He co-penned “Lose Control” with Ammo, Julian Bunetta, Infamous and Mikky Ekko, who up their top 10 totals as writers to seven, five, two and two, respectively. Teddy Swims scores his first Hot 100 top 10 as a writer, as well as a recording artist.
(He signed to Warner Records on Christmas Eve 2019.) As a co-writer, he topped the Country Airplay chart via Thomas Rhett’s “Angels Don’t Always Have Wings” for a week last September. Teddy Swims (real name Jaten Dimsdale), from Conyers, Ga., first appeared on Billboard’s charts in 2021, after he broke through with a viral cover of Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You” in June 2019.
It also tallied 16.3 million streams (up 12%) and sold 6,000 (down 7%) in the tracking week. 2 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart and in the top 20 on Adult Pop Airplay, Adult Contemporary and Pop Airplay. The song drew 24.5 million in radio audience (up 6%) Jan. Teddy Swims achieves his first Hot 100 top 10, as “Lose Control” lifts 12-8.