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Lover (album)

April 15, 2023

This article is about the Taylor Swift studio album. For the corresponding live album, see Lover (Live from Paris). For other albums, see Lover § Albums.

Lover is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on August 23, 2019, through Republic Records, and is her first album release after her departure from Big Machine Records, which resulted in a highly publicized dispute. Swift recorded Lover with producers Jack Antonoff, Joel Little, Louis Bell, and Frank Dukes from November 2018 to February 2019 following her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour, where she felt motivated by the fans, helping her recover her mental health after the controversies leading up to Reputation (2017). Swift conceived Lover as a "love letter to love", taking inspiration from her recalibrated personal life and newfound artistic freedom.

Lover
Studio album by
Taylor Swift
ReleasedAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
RecordedNovember 2018 – February 2019
Studio
Genre
Length61:48
LabelRepublic
Producer
Taylor Swift chronology
Singles from Lover
  1. "Me!"
    Released: April 26, 2019
  2. "You Need to Calm Down"
    Released: June 14, 2019
  3. "Lover"
    Released: August 16, 2019
  4. "The Man"
    Released: January 27, 2020

Compared to the dark, heavy, hip hop-influenced tones of Reputation, Lover's brighter electropop sound draws mostly from pop rock and synth-pop, with melodies characterized by atmospheric synthesizers, mid-tempo rhythms, and acoustic instruments. The songs incorporate eclectic styles ranging from country and folk to funk and bubblegum pop; they explore emotions such as infatuation, commitment, lust, and heartache; a few discuss contemporary American political issues like LGBT rights and feminism.

Swift, who had secluded herself from media attention after Reputation's release, embarked on an extensive promotional campaign for Lover through television shows, magazine covers, and press interviews. Lover's cover art and visual aesthetic feature bright pastel colors. Four singles were released—"Me!" featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco, "You Need to Calm Down", "Lover", and "The Man"—the first three of which charted in the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100. Swift also played City of Lover, a one-day concert in Paris, on September 9, 2019. Lover was Swift's sixth-consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200. It also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Mexico, the UK, and elsewhere, and sold 3.2 million copies in 2019, becoming the year's best-selling studio album.

Lover received positive reviews from music critics, who praised its emotional maturity and free-spirited sound, though some took issue with its disparate musical styles. Many publications included the album in their lists ranking the best albums of 2019. At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020, Lover was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album; the title track was nominated for Song of the Year and "You Need to Calm Down" was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance. The album won Favorite Pop/Rock Album at the American Music Awards of 2019, and its singles won four MTV Video Music Awards.

Background

 
Swift wrote Lover channeling her recalibrated personal life while touring on her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour.

On her synth-pop fifth studio album 1989 (2014), American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift changed her sound and image from country music to pop.[1] Within a year of its release, 1989 sold over five million copies and confirmed Swift's status as a global pop star.[2][3] During promotion of 1989, Swift was a target of tabloid gossip; her "America's Sweetheart" reputation, a result of her wholesome, innocent image,[4] was tarnished by the publicizing of her romantic relationships and disputes with other celebrities.[5][6] Swift's mid-2016 dispute with rapper Kanye West, who released the single "Famous", led to an internet cancellation movement against Swift, in which she was labeled a "snake".[7] Swift secluded herself from press attention and released her sixth studio album Reputation in November 2017, as an answer to the media attention surrounding her celebrity.[8][9] Before Reputation's release, Swift cleared her social media accounts, and began posting images and videos of snakes.[7][10]

Reputation has a dark, heavy, hip hop-influenced production, and contains songs with themes of vengeance and drama.[11] Swift avoided promoting the album in mass media as she had done for her previous albums, instead holding fan-exclusive listening sessions and performing on television a few times without being interviewed.[8] Reputation is the first album Swift released outside her usual two-year album release cycle, and her last under her 12-year, 2006 contract with Big Machine Records.[12][13] Swift supported Reputation with her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018), on which she used a giant model of a cobra as a stage centerpiece;[3] the tour broke the record for the all-time highest-grossing U.S. tour.[14] In November 2018, upon completing the Reputation Stadium Tour, Swift signed with Universal Music Group label Republic Records, whose contract allowed her to own the master recordings to her albums.[13] She endorsed two Democrat candidates for the 2018 midterm elections in her home state of Tennessee; it was the first time she publicly voiced her political opinion.[10][11]

Swift said she wrote Reputation as a "defense mechanism" that allowed her to cope with the experience. She secluded herself from press attention because she needed to protect her mental health and stop feeling obliged to "explain herself".[11] Commenting on her forgone "America's Sweetheart" reputation, Swift said it was liberating to relinquish her self-awareness of the title and her attempt to be "always smiling, always happy".[15] On the Reputation Stadium Tour, Swift was inspired by the love she received from fans to embrace positivity and vulnerability; despite her tarnished reputation in the press, she realized her fans "see [her] as a flesh-and-blood human being", which "changed [her] completely, assigning humanity to [her] life".[16] To this end, she conceived her seventh studio album as a personal, vulnerable record that would connect her with her audience and showcase her strengths as a singer-songwriter: "This time around I feel more comfortable being brave enough to be vulnerable, because my fans are brave enough to be vulnerable with me".[17]

Writing and themes

Swift began writing Lover after having adjusted her personal life, freeing herself from her public image.[18][19] Reflecting on her experience on the Reputation Stadium Tour, Swift learned to take her occupation as an entertainer less seriously than before. Although she used to think of show business as a competitive battlefield, as she performed on tour she realized; "We're just entertaining people, and it's supposed to be fun".[19] Swift reconsidered her social media appearances and realized her focus was her music rather than her social media influence.[18] These realizations inspired Swift to embrace her newfound artistic creativity and write songs from a free-spirited perspective.[20][21] As with her songwriting for previous albums, Swift wrote Lover as a reflection of her personal life,[19][22] describing it as very confessional and autobiographical, yet also playful and whimsical.[19][21]

In the September 2019 issue of Vogue, Swift described Lover as a "love letter to love, in all of its maddening, passionate, exciting, enchanting, horrific, tragic, wonderful glory".[23] The track list consists of 18 songs—more than any of her other albums—depicting many sentiments stemming from love.[24] Whereas the protagonists of the songs on Reputation are exaggerated characters Swift created as a reaction to the controversies, the songs on Lover are written from an honest, lighthearted perspective, and are inspired by her first-time discovery of "love that was very real".[22] The album's central theme is love; Swift said she envisioned it as a romantic record; in addition to happy songs, it includes songs about sorrow and loneliness, which she said one can perceive "through a romantic gaze".[25] Music critics noted Lover as Swift's return to her songwriting tradition of exploring love and emotional intimacy after the antagonistic viewpoints of its predecessor, representing her confidence, and her artistic and personal liberation.[26][27][28]

 
"Lover"
One of the album's straightforward love songs, the title track is about Swift's commitment to her romantic partner. It combines indie folk and country with acoustic instruments invented before the 1970s to bring forth a timeless tune.
"Paper Rings"
The pop punk track "Paper Rings" displays a quirky aspect of love with lyrics about Swift proposing to marry her partner. It incorporates retro style elements of 1980s new wave with a rockabilly-influenced rhythm.
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Most of the tracks on Lover are straightforward, open-hearted love songs celebrating the ups and downs of love.[29][27] Its lyrics are about Swift's personal life but also engage universally relatable feelings that can be applied to many people's relationships, according to Time critic Dana Schwartz.[30] Although her songs are very personal, Swift avoided disclosing the inspiration behind them.[31]

Lover's opening track "I Forgot That You Existed" was inspired by Swift's adjusted personal life;[19] its narrator no longer dwells on vengeance against those who wronged them.[30] The title track "Lover", is about Swift's commitment to a romantic partner;[32] the ways couples customize their marriage vows inspired her to write the bridge.[33] Lust is explored in the tracks "I Think He Knows", which is about self-confidence after a reciprocated infatuation;[29][34] and "False God", in which the protagonist ponders the ways false promises can help overcome the challenges of a long-distance relationship.[35] According to Dave Holmes of Esquire, "False God" may be about either religion or oral sex.[36]

Some songs—such as "Paper Rings",[9] in which Swift narrates a relationship from its beginning to her proposal of marriage;[34][37] and "London Boy", on which she declares her love for an Englishman with tongue-in-cheek lyrics that name locations in London and the English fashion designer Stella McCartney—portray playful, quirky aspects of love.[30][38] The lead single "Me!" is about self-affirmation, self-love, and self-acceptance;[27][39] the album version omits the lyric "Hey kids, spelling is fun" of the previously-released single version.[40] The penultimate track "It's Nice to Have a Friend" tells a love story that begins in childhood and proceeds to adulthood.[41] Swift considered the song a representation of the feelings one wishes to experience whether they are a child or an adult because "we all want love, we all want to find somebody to ... experience things with".[42]

Other songs explore introspective and poignant aspects of love and life; some are about the pitfalls of romance; Swift assumes responsibility for a failed relationship.[43] "The Archer" is about Swift reflecting on her life; its lyrics describe her self-awareness and acknowledgement of her past mistakes.[44][45] On "Cruel Summer", she sings about the painful feelings ensuing from a fleeting summer romance.[33] "Cornelia Street", whose title refers to a New York City street on which Swift had rented a townhouse,[46] narrates a relationship in which Swift is afraid she will lose her partner again if she repeats her earlier mistakes.[47] On "Afterglow", she takes the blame for having hurt her partner,[38] and contemplates a loved one's prolonged medical treatment on "Soon You'll Get Better", which was inspired by her parents' cancer diagnoses.[33][34]

"Death by a Thousand Cuts" was inspired by the romantic comedy film Someone Great,[48] and explores the protagonist's attempts to overcome the painful remnants of a failed relationship.[37][49] "Death by a Thousand Cuts", which Swift wrote for Lover, was not inspired by her personal life; it was "incredible news" to her as she realized she could continue writing songs about heartbreak, even if she was in a healthy relationship.[50] In the closing track, "Daylight", Swift contemplates that love to her now is "golden" rather than "burning red" as she once believed; a reference to the title track of her 2012 studio album Red.[44] The track concludes with Swift speaking; "I want to be defined by the things that I love—not the things I hate, not the things I'm afraid of, the things that haunt me in the middle of the night". The song represents Swift's mature understanding of love, her personal life, and her public image.[34][38]

