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Lover (album)

January 01, 1970

For other albums, see Lover (disambiguation) § Albums.

Lover is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on August 23, 2019, by Republic Records. It is her first album after her departure from Big Machine Records, which caused a public dispute over the ownership of Swift's past albums.

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
  5. "Cruel Summer"
    Released: June 13, 2023

Swift recorded Lover after finishing her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour, having recalibrated her personal life and artistic direction following the public controversies that preceded her previous studio album, Reputation (2017). She produced Lover with Jack Antonoff, Joel Little, Louis Bell, and Frank Dukes. Described by Swift as a "lover letter to love", the album explores wide-ranging emotions like infatuation, commitment, lust, and heartache; a few songs discuss political issues such as LGBT rights and feminism. The production incorporates a 1980s-inspired electropop, pop rock, and synth-pop sound characterized by atmospheric synthesizers, mid-tempo rhythms, and acoustic instruments, with eclectic elements of country, folk, and funk.

Swift extensively promoted Lover through television shows, magazine covers, and press interviews. Lover's cover art and visual aesthetic feature bright pastel colors. Four singles were released in 2019: "Me!", "You Need to Calm Down", "Lover", and "The Man"; the first three reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100. The fifth single, "Cruel Summer", was released in 2023 and topped the Billboard Hot 100. In the US, Lover was Swift's sixth consecutive Billboard 200 number-one album and the best-selling album of 2019, and the Recording Industry Association of America certified it triple platinum. The global best-selling album by a solo artist of 2019, it topped the charts and received platinum certifications in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK.

When Lover was first released, music critics generally praised the emotional maturity and free-spirited sound of Swift's songwriting, but some took the issue with the wide-ranging musical styles as incohesive. Many publications included the album in their rankings of the best albums of 2019. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and won the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album. Retrospective reviews have placed Lover as a weaker album in Swift's discography, upholding her mature songwriting but saying that the eclectic sound brought mixed results.

Background edit

 
Lover channeled Swift's recalibrated personal life while on her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour.

Swift recalibrated her artistry and image from country music to pop with her 2014 fifth studio album, 1989, which incorporated a 1980s synth-pop sound with dense synthesizers, programmed drum machines, electronic vocal processing, and dance-oriented arrangements.[1] 1989 sold over five million copies in the US within one year and propelled Swift toward global pop stardom,[2][3] but her fame was blemished by tabloid gossip that publicized her short-lived romantic relationships with Calvin Harris and Tom Hiddleston.[4][5] A mid-2016 dispute with the rapper Kanye West over his single "Famous" led to an internet cancellation movement against Swift.[6]

The controversies influenced Swift's 2017 studio album, Reputation,[7][8] a hip hop-influenced record with themes of vengeance and drama, representing a vindictive image that outgrew her previous "America's Sweetheart" reputation.[9][10] Reputation was Swift's last album with Big Machine Records, to which she had signed in 2006.[11][12] She reflected on the album as a "defense mechanism" that helped her protect her mental health amidst the controversies[9] and her forgone "America's Sweetheart" reputation as liberating, as she no longer had to be self-aware of being "always smiling, always happy".[13]

After finishing the Reputation Stadium Tour in November 2018, Swift signed with Universal Music Group label Republic Records.[12] She publicly voiced her political opinion for the first time upon endorsing two Democrat candidates for the 2018 midterm elections in her home state Tennessee.[9][14] Swift recalled that on the Reputation Stadium Tour, her fans saw her "as a flesh-and-blood human being" and not just the media image of her, which "[assigned] humanity" to her life.[15] She channeled this realization in writing songs for her seventh studio album: "This time around I feel more comfortable being brave enough to be vulnerable, because my fans are brave enough to be vulnerable with me."[16]

Themes and lyrics edit

As with her past albums, Lover was a reflection on Swift's personal life;[17] she focused on creating music, deprioritized social media, and took her occupation as an entertainer less seriously.[18][19] She wrote the album after having adjusted her state of mind and embraced a newfound sense of creativity.[18][20] This sentiment is reflected in the opening track, "I Forgot That You Existed", in which Swift sings about no longer seeking vengeance against those who wronged her.[21] She described the songwriting as very confessional and autobiographical, yet also playful and whimsical;[18][22] she avoided disclosing the inspirations behind her lyrics.[23] In the September 2019 issue of Vogue, Swift dubbed the album a "love letter to love, in all of its maddening, passionate, exciting, enchanting, horrific, tragic, wonderful glory".[24] The track list consists of 18 songs that depict this theme, inspired by Swift's realization of what she called "love that was very real".[17][25] In addition to purely romantic songs, Lover includes themes of sorrow and loneliness, which Swift said could be perceived "through a romantic gaze".[26]

 
"Lover"
The title track is about Swift's commitment to her romantic partner. It combines indie folk and country, using acoustic instruments.
"Paper Rings"
The pop-punk track "Paper Rings" sees Swift disregarding materialistic concerns in love, incorporating a 1980s retro production.
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Most tracks are straightforward, open-hearted love songs.[27][28] The title track is about commitment to a romantic partner;[29] the ways couples customize their marriage vows inspired its bridge.[30] "Me!" is about self-affirmation and self-love.[28][31] Lust is the theme of "I Think He Knows", which is about self-confidence after a reciprocated infatuation;[27][32] and "False God", about the false hopes in a long-distance relationship.[33] "Paper Rings" and "London Boy" explore playful and quirky aspects of love;[8] the former is about a committed romance without materialistic concerns,[30] and the latter is a romantic confession to an Englishman with tongue-in-cheek lyrics that name locations in London.[21] The penultimate track "It's Nice to Have a Friend" tells a love story that begins in childhood and proceeds to adulthood;[34] Swift considered the song a representation of the feelings one wishes to experience whether they are a child or an adult.[35]

