53]
Remix featuring Pitbull18 November 2008Digital download
  • Dawn Raid Entertainment
  • Universal
 [54] [39]
WorldwideJoel Fletcher remix (original mix)31 October 2013 Hussle Recordings [25]
AustraliaJoel Fletcher remix (radio edit)15 November 2013 [28]

In 2020, the song gained new popularity when it was widely used on the social media app TikTok. The songs chorus lyrics, "Oh shit, shake that ass ma, move it like a Gypsy. Stop, woah, back it up now let me see your hips swing!" was the music used in numerous videos showing Donald Trump dancing at a campaign rally. The songs popularity on TikTok caused it to rise in sales charts. [55]

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