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"Swagger Jagger"
Song

"Swagger Jagger" is song by British singer Cher Lloyd, taken from her debut studio album Sticks + Stones. It was released as the album's lead single on 31 July 2011. The song was written by the two production teams The Runners and The Monarch with Lloyd, Petr Brdicko, Autumn Rowe, Marcus Lomax and Clarence Coffee Jr., and it was produced by the The Runners and The Monarch. It debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and at number two in Ireland. The music video was released on 1 July 2011.

Background

"Swagger Jagger" received its first airplay on 20 June 2011.[1] The single was leaked onto the internet on 15 June, but this version was later confirmed as only the demo of the track on Lloyd's Twitter account.[2][3]

Lloyd performed the song on T4 on the Beach and also performed at the Leeds Aire FM Party in the Park and Key 103 Live Manchester, both on the day of release of her debut single[4] and on the 18th August 2011 Kerry Katona entered the Celebrity Big Brother House to an edited version of Lloyd's song.

Critical reception

The song has received mixed reviews from critics and overwhelmingly negative reaction from the public. Initial reviews compared the song to the Christmas carol "Little Donkey".[5] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song four out of five stars writing, "Her debut single does little to change that, accusing her "haterz" of pilfering her wildly cherished swagger - the same people who are also looking, tweeting, youtubing and generally social media-baiting her. 'I can't stop, it's what I'm gon' be/ My swagger's in check,' she brattishly sing-speaks over a chunky schoolyard beat and squiggly club synths." He also noted similarities between the song's chorus and the American western folk ballad "Oh My Darling, Clementine". In the BBC's "Most annoying of 2011", "Swagger Jagger" was voted the most annoying song of the entire year,[6] an opinion shared by users at sample archive, whosampled.com.[7]

In a negative review, Sabotagetimes.com said of the track: "Coming across like a sink estate answer to the Black Eyed Peas, the track combines a shouty, tuneless verse with a chorus that riffs on ‘Oh My Darling Clementine’. All blended together with the subtlety of a cut-and-shut Vauxhall Nova."[8]

Chart performance

"Swagger Jagger" debuted at number two in Ireland on the issue dated 4 August 2011.[9] In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number one on the issue dated 13 August 2011.[10] As of 16 December 2011, the singles sales has exceeded 200,000 copies in the UK, meaning the single will receive a silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry.[11] The single debuted at number 79 on the Mega Single Top 100 chart in the Netherlands. After a performance of the song at the semi finals of So You Think You Can Dance the song re-entered the chart at 60.[12]

Track listing

  1. "Swagger Jagger" – 3:14
  2. "Swagger Jagger" (HyGrade Club Mix) – 3:32
  3. "Swagger Jagger" (Wideboys Radio Edit) – 3:03
  4. "Swagger Jagger" (Dillon Francis Remix) – 5:06
  5. "Swagger Jagger" (Eyes Remix) – 4:27
  1. "Swagger Jagger" – 3:12
  2. "Swagger Jagger" (HyGrade Radio Mix) – 3:35
  • US digital download[15]
  1. "Swagger Jagger" – 3:12

Credits and personnel

  • Cher Lloyd – songwriter
  • Autumn Rowe – songwriter
  • Petr Brdicko - songwriter
  • The Runners (Andrew Harr and Jermaine Jackson) – songwriter, producer
  • The Monarch (Andre Davidson and Sean Davidson) – songwriter, co-producer
  • The Monsters and The Strangerz (Marcus Lomax and Clarence Coffee Jr.) – songwriter
  • Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva – engineer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Alex Delicata – guitar
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Source:[16]

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 43
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 60
Scotland (OCC)[18] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 1

Release history

Country Date Format
Ireland July 29, 2011 Digital download
United Kingdom[13][14] July 31, 2011
August 1, 2011 CD single
United States[15] August 2, 2011 Digital download
Australia[15]

References

  1. ^ "Cher Lloyd Confirms 'Swagger Jagger' Release | Cher Lloyd". MTV. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Text "News" ignored (help)
  2. ^ new.uk.music.yahoo.com
  3. ^ twitter.com
  4. ^ "Who's Playing T4OTB". T4 website. Channel 4. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. ^ Lee, Ann (15 June 2011). "Cher Lloyd's Swagger Jagger accused on Twitter of ripping off Little Donkey". Metro. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  6. ^ Copsey, Robert (6 July 2011). "Cher Lloyd: 'Swagger Jagger' - Music Singles Review". Digital Spy.
  7. ^ "Cher Lloyd's Swagger Jagger sample of Percy Montrose's Oh My Darling Clementine". whosampled.com. Retrieved 8 Aug 2011.
  8. ^ sabotagetimes.com
  9. ^ a b "Chart Track: Week 31, 2011". Irish Singles Chart.
  10. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-advent-calendar-day-16/
  12. ^ a b "Cher Lloyd – Swagger Jagger" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ a b "Swagger Jagger - EP by Cher Lloyd - Download Swagger Jagger - EP on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  14. ^ a b "Swagger Jagger: Cher Lloyd: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  15. ^ a b c "Swagger Jagger - Single by Cher Lloyd - Download Swagger Jagger - Single on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 August 2011. Cite error: The named reference "usdd" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  16. ^ (Media notes). {{cite AV media notes}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |Format= ignored (|format= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |PID= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |Publisher= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Type= ignored (|type= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Year= ignored (|year= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Cher Lloyd – Swagger Jagger" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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