Other songs explore the pitfalls of romance.[36] "The Archer" is about her self-awareness and acknowledgement of her past mistakes,[37][38] and "Cruel Summer" is about a painful, fleeting summer romance.[30] "Cornelia Street" narrates a relationship in which Swift is afraid she will lose her partner again if she repeats her earlier mistakes.[39] She takes the blame for having hurt her partner on "Afterglow"[40] and contemplates a loved one's prolonged medical treatment on "Soon You'll Get Better".[32] "Death by a Thousand Cuts" was inspired by the romantic comedy film Someone Great[41] and is about overcoming a failed relationship's painful aftermaths.[42][43] Swift said that writing "Death by a Thousand Cuts" was "incredible news" to her because she could continue writing songs about heartbreak even if she was in a healthy relationship.[44] In the closing track, "Daylight", Swift says that she "[wants] to be defined by the things that [she loves]" and 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.[32][37][40]

A few songs reflect Swift's perception of contemporary US 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 and decided to involve in the public political discourse.[9] 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.[18] "The Man" was inspired by the double standards women experience the music industry and in wider society.[35] "You Need to Calm Down" advocates for LGBT rights, inspired by a conversation in which a friend asked Swift what she would do if she had a gay son;[9] other inspirations were cyberbullies, cancel culture, and the way the mass media "pits [women] against each other".[6]

Production and music edit

Swift started recording Lover in November 2018, soon after she completed the Reputation Stadium Tour.[15] 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 and produced 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.[45] The producers of respective tracks are credited as their co-writers alongside Swift, except for songs Swift wholly wrote; "Lover", "Cornelia Street", and "Daylight".[46] The hip-hop producer Sounwave co-wrote and co-produced "London Boy", the singer Brendon Urie co-wrote "Me!", and the musician St. Vincent (credited as Annie Clark) co-wrote of "Cruel Summer".[45]

 
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.[18] Swift recorded her vocals as though she were performing live, stating much of the album is nearly whole takes.[47] In publications' reviews, music critics categorized Lover as primarily a pop album[27][48] with a 1980s-influenced sound combining pop rock and electropop.[49][50] Compared to the dark, hip hop tones of its predecessor, Lover's musical styles are brighter, more lighthearted, and atmospheric.[42][50] The tracks are of varying tempo, and are built on straightforward song structures with piano melodies, rock arrangements, and standard chord progressions;[40][50][51] a few experiment with styles and song structures that were new to Swift.[49][35]

Antonoff co-produced 11 tracks,[52] 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.[46] Antonoff's production is characterized by 1980s drums, atmospheric synthesizers, and reverbed beats,[37][53] exploring eclectic styles across genres including synth-pop, punk, folk rock, and quiet storm.[54] Because of Antonoff's 1980s-style production, some critics commented Lover expands on the 1980s synth-pop sound of 1989.[21][37] Billboard journalist Jason Lipshutz commented Lover is not an expansion on 1989's sound but a more-ambitious record that is larger in scope.[51] 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.[18][40] For "Lover", Swift and Antonoff used instruments that, according to Swift, were invented before the 1970s;[30] it is a waltzing-tempo track combining indie folk and alternative country with acoustic guitar, percussion, and pizzicato strings.[42][40][39] "Paper Rings" is a gleeful new wave-influenced pop punk track[37][55] with influences from rockabilly and 1980s pop.[27][48][56]

 
"The Archer"
Many songs on Lover have a 1980s-influenced production consisting of atmospheric synthesizers and drums, as demonstrated in "The Archer".
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Many songs produced with Antonoff have a radio-friendly pop production.[32] "Cruel Summer" is a 1980s-influenced, synth-pop song with pulsating synthesizers and distorted vocals,[32][57] and "London Boy" is a bubblegum pop song with layered synthesizers and repeated beats.[58] The upbeat, electropop and R&B track "I Think He Knows" features influences of funk[37][39][59] with Swift's falsetto vocals over guitars, a deep bass, and a marching beat.[32][60] 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.[40][50][60] The ballads "The Archer", "Cornelia Street", and "Daylight" are characterized by dense, atmospheric synthesizers;[32][42][61] the first of which combines dream pop and synth-pop with steady kick drum beats throughout.[27][38][60] "Soon You'll Get Better" and "False God", which were produced with Antonoff, feature subtler production compared to the dominant uptempo sound.[56][60] "Soon You'll Get Better" is a country ballad featuring slide guitars and the Dixie Chicks contributing background harmonies, banjo, and fiddle.[39][55] "False God" combines elements of jazz,[50] trap,[27] neo-soul,[32] and 1980s R&B;[33] Swift sings over hiccupping vocal samples and a lone saxophone line.[60]

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.[46] 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.[62] "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.[62][63] "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince" is at atmospheric, gloomy, synth-pop track[40] with shouting cheerleaders' voice in the background.[21] The synth-pop tunes "The Man" and "You Need to Calm Down" feature pulsating synthesizers;[59][64] "The Man" is built on a pulsating drum beat[65] and "You Need to Calm Down" features cascading vocal echoes in the refrain.[64]

The three tracks Swift produced with Bell and Dukes, which were recorded at Electric Feel Studios in Los Angeles,[46] have an experimental quality.[52] The opening track "I Forgot That You Existed" is a lighthearted post-tropical house tune that is built on piano and finger snaps.[49][66] The power ballad "Afterglow" has a slow-building melody consisting of slow bass and Swift's falsetto vocals.[64][65][67] Some critics considered the penultimate track "It's Nice to Have a Friend" as the album's most original and experimental song.[49][51][68] The song includes a sample of "Summer in the South" from the Toronto-based Regent Park School of Music's album Parkscapes;[69] it has a sparse production with steelpans, harps, and tubular bells; and is punctuated by a trumpet solo and church bells near the middle.[34][38] 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.[35] Recording wrapped on February 24, 2019;[15] a sample of Cautious Clay's song "Cold War" used for "London Boy" was approved in June that year.[70]

Release and promotion edit

Title 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.[18] 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.[71] The cover depicts Swift with sapphire hair tips and a pink, glittery heart shape on her right eye in front of colorful, pink clouds.[72][73] Some media commented the artwork evokes the atmosphere of summer and music festivals.[72][74]

