"The Swing" is a song written by

Robert Ellis Orrall Robert Ellis Orrall (born May 4, 1955) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Signed to RCA Records in 1980, Orrall debuted that year with the album "Fixation". His first Top 40 single was "I Couldn't Say No", a duet with Carlene ...

and

Bob Regan Robert Joseph Regan is a Grammy nominated American country music songwriter. His chart credits include "Til Love Comes Again" by Reba McEntire, "Busy Man" by Billy Ray Cyrus, "Your Everything" by Keith Urban, "Soon" by Tanya Tucker, "Thinkin' A ...

, and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in March 1997 as the lead single from the album '' Roots and Wings''. The song reached number 31 on the ''

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chart and peaked at number 16 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by chris rogers and premiered in March 1997. It was filmed in

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Critical reception

Frank Roberts of ''

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'' called it a "clever novelty". David Simons of ''New Country'' magazine wrote that it was "a catchy boy-meets-girl fiddle stomper."

Chart performance

"The Swing" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 5, 1997

References

1997 singles James Bonamy songs Songs written by Bob Regan Songs written by Robert Ellis Orrall Epic Records singles Song recordings produced by Doug Johnson (record producer) 1997 songs {{1997-country-song-stub