{"id":598,"date":"2020-08-21T21:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T21:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/?page_id=598"},"modified":"2025-09-21T19:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T18:39:45","slug":"cruel-summer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/lover-album\/lover-songs\/cruel-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruel Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"598\" class=\"elementor elementor-598\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"5131a13e\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Cruel Summer<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30bdd63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30bdd63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Single | Lover (2019)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9740215 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"9740215\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646e55d elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"646e55d\" 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ce5982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ce5982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cCruel Summer\u201d is the second track and fifth official single from Taylor\u2019s seventh studio album, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/lover-album\/\">Lover<\/a><\/em> (2019). The song captures the intense highs and painful uncertainties of a secret summer romance that feels both euphoric and dangerously fragile. Widely considered one of Taylor\u2019s signature songs, \u201cCruel Summer\u201d hit a major milestone in October 2023 when it soared to No. 1 on the <em>Billboard Hot 100<\/em>\u2014over four years after its initial release\u2014marking her tenth chart-topping single.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82d56b elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"d82d56b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__d82d56b\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ecae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85ecae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a5850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71a5850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor co-wrote \u201cCruel Summer\u201d with Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent (Annie Clark) during a session at New York City\u2019s iconic Electric Lady Studios in 2018. Reflecting on the experience in a 2021 interview with <em>NME<\/em>, St. Vincent described it as relaxed and spontaneous, saying: \u201cGosh, it was really casual. Just some people in a room jammin\u2019.\u201d Taylor and Jack then co-produced the track, adding the finishing touches to what became a breezy, synth-driven pop anthem\u2014rich with swirling electronic textures, robotic vocal effects, and distorted vocals that mirror the emotional turbulence at the heart of the song. In an interview with <em>iHeartRadio<\/em> in 2019, Taylor recalled:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e72c71 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"6e72c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abJack and Annie [Clark] did the track and a lot of the instrumentation and I did the topline in whatever language that is. A topline is all the notes and the lyrics you hear. So whatever you would sing, that is what I wrote on this. It was just so fun to write this one and I really love this one. Jack and I like to do ranting bridges. Like in 'Out Of The Woods' where the bridge is the biggest moment of the song\u2014we revisited that concept.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d0626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8d0626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring the \u201c<em>Lover<\/em> Enhanced\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/spotify\/\">Spotify<\/a> campaign, Taylor described the track as portraying \u201ca desperate summer love that might be doomed from the start,\u201d adding that her favorite lyric is: <em>\u201cI love you. Ain\u2019t that the worst thing you ever heard?\u201d<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f941c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"95f941c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1955726648\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670e11d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"670e11d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lyrical Theme<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5ed65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c5ed65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe lyrical theme of \u201cCruel Summer\u201d revolves around the intensity and instability of a secret, high-stakes summer romance. It captures the rush of falling in love under complicated circumstances\u2014where passion, secrecy, and emotional vulnerability collide. The lyrics convey both euphoria and desperation, as Taylor navigates the thrill of forbidden love while fearing its inevitable unraveling. She told <em>iHeartRadio<\/em> in 2019:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3bd01 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"3f3bd01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abThis song is one that I wrote about the feeling of a summer romance, and how often times a summer romance can be layered with all these feelings of pining away and sometimes even secrecy. It deals with the idea of being in a relationship where there\u2019s some element of desperation and pain in it, where you\u2019re yearning for something that you don\u2019t quite have yet. It\u2019s just right there, and you just can\u2019t reach it. So, this has some of my favorite lyrics in it, and it was so fun to write this!