A few songs reflect Swift's perception of contemporary American politics. Since her 2006 debut as a country-music artist, Swift's record company had warned her against becoming involved in politics,[note 1] but after witnessing the political events affecting the rights of certain people,[note 2] she became disillusioned with the American political climate and decided to abandon her apolitical stance.[11] Swift wrote "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince" after the 2018 midterm elections; its lyrics use high school as a metaphor for American politics because she thought the social events of a traditional American high school, like the political landscape, can alienate some people.[19] Another track, "The Man", was inspired by the double standards women experience the music industry and in wider society.[42] "You Need to Calm Down" has lyrics advocating for LGBT rights; it was inspired by a conversation in which a friend asked Swift what she would do if she had a gay son;[11] other inspirations were cyberbullies, cancel culture, and the way the mass media "pits [women] against each other".[7] Explaining how the track aligns with the album's concept, Swift said it addresses the discrimination some people encounter because of who they love.[19]

Production and musical styles

Swift started recording Lover in November 2018, soon after she completed the Reputation Stadium Tour.[16] She wanted to incorporate eclectic styles to accompany the diverse lyrical themes, which was made possible by her new contract with Republic Records granting her more artistic freedom than before.[20] Swift recorded much of Lover with Jack Antonoff, who had produced 1989 and Reputation; other producers are Joel Little, Frank Dukes, and Louis Bell, all of whom were first-time collaborators of Swift.[51] The producers of respective tracks are credited as their co-writers alongside Swift, except for songs Swift wholly wrote; "Lover", "Cornelia Street", and "Daylight".[52] Hip-hop producer Sounwave is credited as co-writer and co-producer of "London Boy", singer Brendon Urie is credited as co-writer of "Me!", and musician St. Vincent, who is credited as Annie Clark, is co-writer of "Cruel Summer".[51]

 
Jack Antonoff (pictured) co-produced 11 tracks for Lover.

While recording, Swift revisited musical styles with which she had earlier experimented. While she associated Reputation's musical style, devoid of acoustic instruments, with imagery of "nighttime cityscape ... old warehouse buildings that had been deserted and factory spaces", she conceptualized Lover as "a barn wood floor and some ripped curtains flowing in the breeze, and fields of flowers"; the songs on Lover use many acoustic instruments.[19] Swift recorded her vocals as though she were performing live, stating much of the album is nearly whole takes.[53] In publications' reviews, music critics categorized Lover as primarily a pop album[29][54] with a 1980s-influenced sound combining pop rock and electropop.[28][55] Compared to the dark, hip hop tones of its predecessor, Lover's musical styles are brighter, more lighthearted, and atmospheric.[37][55] The tracks are of varying tempo, and are built on straightforward song structures with piano melodies, rock arrangements, and standard chord progressions;[38][55][56] a few experiment with styles and song structures that were new to Swift.[28][42]

Antonoff co-produced 11 tracks,[40] all of which were recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City; "Paper Rings", "London Boy", and "Daylight" were additionally recorded at Metropolis Studios in London; the first two tracks, and "Cruel Summer" and "I Think He Knows", were additionally recorded at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles.[52] Antonoff's production is characterized by 1980s drums, atmospheric synthesizers, and reverbed beats,[44][57] exploring eclectic styles across genres including synth-pop, punk, folk pop, and quiet storm.[58] Because of Antonoff's 1980s-style production, some critics commented Lover expands on the 1980s synth-pop sound of 1989.[30][44] Billboard journalist Jason Lipshutz commented Lover is not an expansion on 1989's sound but a more-ambitious record that is larger in scope.[56] Swift conceptualized tracks like "Lover" and "Paper Rings" as songs that might have been played in a 1970s wedding reception; as such, these tracks use retro instruments to bring forth the timeless feel she desired.[19][38] For "Lover", Swift and Antonoff used instruments that, according to Swift, were invented before the 1970s;[33] it is a waltzing-tempo track combining indie folk and alternative country with acoustic guitar, percussion, and pizzicato strings.[37][38][47] "Paper Rings" is a gleeful new wave-influenced pop punk track[44][59] with influences from rockabilly and 1980s pop.[29][54][60]

 
"The Archer"
Many songs on Lover are characterized by atmospheric synthesizers and drums with a 1980s-influenced production. The synth-pop and dream pop track "The Archer", about Swift's reflection on her past mistakes, features dense synthesizers and constant kick drum beats.
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Many songs produced with Antonoff have a radio-friendly pop production.[34] "Cruel Summer" is a 1980s-influenced, synth-pop song with pulsating synthesizers and distorted vocals,[34][61] and "London Boy" is a bubblegum pop song with layered synthesizers and repeated beats.[62] The upbeat, electropop and R&B track "I Think He Knows" features influences of funk[44][47][63] with Swift's falsetto vocals over guitars, a deep bass, and a marching beat.[34][64] Despite its lyrics about a painful heartbreak, "Death by a Thousand Cuts" has an upbeat production with a recurring guitar line, quivering synthesizers, and faint church bells with vocal harmonies in the background.[38][55][64] The ballads "The Archer", "Cornelia Street", and "Daylight" are characterized by dense, atmospheric synthesizers;[34][37][65] the first of which combines dream pop and synth-pop with steady kick drum beats throughout.[29][45][64] "Soon You'll Get Better" and "False God", which were produced with Antonoff, feature subtler production compared to the dominant uptempo sound.[60][64] "Soon You'll Get Better" is a country ballad featuring slide guitars and the Dixie Chicks contributing background harmonies, banjo, and fiddle.[47][59] "False God" combines elements of jazz,[55] trap,[29] neo-soul,[34] and 1980s R&B;[35] Swift sings over hiccuping vocal samples and a lone saxophone line.[64]

Little co-produced four tracks on Lover; these were recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York, Golden Age Studios in Los Angeles, and Golden Age West in Auckland, New Zealand.[52] Swift had first met Little at a Broods concert in Los Angeles; they got acquainted at the New Zealand show of her Reputation Stadium Tour. Shortly after, Swift invited Little to New York to record songs with her; "Me!" is one of the first songs they created together.[66] "Me!", which features Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco, contains pop hooks, and the horns and marching band drums in the refrain evoke a 1960s big band sound.[66][67] "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince" is at atmospheric, gloomy, synth-pop track[38] with shouting cheerleaders' voice in the background.[30] The synth-pop tunes "The Man" and "You Need to Calm Down" feature pulsating synthesizers;[63][68] "The Man" is built on a pulsating drum beat[69] and "You Need to Calm Down" features cascading vocal echoes in the refrain.[68]

The three tracks Swift produced with Bell and Dukes, which were recorded at Electric Feel Studios in Los Angeles,[52] have an experimental quality.[40] The opening track "I Forgot That You Existed" is a lighthearted post-tropical house tune that is built on piano and finger snaps.[28][70] The power ballad "Afterglow" has a slow-building melody consisting of slow bass and Swift's falsetto vocals.[68][69][71] Some critics considered the penultimate track "It's Nice to Have a Friend" as the album's most original and experimental song.[28][56][72] The song includes a sample of "Summer in the South" from the Toronto-based Regent Park School of Music's album Parkscapes;[73] it has a sparse production with steelpans, harps, and tubular bells; and is punctuated by a trumpet solo and church bells near the middle.[41][45] Swift said she wrote the track with only verses, and was more focused on the "vibe and feeling", contrasting her usual songwriting with a clear refrain and structure.[42] Recording wrapped on February 24, 2019;[16] a sample of Cautious Clay's song "Cold War" used for "London Boy" was approved in June that year.[74]

Release and promotion

Title and artwork

Swift initially considered choosing "Daylight" as the album's title track but scrapped the idea because she thought it is too sentimental. She picked Lover as the title because she felt it better represents the overall theme and is "more elastic as a concept"; songs such as "You Need to Calm Down", which is about LGBT rights, could align with this concept.[19] Colombian photographer and collage artist Valheria Rocha, who worked with Swift on the album's art direction, photographed and edited the album's cover art.[75] The cover depicts Swift with sapphire hair tips and a pink, glittery heart shape on her right eye in front of colorful, pink clouds.[76][77] Some media commented the artwork evokes the atmosphere of summer and music festivals.[76][78]

Swift used the bright, pastel colors of the cover art in her social media posts and clothing during promotion of Lover, departing from the dark, black-and-white art and aesthetic of Reputation.[79][80] In an article for Entertainment Weekly, Emma Madden said Lover's cover art looks like "a fan-made aesthetic post on Tumblr", and called it part of the emerging trend of "kitschy album artwork". By using cover art that deliberately looks like a fan-made product rather than art commissioned from professional graphic designers, Lover brought "a level of iconicness and relatability" to Swift's audience because, according to Rocha, they could create their own versions of the cover art.[81]

Marketing

See also: City of Lover

Three singles preceded Lover.[82] Swift released the first, "Me!" featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco, on April 26, having commissioned a large butterfly mural in a Nashville neighborhood and a social-media countdown.[83][84] The second single "You Need to Calm Down" was released on June 14 after Swift encouraged her fans to call for the passing of the Equality Act on her social media feeds;[84] the media viewed this release as Swift's intention for the release to coincide with Pride Month.[25][85] The title track was released as the third single on August 16.[86] All three singles peaked in the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100, and the first two peaked at number two.[87] "Me!" broke the record for the largest single-week jump when it rose from number 100 to number two after one week.[88] "The Archer" was released as a promotional single on July 23.[68][84] A fourth single, "The Man", was released on January 27, 2020.[89]

Whereas Swift avoided social media and public appearances during promotion of Reputation, she embarked on an extensive promotional campaign for Lover on social media, televised events, and press interviews.[51][83] Media speculation on Swift's follow-up to Reputation arose when she appeared at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards in March, where she was adorned with butterfly motifs and pastel tones, the aesthetic she later used in her clothing for public appearances.[84] Her social media posts showed her outgoing, comfortable persona, departing from the dark, antagonistic image she adopted for Reputation.[3][80] Swift conducted interviews with publications including Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian, Vogue, and Rolling Stone, where she openly spoke about her adjusted personal life.[90] A few weeks before the album's release, Swift invited a select group of fans to private Secret Sessions listening parties in London, Nashville, and Los Angeles;[33] she had hosted similar sessions for 1989 and Reputation.[91] She also gave interviews on the US morning television programs CBS Sunday Morning and Good Morning America,[85] and the talk shows The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[92][93]

 
Brendon Urie (pictured) featured on the lead single "Me!" and performed it with Swift at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards ahead of Lover's release.

