"Swingin'" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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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

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charts. It also received a gold

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from the

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, and received a Single of the Year award from the

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. Anderson re-recorded the song for his 1994 album '' Country 'til I Die'' on

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. This re-recording served as the

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to the album's title track, which was also the first single from it. 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

Year-end charts

LeAnn Rimes version

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covered the song for her tenth studio album '' Lady & Gentlemen'' (2011). She co-produced it with Darrell Brown and

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. It was released to

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on June 14, 2010, as the lead single from the album. Rimes debuted the cover at the 2010

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, which aired on June 9, 2010. The song also had a music video, directed by David McClister. It was also nominated for a

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Commercial performance

"Swingin'" debuted at number 60 on the US ''Billboard''

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

Other versions

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covered the song in 1983. *The

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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) ''Cledus T. Judd (No Relation)'' is the self-titled debut album of country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. The album's title is a reference to the popularity of country duo The Judds, stating that he has "no relation" to them. The album feature ...

. 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. *

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and John Anderson released a remix version of the song for the 2012 film ''Super Zeroes.'' *

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covered the song for release as a digital download single in 2019.

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