\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1523bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1523bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe song was inspired by the early days of Taylor\u2019s relationship with her former partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/family\/joe-alwyn\/\">Joe Alwyn<\/a>, which began as a casual, secretive fling. One of their first encounters was at the Met Gala in May 2016\u2014at the time, Taylor was still dating DJ Calvin Harris and soon after began a brief, highly publicized romance with British actor Tom Hiddleston. Her connection with Joe likely began quietly in the aftermath, aligning with the emotionally charged events of <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/music-hiatus\/\">summer 2016<\/a>. In her personal journal included with the deluxe edition of <em>Lover<\/em>, Taylor refers to that period as \u201cthe apocalypse,\u201d underscoring just how painful and chaotic that summer was for her on multiple levels.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2315d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2315d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Single Release<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8468b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c8468b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter Taylor launched \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour\/\">The Eras Tour<\/a>\u201d (2023\u20132024) in March 2023, \u201cCruel Summer\u201d experienced a massive resurgence on streaming platforms. Positioned at the top of the setlist to open the show in full force, it quickly became the defining anthem of the cultural phenomenon that the tour became. Due to its renewed popularity and fan demand, the track was (finally) officially released as the fifth single from <em>Lover<\/em>. It impacted US Pop Radio on June 20, 2023\u2014nearly four years after its original release. Taylor addressed the decision during her show in Pittsburgh on June 17:\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bef1da elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1bef1da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00ab'Cruel Summer' was on the <i>Lover<\/i> album that came out four years ago. And I just need to let you know something: 'Cruel Summer' was my pride and joy on that album! That was my favorite song. And you know, you have conversations before the album comes out and everybody weighs in on what should be the singles. And I was finally, finally about to have my favorite song become a single off of <i>Lover<\/i>. And I'm not trying to blame the global pandemic we had but that is something that happened that stopped 'Cruel Summer' from ever being a single. So, what's happening right now, thanks to you, and no one understands how this is happening: You guys have streamed 'Cruel Summer' so much right now, in 2023, that it's like rising on the streaming charts so crazy. And my label just decided to make it the next single! This is truly, truly perplexing to me because I just haven't had something like this happen in my career. So thank you to anyone who's been listening to that song like 500 times a day. That was my favorite one!\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3473b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3473b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen \u201cCruel Summer\u201d was released as a single, it became Taylor\u2019s tenth No. 1 hit on the <em>Billboard Hot 100<\/em> in October 2023, setting a record for the longest climb to No. 1 by a female soloist with a non-holiday song\u2014over four years after its debut. The achievement also marked her 41st Top 10 hit, solidifying her record as the female artist with the most Top 10 entries in <em>Hot 100<\/em> history. Moreover, it made Taylor the first woman ever to score ten No. 1 hits on the Hot 100 and ten No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200\u2014another historic feat. To celebrate, Taylor and co-producer Jack Antonoff shared a special message on Instagram. Jack recalled, \u201cA song from five fucking years ago\u2026a song that we said was the best song but we thought, \u2018Oh, you know what, this was <em>our<\/em> secret best song.\u2019 That\u2019s what we thought.\u201d Taylor then added:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89e63c elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"d89e63c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abWe just wanted to say thank you so much for making \u2018Cruel Summer\u2019 a Hot 100 No. 1 and it\u2019s not even the summer anymore. It\u2019s deep fall, I\u2019m wearing a sweater. We love you guys!