Lover (Taylor Swift album)

Lover is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on August 23, 2019, by Republic Records and Taylor Swift Productions. The first single, "Me!", was released on April 26, 2019. Swift revealed the album's name and release date via Instagram on June 13, 2019. She also announced the second single "You Need to Calm Down", released June 14, 2019. The first promotional single "The Archer", was released on July 23, 2019, followed by the title track ("Lover") on August 16.[1][2][3]

Lover
Taylor Swift - Lover (Logo).png
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2019
Label
Producer
  • Taylor Swift (also exec.)
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Joel Little
  • Louis Bell
  • Frank Dukes
  • Sounwave
Taylor Swift chronology
Reputation
(2017)
Lover
(2019)
Live from Clear Channel Stripped 2008
(2020)
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

Track listing

Lover standard edition track listing[4]
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
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
19. "I Forgot That You Existed" (Piano/Vocal) 3:30
20. "Lover" (Piano/Vocal) 5:39
Total length:
70:57

Lover (Taylor Swift Album) Media

Notes

  • ^a  signifies a co-producer
  • "London Boy" contains a sample of "Cold War" by Cautious Clay.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[5] 1
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 4
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 1
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[11] 2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 1
Estonian Albums (Eesti Ekspress)[14] 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 4
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 2
Greek Albums (IFPI)[18] 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[19] 8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] 2
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[22] 3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23] 3
Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[24] 1
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[25] 1
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[26] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[28] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[29] 5
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[30] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31] 1
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[32] 36
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[33] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 2
Swiss Albums (Romandie)[36] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[37] 1
US Billboard 200 1
US Rolling Stone Top 200[38] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[39] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[40] 64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[41] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[42] 158
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[43] 14
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[44] 99
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[45] 52
French Albums (SNEP)[46] 179
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[47] 88
Irish Albums (IRMA)[48] 23
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[49] 98
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[50] 84
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[51] 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[52] 14
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[53] 50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[54] 73
UK Albums (OCC)[55] 24
US Billboard 200[56] 4
US Rolling Stone 200[57] 3

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