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.[75][76] 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.[77]

Marketing edit

See also: City of Lover

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.[45][78] 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.[79] Her social media posts showed her outgoing, comfortable persona, departing from the dark, antagonistic image she adopted for Reputation.[3][76] Swift conducted interviews with publications including Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian, Vogue, and Rolling Stone, where she openly spoke about her adjusted personal life.[80] 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;[30] she had hosted similar sessions for 1989 and Reputation.[81] She also gave interviews on the US morning television programs CBS Sunday Morning and Good Morning America,[82] and the talk shows The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[83][84]

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;[85] the deluxe editions were also available on Swift's website.[78] 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.[86] She also collaborated with the English fashion designer Stella McCartney on a limited-edition merchandise collection.[45]

Lover was released on both digital and physical formats on August 23, 2019, through Republic Records;[78] 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".[79] After Lover was released, Swift began implementing her plan to re-record her past albums.[45]

Swift performed on many televised shows, starting with a performance of "Me!" with Brendon Urie at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on May 1.[87] She again performed the song with Urie on The Voice,[88] and alone on Germany's Next Topmodel,[89] The Graham Norton Show,[90] and the French version of The Voice.[91] 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".[92] Swift later performed Lover songs on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge,[93] Saturday Night Live,[94] NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert,[95] the Jingle Bell Ball 2019 in London,[96] and iHeartRadio Z100's Jingle Ball in New York City.[97] She also promoted the album on Nippon TV's Sukkiri Morning Show in Tokyo[98] and at the Singles' Day Countdown Gala by Alibaba Group in Shanghai.[99]

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.[100] 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.[101] 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.[102] It was officially cancelled in February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[103]

Singles edit

 
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.

Three singles preceded Lover.[104] 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.[78][79] 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;[79] the media viewed this release as Swift's intention for the release to coincide with Pride Month.[26][82] The title track was released as the third single on August 16.[105] All three singles peaked in the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100, and the first two peaked at number two.[106] "Me!" broke the record for the largest single-week jump when it rose from number 100 to number two after one week.[107] "The Archer" was released as a promotional single on July 23.[64][79] A fourth single, "The Man", was released on January 27, 2020.[108]

On March 17, 2023, ahead of Swift's 2023 tour, the Eras Tour, the Lover outtake track "All of the Girls You Loved Before" was released to digital and streaming platforms as a promotional single for the tour; the song had leaked online two weeks before the release and received media attention as an unreleased track from the album.[109][110] On June 13, 2023, "Cruel Summer" was released to the U.S. contemporary hit radio format as the fifth single from the album, due to its viral resurgence in popularity following its performances at the Eras Tour.[111] Four years after its original release, "Cruel Summer" became the first single from its parent album to top the US Billboard Hot 100.[112]

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][14] Some publications noted the extensive promotional campaign was old-fashioned compared to the emerging trend of surprise album releases in the digital era;[14][45] 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.[85] 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.[45][114]

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][76][85] 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".[14] 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.[116] 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.[76]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[117]
Metacritic79/100[118]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [119]
The A.V. ClubA−[40]
The Daily Telegraph     [50]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[28]
The Guardian     [55]
The Independent     [59]
NME     [27]
Pitchfork7.1/10[37]
Rolling Stone     [49]
The Times     [120]

In mainstream publications, Lover received positive reviews from music critics.[121][122] 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.[118]

Most reviewers commended the album's themes of positivity and emotional intimacy.[123][121] Many critics, including Jon Caramanica in The New York Times,[42] Neil McCormick in The Daily Telegraph,[50] and Robert Christgau in his Substack-published Consumer Guide column,[124] 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.[36][119] 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.[33][40]

Praise for the track list's length and diverse musical styles was more reserved.[123] Those complimentary of Lover welcomed its disparate styles as a representation of Swift's creative freedom.[40][48] 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".[52] Nick Catucci in Rolling Stone called the album "evolutionary rather than revolutionary", and appreciated its "free and unhurried" styles.[49] Others, taking issue with its length, commented although Lover is a solid album, it could have been a better record with some refinements.[28][27][38][59] In The Observer, Kitty Empire deemed this "a partial retrenchment until Swift decides what to do next".[125] Paste's Claire Martin was critical, deeming the music unimpressive and the lyrics, despite their heartwarming nature, "lacking any profound meaning".[126]

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);[52][39][51] Schwartz and Anna Gaca from Pitchfork also highlighted the personal lyricism that recalls Speak Now (2010).[21][37] 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.[55] Carl Wilson from Slate wrote although Lover is a sophisticated album, it is held back by Swift's efforts to satisfy her audience.[39]

Year-end lists edit

Many publications ranked Lover in their lists of the best albums of 2019.[127] It appeared on the top-tens of lists by Billboard,[128] People,[129] and USA Today.[130] Some publications, including American Songwriter and MTV, included it in their unranked lists.[131][132] In individual critics' list, the album was ranked within the top ten by Zaleski,[133] Wood,[134] Sheffield,[135] and Willman,[136] 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
[128]
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2019
29
[137]
The Independent The 50 Best Albums of 2019
19
[138]
The Music Best Albums of 2019
7
[139]
The New York Times Best Albums of 2019
14
[140]
NME The 50 Best Albums of 2019
41
[141]
People The 10 Best Albums of 2019
3
[129]
Q Top 50 Albums of 2019
35
[142]
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2019
4
[143]
USA Today The 10 Best Albums of 2019
3
[130]

Commercial performance edit

Variety, citing Republic Records, reported Lover sold nearly one million copies before its release.[144] In the U.S., the album sold around 450,000 copies in its first day[145] and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with a 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.[146] 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).[147] 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.[148] 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.[149]

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Lover platinum, denoting one million album-equivalent units, after four weeks of release.[150] 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.[151] The RIAA certified Lover triple-platinum in October 2022[152] and the album surpassed two million U.S. sales by January 2024, becoming Swift's 10th album to do so.[153] After Swift embarked on the Eras Tour in April 2023, Lover re-entered the top 10 of the Billboard 200.[154]

