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Cardigan (song)

April 27, 2024

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"Cardigan" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the lead single from her eighth studio album, Folklore (2020). Republic Records released the song on July 27, 2020. Written by Swift and its producer, Aaron Dessner, "Cardigan" is a folk, soft rock, and indie rock ballad, with a stripped-down arrangement of a piano, drums, and violins.

"Cardigan"
Single by Taylor Swift
from the album Folklore
ReleasedJuly 27, 2020 (2020-07-27)
Studio
Genre
Length4:00
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift singles chronology
"The Man"
(2020) 		"Cardigan"
(2020) 		"Exile"
(2020)
Music video
"Cardigan" on YouTube

The song's lyrics discuss a romance lost in memories, from the perspective of a female narrator named Betty, one of the several fictitious characters narrated in Folklore. An accompanying music video, written, directed, and styled by Swift, was released alongside the album launch. The video has been described as following a cottagecore aesthetic, featuring Swift in three different settings: a "cozy cabin" in the woods, a moss-covered forest, and a dark stormy sea, which represents the concept of the different phases in relationships. "Cardigan" was praised by music critics for its poetic songwriting and laid-back sound. It received nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. An acoustic version of the song, branded as "Cabin in Candlelight", was also released.

Commercially, "Cardigan" debuted atop the global Spotify songs chart with over 7.742 million streams, which was, at that time, the biggest opening day for a song on the platform in 2020. With the song's debut at the number-one spot of the Billboard Hot 100 as well, Swift scored the sixth U.S. number-one single of her career. Along with Folklore's debut atop the Billboard 200 the same week, she became the first artist ever to simultaneously debut atop the Hot 100 and Billboard 200. "Cardigan" further topped the Hot Alternative Songs, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts, making Swift the first act in history to garner twenty chart-toppers on the latter. It reached number one in Australia, the top ten in Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, and the top 20 in Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania and Scotland.

Production and release edit

The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift began work on her eighth studio album, Folklore, during the COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020. She conceived the record as figments of mythopoeic visuals in her mind, as a result of her imagination "running wild" while isolating herself during lockdown.[1][2] For the album's sound, Swift recruited the first-time collaborator, Aaron Dessner, as a producer on Folklore.[3] Much of the songs they worked on were originally Dessner's instrumental tracks that Swift would write the melody and lyrics over.[4] Due to the lockdown, they were separated and therefore had to send them via digital files to create the album.[5]

"Cardigan" was the first song Swift and Dessner wrote in their collaboration and for Folklore. It was based on one of Dessner's instrumentals called "Maple".[6][7] "Cardigan" has the same music as the instrumental, but with added orchestration written by his brother Bryce. On April 27, 2020, Aaron Dessner sent a folder of instrumentals to Swift that included it. After hearing "Maple", she sent a voice memo to him and they wrote the song in five hours.[8] "Cardigan" was recorded by Aaron Dessner and Jonathan Low at Long Pond in Hudson Valley. Its vocals were recorded by Laura Sisk at Swift's home studio (Kitty Committee) in Los Angeles. The track was mixed by Low at Long Pond and mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound in New York.[9]

On July 23, 2020, Swift announced Folklore and its release date at midnight. Out of the 16 songs, "Cardigan" is placed at number two. The song was released on July 24, alongside an accompanied music video posted on YouTube.[10] "Cardigan" serves as the lead single for Folklore;[11] Universal Music Group sent the track to Italian radio on July 27,[12] and Republic Records serviced it on US pop[13] and adult pop radio formats the next day.[14] A demo version of the song subtitled "Cabin in Candlelight" was also released on July 30; it was an exclusive that lasted for a day.[15]

Music and lyrics edit

"Cardigan" is a wistful, slow-burning, folk,[16] soft rock[17] and indie rock[18] song driven by a stripped-down arrangement of a tender piano and a clopping drum sample, over a moody atmosphere.[19][20] It is written in the key of E♭ major and has a moderately fast tempo of 130 beats per minute.[21] Swift's vocal range in the song spans from E♭3 to A♭4.[22] The lyrics display confidence, but are also "slightly embittered".[8] Swift told her fans that "Cardigan" is about "a lost romance and why young love is often fixed so permanently within our memories".[23] It is one of the three of the tracks on the album that depict the same love triangle from three different perspectives at different times in their lives, the other two being "August" and "Betty".[24]

 
"Cardigan"
A sample of the first chorus in "Cardigan", presenting the mellow piano, hoofing drums, and Swift's bittersweet vocals.
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In the song, Swift sings from the perspective of a fictional character named Betty, who recalls the separation and enduring optimism of a relationship with someone named James.[25] While promoting the limited edition version of the single, Swift told fans that she sent the original songwriting voice memo to Aaron Dessner on April 27, 2020, after hearing the instrumental tracks he created.[26] Roisin O'Connor of The Independent compared the song to "Call It What You Want" from Swift's sixth studio album, Reputation (2017),[27] while Spin's Bobby Olivier compared it to "Wildest Dreams" from her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014).[19]