Swift promoted Lover with corporate tie-ins and promotional deals, including a merchandise deal with Capital One, airplay deals with SiriusXM and iHeartMedia, a deal with YouTube Music with Swift hosting a live stream on the platform, an Amazon deal featuring images of Swift on packaging and an exclusive concert for Amazon Prime users, and a Target Corporation deal to distribute four deluxe editions of Lover on CD;[94] the deluxe editions were also available on Swift's website.[83] Each deluxe edition contains a CD with two bonus audio memos, a blank journal, a poster and different bonus content of Swift's old journal entries and photos.[95] She also collaborated with English fashion designer Stella McCarntey on a limited-edition merchandise collection.[51]

Lover was released on both digital and physical formats on August 23, 2019, through Republic Records;[83] it was her first album after ending her 12-year contract with Big Machine Records, her first released on streaming from its first week, and the first whose master recording she owned.[20] Leading up to the release, Swift was involved in a public dispute over the ownership of her Big Machine Records albums' master recordings. In a social media post on June 30, 2019, after Big Machine had been acquired by manager Scooter Braun, Swift accused the label of having neglected her desire to acquire the master recordings and called the deal with Braun, whom she deemed an "incessant, manipulative [bully]", the "worst-case scenario".[84] After Lover was released, Swift began implementing her plan to re-record her past albums.[51]

Swift performed on many televised shows, starting with a performance of "Me!" with Brendon Urie at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on May 1.[96] She again performed the song with Urie on The Voice,[97] and alone on Germany's Next Topmodel,[98] The Graham Norton Show,[99] and the French version of The Voice.[100] At the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, where she won three awards, Swift opened the show with a medley of "You Need to Calm Down" and "Lover".[101] Swift later performed Lover songs on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge,[102] Saturday Night Live,[103] NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert,[104] the Jingle Bell Ball 2019 in London,[105] and iHeartRadio Z100's Jingle Ball in New York City.[106] She also promoted the album on Nippon TV's Sukkiri Morning Show in Tokyo[107] and at the Singles' Day Countdown Gala by Alibaba Group in Shanghai.[108]

At the 2019 American Music Awards, at which Swift was honored as the Artist of the Decade, she performed a medley of "The Man", "Lover", and her past singles.[109] On May 17, 2020, ABC aired a concert special titled Taylor Swift: City of Lover, which was filmed at her September 2019 one-off concert in Paris.[110] Swift planned to embark on a worldwide festival and concert tour titled Lover Fest, which was due to begin in mid-2020 and included four shows in the U.S., ten shows in Europe, and two shows in Brazil.[111] It was officially cancelled in February 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[112]

On March 17, 2023, ahead of the Eras Tour, Swift made "All of the Girls You Loved Before" available for digital download and streaming, featuring cover artwork from Lover. The song, leaked two weeks prior its official release, had received attention on social media as an unreleased track from the album.[113][114]

Media response

Lover received extensive media coverage; the BBC's Nick Levine wrote; "if it doesn't become her sixth in succession to top the Billboard 200, it would be a major music industry shock".[3][10] Some publications noted the extensive promotional campaign was old-fashioned compared to the emerging trend of surprise album releases in the digital era;[10][51] Rolling Stone's Elias Leight commented Swift was the last-remaining pop star to rely on radio push and corporate tie-ins to promote albums.[94] Her first album released on streaming platforms from the beginning, it was noted in some articles as a sign Swift had abandoned her anti-streaming stance.[note 3] Because of Swift's Billboard 200 record of having four albums sell over one million copies each,[note 4] some journalists debated whether she would achieve the feat the fifth time, and whether streaming would impact its sales figures.[51][116]

Some reviewers said they thought Lover would perform well on charts even if critical reviews were negative, and that it was also a means for Swift to rebuild her public image after the Reputation controversies, and the dispute with Big Machine and Braun.[3][80][94] Kate Knibbs from The Ringer wrote; "as Swift tries to control the narrative, it is a reminder that ... Swift has achieved an American Dream—she's too big to fail".[10] Billboard's Andrew Unterberger, noting the diverse styles and themes of the four songs released prior to Lover—"Me!", "You Need to Calm Down", "The Archer", and "Lover"—said Swift released Lover to focus on her artistic merit on her own terms, and not because she wanted to control her image.[118] In the September 2019 issue of Entertainment Weekly, Maura Johnston commented although Swift's blurring of the line between the personal and the promotional, and although her social media posts might prompt tabloid gossip, Lover should stand the test of time with its best songs.[80]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[119]
Metacritic79/100[120]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [121]
The A.V. ClubA−[38]
The Daily Telegraph     [55]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[27]
The Guardian     [59]
The Independent     [63]
NME     [29]
Pitchfork7.1/10[44]
Rolling Stone     [28]
The Times     [122]

In mainstream publications, Lover received positive reviews from music critics.[123][124] At review-aggregating website Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received a mean score of 79, which is based on 26 reviews.[120]

Most reviewers commended the album's themes of positivity and emotional intimacy.[26][123] Many critics, including Jon Caramanica in The New York Times,[37] Neil McCormick in The Daily Telegraph,[55] and Robert Christgau in his Substack-published Consumer Guide column,[125] welcomed Lover as Swift's return-to-form, praised her emotional songwriting ability, and said compared to Reputation's antagonistic themes about celebrity, Lover is a sign of Swift's embracing of forward-looking perspectives.[43][121] Others such as Mikael Wood from the Los Angeles Times and Annie Zaleski from The A.V. Club commented on its emotional maturity that represents Swift's grown-up perspectives.[35][38]

Praise for the track list's length and diverse musical styles was more reserved.[26] Those complimentary of Lover welcomed its disparate styles as a representation of Swift's creative freedom.[38][54] Vanity Fair critic Erin Vanderhoof said Lover's production "[ties] together a lot of the best impulses in recent pop, in a way that feels like a road map for [pop music's] survival".[40] Nick Catucci in Rolling Stone called the album "evolutionary rather than revolutionary", and appreciated its "free and unhurried" styles.[28] Others, taking issue with its length, commented although Lover is a solid album, it could have been a better record with some refinements.[27][29][45][63] In The Observer, Kitty Empire deemed this "a partial retrenchment until Swift decides what to do next".[126] Paste's Claire Martin was critical, deeming the music unimpressive and the lyrics, despite their heartwarming nature, "lacking any profound meaning".[127]

Some critics viewed the album as a culmination of Swift's strengths as a singer-songwriter on her past albums, with particular comparisons to Red (2012);[40][47][56] Schwartz and Anna Gaca from Pitchfork also highlighted the personal lyricism that recalls Speak Now (2010).[30][44] In The Guardian, Alexis Petridis viewed Lover as a testament to Swift's songwriting abilities but commented the genre-spanning styles feel like "consolidation, not progress", and a conservative effort to maintain her commercial success.[59] Carl Wilson from Slate wrote although Lover is a sophisticated album, it is held back by Swift's efforts to satisfy her audience.[47]

Year-end lists

Many publications ranked Lover in their lists of the best albums of 2019.[128] It appeared on the top-tens of lists by Billboard,[129] People,[130] and USA Today.[131] Some publications, including American Songwriter and MTV, included it in their unranked lists.[132][133] In individual critics' list, the album was ranked within the top ten by Zaleski,[134] Wood,[135] Sheffield,[136] and Willman,[137] with the last two naming it the best album of 2019.

Select year-end rankings of Lover
Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2019
3
[129]
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2019
29
[138]
The Independent The 50 Best Albums of 2019
19
[139]
The Music Best Albums of 2019
7
[140]
The New York Times Best Albums of 2019
14
[141]
NME The 50 Best Albums of 2019
41
[142]
People The 10 Best Albums of 2019
3
[130]
Q Top 50 Albums of 2019
35
[143]
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2019
4
[144]
USA Today The 10 Best Albums of 2019
3
[131]

Commercial performance

Variety, citing Republic Records, reported Lover sold nearly one million copies before its release.[145] In the U.S., the album sold around 450,000 copies in its first day[146] and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week tally of 867,000 album-equivalent units, of which 679,000 were pure sales. It is Swift's sixth U.S. number-one album and made her the first female artist to have six albums sell more than 500,000 copies each in one week.[147] In its opening week, Lover outsold all of the other 199 albums on the chart combined, becoming the first album to do so since Swift's Reputation (2017).[148] All of Lover's 18 tracks simultaneously charted on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record for the most simultaneous chart entries for a female artist.[149] With Lover, Swift returned to the top of the Billboard Artist 100 chart for a thirty-seventh week, extending her all-time record as the longest-running number-one act.[150]

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Lover platinum, denoting one million album-equivalent units, after four weeks of release.[151] The only million-selling U.S. album of 2019, it sold 1.085 million pure copies, both physical and digital, becoming the year's best-selling album. It was the fourth time Swift had the best-selling album of a calendar year in the U.S., after Fearless (2009), 1989 (2014), and Reputation (2017). Combining singles sales and streaming, Lover sold 2.191 million units throughout the year.[152] By October 2022, the RIAA certified it triple-platinum[153] and it had sold 1.5 million pure copies in the U.S.[154]

The album peaked atop the charts in Australia, New Zealand,[155] the U.K. (including Scotland),[156][157] Ireland,[158] and Canada;[159] and received platinum certifications in Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K.—[160][161] including a double platinum certification by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[162] Lover is Swift's fifth number-one album in Australia, making her the artist with the most Australian number-one albums of the 2010s decade.[163] In both the U.K. and Ireland, it made Swift the first female artist in the 2010s to have four number-one albums.[164][165] Lover also peaked atop the albums charts of Latvia,[166] Lithuania,[167] the Netherlands,[168] Norway,[169] Portugal,[170] Spain,[171] and Sweden.[172] In China, Lover became the first international album to sell more than one million units within its first release week, and made Swift the first international artist to have three million-selling albums, after 1989 and Reputation.[173]

Lover sold more than 3.2 million copies worldwide in 2019, becoming the year's best-selling album by a solo artist and the second overall, behind Japanese group Arashi's greatest hits album 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019.[174][175] The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) recognized Swift as the Global Recording Artist of 2019, making her the first female artist to twice earn that honor—her first being in 2014.[176]

Accolades

 
Swift at the American Music Awards of 2019, where she won six awards, including Artist of the Year.

