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SWERLK

What do you get when you twerk and you twirl and you werk and you swerve and you swirl?

Scissor Sisters and MNDR, along with the rest of the world, were deeply affected by the PULSE nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL.

It wasn’t just an attack on the LGBTQ community, but on one of its sacred spaces: the dance floor. On the one-year anniversary of the shooting, the two artists came together and established SWERLK, not just to ensure violence against the gay community is still part of the national dialog, but to take back the dance floor.

SWERLK celebrates individuality, diversity, freedom, and fierceness. Scissor Sisters and MNDR are donating 100% of record sales and encouraging donations to the Contigo Fund, which emerged from the Pulse tragedy and offers financial support to organizations working to heal, educate and empower LGBTQ and Latinx individuals, immigrants and people of color, as well as those working to end all forms of bigotry in Central Florida.

Can you believe it? We’ve raised over $50,000 for the Contigo Fund since SWERLK debuted in June 2017! Thank you so much for SWERLKING with us. And if you haven’t yet or want to continue supporting us, it’s simple: just stream or purchase the song (the original or the remixes) on any platform. The money goes to the fabulous Contigo Fund to help those affected by the Pulse night club shooting.

SWERLK is now on TikTok! Show us how you SWERLK and tag #SWERLK @swerlkofficial

Keep posting videos and spreading the SWERLK gospel. Thank you!

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Credits

  • “SWERLK” (A. Warner, S. Hoffman, P. Keusch, J. Sellards, A. Lynch, D. Gruen)
  • Vocals Ana Matronic, Jake Shears, MNDR, Babydaddy
  • Electric Guitar Del Marquis
  • Intro Skit Vocals Caryn Ganz, Peter Wade
  • Producer & Engineer Peter Wade
  • Mixing Engineer Chris Tabron at Rumours, NYC
  • Mixing Assistant Peter Geiser
  • Mastering Dave Kutch at The Mastering Palace
  • Additional Digital Editing Andrew Miller
  • SWERLK Logo & Graphic Design Mike Reddy
  • Website Design & Development First Child
  • PR (US) Gina Schulman at Press Here
  • PR (UK) Sundraj Sreenivasan at Supersonic PR
  • Lyric Video ride or cry
  • Additional animation somehoodlum
  • Directors Kevin Tachman and Drew Levin
  • Cinematography Drew Levin
  • Choreography Brad Landers
  • The SWERLK Dancers Brad Landers, Jackie Carlson and Evan Montgomery
  • Hair & Makeup Rebecca Faye
  • Editor Nick Noyes
  • VO MNDR

Gina Schulman, Jamie Carroll, Press Here, Sundraj Sreenivasan, Supersonic PR, Chris Tabron, Dave Kutch, Mike Reddy, David Gross, Kara H-G Coleman, Kevin Peterson, The Mastering Palace, Andrew Miller, Peter Geiser, Caryn Ganz, Jacob Cooper, Ricky Fernandez, ride or cry, somehoodlum, Kevin Tachman, Drew Levin, Nick Noyes, Brad Landers, Jackie Carlson, Evan Montgomery, Rebecca Faye, Abbey Claire Keusch, Dominique Keegan, Marco Quiroga, Mark Blaylock, Anthony Cedeno, Contigo Fund, Matt Blinstrubas, Scott Campbell, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Rich Ferraro, GLAAD, Neil Harris, Tony Maserati, Jason Foster, Mookie Singerman, Marley Harmon, We Are Free, Fabienne Leys, Otion Front, Fluct, Aimee Phillips, Carmen Cacciatore & Martha Tang at Mighty Real Agency, David Russell, Sarah Landy, Michele Riggi and the team at AWAL, everyone at Kobalt Music Group, SONGS Music Publishing, Max and the team at Indaba Music, Craig Jones at Music House UK

Thank you to everyone who SWERLKED for this amazing cause! We hope this brings some help and joy to the Florida communities and families who need it most.