In the wider Anglosphere, Lover peaked atop the charts in Australia, New Zealand,[155] the U.K. (including Scotland),[156][157] Ireland,[158] and Canada.[159] It set chart records in Australia, where it made Swift the artist with the most number-one albums of the 2010s decade,[160] and both the U.K. and Ireland, where it made her the first female artist in the same decade to have four number-one albums.[161][162] The album was certified platinum or higher in Australia (six-times platinum),[163] New Zealand (five-times platinum),[164] and the U.K. (double platinum).[165] In March 2024, following the Australian dates of the Eras Tour, Lover topped the ARIA Albums Chart, more than four years after its release.[166] In Europe, Lover reached number one in Latvia,[167] Lithuania,[168] the Netherlands,[169] Norway,[170] Portugal,[171] Spain,[172] and Sweden.[173] In China, it 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.[174]

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.[175][176] The album also sold a million units in its first week worldwide, tying her with Ayumi Hamasaki's 1999 release of Loveppears biggest global sales for pure units of a studio album in its opening week.[177] 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.[178]

Legacy edit

Accolades edit

Lover has received various awards and nominations, including Favorite Album of the Year at the People's Choice Awards,[179] Best International Artist at the ARIA Awards,[180] and two album-sales awards at the BuzzAngle Music Awards.[181] 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.[182] 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;[183] and in 2020, "The Man" won Best Direction.[184]

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).[185] Lover won Pop Album of the Year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards,[186] an award in Sales and Marketing (Packaging Campaign) by the American Advertising Federation in Nashville,[187] and was nominated for Top Billboard 200 Album at the Billboard Music Awards.[188] The album won Album of the Year (Western) at the Japan Gold Disc Awards,[189] Best Selling Album (English) at Hong Kong's RTHK International Pop Poll Awards,[190] and a Music Jacket Creative Award at Japan's CD Shop Awards.[191]

Retrospectives edit

 
Swift performing the Lover act of her Eras Tour (2023)

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.[192][193] 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.[194] 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.[104][195] Following the cancellation of Lover Fest, Swift embarked on the Eras Tour (2023–2024) as her sixth headlining concert tour. The tour consisted of 10 acts, the first of which is a tribute to Lover.[196]

Retrospective critical commentary has discussed ways Lover changed Swift's image and artistry from the antagonistic tone of Reputation.[197] Several publications that ranked Lover as a weaker album in Swift's discography and deemed it an unnecessary course correction from Reputation included Consequence,[198] Spin,[199] and Entertainment Weekly.[200] The Alternative Press upheld Swift's mature songwriting but said that the album's free-spirited sound was both "its blessing and its curse".[201] Paste deemed Lover a "mixed bag" containing some songs that failed to demonstrate Swift's craftsmanship but said that as a "transitional work", it was a "perfect inflection point for [Swift, who] found herself caught between her defensive Kanye-beef era and the shimmering resurrection she'd construct throughout the pandemic".[202]

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.[203] 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.[204] "It's Nice to Have a Friend" featured prominently in the promotion of M3GAN, a 2023 horror film.[205][206]

Copyright lawsuit edit

On August 23, 2022, at a Tennessee federal court, the author Teresa La Dart filed a copyright infringement complaint claiming that 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 that is also titled Lover: 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 owed "[in] excess of one million dollars" in damages.[207] In March 2023, Swift's attorneys requested a dismissal, calling La Dart's claims "entirely meritless" and "woefully deficient".[208] On July 27, 2023, Billboard reported that La Dart voluntarily withdrew the case without any settlement.[209]

Track listing edit

Credits adapted from the album liner notes.[46]

Lover – Standard edition
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 Dixie 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
Lover – Deluxe edition[210]
No.TitleLength
19."I Forgot That You Existed" (Piano/Vocal)3:30
20."Lover" (Piano/Vocal)5:39
Total length:70:57

Notes edit

  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • "London Boy" contains a sample of "Cold War" by Cautious Clay.
  • The More Lover Chapter contains "All of the Girls You Loved Before", a previously unreleased song initially written for Lover

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes[46]

  • 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 edit

Certifications and sales edit

Certifications for Lover, with pure sales where available
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[163] 6× Platinum 420,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[294] Platinum 15,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[295] Platinum 20,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[296] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
France (SNEP)[297] Platinum 100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[298] Gold 100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[299] Platinum 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[164] 5× Platinum 75,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[300] Platinum 20,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[301] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[302] Gold 7,500^
Singapore (RIAS)[303] Platinum 10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[304] Gold 20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[305] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[165] 2× Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[152] 7× Platinum 7,000,000‡ / 2,000,000[note 5]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

Footnotes edit

  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.[9]
  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.[9]
  3. ^ Swift had pulled her previous albums from streaming services until June 2017.[113][114] Her previous album Reputation was withheld from streaming services during its first three weeks of release.[115]
  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).[85]
  5. ^ As of January 2024[153]

