"Swim" is a song by the Alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Fishbone

Fishbone

Fishbone is a U.S. alternative rock band formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, California, which plays a fusion of ska, punk rock, funk, hard rock and soul. Critics have noted of the band: "Fishbone was one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late '80s...

 from their album Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe

Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe

-Accolades:-Personnel:*Angelo Moore – saxophone, vocals*Walter A. Kibby II – trumpet, vocals*Kendall Jones – lead guitar, vocals*Chris Dowd – keyboards, trombone, vocals*John Bigham – guitar, keyboard*John Norwood Fisher – bass guitar, vocals...

. The song is in a heavy metal style and was written by guitarist John Bigham.

Release and reception

Although the song did not chart in the US, it was included in the film Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero is a 1993 American action-comedy-fantasy film directed and produced by John McTiernan. It is a satire of the action genre and its clichés, containing several parodies of action films in the form of films within the film....

, the soundtrack of which reached number 7 on the billboard charts. It also had some minor success in the UK

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

, where it peaked at number 54.

Music video

The music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 of the song was directed by Rusty Cundieff

Rusty Cundieff

George Arthur "Rusty" Cundieff is an American film/television director, actor, and writer. His notable credits are as director/writer of and lead actor in the This Is Spinal Tap-like rap satire Fear of a Black Hat, as writer of the second installment to House Party, and as director of the horror...

 and features the band performing in swimming gear in front of a crowd frolicking in a pool.

Track listing

1. "Swim (Single Mix)" - 4:14
2. "Swim (Ofishal Extended Remix)" - 5:39
3. "Swim (T. Ray H20 Mix)" - 4:59
4. "Swim (JB Dub Mix)" - 6:15

Charts

Chart	Peak
UK Singles UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	54