Sway, Sway Baby!
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"Sway, Sway Baby!" is the third single released by Australian pop-punk band Short Stack
, taken off their debut studio album Stack Is the New Black
. It was released to coincide with the release of their album and their Sway, Sway Baby! National Tour on 17 July 2009. The band performed the song live on Rove on 5 July 2009.
Hot 30 Countdown and Nova 96.9
but was first played on The Leaked with Matty and Renee
before being moved to their other show The Hit List with Matty and Renee.
A new music video was created for the song, directed by Straighty180. It features the band in several different rooms of the fictional "Sway Sway Inn".
In Room 22 Shaun, Andy and Bradie are performing the song in front of an audience, in Room 4 Shaun and Bradie are trying to teach Andy about the birds and the bees
, by catching a bee and a bird and forcing them to kiss, in Room 15 The boys are having a pillow fight with three girls in red bikinis, and in Room 30 Andy is trying to sleep with a cartoon rabbit, only to have Shaun and Bradie interjecting that the rabbit is their girlfriend. It is in this sequence the band appears to parody soap opera
controversies, such as those in Home and Away
, a theme extended at the start of the video when the line "sway sway baby" is sung to the melody of the line Home and Away from the theme song.
"Sway, Sway Baby!" won an Inside Film Award for Best Music Video.
, making it the band's highest charting single to date.
Short Stack
Short Stack is a band from Budgewoi Short Stack is a band from Budgewoi Short Stack is a band from Budgewoi (on the 'Central Coast', New South Wales, Australia. The band consists of members, Shaun Diviney (lead vocals, electric guitar), Andy Clemmensen (backing vocals, bass), and Bradie Webb...
, taken off their debut studio album Stack Is the New Black
Stack Is the New Black
Stack Is the New Black is the debut studio album by Australian pop punk band Short Stack, released through Sunday Morning Records on 14 August 2009. It peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. The "happy" skull and cross-bones on the cover is Short Stack's personal design...
. It was released to coincide with the release of their album and their Sway, Sway Baby! National Tour on 17 July 2009. The band performed the song live on Rove on 5 July 2009.
Track listing
Release
The single was available for pre-order on Short Stack's official website. Upon pre-order, each person received a personally signed copy of the single. The single has already received airplay on the Today Network'sToday Network
The Today Network is a network of Contemporary Hit Radio stations run by Southern Cross Austereo in Australia.-Affiliates:-History:The Today Network started when the Austereo Radio Network secured the first commercial FM licence in Adelaide in 1980. Austereo launched a station called Double SA FM,...
Hot 30 Countdown and Nova 96.9
Nova 96.9
Nova 96.9 is a commercial radio station operating in Sydney, Australia, owned by the DMG Radio Network.-History:One of the driving forces behind the creation of Nova was the growing demographic of youth who were embracing the commercialised anti-pop movement fronted by such artists as Daft Punk...
but was first played on The Leaked with Matty and Renee
101.3 Sea FM
101.3 Sea FM is an Australian radio station located on the New South Wales Central Coast, part of the Southern Cross Media Group . Sea FM broadcasts from the Central Coast Radio Centre on Henry Parry Drive, in Gosford, along with sister station 2GOFM...
before being moved to their other show The Hit List with Matty and Renee.
Music video
Filmed on Bradie's camera phone, the band created a music video themselves in early 2008. The video received over 5000 views on the first day, which made it the most viewed video on the site that day. The clip is still able to be viewed from the band's YouTube channel under the title of 'Short Stack TV episode 10.'A new music video was created for the song, directed by Straighty180. It features the band in several different rooms of the fictional "Sway Sway Inn".
In Room 22 Shaun, Andy and Bradie are performing the song in front of an audience, in Room 4 Shaun and Bradie are trying to teach Andy about the birds and the bees
The birds and the bees
"The birds and the bees" is an English-language idiomatic expression that refers to courtship and sexual intercourse, and is usually used in reference to teaching someone, often a young child, about sex and pregnancy...
, by catching a bee and a bird and forcing them to kiss, in Room 15 The boys are having a pillow fight with three girls in red bikinis, and in Room 30 Andy is trying to sleep with a cartoon rabbit, only to have Shaun and Bradie interjecting that the rabbit is their girlfriend. It is in this sequence the band appears to parody soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
controversies, such as those in Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
, a theme extended at the start of the video when the line "sway sway baby" is sung to the melody of the line Home and Away from the theme song.
"Sway, Sway Baby!" won an Inside Film Award for Best Music Video.
Chart performance
The song reached number 2 on the Australian ARIA ChartsARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
, making it the band's highest charting single to date.
| Charts (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Singles Chart | 2 |