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| Single by Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | February 24, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 3:36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Producer(s) | Ricky Reed | |||||||||||||||||||||
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"Swalla" is a song recorded by American singer Jason Derulo featuring Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj and American singer Ty Dolla $ign. It was released on February 24, 2017, by Warner Bros. Records, as the lead single from Derulo's upcoming fifth studio album. The song was written by Derulo, Minaj, Dolla $ign, Ricky Reed, LunchMoney Lewis, Robert Diggs, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Robin Weisse and Russell Jones.[3]
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[show]Background and release[edit]
Derulo previewed "Swalla" in a video posted in August 2016.[4] He officially announced it as a single on January 2, 2017.[4] "Swalla" premiered on February 23, 2017,[5] and was released for digital download on iTunes Store the next day.[6] While talking about the song on the red carpet of the 59th Grammy Awards, Derulo said;
On May 12, 2017 the trio released "Swalla (After Dark Remix)", a slow-paced acoustic remix of the original song.[7]
Critical reception[edit]
Justin Ivey from XXL wrote that Minaj "comes through to close out the track with bars that steal the show".[8] Joshua Espinoza of Complex wrote that "Jason and Ty handle their verses nicely, but Nicki is definitely the star", also saying that the song "definitely has potential".[9] The Boombox's Trent Fitzgerald wrote Minaj had the standout verse of the song.[10] Rap-Up also praised Minaj's verse saying that she "anchors the track with a third and final verse that many will likely assume is another thinly-veiled jab at Remy Ma".[11]Hilary Hughes from MTV wrote that this is a "steamy number that has all three chiming in over a wobbly beat that would feel right at home on the floor of a beach club in the Caribbean".[12]
Music video[edit]
On February 24, 2017, the official lyric video for "Swalla", directed by Alex Lockett, was uploaded to Derulo's YouTube channel.[13]The music video premiered on March 17, 2017.[14]
Live performances[edit]
Derulo and Ty Dolla Sign performed the song live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 6, 2017.[15]
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