Swimming Horses

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“Swimming Horses”
“Swimming Horses” cover
Single by Siouxsie & the Banshees
from the album Hyæna
B-side "Let Go", "The Humming Wires"
Released March 16, 1984
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1984
Genre New Wave
Alternative Rock
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Siouxsie & the Banshees
Producer Siouxsie & the Banshees
Mike Hedges
Siouxsie & the Banshees singles chronology
"Dear Prudence"
(1983)
"Swimming Horses"
(1984)
"Dazzle"
(1984)

"Swimming Horses" is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees. It was co-produced with Mike Hedges and was released as the second single from the band's sixth studio album Hyæna.

The song is New Wave in style with a jaunty, piano-driven melody. Released as a single in 1984, "Swimming Horses" peaked at number twenty-eight in the UK singles chart.