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"Swords"
SinglebyM.I.A.
from the albumAIM
B-side"Warriors"
Released17 August 2015(2015-08-17)
Length2:24
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
M.I.A.singles chronology
"Sexodus"
(2015) 		"Swords"
(2015) 		"Borders"
(2015)
Music video
"Matahdatah Scroll 01" Broader Than A Border "onYouTube

"Swords"is a song by British recording artistM.I.A.The track was written by M.I.A.,Jerry Leembruggen,Ruben Fernhout,Yo Yo Honey Singh,Tevin Plaate and Kaushal Sahil. Leembruggen and Fernhout are part ofthe Partysquad,who produced the song alongside M.I.A. and Spanker.[1]The track is centred around the sound of clinging swords, recorded during filming the music video, and was completed overnight during the singer's stay inIndia.[2]

The song was released as part of "Matahdatah Scroll 01" Broader Than a Border "", which featured both "Swords", and the track "Warriors", from M.I.A.'s fourth studio album,Matangi.It was self-released worldwide, under exclusive license toInterscopeon 17 August 2015. The song has not yet been performed live.

Music video

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The six-minute music video, which featured both "Swords" and "Warriors", was directed by M.I.A. herself and premiered exclusively onApple Musicon 13 July 2015, simultaneously with the single. Filmed inKolhapurcity ofMaharashtra,India,"Swords" features female dancers performing routines with swords and sticks, interspersed with scenes of M.I.A. in a 10th-centuryHindutemple and lighting a bigOmsign. The video for "Warriors" was shot inIvory CoastinWest Africaand features aZaoulidancer. M.I.A. said she had seen a footage of him onYouTubeand has spent two years trying to locate him.[3]She then flew to Africa and filmed his performance.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Swords" – 2:24
  2. "Warriors" – 3:41
  3. "Matahdatah Scroll 01" Broader Than a Border ""(video)– 5:55

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[5] 188
USDance/Electronic Digital Songs(Billboard)[6] 14
USDance/Electronic Songs(Billboard)[7] 38

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 17 August 2015 Digital download,streaming Interscope

References

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  1. ^"Matahdatah Scroll 01" Broader Than A Border "".Vevo.Retrieved25 July2016.
  2. ^Al Horner (13 July 2015)."MIA Slays On Sublime New Single 'Swords' - First Listen Review".nme.NME.Retrieved31 July2016.
  3. ^Alyssa Klein (13 July 2015)."Does M.I.A.'s New 'Broader Than A Border' Video Feature Côte d'Ivoire's Best Dancer?".okayafrica.Retrieved28 July2016.
  4. ^Daniel Kreps (13 July 2015)."Watch M.I.A.'s 'Matahdatah' Video Featuring New Track 'Swords'".rollingstone.Rolling Stone.Retrieved28 July2016.
  5. ^"M.I.A. DANS LES CHARTS FRANÇAIS"(in French).Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.Retrieved25 July2016.
  6. ^"M.I.A. - Chart history | Billboard".billboard.Retrieved26 April2016.
  7. ^"M.I.A. - Chart history | Billboard".billboard.Retrieved26 April2016.
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