Swerve City
2013 single by Deftones
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"Swerve City" is a song by American alternative metal band Deftones. It is the opening track on their seventh studio album, Koi No Yokan (2012), and was released as a single in March 2013, where it peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock.[3]
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| Single by Deftones | ||||
| from the album Koi No Yokan | ||||
| Released | March 2013 | |||
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| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Composers | ||||
| Lyricist | Chino Moreno | |||
| Producer | Nick Raskulinecz | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Swerve City" on YouTube | ||||
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[4]) 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.
A second music video was released on July 2, 2013, directed by Ryan Mackfall. This performance video featured tour footage of the band.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swerve City" | 2:44 |
Personnel
Deftones
- Chino Moreno – vocals, guitar
- Stephen Carpenter – guitar
- Abe Cunningham – drums
- Frank Delgado – keyboards, samples, turntables
- Sergio Vega – bass guitar
Production
- Nick Raskulinecz – producer