In 2019, Lover won accolades at awards shows including Favorite Album of the Year at the People's Choice Awards,[177] Best International Artist at the ARIA Awards,[178] and two album-sales awards at the BuzzAngle Music Awards.[179] At the 2019 American Music Awards, at which Swift was honored as Artist of the Decade, Lover won Favorite Pop/Rock Album. Winning four other awards, Swift was the most-awarded artist of the night, and with 29 wins was the most-awarded in AMAs history.[180] The music videos for Lover's singles won four awards at the MTV Video Music Awards; in 2019, "You Need to Calm Down" won Video of the Year and Video for Good, and "Me!" won Best Visual Effects;[181] and in 2020, "The Man" won Best Direction.[182]

At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020, Lover was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album, which went to When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish. Lover's singles "You Need to Calm Down" and "Lover" were respectively nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance (lost to "Truth Hurts" by Lizzo) and Song of the Year (lost to "Bad Guy" by Eilish).[183] Lover won Pop Album of the Year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards,[184] an award in Sales and Marketing (Packaging Campaign) by the American Advertising Federation in Nashville,[185] and was nominated for Top Billboard 200 Album at the Billboard Music Awards.[186] The album won Album of the Year (Western) at the Japan Gold Disc Awards,[187] Best Selling Album (English) at Hong Kong's RTHK International Pop Poll Awards,[188] and a Music Jacket Creative Award at Japan's CD Shop Awards.[189]

Retrospective

In January 2020, Swift released a Netflix documentary titled Miss Americana, which was directed by Lana Wilson. The documentary, which is titled after the album's seventh track, chronicles the creation and promotion of Lover, and discusses it as an evolutionary phase in Swift's career.[190][191] It also features the Lover outtake "Only the Young". After canceling the Lover Fest tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic, without prior announcements, Swift released her eighth studio album Folklore, in July 2020, 11 months after Lover's release.[192] Journalists noted Lover as Swift's final album that was supported by a "long, fancy pop-album roll-out" before she began using surprise album releases, starting with Folklore.[82][193]

Retrospective critical commentary has discussed ways Lover changed Swift's image and artistry from the antagonistic tone of Reputation.[194] Mary Siroky of Consequence placed Lover last on her 2021 ranking of Swift's studio albums, saying; "It feels a bit too much like an unnecessary course correction from [Reputation], rather than a collection of themes Swift was really interested in pursuing".[195] In a USA Today article commemorating Lover's two-year anniversary, David Oliver and Hannah Yasharoff lamented the canceled tour and called the album Swift's "lost masterpiece" that represents her artistic maturity and autonomy.[196] After its songs featured on the Amazon Prime Video series The Summer I Turned Pretty in June 2022, Lover re-entered the Billboard 200 chart's top 40.[197] "It's Nice to Have a Friend" featured prominently in the promotion of M3GAN, a 2023 horror film.[198][199]

On August 24, 2022, Billboard reported author Teresa La Dart alleged in a copyright infringement complaint filed on August 23 in a Tennessee federal court a number of creative elements of the companion book bundled with the deluxe CD editions of Lover were copied from La Dart's 2010 book, which is also titled Lover. The alleged similarities are the pastel aesthetic, a photograph "in a downward pose", and the book's diary format with "interspersed photographs and writings". La Dart's lawyer said Swift owes in "excess of one million dollars" in damages. Lawyers who spoke to Billboard said La Dart's case is "deeply flawed", that copyrights do not protect titles and formats of creative works, and that more than 12 other books titled Lover exist.[200]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album liner notes[52]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Forgot That You Existed"
2:51
2."Cruel Summer"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
2:58
3."Lover"Swift
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:41
4."The Man"
  • 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
  • Antonoff
4:47
10."Death by a Thousand Cuts"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:19
11."London Boy"
3:10
12."Soon You'll Get Better" (featuring The Chicks)
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:22
13."False God"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:20
14."You Need to Calm Down"
  • Swift
  • Little
  • Swift
  • Little
2:51
15."Afterglow"
  • Swift
  • Bell
  • Feeney
  • Swift
  • Bell
  • Dukes
3:43
16."Me!" (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)
  • Swift
  • Little
  • Urie
  • Swift
  • Little
3:13
17."It's Nice to Have a Friend"
  • Swift
  • Bell
  • Feeney
  • Swift
  • Bell
  • Dukes
2:30
18."Daylight"Swift
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
4:53
Total length:61:48

Notes

  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • "London Boy" contains a sample of "Cold War" by Cautious Clay.
  • The More Lover Chapter includes "All of the Girls You Loved Before".

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes[52]

  • Taylor Swift – vocals, writer, producer (all tracks); executive producer; journal entries (deluxe); personal photographies (deluxe); packaging creative direction; percussion (track 8)
  • Jack Antonoff – producer, keyboards, programming, recording (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8–13, 18); writer (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10–13); piano (tracks: 3, 8, 9, 12, 18); live drums (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9); acoustic guitars (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 12); electric guitars (tracks: 6, 8, 18); percussion, bass (tracks: 3, 8, 11); vocoder (track 2); synthesizers (track 10); guitar (track 10); Wurlitzer (track 12); background vocals (track 8)
  • Louis Bell – producer, writer, programming, recording (tracks: 1, 15, 17); keyboards (track 1)
  • Frank Dukes – producer, writer, guitar, programming (tracks: 1, 15, 17)
  • Joel Little – producer, writer, recording, keyboards, drum programming (tracks: 4, 7, 14, 16); synths, guitar (track 16)
  • Laura Sisk – recording (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8–13, 18); background vocals (track 13)
  • Annie Clark – writer, guitar (track 2)
  • Şerban Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – mix engineer
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Grant Strumwasser – assistant (track 1)
  • John Rooney – assistant (tracks: 2–6, 9–13, 18)
  • Jon Sher – assistant (tracks: 2, 6, 8, 11)
  • Nick Mills – assistant (tracks: 8, 11, 18)
  • Joe Harrison – guitar (tracks: 1, 15, 17)
  • Serafin Aguilar – trumpet (track 1)
  • David Urquidi – saxophone (track 1)
  • Steve Hughes – trombone (track 1)
  • Michael Riddleberger – live drums (tracks: 2, 13)
  • Sounwave – co-producer, writer (track 11)
  • Cautious Clay – writer (track 11)
  • Sean Hutchinson – live drums (track 11)
  • Mikey Freedom Hart – keyboards (track 11); background vocals (track 13)
  • Evan Smith – keyboards, saxophones (tracks: 11, 13)
  • Emily Strayer – banjo (track 12)
  • Martie Maguire – fiddle (track 12)
  • The Dixie Chicks – featured artist (track 12)
  • Brandon Bost – background vocals (track 13)
  • Cassidy Ladden – background vocals (track 13)
  • Ken Lewis – background vocals (track 13)
  • Matthew Tavares – guitar (tracks: 15, 17)
  • Brendon Urie – featured artist, writer (track 16)
  • Valheria Rocha – photography
  • Andrea Swift – personal photographies (deluxe)
  • Scott Swift – personal photographies (deluxe)
  • Joseph Cassel – wardrobe stylist
  • Riawna Capri – hair
  • Lorrie Turk – makeup
  • Josh & Bethany Newman – packaging art direction
  • Parker Foote – packaging design
  • Jin Kim – packaging design
  • Ryon Nishimori – packaging design
  • Abby Murdock – packaging design

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for Lover
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[162] 2× Platinum 140,000 
Belgium (BEA)[267] Platinum 20,000 
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[268] Platinum 20,000 
France (SNEP)[269] Gold 50,000 
Italy (FIMI)[270] Gold 25,000 
New Zealand (RMNZ)[160] Platinum 15,000 
Norway (IFPI Norway)[271] Platinum 20,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[272] Gold 10,000 
Singapore (RIAS)[273] Platinum 10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[274] Gold 20,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[161] Platinum 300,000 
United States (RIAA)[153] 3× Platinum 3,000,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Swift said this was a consequence of the Dixie Chicks controversy in 2003, when the Dixie Chicks were ostracized by the country-music audience after publicly criticizing President George W. Bush.[11]
  2. ^ Among the events that influenced Swift's political outlook included a sexual assault trial that she won in 2017, the MeToo movement, the restrictions on LGBT rights, the rise of American nationalism, and white privilege.[11]
  3. ^ Swift had pulled her previous albums from streaming services until June 2017.[115][116] Her previous album Reputation was withheld from streaming services during its first three weeks of release.[117]
  4. ^ Swift is the first artist in Billboard 200 chart history to have four albums each sell one million copies in their first week; Speak Now (2010), Red (2012), 1989 (2014), and Reputation (2017).[94]