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For other albums see Lover disambiguation Albums Lover is the seventh studio album by the American singer songwriter Taylor Swift released on August 23 2019 by Republic Records It is her first album after her departure from Big Machine Records which caused a public dispute over the ownership of Swift s past albums 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 2020 Cruel Summer Released June 13 2023 Swift recorded Lover after finishing her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour having recalibrated her personal life and artistic direction following the public controversies that preceded her previous studio album Reputation 2017 She produced Lover with Jack Antonoff Joel Little Louis Bell and Frank Dukes Described by Swift as a lover letter to love the album explores wide ranging emotions like infatuation commitment lust and heartache a few songs discuss political issues such as LGBT rights and feminism The production incorporates a 1980s inspired electropop pop rock and synth pop sound characterized by atmospheric synthesizers mid tempo rhythms and acoustic instruments with eclectic elements of country folk and funk Swift extensively promoted Lover through television shows magazine covers and press interviews Lover s cover art and visual aesthetic feature bright pastel colors Four singles were released in 2019 Me You Need to Calm Down Lover and The Man the first three reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100 The fifth single Cruel Summer was released in 2023 and topped the Billboard Hot 100 In the US Lover was Swift s sixth consecutive Billboard 200 number one album and the best selling album of 2019 and the Recording Industry Association of America certified it triple platinum The global best selling album by a solo artist of 2019 it topped the charts and received platinum certifications in Australia Canada New Zealand Norway and the UK When Lover was first released music critics generally praised the emotional maturity and free spirited sound of Swift s songwriting but some took the issue with the wide ranging musical styles as incohesive Many publications included the album in their rankings of the best albums of 2019 It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and won the American Music Award for Favorite Pop Rock Album Retrospective reviews have placed Lover as a weaker album in Swift s discography upholding her mature songwriting but saying that the eclectic sound brought mixed results Contents 1 Background 2 Themes and lyrics 3 Production and music 4 Release and promotion 4 1 Title and artwork 4 2 Marketing 4 3 Singles 4 4 Media response 5 Critical reception 5 1 Year end lists 6 Commercial performance 7 Legacy 7 1 Accolades 7 2 Retrospectives 7 3 Copyright lawsuit 8 Track listing 8 1 Notes 9 Personnel 10 Charts 10 1 Weekly charts 10 2 Year end charts 11 Certifications and sales 12 See also 13 Footnotes 14 References 14 1 Cited literature 15 External linksBackground edit nbsp Lover channeled Swift s recalibrated personal life while on her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour Swift recalibrated her artistry and image from country music to pop with her 2014 fifth studio album 1989 which incorporated a 1980s synth pop sound with dense synthesizers programmed drum machines electronic vocal processing and dance oriented arrangements 1 1989 sold over five million copies in the US within one year and propelled Swift toward global pop stardom 2 3 but her fame was blemished by tabloid gossip that publicized her short lived romantic relationships with Calvin Harris and Tom Hiddleston 4 5 A mid 2016 dispute with the rapper Kanye West over his single Famous led to an internet cancellation movement against Swift 6 The controversies influenced Swift s 2017 studio album Reputation 7 8 a hip hop influenced record with themes of vengeance and drama representing a vindictive image that outgrew her previous America s Sweetheart reputation 9 10 Reputation was Swift s last album with Big Machine Records to which she had signed in 2006 11 12 She reflected on the album as a defense mechanism that helped her protect her mental health amidst the controversies 9 and her forgone America s Sweetheart reputation as liberating as she no longer had to be self aware of being always smiling always happy 13 After finishing the Reputation Stadium Tour in November 2018 Swift signed with Universal Music Group label Republic Records 12 She publicly voiced her political opinion for the first time upon endorsing two Democrat candidates for the 2018 midterm elections in her home state Tennessee 9 14 Swift recalled that on the Reputation Stadium Tour her fans saw her as a flesh and blood human being and not just the media image of her which assigned humanity to her life 15 She channeled this realization in writing songs for her seventh studio album This time around I feel more comfortable being brave enough to be vulnerable because my fans are brave enough to be vulnerable with me 16 Themes and lyrics editAs with her past albums Lover was a reflection on Swift s personal life 17 she focused on creating music deprioritized social media and took her occupation as an entertainer less seriously 18 19 She wrote the album after having adjusted her state of mind and embraced a newfound sense of creativity 18 20 This sentiment is reflected in the opening track I Forgot That You Existed in which Swift sings about no longer seeking vengeance against those who wronged her 21 She described the songwriting as very confessional and autobiographical yet also playful and whimsical 18 22 she avoided disclosing the inspirations behind her lyrics 23 In the September 2019 issue of Vogue Swift dubbed the album a love letter to love in all of its maddening passionate exciting enchanting horrific tragic wonderful glory 24 The track list consists of 18 songs that depict this theme inspired by Swift s realization of what she called love that was very real 17 25 In addition to purely romantic songs Lover includes themes of sorrow and loneliness which Swift said could be perceived through a romantic gaze 26 nbsp Lover source track The title track is about Swift s commitment to her romantic partner It combines indie folk and country using acoustic instruments Paper Rings source source The pop punk track Paper Rings sees Swift disregarding materialistic concerns in love incorporating a 1980s retro production Problems playing these files See media help Most tracks are straightforward open hearted love songs 27 28 The title track is about commitment to a romantic partner 29 the ways couples customize their marriage vows inspired its bridge 30 Me is about self affirmation and self love 28 31 Lust is the theme of I Think He Knows which is about self confidence after a reciprocated infatuation 27 32 and False God about the false hopes in a long distance relationship 33 Paper Rings and London Boy explore playful and quirky aspects of love 8 the former is about a committed romance without materialistic concerns 30 and the latter is a romantic confession to an Englishman with tongue in cheek lyrics that name locations in London 21 The penultimate track It s Nice to Have a Friend tells a love story that begins in childhood and proceeds to adulthood 34 Swift considered the song a representation of the feelings one wishes to experience whether they are a child or an adult 35 Other songs explore the pitfalls of romance 36 The Archer is about her self awareness and acknowledgement of her past mistakes 37 38 and Cruel Summer is about a painful fleeting summer romance 30 Cornelia Street narrates a relationship in which Swift is afraid she will lose her partner again if she repeats her earlier mistakes 39 She takes the blame for having hurt her partner on Afterglow 40 and contemplates a loved one s prolonged medical treatment on Soon You ll Get Better 32 Death by a Thousand Cuts was inspired by the romantic comedy film Someone Great 41 and is about overcoming a failed relationship s painful aftermaths 42 43 Swift said that writing Death by a Thousand Cuts was incredible news to her because she could continue writing songs about heartbreak even if she was in a healthy relationship 44 In the closing track Daylight Swift says that