Swag II

Swag II
A pink square with "Swag II" written in the middle
Studio album by
Justin Bieber
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2025 (2025-09-05)
Genres
Length76:50
Labels
Producers
Justin Bieber chronology
Swag
(2025)		 Swag II
(2025)		 Swag Live From Coachella (Weekend I)
(2026)
Singles from Swag II
  1. "Love Song"
    Released: September 19, 2025
  2. "Speed Demon"
    Released: September 22, 2025
  3. "Bad Honey"
    Released: October 6, 2025
Swag II ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic48/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash6/10
The GuardianStarStar
NMEStarStarStar
Pitchfork5.2/10
Rolling StoneStarStar

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. The album contains 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, !DubMagic!, Mk.gee, and Dylan Wiggins, among others. Swag II is an R&B and synth-pop album that was supported by three singles: "Love Song", "Speed Demon", and "Bad Honey".

It is a double album that consists of 23 tracks in addition to the 21 songs from its sister album, Swag, which was released on July 11 that year. In support of both albums, Bieber performed a cell phone-free private concert at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California, on March 29, 2026, where he performed 25 songs within both albums in support of them, with all of them other than three making their live debuts. 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.

Commercial performance

In the United States, Swag II was combined with Swag for tracking and charting purposes, propelling the latter back into the top ten of the Billboard 200 at number four with 80,000 equivalent album units. In regions where the two were charted separately, Swag II peaked at number one in Denmark and reached the top ten in New Zealand and Norway.

Track listing

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)
  • Mike Will Made It
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Zach Nahome
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)
{{hlist|Hurricane Chris|Maejor[p]|Lang|DubMagic|2:06
14."All the Way"
  • Benjamin
  • Lang
  • Wiggins
  • Camper
  • Miller
  • Maejor[v]
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:76:50

Notes

  • ^[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

Credits adapted from Tidal.

  • 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

Chart performance
Chart (2025–2026) Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 1
French Albums (SNEP)24
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn) 20
Italian Albums (FIMI) 27
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) 29
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 6
Nigerian Albums (TurnTable) 73
Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge) 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 55

Certifications

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Gold 10,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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