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This article is about the Taylor Swift studio album For the corresponding live album see Lover Live from Paris For other albums see Lover Albums Lover is the seventh studio album by American singer songwriter Taylor Swift It was released on August 23 2019 through Republic Records and is her first album release after her departure from Big Machine Records which resulted in a highly publicized dispute Swift recorded Lover with producers Jack Antonoff Joel Little Louis Bell and Frank Dukes from November 2018 to February 2019 following her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour where she felt motivated by the fans helping her recover her mental health after the controversies leading up to Reputation 2017 Swift conceived Lover as a love letter to love taking inspiration from her recalibrated personal life and newfound artistic freedom LoverStudio album by Taylor SwiftReleasedAugust 23 2019 2019 08 23 RecordedNovember 2018 February 2019StudioConway Recording Los Angeles Electric Lady New York City Golden Age West Auckland Golden Age Los Angeles Electric Feel Los Angeles Metropolis London GenreElectropop pop rock synth popLength61 48LabelRepublicProducerTaylor Swift Jack Antonoff Joel Little Louis Bell Frank DukesTaylor Swift chronologyReputation 2017 Lover 2019 Live from Clear Channel Stripped 2008 2020 Singles from Lover Me Released April 26 2019 You Need to Calm Down Released June 14 2019 Lover Released August 16 2019 The Man Released January 27 2020Compared to the dark heavy hip hop influenced tones of Reputation Lover s brighter electropop sound draws mostly from pop rock and synth pop with melodies characterized by atmospheric synthesizers mid tempo rhythms and acoustic instruments The songs incorporate eclectic styles ranging from country and folk to funk and bubblegum pop they explore emotions such as infatuation commitment lust and heartache a few discuss contemporary American political issues like LGBT rights and feminism Swift who had secluded herself from media attention after Reputation s release embarked on an extensive promotional campaign for Lover through television shows magazine covers and press interviews Lover s cover art and visual aesthetic feature bright pastel colors Four singles were released Me featuring Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco You Need to Calm Down Lover and The Man the first three of which charted in the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100 Swift also played City of Lover a one day concert in Paris on September 9 2019 Lover was Swift s sixth consecutive album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 It also topped the charts in Australia Canada Mexico the UK and elsewhere and sold 3 2 million copies in 2019 becoming the year s best selling studio album Lover received positive reviews from music critics who praised its emotional maturity and free spirited sound though some took issue with its disparate musical styles Many publications included the album in their lists ranking the best albums of 2019 At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020 Lover was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album the title track was nominated for Song of the Year and You Need to Calm Down was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance The album won Favorite Pop Rock Album at the American Music Awards of 2019 and its singles won four MTV Video Music Awards Contents 1 Background 2 Writing and themes 3 Production and musical styles 4 Release and promotion 4 1 Title and artwork 4 2 Marketing 4 3 Media response 5 Critical reception 5 1 Year end lists 6 Commercial performance 7 Accolades 8 Retrospective 9 Track listing 9 1 Notes 10 Personnel 11 Charts 11 1 Weekly charts 11 2 Year end charts 12 Certifications 13 See also 14 Footnotes 15 References 15 1 Cited literature 16 External linksBackground Edit Swift wrote Lover channeling her recalibrated personal life while touring on her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour On her synth pop fifth studio album 1989 2014 American singer songwriter Taylor Swift changed her sound and image from country music to pop 1 Within a year of its release 1989 sold over five million copies and confirmed Swift s status as a global pop star 2 3 During promotion of 1989 Swift was a target of tabloid gossip her America s Sweetheart reputation a result of her wholesome innocent image 4 was tarnished by the publicizing of her romantic relationships and disputes with other celebrities 5 6 Swift s mid 2016 dispute with rapper Kanye West who released the single Famous led to an internet cancellation movement against Swift in which she was labeled a snake 7 Swift secluded herself from press attention and released her sixth studio album Reputation in November 2017 as an answer to the media attention surrounding her celebrity 8 9 Before Reputation s release Swift cleared her social media accounts and began posting images and videos of snakes 7 10 Reputation has a dark heavy hip hop influenced production and contains songs with themes of vengeance and drama 11 Swift avoided promoting the album in mass media as she had done for her previous albums instead holding fan exclusive listening sessions and performing on television a few times without being interviewed 8 Reputation is the first album Swift released outside her usual two year album release cycle and her last under her 12 year 2006 contract with Big Machine Records 12 13 Swift supported Reputation with her Reputation Stadium Tour 2018 on which she used a giant model of a cobra as a stage centerpiece 3 the tour broke the record for the all time highest grossing U S tour 14 In November 2018 upon completing the Reputation Stadium Tour Swift signed with Universal Music Group label Republic Records whose contract allowed her to own the master recordings to her albums 13 She endorsed two Democrat candidates for the 2018 midterm elections in her home state of Tennessee it was the first time she publicly voiced her political opinion 10 11 Swift said she wrote Reputation as a defense mechanism that allowed her to cope with the experience She secluded herself from press attention because she needed to protect her mental health and stop feeling obliged to explain herself 11 Commenting on her forgone America s Sweetheart reputation Swift said it was liberating to relinquish her self awareness of the title and her attempt to be always smiling always happy 15 On the Reputation Stadium Tour Swift was inspired by the love she received from fans to embrace positivity and vulnerability despite her tarnished reputation in the press she realized her fans see her as a flesh and blood human being which changed her completely assigning humanity to her life 16 To this end she conceived her seventh studio album as a personal vulnerable record that would connect her with her audience and showcase her strengths as a singer songwriter This time around I feel more comfortable being brave enough to be vulnerable because my fans are brave enough to be vulnerable with me 17 Writing and themes EditSwift began writing Lover after having adjusted her personal life freeing herself from her public image 18 19 Reflecting on her experience on the Reputation Stadium Tour Swift learned to take her occupation as an entertainer less seriously than before Although she used to think of show business as a competitive battlefield as she performed on tour she realized We re just entertaining people and it s supposed to be fun 19 Swift reconsidered her social media appearances and realized her focus was her music rather than her social media influence 18 These realizations inspired Swift to embrace her newfound artistic creativity and write songs from a free spirited perspective 20 21 As with her songwriting for previous albums Swift wrote Lover as a reflection of her personal life 19 22 describing it as very confessional and autobiographical yet also playful and whimsical 19 21 In the September 2019 issue of Vogue Swift described Lover as a love letter to love in all of its maddening passionate exciting enchanting horrific tragic wonderful glory 23 The track list consists of 18 songs more than any of her other albums depicting many sentiments stemming from love 24 Whereas the protagonists of the songs on Reputation are exaggerated characters Swift created as a reaction to the controversies the songs on Lover are written from an honest lighthearted perspective and are inspired by her first time discovery of love that was very real 22 The album s central theme is love Swift said she envisioned it as a romantic record in addition to happy songs it includes songs about sorrow and loneliness which she said one can perceive through a romantic gaze 25 Music critics noted Lover as Swift s return to her songwriting tradition of exploring love and emotional intimacy after the antagonistic viewpoints of its predecessor representing her confidence and her artistic and personal liberation 26 27 28 Lover source One of the album s straightforward love songs the title track is about Swift s commitment to her romantic partner It combines indie folk and country with acoustic instruments invented before the 1970s to bring forth a timeless tune Paper Rings source source The pop punk track Paper Rings displays a quirky aspect of love with lyrics about Swift proposing to marry her partner It incorporates retro style elements of 1980s new wave with a rockabilly influenced rhythm Problems playing these files See media help Most of the tracks on Lover are straightforward open hearted love songs celebrating the ups and downs of love 29 27 Its lyrics are about Swift s personal life but also engage universally relatable feelings that can be applied to many people s relationships according to Time critic Dana Schwartz 30 Although her songs are very personal Swift avoided disclosing the inspiration behind them 31 Lover s opening track I Forgot That You Existed was inspired by Swift s adjusted personal life 19 its narrator no longer dwells on vengeance against those who wronged them 30 The title track Lover is about Swift s commitment to a romantic partner 32 the ways couples customize their marriage vows inspired her to write the bridge 33 Lust is explored in the tracks I Think He Knows which is about self confidence after a reciprocated infatuation 29 34 and False God in which the protagonist ponders the ways false promises can help overcome the challenges of a long distance relationship 35 According to Dave Holmes of Esquire False God may be about either religion or oral sex 36 Some songs such as Paper Rings 9 in which Swift narrates a relationship from its beginning to her proposal of marriage 34 37 and London Boy on which she declares her love for an Englishman with tongue in cheek lyrics that name locations in London and the English fashion designer Stella McCartney portray playful quirky aspects of love 30 38 The lead single Me is about self affirmation self love and self acceptance 27 39 the album version omits the lyric Hey kids spelling is fun of the previously released single version 40 The penultimate track It s Nice to Have a Friend tells a love story that begins in childhood and proceeds to adulthood 41 Swift considered the song a representation of the feelings one wishes to experience whether they are a child or an adult because we all want love we all want to find somebody to experience things with 42 Other songs explore introspective and poignant aspects of love and life some are about the pitfalls of romance Swift assumes responsibility for a failed relationship 43 The Archer is about Swift reflecting on her life its lyrics describe her self awareness and acknowledgement of her past mistakes 44 45 On Cruel Summer she sings about the painful feelings ensuing from a fleeting summer romance 33 Cornelia Street whose title refers to a New York City street on which Swift had rented a townhouse 46 narrates a relationship in which Swift is afraid she will lose her partner again if she repeats her earlier mistakes 47 On Afterglow she takes the blame for having hurt her partner 38 and contemplates a loved one s prolonged medical treatment on Soon You ll Get Better which was inspired by her parents cancer diagnoses 33 34 Death by a Thousand Cuts was inspired by the romantic comedy film Someone Great 48 and explores the protagonist s attempts to overcome the painful remnants of a failed relationship 37 49 Death by a Thousand Cuts