"Swoon" is a song by

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, released as the first official single from their 2010 album ''

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''. The song was played on a few occasions by The Chemical Brothers prior to its release in their DJ sets. On 6 May 2010, an official video of the radio edit was uploaded on Parlophone's official

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page for the single. The radio edit of Swoon was released as a digital download on

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on 9 May 2010. The song entered at number 100 in the

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, the lowest chart position the band has had to date, until it re-entered the charts shortly after at number 88 and again at number 85. Before the song appeared on ''

'', it appeared on a free CD which came in ''

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'' newspaper; on 16 May 2010. The untitled CD is often called simply ''The Chemical Brothers'' – however, only the radio edit was featured. The Boys Noize remix of "Swoon" featured on the soundtrack of ''

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''.

Track listing

#"Swoon (radio edit)" – 3:06

Music video

The music video for the "Swoon" was directed by the duo's long time collaborator

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and Marcus Lyall and produced by the US branch of Black Dog Films and RSA Films. The video is a combination of elements taken from the visuals for "Swoon" and "Dissolve" in the album's accompanying film.

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Chart performance

"Swoon" debuted on the UK Dance Chart on 16 May 2010 at number 13, before falling to number 27 the following week. On 30 May 2010, the single fell to number 30, before climbing to number 22 on its fourth week in the chart. Upon release of the album, "Swoon" climbed to its current peak of number 12 as well as re-entering at number 88 on the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swoon (Song) 2010 singles The Chemical Brothers songs Parlophone singles 2010 songs Songs written by Tom Rowlands Songs written by Ed Simons