2017Released
3:36

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Interesting facts and trivia about Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign). By Songfacts®.

This Caribbean-driven club banger was released on February 24, 2017. Derulo first teased the track in an Instagram post back in August 2016.

Derulo is at the club and sees a bunch of ladies he wants to taste. All you girls in here, if you're feeling thirsty Come on take a sip 'cause you know what I'm servin', ooh "Swalla" is slang for "swallow."

One particular girl has caught DeRulo's attention doing a "Shimmy" - a dance which involves shaking the body in a sexual manner. Shimmy shimmy yay, shimmy yay, shimmy ya Swalla-la-la The lyrics are an interpolation of late Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard's track "Shimmy Shimmy Ya," which appeared on his 1995 album Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version. That song's two co-writers, ODB and Wu-Tang's RZA, are credited on "Swalla" as well.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign).
C♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
98BPM

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The album Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign) is released on.

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The record label that has released Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign).
Beluga Heights/Warner Records
© 2017 Warner Records Inc.
℗ 2017 Warner Records Inc.

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