"Swang" is a song by American
hip hop
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duo
Rae Sremmurd
Rae Sremmurd ( ; "Ear Drummers" Anadrome, spelled backwards) is an American hip-hop duo composed of brothers Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi, both of whom originate from Tupelo, Mississippi. They signed with record producer Mike Will Made It's label Mike ...
. It was released on January 24, 2017, by
EarDrummers and
Interscope Records
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as the fourth single from their second studio album ''
SremmLife 2''. The song was written alongside producer P-Nazty.
Music video
The song's accompanying music video premiered on February 16, 2017 on Rae Sremmurd's YouTube account on
Vevo
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. The video was directed by Max Hliva (''DirectedByMAX''). The music video has over 481 million views as of March 2024.
Remix
The official remix of "Swang" features American rapper
Travis Scott
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and was released on October 16, 2016.
Personnel
Credits adapted from ''
SremmLife 2'' booklet.
;Song credits
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Writing
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–
Aaquil Brown,
Khalif Brown, Pierre Slaughter
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Production
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Economics and business
* Production (economics)
* Production, the act of manufacturing goods
* Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services)
* Production as a stat ...
– P-Nazty
*Recording – Randy Lanphear & Swae Lee at Sauce Studios and
PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
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Audio mixing
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– Finis "KY" White at Bass Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
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Mastering – Dave Kutch, The Mastering Palace, New York City
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
{{Rae Sremmurd
2017 songs
2017 singles
Rae Sremmurd songs
Interscope Records singles
Songs written by Swae Lee
Songs written by Slim Jxmmi
Cloud rap songs