Swingin' (John Anderson song)

"Swingin'"
"Swingin'"
Single by LeAnn Rimes
from the album Lady & Gentlemen
Released	June 14, 2010
Genre	Country
Length	2:55
Label	Asylum-Curb
Songwriter(s)	John Anderson; Lionel Delmore;
Producer(s)	Vince Gill ; Darrell Brown ; LeAnn Rimes;
LeAnn Rimes singles chronology

"Swingin'"
"Swingin'"
Single by John Anderson
from the album Wild & Blue
B-side	"Honky Tonk Saturday Night"
Released	December, 1982 (Charted on January 15, 1983)
Studio	Columbia Recording Studios (Nashville, TN)
Genre	Country
Length	3:04
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)	John Anderson; Lionel Delmore;
Producer(s)	John Anderson; Frank Jones;
John Anderson singles chronology

Last updated May 05, 2025

"Swingin'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer John Anderson. It was released in January 1983 as the second single from his album Wild & Blue . The song was the second of five number one singles in Anderson's career, spending one week at the top of the Hot Country Songs charts. It also received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, and received a Single of the Year award from the Country Music Association.^[1] Anderson re-recorded the song for his 1994 album Country 'til I Die on BNA Records.^[3] This re-recording served as the b-side to the album's title track, which was also the first single from it.^[1] In addition to LeAnn Rimes, Chris Young performed an acoustic cover of "Swingin'" for his 2010 EP Voices.

Chart performance

"Swingin'" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles for the week of January 15, 1983.

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard )^[4]	1
US Billboard Hot 100 ^[5]	43
US Cash Box Top 100^[6]	30
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	9

LeAnn Rimes version

"Swingin'" (2010)

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LeAnn Rimes covered the song for her tenth studio album Lady & Gentlemen (2011). She co-produced it with Darrell Brown and Vince Gill. It was released to country radio on June 14, 2010, as the lead single from the album. Rimes first debuted the cover at the 2010 CMT Music Awards, which aired on June 9, 2010. The song also had a music video, directed by David McClister.^[9] It was also nominated for a Grammy.

Commercial performance

"Swingin'" debuted at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of July 17, 2010. The following week, it reached its peak position of number 57; it stayed for three weeks in total.

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard )^[10]	57

Other versions

Billie Jo Spears covered the song in 1983.
The Kidsongs kids covered the song on their 1994 video "Country Sing-Along".
Cledus T. Judd released a rap version of "Swingin" on his 1995 debut album Cledus T. Judd (No Relation). He starts off with the opening bars of John Anderson's 1983 hit, followed by Cledus saying "Let's dance!", which leads into a rap version of the song.
"On the Swing" is a parody of "Swingin." It's on Lollipoprock 2, released in 2003.
Colt Ford and John Anderson released a remix version of the song for the 2012 film Super Zeroes.
The Mavericks covered the song for release as a digital download single in 2019.

References

1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
↑ Roland, Tom. Swingin' at AllMusic
↑ "Country 'til I Die listing". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
↑ "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
↑ "John Anderson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
↑ "Cash Box Top 100 4/30/83". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
↑ "Aircheck Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck. No. 195. June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
↑ "LeAnn Rimes Shares Details on Family Life and "Swingin'" New Video". CMT . July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
↑ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2011.

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[whitburn-1] 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[2] Roland, Tom. Swingin' at AllMusic

[3] "Country 'til I Die listing". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2010.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_John_Anderson-4] "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardhot100_John_Anderson-5] "John Anderson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[6] "Cash Box Top 100 4/30/83". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

[7] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

[8] "Aircheck Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck. No. 195. June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[Swingin'_CMT-9] "LeAnn Rimes Shares Details on Family Life and "Swingin'" New Video". CMT . July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2010.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_LeAnn_Rimes-10] "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2011.

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v t e John Anderson
Studio albums	John Anderson John Anderson 2 I Just Came Home to Count the Memories Wild & Blue All the People Are Talkin' Eye of a Hurricane Tokyo, Oklahoma Countrified Blue Skies Again 10 Too Tough to Tame Seminole Wind Solid Ground Country 'til I Die Paradise Takin' the Country Back Nobody's Got It All Easy Money Bigger Hands Goldmine Years
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1984) Greatest Hits Volume II Greatest Hits (1996)
Notable singles	"Your Lying Blue Eyes" "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" "1959" "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)" "Chicken Truck" "I Just Came Home to Count the Memories" "Would You Catch a Falling Star" "Wild and Blue" "Swingin'" "Goin' Down Hill" "Black Sheep" "Let Somebody Else Drive" "She Sure Got Away with My Heart" "Eye of a Hurricane" "It's All Over Now" "Down in Tennessee" "Honky Tonk Crowd" "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" (with Waylon Jennings) "Straight Tequila Night" "When It Comes to You" "Seminole Wind" "Let Go of the Stone" "Money in the Bank" "I Fell in the Water" "I've Got It Made" "I Wish I Could Have Been There" "Bend It Until It Breaks" "Mississippi Moon" "Paradise" "Somebody Slap Me" "If Her Lovin' Don't Kill Me" "Years" "Tuesday I'll Be Gone"
Related articles	Discography "Shuttin' Detroit Down"

