Swan Song (song)

"Swan Song" is a song by English singer Dua Lipa. It was released as a single on 24 January 2019 by Warner Bros. Records. It supported the release of the 2019 film Alita: Battle Angel.[2][3][4] The music video for the song, directed by Floria Sigismondi, accompanied its release on 24 January 2019. "Swan Song" peaked at number 24 in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

This article is about the Dua Lipa song. For other songs with the same title, see Swan song (disambiguation).

"Swan Song"
Single by Dua Lipa
Released24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)
Format
GenreElectropop
Length3:02
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dua Lipa singles chronology
"If Only"
(2018)		 "Swan Song"
(2019)		 "Don't Start Now"
(2019)
Music video
"Swan Song" on YouTube

Background

Announced in 2018,[5] Dua Lipa teased "Swan Song" in a clip posted to her Instagram on 3 January 2019.[6][7][8] Originally slated for release on 25 January 2019, Lipa announced that it would be released a day earlier.[9]

Composition

According to Rolling Stone, Lipa "croons over muted electronics, airy synths, stabbing brass samples and vocal chants".[10] It has been described as a "defiant number lined with excitable, percolating percussion".[11] It has been categorized as an electropop song.[12]

Music video

The music video for "Swan Song" was uploaded to Lipa's YouTube account on 24 January 2019.[13] It was directed by Floria Sigismondi.[14][15][16] The video features a futuristic setting similar to the one in a scene of the film Alita: Battle Angel and shows the singer walking on the "smoke-filled streets of Iron City, sporting heavy gold and silver chains over a black leather crop top and pants". Halfway through the video Lipa approaches a mirror that reflects Alita's image back at her as she matches several of Alita's martial arts moves from the film.[17][18] At the end of the video, Lipa's character transforms into Alita.[19][20]

Commercial performance

"Swan Song" peaked at number 24 in Ireland and the United Kingdom.[21][22] It also charted at numbers 27 and 31 in Scotland and Czech Republic respectively.[23][24]

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[25] 68
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[26] 50
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[27] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[28] 99
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 31
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[30] 50
China Airplay/FL (Billboard)[31] 4
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[32] 46
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24] 31
France (SNEP)[33] 196
Germany (Official German Charts)[34] 99
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[35] 11
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 24
Lithuania (AGATA)[36] 17
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[37] 1
Netherlands (Tipparade)[38] 1
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[39] 5
Portugal (AFP)[40] 63
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[23] 27
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[41] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 67
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] 96
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 24
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[44] 4
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[45] 39
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[46] 24
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[47] 21

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 24 January 2019
Warner Bros. [48]
29 January 2019 Contemporary hit radio [49]

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  9. Lipa, Dua [@dualipa] (17 January 2019). "my mood when I hear that we're gonna release Swan Song a day earlier because it'll be ready then so why not!! That means it's officially a one week countdown!!!! 24th Jan 2019⚔️🖤⚔️🖤 #DuAlita @AlitaMovie" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 March 2019 – via Twitter.
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