Swingin' (John Anderson song)

"Swingin'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer John Anderson. It was released in January 1983 as the second single from his album Wild & Blue. The song was the second of five number one singles in Anderson's career, spending one week at the top of the Hot Country Songs charts. It also received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, and received a Single of the Year award from the Country Music Association. Anderson re-recorded the song for his 1994 album Country 'til I Die on BNA Records. This re-recording served as the b-side to the album's title track, which was also the first single from it. In addition to LeAnn Rimes, Chris Young performed an acoustic cover of "Swingin'" for his 2010 EP Voices.

Chart performance
"Swingin'" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles for the week of January 15, 1983.

LeAnn Rimes version
LeAnn Rimes covered the song for her tenth studio album Lady & Gentlemen (2011). She co-produced it with Darrell Brown and Vince Gill. It was released to country radio on June 14, 2010, as the lead single from the album. Rimes first debuted the cover at the 2010 CMT Music Awards, which aired on June 9, 2010. The song also had a music video, directed by David McClister. It was also nominated for a Grammy.

Commercial performance
"Swingin'" debuted at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of July 17, 2010. The following week, it reached its peak position of number 57; it stayed for three weeks in total. It marked Rimes' worst-performing lead single since "Life Goes On" peaked at number 60 back in 2002.

Other versions

 * Billie Jo Spears covered the song in 1983.
 * The Kidsongs kids covered the song on their 1994 video "Country Sing-Along".
 * Cledus T. Judd released a rap version of "Swingin" on his 1995 debut album Cledus T. Judd (No Relation). He starts off with the opening bars of John Anderson's 1983 hit, followed by Cledus saying "Let's dance!", which leads into a rap version of the song.
 * "On the Swing" is a parody of "Swingin." It's on Lollipoprock 2, released in 2003.
 * Colt Ford and John Anderson released a remix version of the song for the 2012 film Super Zeroes.
 * The Mavericks covered the song for release as a digital download single in 2019.