Critical reception edit

Upon release, the song received universal critical acclaim from critics. Callie Ahlgrim of Insider Inc. dubbed the lyrics of "Cardigan" as an "effective way to evoke young love and innocence lost", describing them as simple, sharp and extremely poignant.[28] Pitchfork's Jillian Mapes wrote that the song's "overlapping details and central framing device—of a cardigan forgotten and found without a second thought—are pure Swift".[29] Courteney Larocca of Insider Inc. opined that the song has cues of Lana Del Rey.[28] Laura Snapes of The Guardian described the song as "cavernous and shimmering as a rock pool in a cave".[30] Jill Gutowitz of Vulture.com characterized "Cardigan" as "adorable, and yet, again, hurtful".[31]

The NME writer Hannah Mylrea defined the song as a "swirling amalgam" of gleaming production, swooning strings, flickering piano, and lyrics that exude pain from young love, and praised Swift's songwriting for "stunningly" conveying complex mixed emotions of hurt, jealousy and heartbreak in a "gorgeous" folk tune. Mylrea placed "Cardigan" at number four on her September 2020 list ranking all of Swift's 161 songs back then.[32] Caragh Medlicott of Wales Arts Review deemed the song as "a resurgence of self-worth discovered, somewhat ironically, through the love of another".[33] Uproxx's Philip Cosores stated that "Cardigan" is "rooted in the vivid details and melodic warmth that characterizes much of [Swift's] music".[34] Entertainment Weekly's Maura Johnston felt the song's lyrics are "confident" but "slightly embittered", which she thought "pay off at the album's end".[8] Billboard, on their list of 100 Best Songs of 2020, placed "Cardigan" at number 11, calling it "a lead single unlike anything Swift had released before."[35] Emphasizing its "finest" storytelling, The Plain Dealer ranked the song number 6 on its list of best songs of 2020.[36] Complex listed the song at number 21 on its ranking of best songs of 2020, highlighting Swift's evolved songwriting.[37]

Commercial performance edit

On Spotify, "Cardigan" debuted with over 7.742 million streams, garnering the biggest opening day for any song in 2020.[38][a] It remained atop of the chart for four consecutive days, as of July 27, 2020.[40] Following the inauguration of Billboard Global 200 chart seven weeks after the release of Folklore, "Cardigan" appeared at number 77 on the chart, dated September 19, 2020.[41]

On the US Billboard Hot 100, "Cardigan" debuted at number one,[42] earned Swift her sixth number-one single in the country and second number-one debut following "Shake It Off" (2014). This made Swift the first artist ever to debut at number-one on both the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts in the same week. The single was joined in the top-10 by fellow Folklore tracks "The 1" and "Exile", and increased Swift's number of top-10 songs to 28. Moreover, it extended her record as the woman with the most top-10 debuts to 18. In its opening week, "Cardigan" earned 34 million US streams, 12.7 million radio impressions and sold 71,000 digital downloads, debuting atop the Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts dated August 8, 2020, further extending Swift's all-time record as the artist with the most number-ones on the Digital Song Sales chart to 20.[43][44] In its second week on the Hot 100, "Cardigan" descended to number eight.[42] Furthermore, the song also topped the Alternative Streaming Songs, Alternative Digital Song Sales, Hot Alternative Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts.[44]

In Australia, "Cardigan" debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Swift's sixth chart-topping single in the country, and her first chart-topping single since "Look What You Made Me Do" (2017). It was one of five songs that debuted in the top 10 in the country, making Folklore the album with the most top-10 songs of 2020 in the country.[45] It also debuted at number two on New Zealand's Top 40 Singles chart, along with "The 1" and "Exile" in the top 10.[46][47]

On the Canadian Hot 100, "Cardigan" peaked at number three,[48] while in Ireland, the song debuted at number four on the Irish Singles Chart, accompanied by "Exile" and "The 1" in the top 10, bringing Swift's total Irish top-10 songs to 15.[49] In the United Kingdom, the song entered at number six on the Official Singles Chart, opening with over 35,000 units.[50] "Exile" and "The 1" also debuted in the top 10, taking Swift's total UK top-10s to sixteen, while making her the sixth woman in UK history to have three top-10 songs simultaneously.[51]

Outside of the English-speaking world, "Cardigan" topped the singles chart in the Netherlands,[52] reached number two in Malaysia[53] and Singapore,[54] and entered the top 20 in Denmark,[55] Estonia,[56] Lithuania,[57] and Scotland.[58]

Music video edit

Synopsis edit

 
A scene in the music video, where Swift plays a moss-covered piano, from which a waterfall emerges. The video prominently incorporates cottagecore visuals.