\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d616be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d616be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFollowing the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/videography\/concert-movies\/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-concert-film\/\"><em>The Eras Tour<\/em> concert film<\/a> on October 12, 2023, a live version of \u201cCruel Summer\u201d dropped on October 18 as part of the digital compilation <em>The Cruelest Summer<\/em>. Around the same time, St. Vincent shared her thoughts on the song\u2019s success, saying, \u201cI\u2019m still blown away by \u2018Cruel Summer\u2019 becoming the phenomenon it is. At the time, it wasn\u2019t even a single, but the fans decided, \u2018This is our song,\u2019 and marched it up the charts. That\u2019s a true testament to how powerful her fan base is.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83afb6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"83afb6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1955726648\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec03699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec03699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Live Performances<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b98865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b98865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cCruel Summer\u201d made its long-awaited live debut four years after its release as part of the regular setlist on Taylor\u2019s sixth headlining tour, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour\/\">The Eras Tour<\/a>\u201d (2023\u20132024). The song kicked off the show, setting a vibrant tone with a joyous singalong between Taylor and the crowd. She explained that she chose to start the show with \u201cCruel Summer\u201d because of the overwhelming support it received from fans ever since its release. Reflecting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/album-eras\/lover-era\/\"><em>Lover <\/em>era<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-book\/\"><em>The Eras Tour<\/em> book<\/a>, she wrote:\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25bee81 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"25bee81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abOne thing I knew from the start: We had to open with 'Cruel Summer' to blast us into the energy of this show. Something about the combination of that song and that Versace glittery bodysuit I got to wear could pull me out of any funk, fix any headache, heal sore muscles.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132a6de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"132a6de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe performance was pure catharsis\u2014equal parts celebration and emotional release. Vibrant, bright, and brimming with joy, the staging perfectly embodied the glittery aesthetic of the <em>Lover<\/em> era, setting the tone for the rest of the night. As the shimmering synths kicked in, Taylor launched into the song with explosive energy. Dressed in a dazzling pastel ensemble, she turned the stadium into a sea of lights and voices, with fans screaming every lyric in unison\u2014especially during the now-iconic bridge. When she belted, <em>\u201cI love you, ain\u2019t that the worst thing you ever heard?\u201d<\/em> at full force, the crowd erupted, creating one of the tour\u2019s most unforgettable communal moments.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d7706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55d7706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Critical Reception<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c56ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c56ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUpon release, \u201cCruel Summer\u201d received critical acclaim for its infectious melody and ethereal production, often hailed as a standout track on <em>Lover <\/em>and one of Taylor\u2019s best pop songs. Both <em>Billboard <\/em>and <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> included it in their year-end best-of lists for 2019, with <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> ranking it as the third-best song of Taylor\u2019s career at the time. The publication described it as \u201ca burst of mischief and desire, messy drama with a wink,\u201d highlighting its raw emotional energy and Taylor\u2019s fearless musical evolution.\n<br><br>\nIn the years since, \u201cCruel Summer\u201d has been celebrated as the signature track of <em>Lover<\/em>. In a 2021 ranking of the best bridges of the 21st century, <em>Billboard <\/em>placed it at No. 11. It consistently ranks highly in critics\u2019 assessments of Taylor\u2019s discography, including No. 11 by Rob Sheffield of <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> and No. 6 by Hannah Mylrea of <em>NME<\/em>. <em>Clash <\/em>named it one of Taylor\u2019s 15 best tracks, praising its \u201chighly addictive\u201d structure. In 2022, <em>Exclaim!