It was released in the UK on W14 on 3 September 2007 and promoted with a video featuring Siouxsie transforming into a black swan.

in 2003, she collaborated with Basement Jaxx on the title track of their album Kish Kash.

Soon, she received tapes from other composers: "Into a Swan" was one of the first songs written after the end of her marriage.

Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy who had previously worked with Robert Plant on No Quarter, took part to the recording sessions and played darbuka.

The music video featuring Siouxsie transforming into a black swan, leaked to the Internet via YouTube in June 2007.