"Swing, Swing" is a song by American rock band the All-American Rejects, released as their debut single from their self-titled debut studio album in December 2002.
"Swing, Swing" was written by Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter. According to Ritter, the song was written in his grandparents' cabin in his hometown of Stillwater in Oklahoma when he came up with the chorus one weekend morning. "My ex-girlfriend and I had a rough relationship, and that was written when it sucked real bad," Ritter explained, "I liked this other chick, so that's what the second verse is about, moving on to a hotter chick - no I'm just kidding. Moving on to another girl... or just moving on."
The song was also one of the last to be written and recorded for the duo's self titled debut album "It was over and done with a year ago," Ritter said of the misery-inducing relationship that also inspired many other tear-jerking pop songs, such as "My Paper Heart" and "Don't Leave Me." "But I got a great record out of it... as far as lyrics. I didn't have to think too hard."
"Swing, Swing" is featured on the soundtrack of the comedy film American Wedding, the video games Playboy: The Mansion, Lego Rock Band, MVP Baseball 2003 and on the compilation album Sky High Invasion - Volume 1 as a remix by DJ Loopy. Television-wise, the song has appeared in the American action series Smallville, the pilot episode of teen drama The O.C., Series 3, Episode 5 of the British topical news comedy show Russell Howard's Good News and was covered by the cast of the British drama series All the Small Things in character.