<\/em> ranked it second on a list of her top 20 songs, lauding St. Vincent\u2019s artistic contribution. <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> called it a \u201cbuzzer-beating, angst-wielding anthem,\u201d while <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2018s Brittany Spanos noted its rock-star edge and romantic urgency, calling it one of Taylor\u2019s finest songs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfb0e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6bfb0e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4949308224\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d8199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42d8199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commercial Performance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2654597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2654597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReleased as the second track on <em>Lover <\/em>on August 23, 2019, \u201cCruel Summer\u201d initially charted within the Top 30 in several countries and debuted at No. 29 on the <em>Billboard Hot 100<\/em> in the US. Despite its popularity, fans questioned why it wasn\u2019t released as a single.\n<br><br>\nIn March 2023, \u201cCruel Summer\u201d gained new momentum when it was included in \u201cThe Eras Tour\u201d setlist, where it quickly became a fan favorite. The song went viral on social media, re-entering the <em>Billboard Hot 100<\/em> at No. 49 on June 3, 2023. Subsequently, <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/republic-records\/\">Republic Records<\/a> officially released it as the fifth <em>Lover <\/em>single to US contemporary hit radio on June 20, 2023.\n<br><br>\nFollowing its single release, \u201cCruel Summer\u201d became Taylor\u2019s 41st Top 10 hit, solidifying her record as the female artist with the most Top 10 entries. It also became the fourth <em>Lover <\/em>track to enter the Top 10, following \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/lover-album\/lover-songs\/me\/\">ME!<\/a>\u201d, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/lover-album\/lover-songs\/you-need-to-calm-down\/\">You Need to Calm Down<\/a>,\u201d and the title track, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/lover-album\/lover-songs\/lover-song\/\">Lover<\/a>.\u201d A massive global fan campaign helped push the song to No. 1 on the <em>Hot 100<\/em>, where it stayed for three weeks. On November 13, 2023, Taylor made history as the only female artist to replace herself twice at No. 1, when \u201cCruel Summer\u201d replaced \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/1989-taylors-version\/is-it-over-now\/\">Is It Over Now?<\/a>\u201d (she first accomplished this feat with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/1989-songs\/blank-space\/\">Blank Space<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/1989-songs\/shake-it-off\/\">Shake It Off<\/a>\u201d in 2014).\n<br><br>\nOn May 20, 2024, it became Taylor\u2019s longest-charting song on the Hot 100, surpassing \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/midnights\/midnights-songs\/anti-hero\/\">Anti-Hero<\/a>\u201d (54 weeks). The song also topped multiple airplay charts, including <em>Pop Airplay<\/em> (10 weeks) and <em>Adult Pop Airplay<\/em> (8 weeks), and reached No. 1 on the <em>Radio Songs<\/em> chart in October 2023.\n<br><br>\nBy October 2023, \u201cCruel Summer\u201d peaked at No. 1 in Singapore, No. 2 in Australia, Canada, and the UK, and No. 1 in the Philippines. The song also reached No. 2 on the <em>Billboard Global 200<\/em>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69c5cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c69c5cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4949308224\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0c241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b0c241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interpolation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2215d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2215d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOlivia Rodrigo\u2019s 2021 hit single \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/work-for-other-artists\/deja-vu\/\">deja vu<\/a>,\u201d from her debut album <em>SOUR<\/em>, features an interpolation of \u201cCruel Summer.\u201d In an interview with <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>, Olivia expressed her admiration for the track, saying: \u201cI love \u2018Cruel Summer.\u2019 That\u2019s one of my favorite songs ever. I love the yell-y vocal in it, the harmonized yells she does. I feel like they\u2019re super electric and moving, so I wanted to do something like that.\u201d This comment directly acknowledged how \u201cCruel Summer\u201d influenced the bridge of \u201cdeja vu,\u201d ultimately prompting Olivia to credit Taylor, Jack Antonoff, and St. Vincent as co-writers on the track. She did the same with another song on <em>SOUR<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/work-for-other-artists\/1-step-forward-3-steps-back\/\">1 step forward, 3 steps back<\/a>,\u201d which interpolates Taylor\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/reputation-album\/the-reputation-songs\/new-years-day\/\">New Year\u2019s Day<\/a>\u201d (2017), also crediting her as a co-writer.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821d57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"821d57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legacy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5ef20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5ef20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cCruel Summer\u201d has solidified its place as a cornerstone of Taylor\u2019s pop legacy, with a cultural and commercial impact that only intensified over time. What began as a fan-favorite deep cut from <em>Lover <\/em>transformed into a chart-topping global hit\u2014largely propelled by its prominent placement on \u201cThe Eras Tour.