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• • ' Swimming Pools (Drank)' is a song by American rapper. It was released on July 31, 2012 as the (second overall) from his major-label debut studio album (2012), by,.

The song was written by Lamar and, the latter of whom also the song. The song, by and Top Dawg's engineer, propelled Lamar to mainstream popularity. The song peaked at number 17 on the US, in its thirteenth week of charting, after gradually climbing up the chart. It debuted on the Hot 100 at number 100 and progressed from number 55 and 32 to its peak.

Hydraulic machinery by jagdish lal free download. 'Swimming Pools (Drank)' also serves as Lamar's first entry on the, where it debuted at number 63. A music video was released to accompany the song in August 2012. It was featured in the 2014 re-release of the game on the radio station ', and on a episode of which aired in 2013. On January 26, 2013, Lamar performed the song on, as well as his third single '.

The music video was nominated for and at the. The song was later nominated for at the. The song was also featured in, and in PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows version of.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] The single is an regarding Lamar's family and social life,, and the which accompanies it amongst his friends. In the first verse, he remembers his grandfather's drinking and resulting death, and the reasons that led Lamar himself to drinking. The desire from the perspective of his peers, is the social pressure pressed upon him to 'get a swimming pool full of liquor' and then 'dive in it'. At the second verse, Lamar, now drunk, is conversing with his own subconscious, which is attempting to warn him of 'drown[ing] in some poison'. By the final verse of the song, Lamar is accepting his fate that he believes he will 'probably sleep and never ever wake up'. The extended album version of the track features an interlude and a skit that expands on the concept story of the album. Now drunk and eager to impress his peers, he thinks once more of the album's love interest, Sherane, before detailing a shoot-out between Lamar's friends and their gang rivals, in which his friend's brother is shot and killed.

'Swimming Pools (Drank)' is the album's and the follow-up to Lamar's debut single '. Critical reception [ ] The song garnered acclaim from music critics upon its release.

Ranked the song the 34th best of 2012. Named it one of the top five hip hop songs of 2012. Live performances [ ] Lamar has performed 'Swimming Pools (Drank)' at every show on. Chart performance [ ] In its first week of release, the song debuted at number 100 on the and remained within the chart for another week, but two weeks, later re-entered the Hot 100 and climbed up each week, progressing from the top 90 to number 81, 71 and 61. In its tenth week, 'Swimming Pools (Drank)' climbed up to number 55 and the following week, entered the top 40 of the Hot 100 at number 32, moving up to 25 and peaking at number 17. On the, the song entered at number 63, remaining in the top 100 for one week. The song is Lamar's third highest-charting solo single on the Billboard Hot 100 behind ' which debuted and peaked at number four and ' which debuted at number two and peaked at number one (though his features on ' and ' reached the top 10 in the United States) and on the UK Singles Chart.