"Swerve" is a song by American singer-songwriter

Starrah Brittany Talia Hazzard, professionally known as Starrah, is an American songwriter, singer, and rapper from Delaware. Best known for her songwriting work for other music industry artists, Starrah has co-written three singles that peaked atop the ...

and American DJ and record producer

Diplo Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is a co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer; a member of the supergroup LSD (group), ...

, the latter of whom is sole producer of the song. It was released through NA$A and

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on September 8, 2017, as a follow-up to their previous collaboration "Imperfections", and a single from their forthcoming collaborative extended play.

Critical reception

Kat Bein of ''

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'' described the song as "low-key with an 808 beat for poppin' bottom halves, and a romantic acoustic guitar melody for putting all those candles to good use", and deemed it "another slow jam set to heat your bedroom all weekend long". He regarded both "Swerve" and "Imperfections" as "steamy, smoky, sex jams". Jordan Sargent of ''

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'' called the song "a modest but cute ballad about the joy of seeing your partner shining" that was "built out of a muffled guitar loop that soon is fleshed out into something hard and sharp". Lindsey India of '' XXL'' felt "the upbeat track dives into the two’s flexing skills". Aron A. of HotNewHipHop called it "a fun new song" and "a solid record the two made together". Andrew Rafter of ''

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'' referred the song to a "trap-fuel cut".

Music video

The accompanying lyric video sees Starrah and Diplo transforming into animated cartoons, where they hang out on top of a cartoon metallic car. Starrah wears a black and white mask over her face, while Diplo plays with a fidget spinner in his hand.

References

External links

* {{Diplo 2017 singles 2017 songs Song recordings produced by Diplo