\u201d Opening the show with its euphoric chorus and explosive bridge, the song became the tour\u2019s unofficial anthem, sparking stadium-wide singalongs night after night.\n<br><br>\nIts late-blooming rise to No. 1 on the <em>Billboard Hot 100<\/em>, years after its original release, underscored both the enduring power of Taylor\u2019s songwriting and the devotion of her fanbase. \u201cCruel Summer\u201d came to embody the second wind of the <em>Lover <\/em>era\u2014revived through nostalgia, social media virality, and the sheer momentum of \u201cThe Eras Tour.\u201d Its legacy is now a testament to Taylor\u2019s rare ability to create songs that only grow more resonant with time.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244eb13 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"244eb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45c7bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a45c7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lyrics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0dfea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a0dfea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>[Intro]<\/strong><br \/>(<i>Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah<\/i>)<\/p><p><strong>[Verse 1]<\/strong><br \/>Fever dream high in the quiet of the night<br \/>You know that I caught it (<i>O<\/i><i>h yeah, you\u2019re right, I want it<\/i>)<br \/>Bad, bad boy<br \/>Shiny toy with a price<br \/>You know that I bought it (<i>Oh yeah, you\u2019re right, I want it<\/i>)<\/p><p><strong>[Pre-Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>Killing me slow<br \/>Out the window<br \/>I\u2019m always waiting for you to be waiting below<br \/>Devils roll the dice<br \/>Angels roll their eyes<br \/>What doesn\u2019t kill me<br \/>Makes me want you more<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>And it\u2019s new<br \/>The shape of your body<br \/>It\u2019s blue<br \/>The feeling I got and it\u2019s<br \/>Ooh<br \/>It\u2019s a cruel summer<br \/>It\u2019s cool<br \/>That\u2019s what I tell \u2019em<br \/>No rules in breakable heaven but<br \/>Ooh<br \/>It\u2019s a cruel summer<br \/>With you<\/p><p><strong>[Verse 2]<\/strong><br \/>Hang your head low<br \/>In the glow of the vending machine<br \/>I\u2019m not dying (<i>Oh yeah, you\u2019re right, I want it<\/i>)<br \/>We say that we\u2019ll just screw it up in these trying times<br \/>We\u2019re not trying (<i>Oh yeah, you\u2019re right, I want it<\/i>)<\/p><p><strong>[Pre-Chorus 2]<\/strong><br \/>So cut the headlights<br \/>Summer\u2019s a knife<br \/>I\u2019m always waiting for you just to cut to the bone<br \/>Devils roll the dice<br \/>Angels roll their eyes<br \/>But if I bleed you\u2019ll be the last to know<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>It\u2019s new<br \/>The shape of your body<br \/>It\u2019s blue<br \/>The feeling I got and it\u2019s<br \/>Ooh<br \/>It\u2019s a cruel summer<br \/>It\u2019s cool<br \/>That\u2019s what I tell \u2019em<br \/>No rules in breakable heaven but<br \/>Ooh<br \/>It\u2019s a cruel summer<br \/>With you<\/p><p><strong>[Bridge]<\/strong><br \/>I\u2019m drunk in the back of the car<br \/>And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar <i>(Oh)<\/i><br \/>Said, \u201cI\u2019m fine\u201d but it wasn\u2019t true<br \/>I don\u2019t want to keep secrets<br \/>Just to keep you<br \/>And I snuck in through the garden gate every night that summer<br \/>Just to seal my fate <i>(Oh)<\/i><br \/>And I scream, \u201cFor whatever it\u2019s worth,<br \/>I love you, ain\u2019t that the worst thing you ever heard?\u201d<br \/>He looks up grinning like a devil<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>It\u2019s new<br \/>The shape of your body<br \/>It\u2019s blue<br \/>The feeling I\u2019ve got and i\u2019ts<br \/>Ooh<br \/>It\u2019s a cruel summer<br \/>It\u2019s cool<br \/>That\u2019s what I tell \u2019em<br \/>No rules in breakable heaven but<br \/>Ooh<br \/>It\u2019s a cruel summer<br \/>With you<\/p><p><strong>[Outro]<\/strong><br \/>I\u2019m drunk in the back of the car<br \/>And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar <i>(Oh)<\/i><br \/>Said, \u201cI\u2019m fine\u201d but it wasn\u2019t true<br \/>I don\u2019t wanna keep secrets just to keep you<br \/>And I snuck in through the garden gate every night that summer<br \/>Just to seal my fate <i>(Oh)<\/i><br \/>And I scream, \u201cFor whatever it\u2019s worth,<br \/>I love you, ain\u2019t that the worst thing you ever heard?