"Swag Surfin" is the debut single by
American
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hip hop group
Fast Life Yungstaz
Fast Life Yungstaz (also known by its acronym F.L.Y.) is an American hip hop group from Stone Mountain, Georgia. The group is composed of Myko McFly, Vee and Mook. The group's debut album, ''Jamboree
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. It is featured on their debut album ''
Jamboree
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History
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'' and is produced by
K.E. on the Track.
It is the unofficial anthem of the
WNBA's
Washington Mystics and was played at the game in which the team won its first championship.
"Swag Surfin'" also became synonymous with the
Chicago Bears
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' post-game locker room celebration, nicknamed "Club Dub", under head coach
Matt Nagy in 2018 and 2019.
The song was sampled by
Beyoncé
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for her Coachella performance
Homecoming: The Live Album with the song
Drunk in Love.
[https://www.whosampled.com/sample/643830/Beyoncé-Drunk-in-Love-(Homecoming-Live)-F.L.Y.-Swag-Surfin%27/ ]
Remixes
DJ Self put together a
remix
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that features American rappers
Fabolous,
Juelz Santana,
Red Cafe, and
Maino.
Lil Wayne recorded a
freestyle
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for his mixtape ''
No Ceilings''.
Music video
The music video was released online in January 2009.
Kia Shine and Stuey Rock make cameo appearances.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
2008 songs
2009 debut singles
Southern hip hop songs
Song articles with missing songwriters
Song recordings produced by K.E. on the Track
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