An official music video for "Cardigan"—written, directed, and styled by Swift—was released alongside the album on July 24, 2020.[10] The "homespun" and "dreamlike" video starts out with Swift sitting in a candlelit cottage in the woods, wearing a nightgown and playing a vintage upright piano. This scene also features a photograph of Swift's grandfather, Dean, who fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal, and a painting that she created during the first week of COVID-19 isolation.[59] When the soundboard emanates golden sparkles, she climbs into it and finds herself magically transported to a moss-covered forest, where she plays the song on a grand piano producing a waterfall.[60][61]

The piano bench begins to glow, Swift climbs into it again and is then carried to a dark, stormy, turbulent sea, where she holds on to a floating piano. [3][61] The piano soundboard glows and she climbs in, and she returns to the cottage, where she dons a cardigan. According to a video posted to her Vevo account, the forest scene "represents the evergreen beginning of a relationship where everything seems magical and full of beauty", while the ocean scene "represents the isolation and fear involved while a relationship is breaking down." The video also states the ending scene "signifies returning to a sense of self after experiencing love loss", a journey of self-discovery; Swift's soaking-wet nightgown signifies how the relationship changes the individual.[59] The music video is characterized by a prairie, cottagecore aesthetic.[60]

Production edit

She had the whole storyline—the whole notion of going into the piano and coming out into the forest, the water, going back into the piano.

— Rodrigo Prieto on Swift, Rolling Stone[61]

The music video was inspired by the period and fantasy films that Swift watched in isolation during the COVID-19 lockdown.[59] She contacted cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto in early July to work on the video; Prieto had previously worked on the music video for "The Man".[61] As the director, Swift worked with assistant director Joe Osborne and set designer Ethan Tobman. Swift developed the concept for the video, which Prieto described as "more ambiguous", "more personal", and "more of a fantasy" than "The Man". Ahead of filming, Swift drafted a shot list of the video, detailing the video's scenes with specific time sequences in the song, and sent visual references to Prieto and Tobman to communicate her vision of the video.[61]

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic presented many challenges to filming, and extensive safety standards were enacted. All crew members underwent COVID-19 testing, wore masks at all times, and practiced social distancing as much as possible.[61] An onsite medical inspector supervised COVID-19 health and safety guidelines.[62] As Swift had to remain unmasked for large amounts of time while filming, crew members wore color-coded wristbands to denote those allowed to come within close contact with her. Additionally, the entire video was filmed from a camera mounted to a robotic arm controlled by a remote operator, a technique usually reserved for crane shots and establishing shots.[61]

Aside from directing and acting, Swift also did her own makeup, hair, and styling for the video.[62] To keep the song from being leaked, Swift wore an earpiece and lip-synced to the song. The video was filmed indoors over a day and-a-half.[61] Swift and the video's editor, Chancler Haynes, "worked simultaneously from two separate locations on set in order to edit the video on time".[59]

Fashion and aesthetic edit

Accompanying the release of Folklore and "Cardigan", Swift sold "folklore cardigans", the replicas of the cardigan she wears in the song's music video—a cream-colored cable knit, with silver embroidered stars on the sleeves' chunky elbows, and navy blue piping and buttons—on her website.[63] Swift also mailed the cardigans to celebrity friends and well-wishers.[64] American fashion magazine W thought that the cardigan was the pièce de résistance of the album's cottagecore-centred merchandise.[65] Teen Vogue said the cardigan aids in making "the perfect framework for understanding the role clothing plays in our lives", which gives a different perspective in understanding fashion, tracing back to fashion's "sentimental value".[66] Refinery29 stated Swift returns to her "truest self", both musically and stylistically", bolstered by the merch cardigan and prairie dresses,[63] and found the singer's looks in the music video similar to that of a classic "English rose".[67] Irish Independent described the cardigan as a bulky, "Clancy Brothers-style" Aran sweater, and added that Swift "at this rate, [will] be playing a bodhrán and belting out 'The Auld Triangle' on Hill 16".[68] Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann thanked Swift for putting cardigans "back on the map once more", following James Thomas Brudenell, Coco Chanel, Kurt Cobain and Elizabeth II.[69] The cottagecore aesthetic was met with resurgence on internet following the release of the video and the album.[70]

Awards and nominations edit

"Cardigan" has received three awards and 14 nominations. The song won Favorite Music Video at the American Music Awards of 2020,[71] and contended for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, marking Swift's fifth song to be nominated for Song of the Year and the fourth in Best Pop Solo Performance.[72]

Awards and nominations for "Cardigan"
Ceremony Year Award Result Ref.
MTV Video Music Awards 2020 Song of the Summer Nominated
[73]
UK Music Video Awards 2020 Best Visual Effects in a Video Nominated
[74][75]
American Music Awards 2020 Favorite Music Video Won
[71]
MVPA Awards 2020 Best Visual Effects in a Video Nominated
[76]
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards 2021 Favorite Song Nominated
[77][78]
Grammy Awards 2021 Song of the Year Nominated
[72][79]
Best Pop Solo Performance Nominated
ADG Excellence in Production Design Award 2021 Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial Nominated
[80][81]
iHeartRadio Music Awards 2021 Best Lyrics Nominated
[82][83]
RTHK International Pop Poll Awards 2021 Top 10 International Gold Song Won
[84]
Super Gold Song Won
AICP Awards 2021 Editorial: Music Videos Nominated
[85][86]
Myx Music Awards 2021 International Video of the Year Nominated
[87]
Nashville Songwriters Association International 2021 Ten Songs I Wish I'd Written Won
[88]
BMI awards 2022 Best Performed Song of the Year Won

Live performances and covers edit

 
The house-like set piece above which Swift performed "Cardigan" at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. She sang the song seated on the right roof.