\u201d<br \/>(<i>Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah<\/i>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1736dbf elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-framed elementor-share-buttons--color-custom elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"1736dbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" 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data-id=\"40a5535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tGeneral Information\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed76dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fed76dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><th>Artist<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/biography\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Album<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/lover-album\/\">Lover<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Released<\/th><td>August 23, 2019<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Studios<\/th><td>Electric Lady (New York City)<br \/>Conway (Los Angeles)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Genre<\/th><td>Synth Pop<br \/>Electro Pop<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Length<\/th><td>2:58<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Label<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/republic-records\/\">Republic Records<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Songwriters<\/th><td>Taylor Swift<br \/>Jack Antonoff<br \/>Annie Clark<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Producers<\/th><td>Taylor Swift<br \/>Jack Antonoff<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"infobox-header description\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><h6>LOVER CHRONOLOGY<\/h6><\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/lover-album\/lover-songs\/i-forgot-that-you-existed\/\">I Forgot That You Existed<\/a><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><b>Cruel Summer<\/b><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/lover-album\/lover-songs\/lover-song\/\">Lover<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd4b25 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1cd4b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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by Taylor Swift (2023)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzA2MTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8xMFwvY3J1ZWwtc3VtbWVyLXJlbWl4LWFydHdvcmstdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LWxvdmVyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjllOTBkZWUifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cruel-summer-remix-artwork-taylor-swift-lover.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cruel-summer-remix-artwork-taylor-swift-lover.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Cruel Summer (LP Giobbi Remix)&quot; by Taylor Swift (2023)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">\"Cruel Summer (LP Giobbi Remix)\" by Taylor Swift (2023)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"9e90dee\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift (Lover, 2019). 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elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tLive Audio\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabb37d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"aabb37d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=xB-RZqcoIgo&ab_channel=TaylorSwift&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a177b elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"70a177b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tLP Giobbi Remix\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0632c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0632c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=GBb8vC0DeXY&ab_channel=TaylorSwift&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781a2f5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"781a2f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tHandwritten Lyrics\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08fe194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08fe194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ECk6iXhUEAI_OTv.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cruel Summer Lyrics\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjMzNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RheWxvcnN3aWZ0c3dpdHplcmxhbmQuY2hcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzAyXC9FQ2s2aVhoVUVBSV9PVHYuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ECk6iXhUEAI_OTv-625x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6337\" alt=\"Cruel Summer Lyrics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ECk6iXhUEAI_OTv-625x1024.jpg 625w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ECk6iXhUEAI_OTv-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ECk6iXhUEAI_OTv.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cruel Summer Single | Lover (2019) \u201cCruel Summer\u201d is the second track and fifth official single from Taylor\u2019s seventh studio album, Lover (2019). The song captures the intense highs and painful uncertainties of a secret summer romance that feels both euphoric and dangerously fragile. Widely considered one of Taylor\u2019s signature songs, \u201cCruel Summer\u201d hit a major milestone in October 2023 when it soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100\u2014over four years after its initial release\u2014marking her tenth chart-topping single. Table of Contents Background Taylor co-wrote \u201cCruel Summer\u201d with Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent (Annie Clark) during a session at New York City\u2019s iconic Electric Lady Studios in 2018. Reflecting on the experience in a 2021 interview with NME, St. Vincent described it as relaxed and spontaneous, saying: \u201cGosh, it was really casual. Just some people in a room jammin\u2019.