Swerve City
"Swerve City" is a song by American alternative metal band Deftones. It is the opening track on their seventh studio album, Koi No Yokan, and was released as a single on March 30, 2013, where it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks.[4]
"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
The first music video for "Swerve City", directed by Gus Black, was released on May 9, 2013. It shows a woman (Tamara Feldman[5]) 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.[6]
A second music video was released on July 2, 2013, directed by Ryan Mackfall. This performance video featured tour footage of the band.[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Swerve City" | 2:45 |
Personnel
- Deftones
- Chino Moreno – vocals, guitar
- Stephen Carpenter – guitar
- Abe Cunningham – drums
- Frank Delgado – keyboards, samples, turntables
- Sergio Vega – bass guitar
- Production
References
- "Deftones – Koi No Yokan". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- "Deftones – Koi No Yokan". Sputnik Music. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- "MUSIC[Album Review] Deftones 'Koi No Yokan'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- "Deftones – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- "DEFTONES-Swerve City". Vimeo. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- First music video for "Swerve City" – YouTube – retrieved May 31, 2013.
- Second music video for "Swerve City" – YouTube – retrieved March 22, 2016.