Swish Swish
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"Swish Swish" is a song by American singer Katy Perry featuring American rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on May 19, 2017, and serves as a promotional single for Perry's fifth studio album, Witness (2017).[1] "Swish Swish" was written by Perry, Duke Dumont, Sarah Hudson, and Starrah and was produced by Dumont, Noah Passovoy and PJ Sledge.[2][3][4] The song is a house-inspired song and samples "Star 69" by Fatboy Slim.[5][6] Perry said "Swish Swish" is a "great anthem for people to use when someone's trying to hold you down or bully you".[7]
Composition
The song is performed in the key of F minor with a tempo of 120 beats per minute.[8]
Release
On May 18, 2017, Perry announced on Instagram the track would be released at midnight eastern time.[9] "Swish Swish" became available as a digital download along with the preorder of Witness.[9]
Promotion
Perry performed "Swish Swish" solo on the Saturday Night Live season finale on May 20, 2017.[10]
Critical reception
Anna Gaca of Spin notes it is "another single that makes little sense", and "a random grab bag of Perry's vocals, obnoxious voice-altering effects, and piano flourishes, all laid over a house-inflected beat".[11] Raisa Bruner of Time calls the song, "A tune about getting over the haters" and "a feisty hip-hop track that lets both artists show off their respective areas of expertise".[1] Nylon writer Sydney Gore says, "Minaj is absolutely ruthless when she comes in toward the end."[12]
The song has been speculated to concern singer Taylor Swift and Perry's alleged "feud" with her; however, Perry clarified that the song was not aimed at one particular person.[13] Additionally, Nicki Minaj's verse contains the line, "Silly rap beefs just get me more checks," which addresses Minaj's own purported "beef" with rapper Remy Ma.[14]
Credits and personnel
Adapted from Genius.[4]
- Duke Dumont – songwriting, programming, drums
- Iain Findlay – assistant recording engineer
- Rachael Findlen – engineer
- Aubry Delaine – engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- John Hanes – mixing
- Brittany Hazzard – songwriting
- Zeke Mishanec – assistant recording engineer
- Katy Perry – songwriting, vocals
- Nicki Minaj – vocals
- PJ Sledge – songwriting, keyboard, engineer
References
- ^ a b Bruner, Raina. "The Internet Has Feelings About Katy Perry's 'Swish Swish'". Time. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Witness by Katy Perry on Apple Music" (Credits can be obtained from the songs once added to the iTunes library). iTunes Store. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Berry, Peter A. "Nicki Minaj Links With Katy Perry on New Song 'Swish Swish' – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "Katy Perry (Ft. Nicki Minaj) – Swish Swish". Genius. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 5 (help) - ^ Spanos, Brittany. "Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj's 'Swish Swish' Warns Adversary: 'Don't Come For Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj Score with 'Swish Swish': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Hughes, Hilary. "Katy Perry Explains That 'Swish Swish' Wasn't Inspired By One Particular Person". MTV News. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
- ^ "Swish Swish - Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry - Spot On Track". www.spotontrack.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Instagram post by KATY PERRY • May 19, 2017 at 3:00am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Katy Perry: Swish Swish - SNL". YouTube. May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ Gaca, Anna (May 19, 2017). "Katy Perry's "Swish Swish" Review". Spin. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Gore, Sydney. "Katy Perry Taps Nicki Minaj For "Swish Swish"". Nylon. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Metro.co.uk, Amy Duncan for (May 21, 2017). "Katy Perry reveals 'Taylor Swift diss track' Swish Swish is about bullies". Metro. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ Norwin, Alyssa; Norwin, Alyssa (May 19, 2017). "Nicki Minaj Goes Off On Remy Ma In Scathing 'Swish Swish' Verse — See Lyrics". Hollywood Life. Retrieved May 21, 2017.