Swingin' (John Anderson song)

"Swingin'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music 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 Hot Country Songs charts. It also received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, and received a Single of the Year award from the Country Music Association.^[1] Anderson re-recorded the song for his 1994 album Country 'til I Die on BNA Records.^[2] This re-recording served as the b-side to the album's title track, which was also the first single from it.^[1] In addition to LeAnn Rimes, Chris Young performed an acoustic cover of "Swingin'" for his 2010 EP Voices.

	"Swingin'" (1983) A 30 second sample of John Anderson's "Swingin'", featuring the chorus.
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Chart performance

"Swingin'" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles for the week of January 15, 1983.

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	43
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4

LeAnn Rimes version

"Swingin'"

Single by LeAnn Rimes

from the album Lady & Gentlemen

Released

June 8, 2010

Format

Digital download

Genre

Country

Length

2:55

Label

Asylum-Curb

Writer(s)

John Anderson
Lionel Delmore

Producer(s)

Vince Gill, Darrell Brown, LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Rimes singles chronology

"When It's Good"
(2009)

"Swingin'"
(2010)

"Crazy Women"
(2010)

	"Swingin'" (2010) A 30 second sample of LeAnn Rimes' "Swingin'", featuring the chorus.
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LeAnn Rimes released her version of the song to country radio on June 8, 2010 as the first single from her album Lady & Gentlemen. Rimes debuted her version of the song on the 2010 CMT Music Awards on June 9, 2010. The song debuted at number 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart for July 17, 2010. It spent four weeks on the chart and peaked at 57. The track is also nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award.

Rimes's version of the song also featured a music video, directed by David McClister.^[3]

Track listing

Digital download^[4]

"Swingin'" — 2:55

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	57

Other versions

Billie Jo Spears covered the song in 1983.
Cledus T. Judd released a rap version of "Swingin" on his 1995 album Cledus T. Judd (No Relation).

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ "Country 'til I Die listing". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
↑ "LeAnn Rimes Shares Details on Family Life and "Swingin'" New Video". CMT. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
↑ "Swingin': LeAnn Rimes: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
↑ "LeAnn Rimes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for LeAnn Rimes. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

External links

LeAnn Rimes' Swingin' music video on YouTube.

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" by Ricky Skaggs	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single {John Anderson version} March 26, 1983	Succeeded by "When I'm Away from You" by The Bellamy Brothers

John Anderson

Studio albums	John Anderson John Anderson 2 I Just Came Home to Count the Memories Wild & Blue All the People Are Talkin' Eye of a Hurricane Tokyo, Oklahoma Countrified Blue Skies Again 10 Too Tough to Tame Seminole Wind Solid Ground Country 'til I Die Paradise Takin' the Country Back Nobody's Got It All Easy Money Bigger Hands

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1984) Greatest Hits Volume II Greatest Hits (1996)

Notable singles	"Your Lying Blue Eyes" "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" "1959" "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)" "Chicken Truck" "I Just Came Home to Count the Memories" "Would You Catch a Falling Star" "Wild and Blue" "Swingin'" "Goin' Down Hill" "Black Sheep" "Let Somebody Else Drive" "She Sure Got Away with My Heart" "Eye of a Hurricane" "It's All Over Now" "Down in Tennessee" "Honky Tonk Crowd" "Straight Tequila Night" "When It Comes to You" "Seminole Wind" "Let Go of the Stone" "Money in the Bank" "I Fell in the Water" "I've Got It Made" "I Wish I Could Have Been There" "Bend It Until It Breaks" "Mississippi Moon"

Related articles	Discography Warner Bros. Records MCA Records BNA Records Mercury Records Waylon Jennings "Shuttin' Detroit Down"

LeAnn Rimes singles

Discography

Blue	"Blue" "Hurt Me" "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" "Unchained Melody" "The Light in Your Eyes"

You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs	"You Light Up My Life" "On the Side of Angels"

Sittin' on Top of the World	"Commitment" "Nothin' New Under the Moon" "These Arms of Mine" "Feels Like Home"

LeAnn Rimes	"Big Deal" "Crazy"

God Bless America	"God Bless America"

Twisted Angel	"Life Goes On" "Suddenly"

Greatest Hits	"This Love"

This Woman	"Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense" "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" "Something's Gotta Give" "Some People"

Whatever We Wanna	"And It Feels Like" "Everybody's Someone" (with Brian McFadden) "Strong"

Family	"Nothin' Better to Do" "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine" "What I Cannot Change"

Lady & Gentlemen	"Swingin'" "Crazy Women" "Give"

Spitfire	"What Have I Done" "Borrowed" "Spitfire" "Gasoline and Matches"

Non-album singles	"How Do I Live"

Guest singles	"Written in the Stars" (with Elton John) "Cattle Call" (with Eddy Arnold) "Last Thing on My Mind" (with Ronan Keating) "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (with Bon Jovi) "In Front of the Alamo" (with Hal Ketchum) "Just Stand Up!" "When It's Good" (with Marc Broussard)

Soundtracks	"Looking Through Your Eyes" "I Need You" "Can't Fight the Moonlight" "But I Do Love You" "We Can"

Promotional singles	"Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" "Sittin' On Top of the World" "The Right Kind of Wrong" "You Are" "Soon" "Tic Toc" "Santa Baby"