[7] Swagger has also received mixed to positive critical reviews from various publications such as Allmusic and the music magazine Rock Hard.

[1] He had previously worked with other English, Irish, and Scottish artists such as the singer-songwriters Hugh Cornwell, Gary Numan, and Roger Waters in the 1980s and 1990s.

[3] A supportive yet mixed review by music critic Tim DiGravina of Allmusic stated that the group "finds it hard to settle on any one style throughout" Swagger while noting the band's "large cult following".

won the Best Cover trophy at the first international MTV Europe Music Awards, with that inaugural event being held on 24 November 1994 at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.

5 on the official British albums chart,[7] and its release is viewed by many Gun fans as the pinnacle of the band's recording career.