Swingin Party

"Swingin Party" is a song written by Paul Westerberg and recorded by his band The Replacements for their fourth studio album Tim (1985).

Paul Westerberg was inspired to write the song after listening to a live bootleg of Buffalo Springfield's "Flying on the Ground is Wrong" (1966) on a communal Walkman.

"[8] "Swingin Party" received positive reviews from music critics, most of whom praised Westerberg's songwriting credits for the track.

[9] Craig Rosen writing for Billboard opined that the song showcased Westerberg's "capable" songwriting for the band.

[10] In a separate journal for the same publication, Braoley Bambarger named "Swingin Party" a "bittersweet" ballad that "won the hearts of a generation of college radio fans".

[11] Craig Marks from Spin shared that the song's line "Bring your own lampshade/ Somewhere there's a party" is the third best lyric written by Westerberg for The Replacements.

British musician Kindness released a house rendition of "Swingin Party" as his first single in 2009, which was later used for the soundtrack of the 2015 drama film Paper Towns.