Scissor Sisters and MNDR, along with the rest of the world, were deeply affected by the PULSE nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL.
It wasn’t just an attack on the LGBTQ community, but on one of its sacred spaces: the dance floor. On the one-year anniversary of the shooting, the two artists are teaming up not just to ensure violence against the gay community is still part of the national dialog, but to take back the dance floor.
SWERLK celebrates individuality, diversity, freedom, and fierceness. Scissor Sisters and MNDR are donating 100% of record sales and encouraging donations to the Contigo Fund, which emerged from the Pulse tragedy and offers financial support to organizations working to heal, educate and empower LGBTQ and Latinx individuals, immigrants and people of color, as well as those working to end all forms of bigotry in Central Florida.
Can you believe it? We’ve raised nearly $50,000 for the Contigo Fund since SWERLK debuted in June 2017! Thank you so much for SWERLKING with us. And if you haven’t yet or want to continue supporting us, it’s simple: just stream or purchase the song (the original or the remixes) on any platform. The money goes to the fabulous Contigo Fund to help those affected by the Pulse night club shooting.
Keep posting videos and spreading the SWERLK gospel. Thank you!
lyrics
SKIT:
I want, I want it all, I want…
EVERYTHING
That’s the one!
INTRO:
Swirl it, twirl it, twerk it, swerve
Work it if you got the nerve
Work it if you got the nerve
SWERLK
Swirl it, twirl it, twerk it, swerve
Work it if you got the nerve
Work it if you got the nerve
SKIT:
So yeah just like ah, pull out your mommies old ah roller skates
Put one of em on and like flamingo the other leg
Swirl it and twirl it and twerk it and swerve
And you know, like do all of that, you can do that, girl SWERLK!
VERSE 1:
Working so hard at the five and dime
So tired of the bump and grind
(SWERLK)
Wanna day off but the boss say no
Trynna find a way to let go
Feels like nothing ever goes my way
Hustling for a little change
(SWERLK)
You know this life got me feeling low
Trynna to find a way to let go
HOOK:
Swirl it, Twirl it, Twerk it, Swerve
Werk it if you got the nerve
SWERLK, Just SWERLK!
Swirl it, Twirl it, Twerk it, Swerve
Werk it if you got the nerve
SWERLK, Just SWERLK!
SKIT:
Can I help the next customer please?
Oh no, you can’t use that honey
That coupon’s expired!
HOOK REPEAT
VERSE 2:
You know that you’re always on my mind
And you got me working overtime
(SWERLK)
Sorry not sorry but it’s time to close
There’s a place where we can let go
Cuz when we get down, you know that I’m down
Cuz love is in the air
So gimme that beat cuz you and I need to feel it everywhere
Cuz when we get down, you know that I’m down
Cuz love is in the air
Love is in the air air air
SWERLK!
BRIDGE:
What do you get when you twerk and you twirl and you werk and you swerve and you swirl?
SWERLK!
I’ll tell you what you get when you twerk and you twirl and you werk and you swerve and you swirl,
SWERLK!
What do you get when you twerk and you twirl and you werk and you swerve and you BLAH?
SWERLK!
I’ll tell you what you get when you twerk and you twirl and you werk and you swerve and you swirl,
SWERLK!
SKIT:
Ooooh, did she just swirl twirl twerk swerve and werk?
Uh huh, she just swirl twirl twerk swerve and werk.
SWERLK
HOOK REPEAT
OUTTRO:
M.N.D.R. give it to em wet and hard yeah SWERLK, let’s SWERLK
Scissor Sisters in the groove gonna make it pop gonna make ya move, just SWERLK, let’s SWERLK
M.N.D.R. give it to em wet and hard yeah SWERLK, let’s SWERLK
Scissor Sisters in the groove gonna make it pop gonna make ya move, just SWERLK, let’s SWERLK
S.W.E.R.LLLLL.K
S.W.E.R.L.K
SWERLK!!!
credits
released June 9, 2017
“SWERLK”
(A. Warner, S. Hoffman, P. Keusch, J. Sellards, A. Lynch, D. Gruen)
VOCALS - Ana Matronic, Jake Shears, MNDR, Babydaddy
ELECTRIC GUITAR - Del Marquis
INTRO SKIT VOCALS - Caryn Ganz, Peter Wade
PRODUCER & ENGINEER - Peter Wade
MIXING ENGINEER - Chris Tabron at Rumours, NYC
MIXING ASSISTANT - Peter Geiser
MASTERING - Dave Kutch at The Mastering Palace
ADDITIONAL DIGITAL EDITING - Andrew Miller
SWERLK LOGO & GRAPHIC DESIGN - Mike Reddy
WEBSITE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT - First Child
PR (US) - Gina Schulman at Press Here
PR (UK) - Sundraj Sreenivasan at Supersonic PR
SWERLK THE LYRIC VIDEO
LYRIC VIDEO - ride or cry
ADDITIONAL ANIMATION - somehoodlum
HOW TO SWERLK VIDEO
DIRECTORS - Kevin Tachman and Drew Levin
CINEMATOGRAPHY - Drew Levin
CHOREOGRAPHY - Brad Landers
THE SWERLK DANCERS - Brad Landers, Jackie Carlson and Evan Montgomery
HAIR & MAKEUP - Rebecca Faye
EDITOR - Nick Noyes
VO - MNDR
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