which Swift wrote for Lover was not inspired by her personal life it was incredible news to her as she realized she could continue writing songs about heartbreak even if she was in a healthy relationship 50 In the closing track Daylight Swift contemplates that love to her now is golden rather than burning red as she once believed a reference to the title track of her 2012 studio album Red 44 The track concludes with Swift speaking I want to be defined by the things that I love not the things I hate not the things I m afraid of the things that haunt me in the middle of the night The song represents Swift s mature understanding of love her personal life and her public image 34 38 A few songs reflect Swift s perception of contemporary American politics Since her 2006 debut as a country music artist Swift s record company had warned her against becoming involved in politics note 1 but after witnessing the political events affecting the rights of certain people note 2 she became disillusioned with the American political climate and decided to abandon her apolitical stance 11 Swift wrote Miss Americana amp the Heartbreak Prince after the 2018 midterm elections its lyrics use high school as a metaphor for American politics because she thought the social events of a traditional American high school like the political landscape can alienate some people 19 Another track The Man was inspired by the double standards women experience the music industry and in wider society 42 You Need to Calm Down has lyrics advocating for LGBT rights it was inspired by a conversation in which a friend asked Swift what she would do if she had a gay son 11 other inspirations were cyberbullies cancel culture and the way the mass media pits women against each other 7 Explaining how the track aligns with the album s concept Swift said it addresses the discrimination some people encounter because of who they love 19 Production and musical styles EditSwift started recording Lover in November 2018 soon after she completed the Reputation Stadium Tour 16 She wanted to incorporate eclectic styles to accompany the diverse lyrical themes which was made possible by her new contract with Republic Records granting her more artistic freedom than before 20 Swift recorded much of Lover with Jack Antonoff who had produced 1989 and Reputation other producers are Joel Little Frank Dukes and Louis Bell all of whom were first time collaborators of Swift 51 The producers of respective tracks are credited as their co writers alongside Swift except for songs Swift wholly wrote Lover Cornelia Street and Daylight 52 Hip hop producer Sounwave is credited as co writer and co producer of London Boy singer Brendon Urie is credited as co writer of Me and musician St Vincent who is credited as Annie Clark is co writer of Cruel Summer 51 Jack Antonoff pictured co produced 11 tracks for Lover While recording Swift revisited musical styles with which she had earlier experimented While she associated Reputation s musical style devoid of acoustic instruments with imagery of nighttime cityscape old warehouse buildings that had been deserted and factory spaces she conceptualized Lover as a barn wood floor and some ripped curtains flowing in the breeze and fields of flowers the songs on Lover use many acoustic instruments 19 Swift recorded her vocals as though she were performing live stating much of the album is nearly whole takes 53 In publications reviews music critics categorized Lover as primarily a pop album 29 54 with a 1980s influenced sound combining pop rock and electropop 28 55 Compared to the dark hip hop tones of its predecessor Lover s musical styles are brighter more lighthearted and atmospheric 37 55 The tracks are of varying tempo and are built on straightforward song structures with piano melodies rock arrangements and standard chord progressions 38 55 56 a few experiment with styles and song structures that were new to Swift 28 42 Antonoff co produced 11 tracks 40 all of which were recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City Paper Rings London Boy and Daylight were additionally recorded at Metropolis Studios in London the first two tracks and Cruel Summer and I Think He Knows were additionally recorded at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles 52 Antonoff s production is characterized by 1980s drums atmospheric synthesizers and reverbed beats 44 57 exploring eclectic styles across genres including synth pop punk folk pop and quiet storm 58 Because of Antonoff s 1980s style production some critics commented Lover expands on the 1980s synth pop sound of 1989 30 44 Billboard journalist Jason Lipshutz commented Lover is not an expansion on 1989 s sound but a more ambitious record that is larger in scope 56 Swift conceptualized tracks like Lover and Paper Rings as songs that might have been played in a 1970s wedding reception as such these tracks use retro instruments to bring forth the timeless feel she desired 19 38 For Lover Swift and Antonoff used instruments that according to Swift were invented before the 1970s 33 it is a waltzing tempo track combining indie folk and alternative country with acoustic guitar percussion and pizzicato strings 37 38 47 Paper Rings is a gleeful new wave influenced pop punk track 44 59 with influences from rockabilly and 1980s pop 29 54 60 The Archer source source Many songs on Lover are characterized by atmospheric synthesizers and drums with a 1980s influenced production The synth pop and dream pop track The Archer about Swift s reflection on her past mistakes features dense synthesizers and constant kick drum beats Problems playing this file See media help Many songs produced with Antonoff have a radio friendly pop production 34 Cruel Summer is a 1980s influenced synth pop song with pulsating synthesizers and distorted vocals 34 61 and London Boy is a bubblegum pop song with layered synthesizers and repeated beats 62 The upbeat electropop and R amp B track I Think He Knows features influences of funk 44 47 63 with Swift s falsetto vocals over guitars a deep bass and a marching beat 34 64 Despite its lyrics about a painful heartbreak Death by a Thousand Cuts has an upbeat production with a recurring guitar line quivering synthesizers and faint church bells with vocal harmonies in the background 38 55 64 The ballads The Archer Cornelia Street and Daylight are characterized by dense atmospheric synthesizers 34 37 65 the first of which combines dream pop and synth pop with steady kick drum beats throughout 29 45 64 Soon You ll Get Better and False God which were produced with Antonoff feature subtler production compared to the dominant uptempo sound 60 64 Soon You ll Get Better is a country ballad featuring slide guitars and the Dixie Chicks contributing background harmonies banjo and fiddle 47 59 False God combines elements of jazz 55 trap 29 neo soul 34 and 1980s R amp B 35 Swift sings over hiccuping vocal samples and a lone saxophone line 64 Little co produced four tracks on Lover these were recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York Golden Age Studios in Los Angeles and Golden Age West in Auckland New Zealand 52 Swift had first met Little at a Broods concert in Los Angeles they got acquainted at the New Zealand show of her Reputation Stadium Tour Shortly after Swift invited Little to New York to record songs with her Me is one of the first songs they created together 66 Me which features Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco contains pop hooks and the horns and marching band drums in the refrain evoke a 1960s big band sound 66 67 Miss Americana amp the Heartbreak Prince is at atmospheric gloomy synth pop track 38 with shouting cheerleaders voice in the background 30 The synth pop tunes The Man and You Need to Calm Down feature pulsating synthesizers 63 68 The Man is built on a pulsating drum beat 69 and You Need to Calm Down features cascading vocal echoes in the refrain 68 The three tracks Swift produced with Bell and Dukes which were recorded at Electric Feel Studios in Los Angeles 52 have an experimental quality 40 The opening track I Forgot That You Existed is a lighthearted post tropical house tune that is built on piano and finger snaps 28 70 The power ballad Afterglow has a slow building melody consisting of slow bass and Swift s falsetto vocals 68 69 71 Some critics considered the penultimate track It s Nice to Have a Friend as the album s most original and experimental song 28 56 72 The song includes a sample of Summer in the South from the Toronto based Regent Park School of Music s album Parkscapes 73 it has a sparse production with steelpans harps and tubular bells and is punctuated by a trumpet solo and church bells near the middle 41 45 Swift said she wrote the track with only verses and was more focused on the vibe and feeling contrasting her usual songwriting with a clear refrain and structure 42 Recording wrapped on February 24 2019 16 a sample of Cautious Clay s song Cold War used for London Boy was approved in June that year 74 Release and promotion EditTitle and artwork Edit Swift initially considered choosing Daylight as the album s title track but scrapped the idea because she thought it is too sentimental She picked Lover as the title because she felt it better represents the overall theme and is more elastic as a concept songs such as You Need to Calm Down which is about LGBT rights could align with this concept 19 Colombian photographer and collage artist Valheria Rocha who worked with Swift on the album s art direction photographed and edited the album s cover art 75 The cover depicts Swift with sapphire hair tips and a pink glittery heart shape on her right eye in front of colorful pink clouds 76 77 Some media commented the artwork evokes the atmosphere of summer and music festivals 76 78 Swift used the bright pastel colors of the cover art in her social media posts and clothing during promotion of Lover departing from the dark black and white art and aesthetic of Reputation 79 80 In an article for Entertainment Weekly Emma Madden said Lover s cover art looks like a fan made aesthetic post on Tumblr and called it part of the emerging trend of kitschy album artwork By using cover art that deliberately looks like a fan made product rather than art commissioned from professional graphic designers Lover brought a level of iconicness and relatability to Swift s audience because according to Rocha they could create their own versions of the cover art 81 Marketing Edit See also City of Lover Three singles preceded Lover 82 Swift released the first Me featuring Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco on April 26 having commissioned a large butterfly mural in a Nashville neighborhood and a social media countdown 83 84 The second single You Need to Calm Down was released on June 14 after Swift encouraged her fans to call for the passing of the Equality Act on her social media feeds 84 the media viewed this release as Swift s intention for the release to coincide with Pride Month 25 85 The title track was released as the third single on August 16 86 All three singles peaked in the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 and the first two peaked at number two 87 Me broke the record for the largest single week jump when it rose from number 100 to number two after one week 88 The Archer was released as a promotional single on July 23 68 84 A fourth single The Man was released on January 27 2020 89 Whereas Swift avoided social media and public appearances during promotion of Reputation she embarked on an extensive promotional campaign for Lover on social media televised events and press interviews 51 83 Media speculation on Swift s follow up to Reputation arose when she appeared at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards in March where she was adorned with butterfly motifs and pastel tones the aesthetic she later used in her clothing for public appearances 84 Her social media posts showed her outgoing comfortable persona departing from the dark antagonistic image she adopted for Reputation 3 80 Swift conducted interviews with publications including Entertainment Weekly The Guardian Vogue and Rolling Stone where she openly spoke about her adjusted personal life 90 A few weeks before the album s release Swift invited a select group of fans to private Secret Sessions listening parties in London Nashville and Los Angeles 33 she had hosted similar sessions for 1989 and Reputation 91 She also gave interviews on the