Swoon (song)

"Swoon" is a song by The Chemical Brothers, released as the first official single from their 2010 album Further.^[1] The song was played on a few occasions by The Chemical Brothers prior to its release in their DJ sets.^[2] On May 6, 2010 an official video of the radio edit was put up on Parlophone Records YouTube page to promote the single.^[3] The radio edit of Swoon was released as a digital download on iTunes on May 9, 2010. The song entered at #100 in the UK singles chart, the lowest chart position the band has had to date, until it re-entered the charts shortly after at #88 and again at #85. Before the song appeared on Further, it appeared on a free CD which came in The Times newspaper; on May 16, 2010. The untitled CD is often called simply The Chemical Brothers. Only the radio edit, however, was featured.

Remixes of Swoon by Don Diablo and Boys Noize have surfaced,^[4] which has led to speculation over whether there will be a Swoon EP released.

Tracklisting

1. "Swoon (Radio Edit)" - 3:06

Music video

The music video for the "Swoon" was directed by Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall and produced by the US branch of Black Dog Films/RSA Films.^[5]

The video is a combination of elements taken from the visuals for "Swoon" and "Dissolve" in the album's accompanying film.

Chart performance

"Swoon" debuted on the UK Dance Chart on May 16, 2010 at number 13, before falling to number 27 the following week. On May 30, 2010, the single fell to number 30, before climbing to number 22 on its fourth week in the chart. Upon release of the album, "Swoon" climbed to its current peak of number 12 as well as re-entering the Top 100 at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart.

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