she wants to be defined by the things that she loves and 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 32 37 40 A few songs reflect Swift s perception of contemporary US 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 and decided to involve in the public political discourse 9 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 18 The Man was inspired by the double standards women experience the music industry and in wider society 35 You Need to Calm Down advocates for LGBT rights inspired by a conversation in which a friend asked Swift what she would do if she had a gay son 9 other inspirations were cyberbullies cancel culture and the way the mass media pits women against each other 6 Production and music editSwift started recording Lover in November 2018 soon after she completed the Reputation Stadium Tour 15 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 and produced 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 45 The producers of respective tracks are credited as their co writers alongside Swift except for songs Swift wholly wrote Lover Cornelia Street and Daylight 46 The hip hop producer Sounwave co wrote and co produced London Boy the singer Brendon Urie co wrote Me and the musician St Vincent credited as Annie Clark co wrote of Cruel Summer 45 nbsp 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 18 Swift recorded her vocals as though she were performing live stating much of the album is nearly whole takes 47 In publications reviews music critics categorized Lover as primarily a pop album 27 48 with a 1980s influenced sound combining pop rock and electropop 49 50 Compared to the dark hip hop tones of its predecessor Lover s musical styles are brighter more lighthearted and atmospheric 42 50 The tracks are of varying tempo and are built on straightforward song structures with piano melodies rock arrangements and standard chord progressions 40 50 51 a few experiment with styles and song structures that were new to Swift 49 35 Antonoff co produced 11 tracks 52 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 46 Antonoff s production is characterized by 1980s drums atmospheric synthesizers and reverbed beats 37 53 exploring eclectic styles across genres including synth pop punk folk rock and quiet storm 54 Because of Antonoff s 1980s style production some critics commented Lover expands on the 1980s synth pop sound of 1989 21 37 Billboard journalist Jason Lipshutz commented Lover is not an expansion on 1989 s sound but a more ambitious record that is larger in scope 51 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 18 40 For Lover Swift and Antonoff used instruments that according to Swift were invented before the 1970s 30 it is a waltzing tempo track combining indie folk and alternative country with acoustic guitar percussion and pizzicato strings 42 40 39 Paper Rings is a gleeful new wave influenced pop punk track 37 55 with influences from rockabilly and 1980s pop 27 48 56 nbsp The Archer source source Many songs on Lover have a 1980s influenced production consisting of atmospheric synthesizers and drums as demonstrated in The Archer Problems playing this file See media help Many songs produced with Antonoff have a radio friendly pop production 32 Cruel Summer is a 1980s influenced synth pop song with pulsating synthesizers and distorted vocals 32 57 and London Boy is a bubblegum pop song with layered synthesizers and repeated beats 58 The upbeat electropop and R amp B track I Think He Knows features influences of funk 37 39 59 with Swift s falsetto vocals over guitars a deep bass and a marching beat 32 60 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 40 50 60 The ballads The Archer Cornelia Street and Daylight are characterized by dense atmospheric synthesizers 32 42 61 the first of which combines dream pop and synth pop with steady kick drum beats throughout 27 38 60 Soon You ll Get Better and False God which were produced with Antonoff feature subtler production compared to the dominant uptempo sound 56 60 Soon You ll Get Better is a country ballad featuring slide guitars and the Dixie Chicks contributing background harmonies banjo and fiddle 39 55 False God combines elements of jazz 50 trap 27 neo soul 32 and 1980s R amp B 33 Swift sings over hiccupping vocal samples and a lone saxophone line 60 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 46 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 62 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 62 63 Miss Americana amp the Heartbreak Prince is at atmospheric gloomy synth pop track 40 with shouting cheerleaders voice in the background 21 The synth pop tunes The Man and You Need to Calm Down feature pulsating synthesizers 59 64 The Man is built on a pulsating drum beat 65 and You Need to Calm Down features cascading vocal echoes in the refrain 64 The three tracks Swift produced with Bell and Dukes which were recorded at Electric Feel Studios in Los Angeles 46 have an experimental quality 52 The opening track I Forgot That You Existed is a lighthearted post tropical house tune that is built on piano and finger snaps 49 66 The power ballad Afterglow has a slow building melody consisting of slow bass and Swift s falsetto vocals 64 65 67 Some critics considered the penultimate track It s Nice to Have a Friend as the album s most original and experimental song 49 51 68 The song includes a sample of Summer in the South from the Toronto based Regent Park School of Music s album Parkscapes 69 it has a sparse production with steelpans harps and tubular bells and is punctuated by a trumpet solo and church bells near the middle 34 38 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 35 Recording wrapped on February 24 2019 15 a sample of Cautious Clay s song Cold War used for London Boy was approved in June that year 70 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 18 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 71 The cover depicts Swift with sapphire hair tips and a pink glittery heart shape on her right eye in front of colorful pink clouds 72 73 Some media commented the artwork evokes the atmosphere of summer and music festivals 72 74 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 75 76 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 77 Marketing edit See also City of Lover 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 45 78 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 79 Her social media posts showed her outgoing comfortable persona departing from the dark antagonistic image she adopted for Reputation 3 76 Swift conducted interviews with publications including Entertainment Weekly The Guardian Vogue and Rolling Stone where she openly spoke about her adjusted personal life 80 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 30 she had hosted similar sessions for 1989 and Reputation 81 She also gave interviews on the US morning television programs CBS Sunday Morning and Good Morning America 82 and the talk shows The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 83 84 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 85 the deluxe editions were also available on Swift s website 78 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 86 She also collaborated with the English fashion designer Stella McCartney on a limited edition merchandise collection 45 Lover was released on both digital and physical formats on August 23 2019 through Republic Records 78 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 79 After Lover was released Swift began implementing her plan to re record her past albums 45 Swift performed on many televised shows starting with a performance of Me with Brendon Urie at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on May 1 87 She again performed the song with Urie on The Voice 88 and alone on Germany s Next Topmodel 89 The Graham Norton Show 90 and the French version of The Voice 91 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 92 Swift later performed Lover songs on BBC Radio 1 s Live Lounge 93 Saturday Night Live 94 NPR Music s Tiny Desk Concert 95 the Jingle Bell Ball 2019 in London 96 and iHeartRadio Z100 s Jingle Ball in New York City 97 She also promoted the album on Nippon TV s Sukkiri Morning Show in Tokyo 98 and at the Singles Day Countdown