Swift performed "Cardigan" in her 2020 concert documentary film, Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, alongside all of the other tracks on Folklore.[89] She performed a shortened version of "Cardigan" at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, as part of a medley with "August" and "Willow" (2020), in a cottagecore setting featuring a moss-covered cabin inside a forest, accompanied by the collaborators Dessner and Jack Antonoff.[90][91] Pitchfork's Cat Zhang named the performance as one of the show's best moments. She praised Swift's vocals and the enchanted forest theme of the staging, and dubbed Swift's look for the performance as a "benevolent fairy princess in a kingdom of dwarves".[92] The Washington Post listed Swift's performance as the sixth best of the show, highlighting its Folklore-inspired special effects, such as "woodsy, mystical aesthetic" and "haunted-looking trees and glittering gold lights".[93] The Billboard critic Heran Mamo called it a "Lord of the Rings-meets-Twilight fantasy", and ranked it the fourth best performance of the evening.[94] Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield ranked Swift's performance as the foremost reason "we loved the 2021 Grammys",[95] and listed it as one of the top-five greatest Grammy performances of all time.[96] The song was included on the set list of the Eras Tour (2023–2024).[97]

In October 2020, the English singer-songwriter Yungblud covered "Cardigan" as part of his segment for BBC Radio 1's annual Live Lounge month. He mashed-up the song with Avril Lavigne's "I'm with You" (2002), accompanying himself on an acoustic guitar, joined by a cellist and two violinists, resulting in a cheerful, strings-laden performance. Swift responded to the medley affirmatively.[98][99] In July 2021, the Australian alternative rock band Something for Kate covered "Cardigan" as well, for a segment called Like a Version on Australian national radio station Triple J. The band stayed true to the song's original arrangement.[100][101]

Track listing edit

  1. "Cardigan" – 4:00
  • CD, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl and picture disc[104]
  1. "Cardigan" – 4:00
  2. "Songwriting Voice Memo" – 4:33
  • CD, digital download, streaming, 7" vinyl and 12" vinyl (cabin in candlelight version)[103][104][105]
  1. "Cardigan" (cabin in candlelight version) – 3:48
  2. "Cardigan" – 4:00

Credits and personnel edit

Song edit

Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Cardigan".[9]

Music video edit

Credits adapted from YouTube.[106]

  • Taylor Swift – direction
  • Jil Hardin – production
  • Rebecca Skinner – executive production
  • Rodrigo Prieto – photography direction
  • Chancler Haynes – editing
  • Ethan Tobman – production design
  • Joe Osborne – 1st associate direction
  • Grant Miller – visual effects
  • David Lebensfeld – visual effects
  • Josh Davis – gaffing
  • Ryan Mcquire – key grip
  • Vincent Lucido – storyboards

Charts edit

Certifications edit

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Certifications for "Cardigan"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[145] 4× Platinum 280,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[146] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[147] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[148] Gold 100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[149] Gold 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[150] Platinum 30,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[151] Gold 30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[152] Platinum 50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[153] 5× Platinum 50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[154] Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[155] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[156] Platinum 1,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[157] Gold 1,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release dates and formats for "Cardigan"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Various July 27, 2020
Original Republic [104]
Italy Radio airplay Universal [12]
United States Hot adult contemporary Republic [14]
July 28, 2020 Contemporary hit radio [13]
Various July 30, 2020
  • 7-inch single
  • 12-inch single
  • CD single
  • digital download
  • streaming
 Cabin in Candlelight [158][159]

See also edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ On August 22, 2020, BTS's "Dynamite" broke this record by a margin of 36,000 streams. "Cardigan" remained as 2020's biggest opening day for a song by a solo or female artist.[39]

