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How Teddy Swims Poured His Pain Into His Hit ‘Lose Control’

For the latest episode of 'The Breakdown,' Teddy Swims dishes on the heartbreak and collaboration that brought his hit "Lose Control" to life.

But after his stunning rendition of Shania Twain’s “You’re Still the One” racked up tens of millions of views, Swims signed a deal with Warner Records and started work on his debut LP, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1). “Julian [Bunetta] wanted to make a catchy chorus, but not one that everybody could sing,” Swims tells Rolling Stone for an episode of “The Breakdown” of how the song began. They worked on the track at a songwriting camp in Palm Springs, and it was a beat by DJ Infamous that inspired Bunetta to blurt out the line “I lose control,” which became the hook.

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