Gala by Alibaba Group in Shanghai 99 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 100 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 101 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 102 It was officially cancelled in February 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 103 Singles edit nbsp 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 Three singles preceded Lover 104 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 78 79 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 79 the media viewed this release as Swift s intention for the release to coincide with Pride Month 26 82 The title track was released as the third single on August 16 105 All three singles peaked in the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 and the first two peaked at number two 106 Me broke the record for the largest single week jump when it rose from number 100 to number two after one week 107 The Archer was released as a promotional single on July 23 64 79 A fourth single The Man was released on January 27 2020 108 On March 17 2023 ahead of Swift s 2023 tour the Eras Tour the Lover outtake track All of the Girls You Loved Before was released to digital and streaming platforms as a promotional single for the tour the song had leaked online two weeks before the release and received media attention as an unreleased track from the album 109 110 On June 13 2023 Cruel Summer was released to the U S contemporary hit radio format as the fifth single from the album due to its viral resurgence in popularity following its performances at the Eras Tour 111 Four years after its original release Cruel Summer became the first single from its parent album to top the US Billboard Hot 100 112 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 14 Some publications noted the extensive promotional campaign was old fashioned compared to the emerging trend of surprise album releases in the digital era 14 45 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 85 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 45 114 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 76 85 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 14 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 116 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 76 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 2 10 117 Metacritic79 100 118 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 119 The A V ClubA 40 The Daily Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 50 Entertainment WeeklyB 28 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 55 The Independent nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 59 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 27 Pitchfork7 1 10 37 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 49 The Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 120 In mainstream publications Lover received positive reviews from music critics 121 122 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 118 Most reviewers commended the album s themes of positivity and emotional intimacy 123 121 Many critics including Jon Caramanica in The New York Times 42 Neil McCormick in The Daily Telegraph 50 and Robert Christgau in his Substack published Consumer Guide column 124 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 36 119 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 33 40 Praise for the track list s length and diverse musical styles was more reserved 123 Those complimentary of Lover welcomed its disparate styles as a representation of Swift s creative freedom 40 48 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 52 Nick Catucci in Rolling Stone called the album evolutionary rather than revolutionary and appreciated its free and unhurried styles 49 Others taking issue with its length commented although Lover is a solid album it could have been a better record with some refinements 28 27 38 59 In The Observer Kitty Empire deemed this a partial retrenchment until Swift decides what to do next 125 Paste s Claire Martin was critical deeming the music unimpressive and the lyrics despite their heartwarming nature lacking any profound meaning 126 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 52 39 51 Schwartz and Anna Gaca from Pitchfork also highlighted the personal lyricism that recalls Speak Now 2010 21 37 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 55 Carl Wilson from Slate wrote although Lover is a sophisticated album it is held back by Swift s efforts to satisfy her audience 39 Year end lists edit Many publications ranked Lover in their lists of the best albums of 2019 127 It appeared on the top tens of lists by Billboard 128 People 129 and USA Today 130 Some publications including American Songwriter and MTV included it in their unranked lists 131 132 In individual critics list the album was ranked within the top ten by Zaleski 133 Wood 134 Sheffield 135 and Willman 136 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 3 128 The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2019 29 137 The Independent The 50 Best Albums of 2019 19 138 The Music Best Albums of 2019 7 139 The New York Times Best Albums of 2019 14 140 NME The 50 Best Albums of 2019 41 141 People The 10 Best Albums of 2019 3 129 Q Top 50 Albums of 2019 35 142 Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2019 4 143 USA Today The 10 Best Albums of 2019 3 130 Commercial performance editVariety citing Republic Records reported Lover sold nearly one million copies before its release 144 In the U S the album sold around 450 000 copies in its first day 145 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with a 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 146 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 147 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 148 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 149 The Recording Industry Association of America RIAA certified Lover platinum denoting one million album equivalent units after four weeks of release 150 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 151 The RIAA certified Lover triple platinum in October 2022 152 and the album surpassed two million U S sales by January 2024 becoming Swift s 10th album to do so 153 After Swift embarked on the Eras Tour in April 2023 Lover re entered the top 10 of the Billboard 200 154 In the wider Anglosphere Lover peaked atop the charts in Australia New Zealand 155 the U K including Scotland 156 157 Ireland 158 and Canada 159 It set chart records in Australia where it made Swift the artist with the most number one albums of the 2010s decade 160 and both the U K and Ireland where it made her the first female artist in the same decade to have four number one albums 161 162 The album was certified platinum or higher in Australia six times platinum 163 New Zealand five times platinum 164 and the U K double platinum 165 In March 2024 following the Australian dates of the Eras Tour Lover topped the ARIA Albums Chart more than four years after its release 166 In Europe Lover reached number one in Latvia 167 Lithuania 168 the Netherlands 169 Norway 170 Portugal 171 Spain 172 and Sweden 173 In China it 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 174 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 175 176 The album also sold a million units in its first week worldwide tying her with Ayumi Hamasaki s 1999 release of Loveppears biggest global sales for pure units of a studio album in its opening week 177 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 178 Legacy editAccolades edit Lover has received various awards and nominations including Favorite Album of the Year at the People s Choice Awards 179 Best International Artist at the ARIA Awards 180 and two album sales awards at the BuzzAngle Music Awards 181 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 182 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 183 and in 2020 The Man won Best Direction 184 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 185 Lover won Pop Album of the Year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 186 an award in Sales and Marketing Packaging Campaign by the American Advertising Federation in Nashville 187 and was nominated for Top Billboard 200 