"Swerve City" is a song by American

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. It is the opening track on their seventh studio album, ''

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'' (2012), and was released as a single in March 2013, where it peaked at No. 6 on ''

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Music video

The first music video for "Swerve City", directed by

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, was released on May 9, 2013. It shows a woman (

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) in the desert riding a horse to her home (a ranch bungalow). While brushing her horse outside the bungalow,

Chino Moreno Camillo "Chino" Wong Moreno (born June 20, 1973) is an American musician who is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the alternative metal band Deftones. He is also a member of the side-project groups Team Sleep, Crosses, ...

is seen heading towards her home in a

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. The woman notices the car headlights as Moreno arrives outside the home. Subsequently, she walks outside and pulls out a pistol. A second music video was released on July 2, 2013, directed by Ryan Mackfall. This performance video featured tour footage of the band.

Track listing

Personnel

Deftones *

– vocals, guitar *

Stephen Carpenter Stephen Carpenter ( /ˈstɛfən/ ''STEF-ən''; born August 3, 1970) is an American musician, known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative metal band Deftones. His guitar technique makes use of both ringing open strings and ...

– guitar *

Abe Cunningham Abraham "Abe" Benjamin Cunningham (born July 27, 1973) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the alternative metal band Deftones. Early life Abe Cunningham was born in Long Beach, California. When he was young, his family moved ...

– drums * Frank Delgado – keyboards, samples,

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* Sergio Vega – bass guitar Production *

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– producer

References

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