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Lover is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift, released on August 23, 2019, through Republic Records.
Background[]
On March 11, 2018, at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Swift stated: "I just wanted to let you know, when there is new music, you will be the first to know."[3]
On October 9, at the American Music Awards, Swift stated: "I always look at albums as chapters in my life, and to the fans, I'm so happy that you like this one... But I have to be really honest with you about something: I'm even more excited about the next chapter."
On February 24, 2019, Swift teased the possibly of an upcoming release by sharing a photo through her social media.[4]
On June 13, Swift went live on Instagram and announced that her seventh studio album would be called Lover. During the same livestream, Swift announced that “You Need to Calm Down” would be released as the album's second single on the 14th.[5]
On August 16, Swift revealed the album's track listing.[6]
Lover Fest[]
Main article: Lover Fest
Singles[]
April 26, 2019
June 14, 2019
August 16, 2019
January 28, 2020
June 20, 2023
Promotional singles[]
July 23, 2019
Track listing[]
| Standard edition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "I Forgot That You Existed" | Taylor Swift, Frank Dukes, Louis Bell | Swift, Dukes, Bell | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Cruel Summer" | Swift, St. Vincent, Jack Antonoff | Swift, Antonoff | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Lover" | Swift | Swift, Antonoff | 3:41 |
| 4. | "The Man" | Swift, Joel Little | Swift, Little | 3:10 |
| 5. | "The Archer" | Swift, Antonoff | Swift, Antonoff | 3:31 |
| 6. | "I Think He Knows" | Swift, Antonoff | Swift, Antonoff | 2:53 |
| 7. | "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince" | Swift, Little | Swift, Little | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Paper Rings" | Swift, Antonoff | Swift, Antonoff | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Cornelia Street" | Swift | Swift | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Death By A Thousand Cuts" | Swift, Antonoff | Swift, Antonoff | 3:18 |
| 11. | "London Boy" | Swift, Sounwave, Antonoff, Cautious Clay | Swift, Antonoff | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Soon You'll Get Better" (featuring The Chicks) | Swift, Antonoff | Swift, Antonoff | 3:21 |
| 13. | "False God" | Swift, Antonoff | Swift, Antonoff | 3:20 |
| 14. | "You Need to Calm Down" | Swift, Little | Swift, Little | 2:51 |
| 15. | "Afterglow" | Swift, Dukes, Bell | Swift, Dukes, Bell | 3:43 |
| 16. | "ME!" (featuring Brendon Urie) | Swift, Urie, Little | Swift, Little | 3:13 |
| 17. | "It's Nice to Have A Friend" | Swift, Dukes, Bell | Swift, Dukes, Bell | 2:30 |
| 18. | "Daylight" | Swift | Swift | 4:53 |
| Total length: | 61:48 | |||
| Deluxe Edition | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 19. | "I Forgot That You Existed" (voice memo, piano/vocal) | 3:30 |
| 20. | "Lover" (voice memo, piano/vocal) | 5:39 |
| Total length: | 70:57 | |
The More Lover Chapter[]
The EP was released on March 17, 2023.
| The More Lover Chapter | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Cruel Summer" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Lover" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "The Man" | 3:10 |
| 4. | "The Archer" | 3:31 |
| 5. | "All of the Girls You Loved Before" | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 17:02 | |
Outtakes[]
Booklet[]
Promotional photos[]
Photoshoot[]
Merchandise[]
Main article: Lover/Merchandise
Chart performance[]
Lover debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 867,000 units, of which 679,000 are pure sales, making Swift the first female artist to have six albums sell more than 500,000 copies in a single week. The album sold more copies than all the other 199 albums on the chart combined that week, the first album to achieve this feat since her own reputation in 2017. All 18 tracks from the album charted simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 breaking records such as the most simultaneous Hot 100 entries for a female artist and the most simultaneous Hot 100 debuts by a female artist. Lover was certified platinum by the RIAA, denoting one million equivalent album units earned.
Theories[]
- It was speculated that the new album would have a butterfly and/or mermaid theme, much like the opposite of reputation's snake theme. The reason for this is that she had been posting about mermaids and butterflies a lot on her social media.
- On April 13, she changed her layouts/website and left a cryptic April 26 date, which the fans suspected would be the release date of Lover's lead single, which, on April 25, 2019, was announced that the countdown was for the first single, "Me!". This was confirmed by Taylor herself during the NFL Draft on the channel ABC.
- She changed her profile pictures on all social media sites to a pastel pink and blue sky and left a countdown on her website.
- On her website, written in big letters, it said "TS". However, the text seems to represent mermaid scales/and or sequins, backing up the mermaid theory.
- She changed her profile pictures on all social media sites to a pastel pink and blue sky and left a countdown on her website.
Trivia[]
- The album was originally set to be titled Daylight, but after writing "Lover", Swift decided to name the album after that song instead.
References[]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/chartdata/status/1669091170516086784?s=46&t=tgbPrXiRvsQdnboCitbPqw
- ↑ https://twitter.com/chartdata/status/1669091170516086784?s=46&t=tgbPrXiRvsQdnboCitbPqw
- ↑ https://youtu.be/stMId0vC2uQ
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BuRqXqqlshV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
- ↑ https://youtu.be/Dhgf524ZBz4
- ↑ https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1162447632096272391?s=21
| Lover | ||
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| "I Forgot That You Existed" • "Cruel Summer" • "Lover" • "The Man" • "The Archer" • "I Think He Knows" • "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince" • "Paper Rings" • "Cornelia Street" • "Death By A Thousand Cuts" • "London Boy" • "Soon You'll Get Better" • "False God" • "You Need to Calm Down" • "Afterglow" • "ME!" • "It's Nice to Have A Friend" • "Daylight" | ||
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