Swerve City is a song by Deftones, released as a single on March 30, 2013 as the opening track on their seventh studio album, Koi No Yokan (2012). Swerve City peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks. Belching Beaver released a limited edition IPA beer named after the song in 2019.
The first music video for Swerve City, directed by Gus Black, was released on May 9, 2013. It shows a woman (Tamara Feldman in the desert riding a horse to her home (a ranch bungalow). While brushing her horse outside the bungalow, Chino Moreno is seen heading towards her home in a Porsche Panamera.
The woman notices the car headlights as Moreno arrives outside the home. Subsequently, she walks outside and pulls out a pistol. A second music video was released on July 2, 2013, directed by Ryan Mackfall. This performance video featured tour footage of the band.
Tracklist:
- Swerve City
Deftones
Chino Moreno: vocals, guitar
Stephen Carpenter: guitar
Abe Cunningham: drums
Frank Delgado: keyboards, samples, turntables
Sergio Vega: bass guitar
Production
Nick Raskulinecz: producer
