Turn My Swag On
| "Turn My Swag On" | ||||
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| Single by Soulja Boy Tellem | ||||
| from the album iSouljaBoyTellem | ||||
| Released | October 25, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Southern hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Stacks on Deck, Collipark, HHH & Interscope | |||
| Songwriter(s) | DeAndre Way | |||
| Producer(s) | Natural Disaster, Antonio TopcaT Randolph, and Chu | |||
| Soulja Boy Tellem singles chronology | ||||
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"Turn My Swag On" is a song written and recorded by American rapper Soulja Boy Tellem. It was released in October 2008 as the third single from his 2008 album iSouljaBoyTellem. It was performed at the 2009 BET Awards. The song topped the US Rap Charts and peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100. It has so far sold over 1,000,000 digital downloads in the US. It became Soulja Boy's third song to sell more than 1 million downloads, after "Kiss Me thru the Phone" and "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)".[1]
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Matt Alonzo and shot at roger flouton house in Beverly Hills. The music video peaked at number 1 on the top 10 countdown of BET's 106 & Park. The video follows the theme of the song, with Soulja Boy Tellem appearing in the house while singing the song. It was leaked to YouTube before its official release date. The video ranked at number 5 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.
Remixes and in popular culture
[edit]The official remix has a new verse by Soulja Boy and features Lil Wayne using the Auto-Tune effect. The song was leaked onto the Internet and YouTube on February 12, 2009.[2] This remix charted at number 65 on the US Hot 100 Airplay Chart.
Atlanta hip-hop producer Greg Street created a remix of the song on 2009, combining Keri Hilson & Yung L.A.'s freestyles with the Soulja Boy original, which reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart in September 2010 following a cover by Cher Lloyd during the audition process of the seventh series of The X Factor UK.
In the late summer of 2010, Austrian rapper Money Boy released a cover version titled "Dreh den Swag auf" with German lyrics.[3][4]
R&B singer Beyoncé interpolated the song's hook into "Hold Up", a single from her 2016 album, Lemonade.[5][6]
Track listing
[edit]CD single
- "Turn My Swag On" (album version) - 3:31
- "Turn My Swag On" (instrumental) - 3:31
- "Turn My Swag On" (Remix of album version) - 3:40
- "Turn My Swag On" (Remix of instrumental) - 3:40
Digital download
- "Turn My Swag On"
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ Grein, Paul. "Week Ending Aug. 23, 2009: Over 50 And Still On Top". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ ""Turn My Swag On" remix featuring Lil Wayne". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ JOHN PUTHENPURACKAL UND JAN SCHIMMANG (January 6, 2011). "Original & Fälschung: Ist Money Boys "Swag" nur geklaut?". BILD.de.
- ^ AHVV Verlags GmbH. "Money Boy: Der Wiener Youtube-Star im Heute.at-Talk". Heute.
- ^ "Beyonce's 'Lemonade': A Guide to Samples and Credits". Rolling Stone. April 26, 2016.
- ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player".
- ^ "Soulja Boy Tell'Em: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "iSouljaboytellem - Soulja Boy - Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Soulja Boy Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2020.