Swings & Waterslides

"Swings & Waterslides"
"Swings & Waterslides"
Single by Viola Beach
from the album Viola Beach
Released	27 August 2015
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	Indie rock; indie pop;
Length	3:36
Label	Fuller Beans
Songwriter(s)	Kris Leonard; Jack Dakin; River Reeves; Tomas Lowe;
Producer(s)	Sugar House
Viola Beach singles chronology

"Swings & Waterslides" is a song performed by English indie rock group Viola Beach. The song was released as a digital download on 27 August 2015 through Fuller Beans Records. The song peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart after the four band members and their manager Craig Tarry were killed in an incident on the E4 motorway bridge at Södertälje, southwest of Stockholm, Sweden on 13 February 2016. The song is included on their posthumous debut studio album, Viola Beach. The song was written by Viola Beach and produced by Sugar House.

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Swings & Waterslides"	3:36

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[1]	11
UK Indie (OCC)^[2]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[3]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	27 August 2015	Digital download	Fuller Beans

References

^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
^ "British single certifications – Viola Beach – Swings & Waterslides". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[sc_UK_-1] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKindie_-2] "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.

[United_KingdomViola_BeachSwings_&_WaterslidessingleCertRef-3] "British single certifications – Viola Beach – Swings & Waterslides". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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