| "Sway" | ||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Sway_Bic_Runga_NZ_CD.png) New Zealand CD artwork | ||||
| Single by Bic Runga | ||||
| from the album Drive | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Revolver (Auckland, New Zealand) | |||
| Length | 4:24 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bic Runga | |||
| Producer(s) | Bic Runga | |||
| Bic Runga singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Sway_by_Bic_Runga.jpg) UK CD artwork (1997) | ||||
| Audio | ||||
| "Sway" on YouTube | ||||
"Sway" is a song by New Zealand singer Bic Runga. It was released as the second single from her debut studio album, Drive (1997), in 1997. The song peaked at No. 7 in New Zealand and No. 10 in Australia, earning gold certifications in both countries. At the 32nd New Zealand Music Awards, the song won three awards: Single of the Year, Best Songwriter, and Best Engineer (Simon Sheridan).[1] In 2001, it was voted the sixth-best New Zealand song of all time by members of the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[2] A music video directed by John Taft was made for the song.[3]
An acoustic version of the song can be found on the charity album Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 2. In September 2019, Runga re-recorded the song for Waiata / Anthems, a collection of re-recorded New Zealand pop songs to promote te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week). The new version, retitled "Haere Mai Rā / Sway", featured lyrics reinterpreted by scholar Tīmoti Kāretu.[4]
In June 2022, R3hab and Amy Shark released a cover titled "Sway My Way".[5]
- ^ "Award History". New Zealand Music Awards. Retrieved 25 August 2020. Select 1998 from the Select a Year box.
- ^ "APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Production Notes" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 5. 31 January 1998. p. 88. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Waiata / Anthems". iTunes. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Julie, Jacques (June 2022). "R3HAB Releases Organic, Pop-Influenced House Single "Sway My Way" with Amy Shark". UFO Network. Retrieved 21 June 2022.