US morning television programs CBS Sunday Morning and Good Morning America 85 and the talk shows The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 92 93 Brendon Urie pictured featured on the lead single Me and performed it with Swift at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards ahead of Lover s release Swift promoted Lover with corporate tie ins and promotional deals including a merchandise deal with Capital One airplay deals with SiriusXM and iHeartMedia a deal with YouTube Music with Swift hosting a live stream on the platform an Amazon deal featuring images of Swift on packaging and an exclusive concert for Amazon Prime users and a Target Corporation deal to distribute four deluxe editions of Lover on CD 94 the deluxe editions were also available on Swift s website 83 Each deluxe edition contains a CD with two bonus audio memos a blank journal a poster and different bonus content of Swift s old journal entries and photos 95 She also collaborated with English fashion designer Stella McCarntey on a limited edition merchandise collection 51 Lover was released on both digital and physical formats on August 23 2019 through Republic Records 83 it was her first album after ending her 12 year contract with Big Machine Records her first released on streaming from its first week and the first whose master recording she owned 20 Leading up to the release Swift was involved in a public dispute over the ownership of her Big Machine Records albums master recordings In a social media post on June 30 2019 after Big Machine had been acquired by manager Scooter Braun Swift accused the label of having neglected her desire to acquire the master recordings and called the deal with Braun whom she deemed an incessant manipulative bully the worst case scenario 84 After Lover was released Swift began implementing her plan to re record her past albums 51 Swift performed on many televised shows starting with a performance of Me with Brendon Urie at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on May 1 96 She again performed the song with Urie on The Voice 97 and alone on Germany s Next Topmodel 98 The Graham Norton Show 99 and the French version of The Voice 100 At the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards where she won three awards Swift opened the show with a medley of You Need to Calm Down and Lover 101 Swift later performed Lover songs on BBC Radio 1 s Live Lounge 102 Saturday Night Live 103 NPR Music s Tiny Desk Concert 104 the Jingle Bell Ball 2019 in London 105 and iHeartRadio Z100 s Jingle Ball in New York City 106 She also promoted the album on Nippon TV s Sukkiri Morning Show in Tokyo 107 and at the Singles Day Countdown Gala by Alibaba Group in Shanghai 108 At the 2019 American Music Awards at which Swift was honored as the Artist of the Decade she performed a medley of The Man Lover and her past singles 109 On May 17 2020 ABC aired a concert special titled Taylor Swift City of Lover which was filmed at her September 2019 one off concert in Paris 110 Swift planned to embark on a worldwide festival and concert tour titled Lover Fest which was due to begin in mid 2020 and included four shows in the U S ten shows in Europe and two shows in Brazil 111 It was officially cancelled in February 2021 due to the global COVID 19 pandemic 112 On March 17 2023 ahead of the Eras Tour Swift made All of the Girls You Loved Before available for digital download and streaming featuring cover artwork from Lover The song leaked two weeks prior its official release had received attention on social media as an unreleased track from the album 113 114 Media response Edit Lover received extensive media coverage the BBC s Nick Levine wrote if it doesn t become her sixth in succession to top the Billboard 200 it would be a major music industry shock 3 10 Some publications noted the extensive promotional campaign was old fashioned compared to the emerging trend of surprise album releases in the digital era 10 51 Rolling Stone s Elias Leight commented Swift was the last remaining pop star to rely on radio push and corporate tie ins to promote albums 94 Her first album released on streaming platforms from the beginning it was noted in some articles as a sign Swift had abandoned her anti streaming stance note 3 Because of Swift s Billboard 200 record of having four albums sell over one million copies each note 4 some journalists debated whether she would achieve the feat the fifth time and whether streaming would impact its sales figures 51 116 Some reviewers said they thought Lover would perform well on charts even if critical reviews were negative and that it was also a means for Swift to rebuild her public image after the Reputation controversies and the dispute with Big Machine and Braun 3 80 94 Kate Knibbs from The Ringer wrote as Swift tries to control the narrative it is a reminder that Swift has achieved an American Dream she s too big to fail 10 Billboard s Andrew Unterberger noting the diverse styles and themes of the four songs released prior to Lover Me You Need to Calm Down The Archer and Lover said Swift released Lover to focus on her artistic merit on her own terms and not because she wanted to control her image 118 In the September 2019 issue of Entertainment Weekly Maura Johnston commented although Swift s blurring of the line between the personal and the promotional and although her social media posts might prompt tabloid gossip Lover should stand the test of time with its best songs 80 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 2 10 119 Metacritic79 100 120 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 121 The A V ClubA 38 The Daily Telegraph 55 Entertainment WeeklyB 27 The Guardian 59 The Independent 63 NME 29 Pitchfork7 1 10 44 Rolling Stone 28 The Times 122 In mainstream publications Lover received positive reviews from music critics 123 124 At review aggregating website Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications the album received a mean score of 79 which is based on 26 reviews 120 Most reviewers commended the album s themes of positivity and emotional intimacy 26 123 Many critics including Jon Caramanica in The New York Times 37 Neil McCormick in The Daily Telegraph 55 and Robert Christgau in his Substack published Consumer Guide column 125 welcomed Lover as Swift s return to form praised her emotional songwriting ability and said compared to Reputation s antagonistic themes about celebrity Lover is a sign of Swift s embracing of forward looking perspectives 43 121 Others such as Mikael Wood from the Los Angeles Times and Annie Zaleski from The A V Club commented on its emotional maturity that represents Swift s grown up perspectives 35 38 Praise for the track list s length and diverse musical styles was more reserved 26 Those complimentary of Lover welcomed its disparate styles as a representation of Swift s creative freedom 38 54 Vanity Fair critic Erin Vanderhoof said Lover s production ties together a lot of the best impulses in recent pop in a way that feels like a road map for pop music s survival 40 Nick Catucci in Rolling Stone called the album evolutionary rather than revolutionary and appreciated its free and unhurried styles 28 Others taking issue with its length commented although Lover is a solid album it could have been a better record with some refinements 27 29 45 63 In The Observer Kitty Empire deemed this a partial retrenchment until Swift decides what to do next 126 Paste s Claire Martin was critical deeming the music unimpressive and the lyrics despite their heartwarming nature lacking any profound meaning 127 Some critics viewed the album as a culmination of Swift s strengths as a singer songwriter on her past albums with particular comparisons to Red 2012 40 47 56 Schwartz and Anna Gaca from Pitchfork also highlighted the personal lyricism that recalls Speak Now 2010 30 44 In The Guardian Alexis Petridis viewed Lover as a testament to Swift s songwriting abilities but commented the genre spanning styles feel like consolidation not progress and a conservative effort to maintain her commercial success 59 Carl Wilson from Slate wrote although Lover is a sophisticated album it is held back by Swift s efforts to satisfy her audience 47 Year end lists Edit Many publications ranked Lover in their lists of the best albums of 2019 128 It appeared on the top tens of lists by Billboard 129 People 130 and USA Today 131 Some publications including American Songwriter and MTV included it in their unranked lists 132 133 In individual critics list the album was ranked within the top ten by Zaleski 134 Wood 135 Sheffield 136 and Willman 137 with the last two naming it the best album of 2019 Select year end rankings of Lover Publication List Rank Ref Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2019 3 129 The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2019 29 138 The Independent The 50 Best Albums of 2019 19 139 The Music Best Albums of 2019 7 140 The New York Times Best Albums of 2019 14 141 NME The 50 Best Albums of 2019 41 142 People The 10 Best Albums of 2019 3 130 Q Top 50 Albums of 2019 35 143 Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2019 4 144 USA Today The 10 Best Albums of 2019 3 131 Commercial performance EditVariety citing Republic Records reported Lover sold nearly one million copies before its release 145 In the U S the album sold around 450 000 copies in its first day 146 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week tally of 867 000 album equivalent units of which 679 000 were pure sales It is Swift s sixth U S number one album and made her the first female artist to have six albums sell more than 500 000 copies each in one week 147 In its opening week Lover outsold all of the other 199 albums on the chart combined becoming the first album to do so since Swift s Reputation 2017 148 All of Lover s 18 tracks simultaneously charted on the Billboard Hot 100 breaking the record for the most simultaneous chart entries for a female artist 149 With Lover Swift returned to the top of the Billboard Artist 100 chart for a thirty seventh week extending her all time record as the longest running number one act 150 The Recording Industry Association of America RIAA certified Lover platinum denoting one million album equivalent units after four weeks of release 151 The only million selling U S album of 2019 it sold 1 085 million pure copies both physical and digital becoming the year s best selling album It was the fourth time Swift had the best selling album of a calendar year in the U S after Fearless 2009 1989 2014 and Reputation 2017 Combining singles sales and streaming Lover sold 2 191 million units throughout the year 152 By October 2022 the RIAA certified it triple platinum 153 and it had sold 1 5 million pure copies in the U S 154 The album peaked atop the charts in Australia New Zealand 155 the U K including Scotland 156 157 Ireland 158 and Canada 159 and received platinum certifications in Australia New Zealand and the U K 160 161 including a double platinum certification by Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA 162 Lover is Swift s fifth number one album in Australia making her the artist with the most Australian number one albums of the 2010s decade 163 In both the U K and Ireland it made Swift the first female artist in the 2010s to have four number one albums 164 165 Lover also peaked atop the albums charts of Latvia 166 Lithuania 167 the Netherlands 168 Norway 169 Portugal 170 Spain 171 and Sweden 172 In China Lover became the first international album to sell more than one million units within its first release week and made Swift the first international artist to have three million selling albums after 1989 and Reputation 173 Lover sold more than 3 2 million copies worldwide in 2019 becoming the year s best selling album by a solo artist and the second overall behind Japanese group Arashi s greatest hits album 5x20 All the Best 1999 2019 174 175 The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI recognized Swift as the Global Recording Artist of 2019 making her the first female artist to twice earn that honor her first being in 2014 176 Accolades Edit Swift at the American Music Awards of 2019 where she won six awards including Artist of the Year In 2019 Lover won accolades at awards shows including Favorite Album of the Year at the People s Choice Awards 177 Best International Artist at the ARIA Awards 178 and two album sales awards at the BuzzAngle Music Awards 179 At