v t e LeAnn Rimes singles
Discography
Blue	"Blue" "Hurt Me" "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" "The Light in Your Eyes"
Unchained Melody: The Early Years	"Unchained Melody"
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs	"How Do I Live" "You Light Up My Life" "On the Side of Angels"
Sittin' on Top of the World	"Commitment" "Looking Through Your Eyes" "Nothin' New Under the Moon" "Feels Like Home" "These Arms of Mine"
LeAnn Rimes	"Big Deal" "Crazy"
I Need You	"But I Do Love You" "I Need You" "Soon"
God Bless America	"God Bless America"
Twisted Angel	"Life Goes On" "Tic Toc" "Suddenly"
Greatest Hits	"This Love"
This Woman	"Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense" "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" "Something's Gotta Give" "Some People"
Whatever We Wanna	"And It Feels Like" "Everybody's Someone" (with Brian McFadden)
Family	"Nothin' Better to Do" "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine" "What I Cannot Change"
Lady & Gentlemen	"Swingin'" "Crazy Women" "Give"
Remnants	"The Story" "How to Kiss a Boy" "Long Live Love" "Love Is Love Is Love"
God's Work	"Throw My Arms Around the World" "How Much a Heart Can Hold" "Spaceship" "Innocent"
Singles from soundtracks	"Can't Fight the Moonlight" "We Can"
Featured singles	"Written in the Stars" (with Elton John) "Cattle Call" (with Eddy Arnold) "Last Thing on My Mind" (with Ronan Keating) "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (with Bon Jovi) "In Front of the Alamo" (with Hal Ketchum) "Just Stand Up!" (as Artists Stand Up to Cancer) "When It’s Good" (with Marc Broussard) "The Choice" (as Souls4Souls) "Snow In Vegas" (with David Gray) "I Do" (with Aloe Blacc) "Uninvited" (with Dave Audé) "Jealous of Myself" (with Tenille Arts)
Christmas singles	"Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" "O Holy Night" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "A Different Kind of Christmas" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Santa Baby" "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" "Celebrate Me Home" (with Gavin DeGraw) "Today is Christmas"

v t e CMA Single of the Year
1967−1970	"There Goes My Everything" (1967) "Harper Valley PTA" (1968) "A Boy Named Sue" (1969) "Okie from Muskogee" (1970)
1971−1980	"Help Me Make It Through the Night" (1971) "The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A." (1972) "Behind Closed Doors" (1973) "Country Bumpkin" (1974) "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" (1975) "Good Hearted Woman" (1976) "Lucille" (1977) "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" (1978) "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979) "He Stopped Loving Her Today" (1980)
1981−1990	"Elvira" (1981) "Always on My Mind" (1982) "Swingin'" (1983) "A Little Good News" (1984) "Why Not Me" (1985) "Bop" (1986) "Forever and Ever, Amen" (1987) "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" (1988) "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" (1989) "When I Call Your Name" (1990)
1991−2000	"Friends in Low Places" (1991) "Achy Breaky Heart" (1992) "Chattahoochee" (1993) "I Swear" (1994) "When You Say Nothing at All" (1995) "Check Yes or No" (1996) "Strawberry Wine" (1997) "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" (1998) "Wide Open Spaces" (1999) "I Hope You Dance" (2000)
2001−2010	"I am a Man Of Constant Sorrow" (2001) "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" (2002) "Hurt" (2003) "Live Like You Were Dying" (2004) "I May Hate Myself in the Morning" (2005) "Believe" (2006) "Before He Cheats" (2007) "I Saw God Today" (2008) "I Run to You" (2009) "Need You Now" (2010)
2011−2020	"If I Die Young" (2011) "Pontoon" (2012) "Cruise" (2013) "Automatic" (2014) "Girl Crush" (2015) "Die a Happy Man" (2016) "Blue Ain't Your Color" (2017) "Broken Halos" (2018) "God's Country" (2019) "The Bones" (2020)
2021−2030	"Starting Over" (2021) "'Til You Can't" (2022) "Fast Car" (2023) "White Horse" (2024)