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cardigan, song, toliver, song, heaven, hell, album, cardigan, song, american, singer, songwriter, taylor, swift, lead, single, from, eighth, studio, album, folklore, 2020, republic, records, released, song, july, 2020, written, swift, producer, aaron, dessner,. For the Don Toliver song see Heaven or Hell album Cardigan is a song by the American singer songwriter Taylor Swift and the lead single from her eighth studio album Folklore 2020 Republic Records released the song on July 27 2020 Written by Swift and its producer Aaron Dessner Cardigan is a folk soft rock and indie rock ballad with a stripped down arrangement of a piano drums and violins Cardigan Single by Taylor Swiftfrom the album FolkloreReleasedJuly 27 2020 2020 07 27 StudioKitty Committee Los Angeles Long Pond Hudson Valley New York GenreFolk indie rock soft rockLength4 00LabelRepublicSongwriter s Taylor Swift Aaron DessnerProducer s Aaron DessnerTaylor Swift singles chronology The Man 2020 Cardigan 2020 Exile 2020 Music video Cardigan on YouTube The song s lyrics discuss a romance lost in memories from the perspective of a female narrator named Betty one of the several fictitious characters narrated in Folklore An accompanying music video written directed and styled by Swift was released alongside the album launch The video has been described as following a cottagecore aesthetic featuring Swift in three different settings a cozy cabin in the woods a moss covered forest and a dark stormy sea which represents the concept of the different phases in relationships Cardigan was praised by music critics for its poetic songwriting and laid back sound It received nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards An acoustic version of the song branded as Cabin in Candlelight was also released Commercially Cardigan debuted atop the global Spotify songs chart with over 7 742 million streams which was at that time the biggest opening day for a song on the platform in 2020 With the song s debut at the number one spot of the Billboard Hot 100 as well Swift scored the sixth U S number one single of her career Along with Folklore s debut atop the Billboard 200 the same week she became the first artist ever to simultaneously debut atop the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 Cardigan further topped the Hot Alternative Songs Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts making Swift the first act in history to garner twenty chart toppers on the latter It reached number one in Australia the top ten in Canada Ireland Malaysia New Zealand Singapore and the United Kingdom and the top 20 in Denmark Estonia Lithuania and Scotland Contents 1 Production and release 2 Music and lyrics 3 Critical reception 4 Commercial performance 5 Music video 5 1 Synopsis 5 2 Production 5 3 Fashion and aesthetic 6 Awards and nominations 7 Live performances and covers 8 Track listing 9 Credits and personnel 9 1 Song 9 2 Music video 10 Charts 10 1 Weekly charts 10 2 Year end charts 11 Certifications 12 Release history 13 See also 14 Footnotes 15 ReferencesProduction and release editThe American singer songwriter Taylor Swift began work on her eighth studio album Folklore during the COVID 19 lockdowns in early 2020 She conceived the record as figments of mythopoeic visuals in her mind as a result of her imagination running wild while isolating herself during lockdown 1 2 For the album s sound Swift recruited the first time collaborator Aaron Dessner as a producer on Folklore 3 Much of the songs they worked on were originally Dessner s instrumental tracks that Swift would write the melody and lyrics over 4 Due to the lockdown they were separated and therefore had to send them via digital files to create the album 5 Cardigan was the first song Swift and Dessner wrote in their collaboration and for Folklore It was based on one of Dessner s instrumentals called Maple 6 7 Cardigan has the same music as the instrumental but with added orchestration written by his brother Bryce On April 27 2020 Aaron Dessner sent a folder of instrumentals to Swift that included it After hearing Maple she sent a voice memo to him and they wrote the song in five hours 8 Cardigan was recorded by Aaron Dessner and Jonathan Low at Long Pond in Hudson Valley Its vocals were recorded by Laura Sisk at Swift s home studio Kitty Committee in Los Angeles The track was mixed by Low at Long Pond and mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound in New York 9 On July 23 2020 Swift announced Folklore and its release date at midnight Out of the 16 songs Cardigan is placed at number two The song was released on July 24 alongside an accompanied music video posted on YouTube 10 Cardigan serves as the lead single for Folklore 11 Universal Music Group sent the track to Italian radio on July 27 12 and Republic Records serviced it on US pop 13 and adult pop radio formats the next day 14 A demo version of the song subtitled Cabin in Candlelight was also released on July 30 it was an exclusive that lasted for a day 15 Music and lyrics edit Cardigan is a wistful slow burning folk 16 soft rock 17 and indie rock 18 song driven by a stripped down arrangement of a tender piano and a clopping drum sample over a moody atmosphere 19 20 It is written in the key of E major and has a moderately fast tempo of 130 beats per minute 21 Swift s vocal range in the song spans from E 3 to A 4 22 The lyrics display confidence but are also slightly embittered 8 Swift told her fans that Cardigan is about a lost romance and why young love is often fixed so permanently within our memories 23 It is one of the three of the tracks on the album that depict the same love triangle from three different perspectives at different times in their lives the other two being August and Betty 24 nbsp Cardigan source source track track A sample of the first chorus in Cardigan presenting the mellow piano hoofing drums and Swift s bittersweet vocals Problems playing this file See media help In the song Swift sings from the perspective of a fictional character named Betty who recalls the separation and enduring optimism of a relationship with someone named James 25 