The Tracks — Ray of Light, Track 02
Swim
Into the water, out of the noise.
At a Glance
Title
Swim
Record
Ray of Light (1998) | Track 02
Single
Album track
Writers
Madonna | William Orbit
Producers
Madonna | William Orbit
Second on the record and one of its most spiritual moments, “Swim” takes the weight of the world and asks what it would mean to let it go.
The Song
Written and produced by Madonna and William Orbit, “Swim” carries the social conscience of the record — a song about the troubles of the world and the need to be cleansed of them.
Orbit fills it with glitching textures and slow-building guitars, the kind of detail that rewards headphones. Madonna later credited Orbit with inspiring the song.
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Keep listening — headphones on, lights low.