Album at the Billboard Music Awards 188 The album won Album of the Year Western at the Japan Gold Disc Awards 189 Best Selling Album English at Hong Kong s RTHK International Pop Poll Awards 190 and a Music Jacket Creative Award at Japan s CD Shop Awards 191 Retrospectives edit nbsp Swift performing the Lover act of her Eras Tour 2023 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 192 193 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 194 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 104 195 Following the cancellation of Lover Fest Swift embarked on the Eras Tour 2023 2024 as her sixth headlining concert tour The tour consisted of 10 acts the first of which is a tribute to Lover 196 Retrospective critical commentary has discussed ways Lover changed Swift s image and artistry from the antagonistic tone of Reputation 197 Several publications that ranked Lover as a weaker album in Swift s discography and deemed it an unnecessary course correction from Reputation included Consequence 198 Spin 199 and Entertainment Weekly 200 The Alternative Press upheld Swift s mature songwriting but said that the album s free spirited sound was both its blessing and its curse 201 Paste deemed Lover a mixed bag containing some songs that failed to demonstrate Swift s craftsmanship but said that as a transitional work it was a perfect inflection point for Swift who found herself caught between her defensive Kanye beef era and the shimmering resurrection she d construct throughout the pandemic 202 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 203 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 40 204 It s Nice to Have a Friend featured prominently in the promotion of M3GAN a 2023 horror film 205 206 Copyright lawsuit edit On August 23 2022 at a Tennessee federal court the author Teresa La Dart filed a copyright infringement complaint claiming that 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 that is also titled Lover 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 owed in excess of one million dollars in damages 207 In March 2023 Swift s attorneys requested a dismissal calling La Dart s claims entirely meritless and woefully deficient 208 On July 27 2023 Billboard reported that La Dart voluntarily withdrew the case without any settlement 209 Track listing editCredits adapted from the album liner notes 46 Lover Standard editionNo 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 Dixie 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 Lover Deluxe edition 210 No TitleLength19 I Forgot That You Existed Piano Vocal 3 3020 Lover Piano Vocal 5 39Total length 70 57 Notes edit a signifies a co producer London Boy contains a sample of Cold War by Cautious Clay The More Lover Chapter contains All of the Girls You Loved Before a previously unreleased song initially written for LoverPersonnel editCredits adapted from the album s liner notes 46 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 2023 Peakposition Argentine Albums CAPIF 211 1 Australian Albums ARIA 155 1 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 212 2 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 213 1 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 214 4 Canadian Albums Billboard 159 1 Czech Albums CNS IFPI 215 2 Danish Albums Hitlisten 216 3 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 169 1 Estonian Albums Eesti Tipp 40 217 1 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 218 4 French Albums SNEP 219 5 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 220 2 Greek Albums IFPI 221 1 Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 222 8 Icelandic Albums Plotutidindi 223 18 Irish Albums OCC 158 1 Italian Albums FIMI 224 2 Japan Hot Albums Billboard Japan 225 3 Japanese Albums Oricon 226 3 Latvian Albums LAIPA 167 1 Lithuanian Albums AGATA 168 1 Mexican Albums Top 100 Mexico 227 1 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 228 1 Norwegian Albums VG lista 170 1 Polish Albums ZPAV 229 5 Portuguese Albums AFP 171 1 Scottish Albums OCC 156 1 Slovak Albums CNS IFPI 230 1 South Korean Albums Gaon 231 36 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 172 1 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 173 1 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 232 2 Swiss Albums SNEP Romandie 233 1 UK Albums OCC 157 1 US Billboard 200 234 1 US Top Tastemaker Albums Billboard 235 1 Year end charts edit 2019 year end chart performance for Lover Chart 2019 Position Australian Albums ARIA 236 6 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 237 64 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 238 28 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 239 158 Canadian Albums Billboard 240 14 Danish Albums Hitlisten 241 99 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 242 52 French Albums SNEP 243 179 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 244 88 Irish Albums IRMA 245 23 Japan Hot Albums Billboard 246 98 Japanese Albums Oricon 247 84 Latvian Albums LAIPA 248 61 Mexican Albums AMPROFON 249 10 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 250 14 Portuguese Albums AFP 251 36 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 252 50 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 253 73 UK Albums OCC 254 24 US Billboard 200 255 4 2020 year end chart performance for Lover Chart 2020 Position Australian Albums ARIA 256 15 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 257 44 Canadian Albums Billboard 258 13 Croatian Albums Foreign Top 40 259 14 Danish Albums Hitlisten 260 93 Irish Albums IRMA 261 29 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 262 22 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 263 77 UK Albums OCC 264 37 US Billboard 200 265 15 2021 year end chart performance for Lover Chart 2021 Position Australian Albums ARIA 266 37 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 267 107 Canadian Albums Billboard 268 38 Irish Albums IRMA 269 44 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 270 87 UK Albums OCC 271 83 US Billboard 200 272 61 2022 year end chart performance for Lover Chart 2022 Position Australian Albums ARIA 273 26 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 274 59 Canadian Albums Billboard 275 34 UK Albums OCC 276 43 US Billboard 200 277 49 2023 year end chart performance for Lover Chart 2023 Position Australian Albums ARIA 278 8 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 279 13 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 280 19 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 281 130 Canadian Albums Billboard 282 10 Danish Albums Hitlisten 283 34 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 284 12 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 285 42 Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 286 31 Icelandic Albums Plotutidindi 287 68 Italian Albums FIMI 288 88 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 289 11 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 290 59 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 291 43 UK Albums OCC 292 11 US Billboard 200 293 9Certifications and sales editCertifications for Lover with pure sales where available Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 163 6 Platinum 420 000 Austria IFPI Austria 294 Platinum 15 000 Belgium BEA 295 Platinum 20 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 296 2 Platinum 40 000 France SNEP 297 Platinum 100 000 Germany BVMI 298 Gold 100 000 Italy FIMI 299 Platinum 50 000 New Zealand RMNZ 164 5 Platinum 75 000 Norway IFPI Norway 300 Platinum 20 000 Poland ZPAV 301 2 Platinum 40 000 Portugal AFP 302 Gold 7 500 Singapore RIAS 303 Platinum 10 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 304 Gold 20 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 305 Gold 10 000 United Kingdom BPI 165 2 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 152 7 Platinum 7 000 000 2 000 000 note 5 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments 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 2024 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 China Cultural impact of Taylor SwiftFootnotes edit Swift said this was a consequence of the Dixie Chicks controversy in 2003 when 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