While promoting the limited edition version of the single Swift told fans that she sent the original songwriting voice memo to Aaron Dessner on April 27 2020 after hearing the instrumental tracks he created 26 Roisin O Connor of The Independent compared the song to Call It What You Want from Swift s sixth studio album Reputation 2017 27 while Spin s Bobby Olivier compared it to Wildest Dreams from her fifth studio album 1989 2014 19 Critical reception editUpon release the song received universal critical acclaim from critics Callie Ahlgrim of Insider Inc dubbed the lyrics of Cardigan as an effective way to evoke young love and innocence lost describing them as simple sharp and extremely poignant 28 Pitchfork s Jillian Mapes wrote that the song s overlapping details and central framing device of a cardigan forgotten and found without a second thought are pure Swift 29 Courteney Larocca of Insider Inc opined that the song has cues of Lana Del Rey 28 Laura Snapes of The Guardian described the song as cavernous and shimmering as a rock pool in a cave 30 Jill Gutowitz of Vulture com characterized Cardigan as adorable and yet again hurtful 31 The NME writer Hannah Mylrea defined the song as a swirling amalgam of gleaming production swooning strings flickering piano and lyrics that exude pain from young love and praised Swift s songwriting for stunningly conveying complex mixed emotions of hurt jealousy and heartbreak in a gorgeous folk tune Mylrea placed Cardigan at number four on her September 2020 list ranking all of Swift s 161 songs back then 32 Caragh Medlicott of Wales Arts Review deemed the song as a resurgence of self worth discovered somewhat ironically through the love of another 33 Uproxx s Philip Cosores stated that Cardigan is rooted in the vivid details and melodic warmth that characterizes much of Swift s music 34 Entertainment Weekly s Maura Johnston felt the song s lyrics are confident but slightly embittered which she thought pay off at the album s end 8 Billboard on their list of 100 Best Songs of 2020 placed Cardigan at number 11 calling it a lead single unlike anything Swift had released before 35 Emphasizing its finest storytelling The Plain Dealer ranked the song number 6 on its list of best songs of 2020 36 Complex listed the song at number 21 on its ranking of best songs of 2020 highlighting Swift s evolved songwriting 37 Commercial performance editOn Spotify Cardigan debuted with over 7 742 million streams garnering the biggest opening day for any song in 2020 38 a It remained atop of the chart for four consecutive days as of July 27 2020 40 Following the inauguration of Billboard Global 200 chart seven weeks after the release of Folklore Cardigan appeared at number 77 on the chart dated September 19 2020 41 On the US Billboard Hot 100 Cardigan debuted at number one 42 earned Swift her sixth number one single in the country and second number one debut following Shake It Off 2014 This made Swift the first artist ever to debut at number one on both the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts in the same week The single was joined in the top 10 by fellow Folklore tracks The 1 and Exile and increased Swift s number of top 10 songs to 28 Moreover it extended her record as the woman with the most top 10 debuts to 18 In its opening week Cardigan earned 34 million US streams 12 7 million radio impressions and sold 71 000 digital downloads debuting atop the Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts dated August 8 2020 further extending Swift s all time record as the artist with the most number ones on the Digital Song Sales chart to 20 43 44 In its second week on the Hot 100 Cardigan descended to number eight 42 Furthermore the song also topped the Alternative Streaming Songs Alternative Digital Song Sales Hot Alternative Songs and Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs charts 44 In Australia Cardigan debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart becoming Swift s sixth chart topping single in the country and her first chart topping single since Look What You Made Me Do 2017 It was one of five songs that debuted in the top 10 in the country making Folklore the album with the most top 10 songs of 2020 in the country 45 It also debuted at number two on New Zealand s Top 40 Singles chart along with The 1 and Exile in the top 10 46 47 On the Canadian Hot 100 Cardigan peaked at number three 48 while in Ireland the song debuted at number four on the Irish Singles Chart accompanied by Exile and The 1 in the top 10 bringing Swift s total Irish top 10 songs to 15 49 In the United Kingdom the song entered at number six on the Official Singles Chart opening with over 35 000 units 50 Exile and The 1 also debuted in the top 10 taking Swift s total UK top 10s to sixteen while making her the sixth woman in UK history to have three top 10 songs simultaneously 51 Outside of the English speaking world Cardigan topped the singles chart in the Netherlands 52 reached number two in Malaysia 53 and Singapore 54 and entered the top 20 in Denmark 55 Estonia 56 Lithuania 57 and Scotland 58 Music video editSynopsis edit nbsp A scene in the music video where Swift plays a moss covered piano from which a waterfall emerges The video prominently incorporates cottagecore visuals An official music video for Cardigan written directed and styled by Swift was released alongside the album on July 24 2020 10 The homespun and dreamlike video starts out with Swift sitting in a candlelit cottage in the woods wearing a nightgown and playing a vintage upright piano This scene also features a photograph of Swift s grandfather Dean who fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal and a painting that she created during the first week of COVID 19 isolation 59 When the soundboard emanates golden sparkles she climbs into it and finds herself magically transported to a moss covered forest where she plays the song on a grand piano producing a waterfall 60 61 The piano bench begins to glow Swift climbs into it again and is then carried to a dark stormy turbulent sea where she holds on to a floating piano 3 61 The piano soundboard glows and she climbs in and she