"Swervin" is a song by American rapper and singer A Boogie wit da Hoodie, featuring American rapper 6ix9ine, from his second studio album Hoodie SZN, released on December 21, 2018.[1] The song was written by Artist Julius Dubose, Aubrey Robinson, Daniel Hernandez, Kevin Richardson, London Holmes and Roark Bailey and produced by London on da Track. The song's official video was released on July 2, 2019, omitting 6ix9ine and his verse. In the German-language states, "Swervin" was re-released with German rapper Veysel on July 26, 2019.[2][3]
Music video
The song's official video was released on July 2, 2019. 6ix9ine does not appear in the video, nor does his verse. [4]
Synopsis
The video opens with A Boogie trapped on an airplane that just blew its engine. From there, the visual switches to him interacting with the female lead and cuts to various other scenes.[4]Complex found similarities between Destiny's Child's "Say My Name" video and noted that the video's scenes "are spliced together in a way that follows the trajectory of A Boogie's lyrics".[4]
Chart performance
"Swervin" peaked the highest in Belgium, where it reached number 19. The second highest peak was in Canada, where it peaked at number 24. The song was certified Platinum in Canada by Music Canada on March 5, 2019[5] and certified 3x Platinum in the United States by the RIAA for selling more than 3,000,000 copies on December 13, 2019.[6]
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201916 into search. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201916 into search. Retrieved April 24, 2019.