the 2019 American Music Awards at which Swift was honored as Artist of the Decade Lover won Favorite Pop Rock Album Winning four other awards Swift was the most awarded artist of the night and with 29 wins was the most awarded in AMAs history 180 The music videos for Lover s singles won four awards at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2019 You Need to Calm Down won Video of the Year and Video for Good and Me won Best Visual Effects 181 and in 2020 The Man won Best Direction 182 At the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020 Lover was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album which went to When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go by Billie Eilish Lover s singles You Need to Calm Down and Lover were respectively nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance lost to Truth Hurts by Lizzo and Song of the Year lost to Bad Guy by Eilish 183 Lover won Pop Album of the Year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 184 an award in Sales and Marketing Packaging Campaign by the American Advertising Federation in Nashville 185 and was nominated for Top Billboard 200 Album at the Billboard Music Awards 186 The album won Album of the Year Western at the Japan Gold Disc Awards 187 Best Selling Album English at Hong Kong s RTHK International Pop Poll Awards 188 and a Music Jacket Creative Award at Japan s CD Shop Awards 189 Retrospective EditIn January 2020 Swift released a Netflix documentary titled Miss Americana which was directed by Lana Wilson The documentary which is titled after the album s seventh track chronicles the creation and promotion of Lover and discusses it as an evolutionary phase in Swift s career 190 191 It also features the Lover outtake Only the Young After canceling the Lover Fest tour due to the COVID 19 pandemic without prior announcements Swift released her eighth studio album Folklore in July 2020 11 months after Lover s release 192 Journalists noted Lover as Swift s final album that was supported by a long fancy pop album roll out before she began using surprise album releases starting with Folklore 82 193 Retrospective critical commentary has discussed ways Lover changed Swift s image and artistry from the antagonistic tone of Reputation 194 Mary Siroky of Consequence placed Lover last on her 2021 ranking of Swift s studio albums saying It feels a bit too much like an unnecessary course correction from Reputation rather than a collection of themes Swift was really interested in pursuing 195 In a USA Today article commemorating Lover s two year anniversary David Oliver and Hannah Yasharoff lamented the canceled tour and called the album Swift s lost masterpiece that represents her artistic maturity and autonomy 196 After its songs featured on the Amazon Prime Video series The Summer I Turned Pretty in June 2022 Lover re entered the Billboard 200 chart s top 40 197 It s Nice to Have a Friend featured prominently in the promotion of M3GAN a 2023 horror film 198 199 On August 24 2022 Billboard reported author Teresa La Dart alleged in a copyright infringement complaint filed on August 23 in a Tennessee federal court a number of creative elements of the companion book bundled with the deluxe CD editions of Lover were copied from La Dart s 2010 book which is also titled Lover The alleged similarities are the pastel aesthetic a photograph in a downward pose and the book s diary format with interspersed photographs and writings La Dart s lawyer said Swift owes in excess of one million dollars in damages Lawyers who spoke to Billboard said La Dart s case is deeply flawed that copyrights do not protect titles and formats of creative works and that more than 12 other books titled Lover exist 200 Track listing EditCredits adapted from the album liner notes 52 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 I Forgot That You Existed Taylor SwiftLouis BellAdam King FeeneySwiftBellFrank Dukes2 512 Cruel Summer SwiftJack AntonoffAnnie ClarkSwiftAntonoff2 583 Lover SwiftSwiftAntonoff3 414 The Man SwiftJoel LittleSwiftLittle3 105 The Archer SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 316 I Think He Knows SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff2 537 Miss Americana amp the Heartbreak Prince SwiftLittleSwiftLittle3 548 Paper Rings SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 429 Cornelia Street SwiftSwiftAntonoff4 4710 Death by a Thousand Cuts SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 1911 London Boy SwiftAntonoffCautious ClayMark Anthony SpearsSwiftAntonoffSounwave a 3 1012 Soon You ll Get Better featuring The Chicks SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 2213 False God SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 2014 You Need to Calm Down SwiftLittleSwiftLittle2 5115 Afterglow SwiftBellFeeneySwiftBellDukes3 4316 Me featuring Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco SwiftLittleUrieSwiftLittle3 1317 It s Nice to Have a Friend SwiftBellFeeneySwiftBellDukes2 3018 Daylight SwiftSwiftAntonoff4 53Total length 61 48 Notes Edit a signifies a co producer London Boy contains a sample of Cold War by Cautious Clay The More Lover Chapter includes All of the Girls You Loved Before Personnel EditCredits adapted from the album s liner notes 52 Taylor Swift vocals writer producer all tracks executive producer journal entries deluxe personal photographies deluxe packaging creative direction percussion track 8 Jack Antonoff producer keyboards programming recording tracks 2 3 5 6 8 13 18 writer tracks 2 5 6 8 10 13 piano tracks 3 8 9 12 18 live drums tracks 2 3 8 9 acoustic guitars tracks 3 6 8 12 electric guitars tracks 6 8 18 percussion bass tracks 3 8 11 vocoder track 2 synthesizers track 10 guitar track 10 Wurlitzer track 12 background vocals track 8 Louis Bell producer writer programming recording tracks 1 15 17 keyboards track 1 Frank Dukes producer writer guitar programming tracks 1 15 17 Joel Little producer writer recording keyboards drum programming tracks 4 7 14 16 synths guitar track 16 Laura Sisk recording tracks 2 3 5 6 8 13 18 background vocals track 13 Annie Clark writer guitar track 2 Serban Ghenea mixing John Hanes mix engineer Randy Merrill mastering Grant Strumwasser assistant track 1 John Rooney assistant tracks 2 6 9 13 18 Jon Sher assistant tracks 2 6 8 11 Nick Mills assistant tracks 8 11 18 Joe Harrison guitar tracks 1 15 17 Serafin Aguilar trumpet track 1 David Urquidi saxophone track 1 Steve Hughes trombone track 1 Michael Riddleberger live drums tracks 2 13 Sounwave co producer writer track 11 Cautious Clay writer track 11 Sean Hutchinson live drums track 11 Mikey Freedom Hart keyboards track 11 background vocals track 13 Evan Smith keyboards saxophones tracks 11 13 Emily Strayer banjo track 12 Martie Maguire fiddle track 12 The Dixie Chicks featured artist track 12 Brandon Bost background vocals track 13 Cassidy Ladden background vocals track 13 Ken Lewis background vocals track 13 Matthew Tavares guitar tracks 15 17 Brendon Urie featured artist writer track 16 Valheria Rocha photography Andrea Swift personal photographies deluxe Scott Swift personal photographies deluxe Joseph Cassel wardrobe stylist Riawna Capri hair Lorrie Turk makeup Josh amp Bethany Newman packaging art direction Parker Foote packaging design Jin Kim packaging design Ryon Nishimori packaging design Abby Murdock packaging designCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Lover Chart 2019 PeakpositionArgentine Albums CAPIF 201 1Australian Albums ARIA 155 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 202 2Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 203 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 204 4Canadian Albums Billboard 159 1Czech Albums CNS IFPI 205 2Danish Albums Hitlisten 206 3Dutch Albums Album Top 100 168 1Estonian Albums Eesti Tipp 40 207 1Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 208 4French Albums SNEP 209 5German Albums Offizielle Top 100 210 2Greek Albums IFPI 211 1Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 212 8Irish Albums OCC 158 1Italian Albums FIMI 213 2Japan Hot Albums Billboard Japan 214 3Japanese Albums Oricon 215 3Latvian Albums LAIPA 166 1Lithuanian Albums AGATA 167 1Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 216 1New Zealand Albums RMNZ 217 1Norwegian Albums VG lista 169 1Polish Albums ZPAV 218 5Portuguese Albums AFP 170 1Scottish Albums OCC 156 1Slovak Albums CNS IFPI 219 3South Korean Albums Gaon 220 36Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 171 1Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 172 1Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 221 2Swiss Albums SNEP Romandie 222 1UK Albums OCC 157 1US Billboard 200 223 1US Top Tastemaker Albums Billboard 224 1 Year end charts Edit 2019 year end chart performance for Lover Chart 2019 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 225 6Austrian Albums O3 Austria 226 64Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 227 28Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 228 158Canadian Albums Billboard 229 14Danish Albums Hitlisten 230 99Dutch Albums Album Top 100 231 52French Albums SNEP 232 179German Albums Offizielle Top 100 233 88Irish Albums IRMA 234 23Japan Hot Albums Billboard 235 98Japanese Albums Oricon 236 84Latvian Albums LAIPA 237 61Mexican Albums AMPROFON 238 10New Zealand Albums RMNZ 239 14Portuguese Albums AFP 240 36Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 241 50Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 242 73UK Albums OCC 243 24US Billboard 200 244 42020 year end chart performance for Lover Chart 2020 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 245 15Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 246 44Canadian Albums Billboard 247 13Croatian Albums Foreign Top 40 248 14Danish Albums Hitlisten 249 93Irish Albums IRMA 250 29New Zealand Albums RMNZ 251 22Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 252 77UK Albums OCC 253 37US Billboard 200 254 152021 year end chart performance for Lover Chart 2021 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 255 37Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 256 107Canadian Albums Billboard 257 38Irish Albums IRMA 258 44Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 259 87UK Albums OCC 260 83US Billboard 200 261 612022 year end chart performance for Lover Chart 2022 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 262 26Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 263 59Canadian Albums Billboard 264 34UK Albums OCC 265 43US Billboard 200 266 49Certifications EditSales certifications for Lover Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 162 2 Platinum 140 000 Belgium BEA 267 Platinum 20 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 268 Platinum 20 000 France SNEP 269 Gold 50 000 Italy FIMI 270 Gold 25 000 New Zealand RMNZ 160 Platinum 15 000 Norway IFPI Norway 271 Platinum 20 000 Poland ZPAV 272 Gold 10 000 Singapore RIAS 273 Platinum 10 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 274 Gold 20 000 United Kingdom BPI 161 Platinum 300 000 United States RIAA 153 3 Platinum 3 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone See also EditList of 2019 albums List of Billboard 200 number one albums of 2019 List of number one albums of 2019 Australia List of number one albums of 2019 Belgium List of number one albums of 2019 Canada List of number one albums of 2019 Ireland List of number one albums from the 2010s New Zealand List of number one albums of 2019 Mexico List of number one albums in Norway List of number one albums of 2019 Scotland List of number one albums of 2019 Sweden List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s List of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones of the 2010s List of best selling albums in ChinaFootnotes Edit Swift said this was a consequence of the Dixie Chicks controversy in 2003 when the Dixie Chicks were ostracized by the country music audience after publicly criticizing President George W Bush 11 Among the events that influenced Swift s political outlook included a sexual assault trial that she won in 2017 the MeToo movement the restrictions on LGBT rights the rise of American nationalism and white privilege 11 Swift had pulled her previous albums from streaming services until June 2017 115 116 Her previous album Reputation was withheld from streaming services during its first three weeks of 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