returns to the cottage where she dons a cardigan According to a video posted to her Vevo account the forest scene represents the evergreen beginning of a relationship where everything seems magical and full of beauty while the ocean scene represents the isolation and fear involved while a relationship is breaking down The video also states the ending scene signifies returning to a sense of self after experiencing love loss a journey of self discovery Swift s soaking wet nightgown signifies how the relationship changes the individual 59 The music video is characterized by a prairie cottagecore aesthetic 60 Production edit She had the whole storyline the whole notion of going into the piano and coming out into the forest the water going back into the piano Rodrigo Prieto on Swift Rolling Stone 61 The music video was inspired by the period and fantasy films that Swift watched in isolation during the COVID 19 lockdown 59 She contacted cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto in early July to work on the video Prieto had previously worked on the music video for The Man 61 As the director Swift worked with assistant director Joe Osborne and set designer Ethan Tobman Swift developed the concept for the video which Prieto described as more ambiguous more personal and more of a fantasy than The Man Ahead of filming Swift drafted a shot list of the video detailing the video s scenes with specific time sequences in the song and sent visual references to Prieto and Tobman to communicate her vision of the video 61 The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic presented many challenges to filming and extensive safety standards were enacted All crew members underwent COVID 19 testing wore masks at all times and practiced social distancing as much as possible 61 An onsite medical inspector supervised COVID 19 health and safety guidelines 62 As Swift had to remain unmasked for large amounts of time while filming crew members wore color coded wristbands to denote those allowed to come within close contact with her Additionally the entire video was filmed from a camera mounted to a robotic arm controlled by a remote operator a technique usually reserved for crane shots and establishing shots 61 Aside from directing and acting Swift also did her own makeup hair and styling for the video 62 To keep the song from being leaked Swift wore an earpiece and lip synced to the song The video was filmed indoors over a day and a half 61 Swift and the video s editor Chancler Haynes worked simultaneously from two separate locations on set in order to edit the video on time 59 Fashion and aesthetic edit Accompanying the release of Folklore and Cardigan Swift sold folklore cardigans the replicas of the cardigan she wears in the song s music video a cream colored cable knit with silver embroidered stars on the sleeves chunky elbows and navy blue piping and buttons on her website 63 Swift also mailed the cardigans to celebrity friends and well wishers 64 American fashion magazine W thought that the cardigan was the piece de resistance of the album s cottagecore centred merchandise 65 Teen Vogue said the cardigan aids in making the perfect framework for understanding the role clothing plays in our lives which gives a different perspective in understanding fashion tracing back to fashion s sentimental value 66 Refinery29 stated Swift returns to her truest self both musically and stylistically bolstered by the merch cardigan and prairie dresses 63 and found the singer s looks in the music video similar to that of a classic English rose 67 Irish Independent described the cardigan as a bulky Clancy Brothers style Aran sweater and added that Swift at this rate will be playing a bodhran and belting out The Auld Triangle on Hill 16 68 Irish national broadcaster Raidio Teilifis Eireann thanked Swift for putting cardigans back on the map once more following James Thomas Brudenell Coco Chanel Kurt Cobain and Elizabeth II 69 The cottagecore aesthetic was met with resurgence on internet following the release of the video and the album 70 Awards and nominations edit Cardigan has received three awards and 14 nominations The song won Favorite Music Video at the American Music Awards of 2020 71 and contended for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards marking Swift s fifth song to be nominated for Song of the Year and the fourth in Best Pop Solo Performance 72 Awards and nominations for Cardigan Ceremony Year Award Result Ref MTV Video Music Awards 2020 Song of the Summer Nominated 73 UK Music Video Awards 2020 Best Visual Effects in a Video Nominated 74 75 American Music Awards 2020 Favorite Music Video Won 71 MVPA Awards 2020 Best Visual Effects in a Video Nominated 76 Nickelodeon Kid s Choice Awards 2021 Favorite Song Nominated 77 78 Grammy Awards 2021 Song of the Year Nominated 72 79 Best Pop Solo Performance Nominated ADG Excellence in Production Design Award 2021 Short Format Web Series Music Video or Commercial Nominated 80 81 iHeartRadio Music Awards 2021 Best Lyrics Nominated 82 83 RTHK International Pop Poll Awards 2021 Top 10 International Gold Song Won 84 Super Gold Song Won AICP Awards 2021 Editorial Music Videos Nominated 85 86 Myx Music Awards 2021 International Video of the Year Nominated 87 Nashville Songwriters Association International 2021 Ten Songs I Wish I d Written Won 88 BMI awards 2022 Best Performed Song of the Year WonLive performances and covers edit nbsp The house like set piece above which Swift performed Cardigan at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards She sang the song seated on the right roof Swift performed Cardigan in her 2020 concert documentary film Folklore The Long Pond Studio Sessions alongside all of the other tracks on Folklore 89 She performed a shortened version of Cardigan at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards as part of a medley with August and Willow 2020 in a cottagecore setting featuring a moss covered cabin inside a forest accompanied by the collaborators Dessner and Jack Antonoff 90 91 Pitchfork s Cat Zhang named the performance as one of the show s best moments She praised Swift s vocals and the enchanted