Artist:Teddy Swims
Song:Lose Control
Album:I've Tried Everything But Therapy Part 1
The 2023 single Lose Control topped the charts. It's from Teddy Swims' debut album so it's all downhill from there. We'll see if he has staying power. He got a record deal after posting videos on YouTube. He was born Jalen Dimsdale Sept. 25, 1992 in the Atlanta suburb of Conyers, GA. Swims is an acronym for Someone Who Isn't Me Sometimes. His grandfather was a Pentacostal minister so he grew up in church. His father introduced him to soul music. Swims played football in high school. One of his teachers suggested he enroll in musical theater class. And that's how he got into performing. Plus he studied singers on YouTube. And he started playing piano. After appearing with several local bands, Swims formed a rap duo with his friend Addy Maxwell and they toured with singer Tyler Carter in 2019. Then he started posting cover videos on YouTube. After posting the original song Night Off on YouTube, Swims got a record deal with Warner Bros. They released the single Picky in Jan. 2000. The single My Bad was released Feb. 2021 and Swims performed it on The Kelly Clarkson Show. Rolling Stone magazine named Swims An Artist You Need to Know. He continued to release singles and EPs and perform on TV. He also appeared on singles by Meaghan Trainor and others. Supposedly Warners was going for the slow build with Swims. But I would counter that three years is too long. They even sent him on tour in fall 2022. Finally, Lose Control was released as the lead single of the album I've Tried Everything But Therapy. Swims had recorded two albums of material. But Warners only released one album as Part 1. Lose Control was released in June 2023. But it didn't top the Billboard Hot 100 until Mar. 2024. Apparently that's some sort of record. Lose Control was on the Billboard Hot 100 for 112 weeks which is also a record. The album was certified Platinum. Swims co-wrote most of the album songs including Lose Control. His main collaborators were Joshua "Ammo" Coleman and Julian Bunetta. Both have produced all kinds of singers. Warners then released I've Tried Everything But Therapy Part II and even released both albums in a 2CD set. They are available together but buying the albums individually is cheaper. Also, the second album didn't do as well. But that may have been a flaw of Warners' release strategy. Swims has been off the road as his girlfriend gave birth to a son. But he's back on tour in April. I would expect him to record a new album after the tour is done in July. We'll see if he has staying power. Music fans have short memories. Here's the video for Lose Control by Teddy Swims.
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