Teddy Swims’ widely successful year continues.
His 2023 hit “Lose Control,” was named the most-heard song on the radio, according to Luminate. The entertainment data company published its 2024 year-end music report earlier this week.
“Lose Control” reached over 3 million audience impressions on U.S. radio, beating songs from Taylor Swift, Post Malone and Shaboozey. The single also ranked in the top five for top global songs and top U.S. on-demand streams, the report revealed.
On the former list, “Lose Control” ranked at No. 4, only trailing Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” and Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather.” For on-demand streams, “Lose Control” was listed at No. 5 with roughly 786 million audio streams. Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” topped the list. Luminate’s year-end charts are published in partnership with Billboard.
Of “Lose Control,” Swims told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the song centered on the depths of a toxic romance.
“I was in this relationship, and the substance of our relationship were the substances that we were using and abusing at the time ― the alcohol,” the 32-year-old told the AJC in 2023. “The lifestyle that we were living kind of made us very codependent on each other. We were staying out late. It made for these high highs in the relationship, and the lows were just extremely toxic and low. It was hard to get out that situation with the fear of losing someone.”
Swims transformed that pain into massive chart-topping success.
The latest Luminate news adds to the hefty collection of pop music feats for Teddy Swims, whose real name is Jaten Dimsdale. Since “Lose Control” topped the Billboard Hot 100 last March, the Conyers native won two Billboard Music Awards and is nominated for his first Grammy.
He’ll compete in a stacked race with artists like Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey and Doechii for best new artist. The ceremony airs Feb. 2 on CBS and Paramount+. Swims will drop his sophomore album “I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)” next Friday.
Earlier this week, the AJC talked to Teddy Swims for an in-depth feature chronicling his momentous year and Georgia roots for a Sunday Living & Arts profile. It’ll run ahead of the Grammys. Check back with AJC.com for more.