forest theme of the staging and dubbed Swift s look for the performance as a benevolent fairy princess in a kingdom of dwarves 92 The Washington Post listed Swift s performance as the sixth best of the show highlighting its Folklore inspired special effects such as woodsy mystical aesthetic and haunted looking trees and glittering gold lights 93 The Billboard critic Heran Mamo called it a Lord of the Rings meets Twilight fantasy and ranked it the fourth best performance of the evening 94 Rolling Stone s Rob Sheffield ranked Swift s performance as the foremost reason we loved the 2021 Grammys 95 and listed it as one of the top five greatest Grammy performances of all time 96 The song was included on the set list of the Eras Tour 2023 2024 97 In October 2020 the English singer songwriter Yungblud covered Cardigan as part of his segment for BBC Radio 1 s annual Live Lounge month He mashed up the song with Avril Lavigne s I m with You 2002 accompanying himself on an acoustic guitar joined by a cellist and two violinists resulting in a cheerful strings laden performance Swift responded to the medley affirmatively 98 99 In July 2021 the Australian alternative rock band Something for Kate covered Cardigan as well for a segment called Like a Version on Australian national radio station Triple J The band stayed true to the song s original arrangement 100 101 Track listing editDigital download and streaming 102 103 Cardigan 4 00 CD 7 vinyl 12 vinyl and picture disc 104 Cardigan 4 00 Songwriting Voice Memo 4 33 CD digital download streaming 7 vinyl and 12 vinyl cabin in candlelight version 103 104 105 Cardigan cabin in candlelight version 3 48 Cardigan 4 00Credits and personnel editSong edit Credits adapted from the liner notes of Cardigan 9 Taylor Swift vocals songwriting Aaron Dessner production songwriting record engineering drum programming bass electric guitars Mellotron piano percussion synthesizers Jonathan Low record engineering mixing Laura Sisk vocal engineering Bella Blasko engineering Randy Merrill mastering Bryce Dessner orchestration Benjamin Lanz modular synthesizer Dave Nelson trombone James McAlister drum programming Yuki Numata Resnick violin viola Kyle Resnick engineering Clarice Jensen cello Music video edit Credits adapted from YouTube 106 Taylor Swift direction Jil Hardin production Rebecca Skinner executive production Rodrigo Prieto photography direction Chancler Haynes editing Ethan Tobman production design Joe Osborne 1st associate direction Grant Miller visual effects David Lebensfeld visual effects Josh Davis gaffing Ryan Mcquire key grip Vincent Lucido storyboardsCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart performance for Cardigan Chart 2020 Peakposition Australia ARIA 107 1 Australia Country Hot 50 TMN 108 1 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 109 46 Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 110 2 Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 111 21 Canada Canadian Hot 100 48 3 Canada AC Billboard 112 25 Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 113 22 Canada Hot AC Billboard 114 12 Croatia Airplay HRT 115 27 Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 116 29 Denmark Tracklisten 55 19 Estonia Eesti Tipp 40 56 15 Euro Digital Song Sales Billboard 117 15 France SNEP 118 138 Germany Official German Charts 119 67 Global 200 Billboard 41 77 Greece International IFPI 120 26 Hungary Stream Top 40 121 29 Iceland Plotutidindi 122 26 Ireland IRMA 123 4 Japan Japan Hot 100 124 94 Lithuania AGATA 57 17 Malaysia RIM 53 2 Netherlands Dutch Tipparade 40 125 1 Netherlands Single Top 100 52 57 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 126 2 Norway VG lista 127 27 Portugal AFP 128 21 Scotland OCC 58 16 Singapore RIAS 54 2 Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 129 45 Spain PROMUSICAE 130 66 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 131 31 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 132 51 UK Singles OCC 133 6 US Billboard Hot 100 134 1 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 135 12 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 136 8 US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 137 1 US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 138 17 US Rolling Stone Top 100 139 1 Year end charts edit 2020 year end chart performance for Cardigan Chart 2020 Position US Adult Contemporary Billboard 140 31 US Adult Top 40 Billboard 141 24 US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 142 6 2021 year end chart performance for Cardigan Chart 2021 Position US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 143 53 2023 year end chart performance for Cardigan Chart 2023 Position Global 200 Billboard 144 145Certifications edit See Tfd Certifications for Cardigan Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 145 4 Platinum 280 000 Canada Music Canada 146 2 Platinum 160 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 147 Gold 45 000 France SNEP 148 Gold 100 000 Italy FIMI 149 Gold 50 000 New Zealand RMNZ 150 Platinum 30 000 Norway IFPI Norway 151 Gold 30 000 Poland ZPAV 152 Platinum 50 000 Portugal AFP 153 5 Platinum 50 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 154 Platinum 60 000 United Kingdom BPI 155 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 156 Platinum 1 000 000 Streaming Greece IFPI Greece 157 Gold 1 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease dates and formats for Cardigan Region Date Format s Version Label Ref Various July 27 2020 7 inch single12 inch singleCD singledigital downloadpicture disc Original Republic 104 Italy Radio airplay Universal 12 United States Hot adult contemporary Republic 14 July 28 2020 Contemporary hit radio 13 Various July 30 2020 7 inch single12 inch singleCD singledigital downloadstreaming Cabin in Candlelight 158 159 See also editList of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2020 List of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles of the 2020s List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2020 List of Billboard Digital Song Sales number ones of 2020 List of number one 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