Swag II

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Swag II
A pink square with "Swag II" written in the middle
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2025 (2025-09-05)
Genre
Length73:19
Label
Producer
Justin Bieber chronology
Swag
(2025)
Swag II
(2025)
Singles from Swag II
  1. "Love Song"
    Released: September 19, 2025
  2. "Speed Demon"
    Released: September 22, 2025
Swag II ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic48/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash6/10[4]
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NMEStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[6]
Rolling StoneStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[7]
Pitchfork5.2/10[8]

Swag II is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was surprise-released through Def Jam Recordings and ILH Productions on September 5, 2025.[9] Consisting of 23 tracks in addition to the 21 songs from its sister album Swag, therefore constituting a double album, the album features guest appearances from Tems, Bakar, Hurricane Chris, Lil B, and Eddie Benjamin. Production was handled by Dijon, Carter Lang, Mike Will Made It, Buddy Ross, Daniel Chetrit, Mk.gee, and Dylan Wiggins, among others. The album was supported by two singles, "Love Song" and "Speed Demon". The 56-day gap between the releases of Swag and Swag II marks the shortest period between Bieber's releases to date. The album received mixed reviews from critics, with many criticizing its long runtime and lack of cohesion.

Track listing

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Swag II track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Speed Demon"
3:31
2."Better Man"
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Dijon
  • Ross
  • Chetrit
  • Maejor[v]
2:49
3."Love Song"
  • Bieber
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Duenas
  • Mk.gee
  • Jesso
  • Chetrit
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Dijon
  • Mk.gee
  • Maejor[v]
2:52
4."I Do"
  • Bieber
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Jesso
  • Chetrit
  • Morgan
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Maejor[v]
3:43
5."I Think You're Special" (with Tems)
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Maejor[v]
2:45
6."Mother in You"
  • Bieber
  • Jesso
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Chetrit
  • Morgan
  • Eli Teplin
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Chetrit
  • Morgan
  • Teplin
  • Maejor[v]
3:25
7."Witchya"
  • Bieber
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Duenas
  • Chetrit
  • Jesso
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Dijon
  • Chetrit
  • Maejor[v]
2:43
8."Eye Candy"
  • Bieber
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Duenas
  • Chetrit
  • Will Miller
  • Jesso
  • Morgan
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Dijon
  • Chetrit
  • Miller
  • Maejor[v]
3:57
9."Don't Wanna" (with Bakar)
2:45
10."Bad Honey"
  • Bieber
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Duenas
  • Jesso
  • Chetrit
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Dijon
  • Maejor[v]
2:36
11."Need It"
  • Bieber
  • Openiyi
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Duenas
  • Chetrit
  • Jesso
  • Morgan
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Dijon
  • Chetrit
  • Maejor[v]
3:39
12."Oh Man"
  • Bieber
  • Jesso
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Duenas
  • Chetrit
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Dijon
  • Chetrit
  • Maejor[v]
3:12
13."Poppin'My Shit" (with Hurricane Chris)
  • Hurricane Chris
  • Maejor[p]
  • Lang
  • DubMagic
2:06
14."All the Way"
3:21
15."Petting Zoo"
  • Bieber
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Morgan
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Maejor[v]
3:16
16."Moving Fast"
  • Bieber
  • Lang
  • Chetrit
  • Jesso
  • Morgan
  • Lang
  • Chetrit
  • Maejor[v]
3:21
17."Safe Space" (with Lil B)
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Teplin
3:14
18."Lyin'"
  • Bieber
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Chetrit
  • Morgan
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Maejor[v]
3:06
19."Dotted Line"
  • Bieber
  • Lang
  • Morgan
  • Lang
  • Morgan
2:27
20."Open Up Your Heart" (with Eddie Benjamin)
  • Bieber
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Miller
  • Teplin
  • Jesso
  • Chetrit
  • Morgan
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Miller
  • Teplin
3:34
21."When It's Over"
  • Bieber
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Jesso
  • Chetrit
  • Morgan
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
2:34
22."Everything Hallelujah"
  • Bieber
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Teplin
  • Jesso
  • Chetrit
  • Morgan
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Teplin
4:08
23."Story of God"
  • Bieber
  • Lang
  • Teplin
  • Judah Smith
  • Wes Halliburton
  • Lang
  • Teplin
7:46
Total length:73:19

Notes

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  • ^[p] indicates a primary and vocal producer
  • ^[v] indicates a vocal producer
  • All track titles are stylized in all caps.
  • Disc 2 of Swag II mirrors the track listing of the standard edition of Swag.

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

  • Justin Bieber – vocals
  • Josh Gudwin – mixing (all tracks), engineering (tracks 1, 4, 8, 14, 16)
  • Dale Becker – mastering
  • Felix Byrne – engineering (1, 3–23), additional engineering (2)
  • Zeke Mishanec – engineering (2, 3, 7, 9)
  • Denis Kosiak – engineering (2, 15, 16)
  • Mark Parfitt – engineering (7, 10)
  • Javier Martinez Cruces – engineering (20)
  • Adam Burt – mastering assistance
  • Katie Harvey – mastering assistance
  • Kegn Venegas – mastering assistance
  • Noah McCorkle – mastering assistance
  • Rich Evatt – engineering assistance (2, 3)
  • Wilfried Haslauer – engineering assistance (7)
  • Kevin Cartwright – engineering assistance (9)
  • Tems – additional vocals (5), background vocals (11)
  • Bakar – vocals (9)
  • Hurricane Chris – vocals (13)
  • Lil B – vocals (17)
  • Eddie Benjamin – vocals (20)
  • Eli Teplin – piano (20)

Charts

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Chart performance
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 24
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[13] 20
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] 30
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[15] 29
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[16] 19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 6
Nigerian Albums (TurnTable)[18] 73
Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge)[19] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 55

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