Swerve City
| "Swerve City" | ||||
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| Single by Deftones | ||||
| from the album Koi No Yokan | ||||
| Released | March 30, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, Chino Moreno, Frank Delgado, Sergio Vega | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Raskulinecz | |||
| Deftones singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Swerve City" on YouTube | ||||
"Swerve City" is a song by American alternative metal band Deftones. It is the opening track on their seventh studio album, Koi No Yokan (2012), and was released as a single on March 30, 2013, where it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks.[3] Belching Beaver released a limited edition IPA beer named after the song in 2019.
Music video
[edit]The first music video for "Swerve City", directed by Gus Black, was released on May 9, 2013. It shows a woman (Tamara Feldman[4]) in the desert riding a horse to her home (a ranch bungalow). While brushing her horse outside the bungalow, Chino Moreno is seen heading towards her home in a Porsche Panamera. The woman notices the car headlights as Moreno arrives outside the home. Subsequently, she walks outside and pulls out a pistol.[5]
A second music video was released on July 2, 2013, directed by Ryan Mackfall. This performance video featured tour footage of the band.[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swerve City" | 2:45 |
Personnel
[edit]- Deftones
- Chino Moreno – vocals, guitar
- Stephen Carpenter – guitar
- Abe Cunningham – drums
- Frank Delgado – keyboards, samples, turntables
- Sergio Vega – bass guitar
- Production
References
[edit]- ^ Hadusek, Jon (November 20, 2012). "Deftones – Koi No Yokan". Consequence. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Reed, Ryan (November 12, 2012). "Deftones | Koi No Yokan". Boston Phoenix. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Deftones – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ "DEFTONES-Swerve City". Vimeo. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ Deftones (May 9, 2013). "Deftones - Swerve City [Official Music Video] [4K]". YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ Second music video for "Swerve City" – YouTube – retrieved March 22, 2016.
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- 2012 songs
- 2013 singles
- Deftones songs
- Song recordings produced by Nick Raskulinecz
- Songs written by Chino Moreno
- Reprise Records singles
- Songs written by Stephen Carpenter
- Songs written by Abe Cunningham
- Songs written by Sergio Vega (bassist)
- Songs written by Frank Delgado (American musician)
- Groove metal songs