\u201d Taylor and Jack then co-produced the track, adding the finishing touches to what became a breezy, synth-driven pop anthem\u2014rich with swirling electronic textures, robotic vocal effects, and distorted vocals that mirror the emotional turbulence at the heart of the song. In an interview with iHeartRadio in 2019, Taylor recalled: \u00abJack and Annie [Clark] did the track and a lot of the instrumentation and I did the topline in whatever language that is. A topline is all the notes and the lyrics you hear. So whatever you would sing, that is what I wrote on this. It was just so fun to write this one and I really love this one. Jack and I like to do ranting bridges. Like in \u2018Out Of The Woods\u2019 where the bridge is the biggest moment of the song\u2014we revisited that concept.\u00bb Taylor Swift During the \u201cLover Enhanced\u201d Spotify campaign, Taylor described the track as portraying \u201ca desperate summer love that might be doomed from the start,\u201d adding that her favorite lyric is: \u201cI love you. Ain\u2019t that the worst thing you ever heard?\u201d Lyrical Theme The lyrical theme of \u201cCruel Summer\u201d revolves around the intensity and instability of a secret, high-stakes summer romance. It captures the rush of falling in love under complicated circumstances\u2014where passion, secrecy, and emotional vulnerability collide. The lyrics convey both euphoria and desperation, as Taylor navigates the thrill of forbidden love while fearing its inevitable unraveling. She told iHeartRadio in 2019: \u00abThis song is one that I wrote about the feeling of a summer romance, and how often times a summer romance can be layered with all these feelings of pining away and sometimes even secrecy. It deals with the idea of being in a relationship where there\u2019s some element of desperation and pain in it, where you\u2019re yearning for something that you don\u2019t quite have yet. It\u2019s just right there, and you just can\u2019t reach it. So, this has some of my favorite lyrics in it, and it was so fun to write this!\u00bb Taylor Swift The song was inspired by the early days of Taylor\u2019s relationship with her former partner, Joe Alwyn, which began as a casual, secretive fling. One of their first encounters was at the Met Gala in May 2016\u2014at the time, Taylor was still dating DJ Calvin Harris and soon after began a brief, highly publicized romance with British actor Tom Hiddleston. Her connection with Joe likely began quietly in the aftermath, aligning with the emotionally charged events of summer 2016. In her personal journal included with the deluxe edition of Lover, Taylor refers to that period as \u201cthe apocalypse,\u201d underscoring just how painful and chaotic that summer was for her on multiple levels. Single Release After Taylor launched \u201cThe Eras Tour\u201d (2023\u20132024) in March 2023, \u201cCruel Summer\u201d experienced a massive resurgence on streaming platforms. Positioned at the top of the setlist to open the show in full force, it quickly became the defining anthem of the cultural phenomenon that the tour became. Due to its renewed popularity and fan demand, the track was (finally) officially released as the fifth single from Lover. It impacted US Pop Radio on June 20, 2023\u2014nearly four years after its original release. Taylor addressed the decision during her show in Pittsburgh on June 17: \u00ab\u2019Cruel Summer\u2019 was on the Lover album that came out four years ago. And I just need to let you know something: \u2018Cruel Summer\u2019 was my pride and joy on that album! That was my favorite song. And you know, you have conversations before the album comes out and everybody weighs in on what should be the singles. And I was finally, finally about to have my favorite song become a single off of Lover. And I\u2019m not trying to blame the global pandemic we had but that is something that happened that stopped \u2018Cruel Summer\u2019 from ever being a single. So, what\u2019s happening right now, thanks to you, and no one understands how this is happening: You guys have streamed \u2018Cruel Summer\u2019 so much right now, in 2023, that it\u2019s like rising on the streaming charts so crazy. And my label just decided to make it the next single! This is truly, truly perplexing to me because I just haven\u2019t had something like this happen in my career. So thank you to anyone who\u2019s been listening to that song like 500 times a day. That was my favorite one!\u00bb Taylor Swift When \u201cCruel Summer\u201d was released as a single, it became Taylor\u2019s tenth No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2023, setting a record for the longest climb to No. 1 by a female soloist with a non-holiday song\u2014over four years after its debut. The achievement also marked her 41st Top 10 hit, solidifying her record as the female artist with the most Top 10 entries in Hot 100 history. Moreover, it made Taylor the first woman ever to score ten No. 1 hits on the Hot 100 and ten No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200\u2014another historic feat. To celebrate, Taylor and co-producer Jack Antonoff shared a special message on Instagram. 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