Taylor Swift’s Lover (2026)

Taylor Swift new song Lover

Lover is Taylor Swift’s seventh studio album, released on August 23, 2019, through Republic Records. The album contains 18 tracks, including “ME!” featuring Brendon Urie, “You Need to Calm Down,” “Lover,” and “Cruel Summer.”

The album marked Swift’s first studio album released through Republic Records. It became a major commercial success and reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Although the album was released in 2019, it continued to perform strongly on the charts in later years. As of 2026, Lover remains one of Swift’s major studio albums and is still available through her official music store.

The lover is the upcoming seventh studio album of Taylor Swift, who is an American singer-songwriter. Announced to be released on the 23rd of August, the album will also release under Republic Records. The lead single “Me!” of the album which features Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco released on the 26th of April, 2019. The second single also released on the 13th of June. 2019 that was titled “You Need to Calm Down”, where Jonathan Van Ness, Antoni Porowski, and Karamo Brown starred. The title track hence released as the third single of the album on the 16th of August, 2019.

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Taylor Swift began teasing Lover in early 2019 before officially announcing the album in August. She released “ME!” featuring Brendon Urie on April 26, 2019, followed by “You Need to Calm Down” on June 14 and the title track “Lover” on August 16.

The album was released on August 23, 2019, with 18 songs. Its tracklist includes “Cruel Summer,” “The Man,” “The Archer,” “Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince,” “Paper Rings,” “Cornelia Street,” “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” “London Boy,” and “Daylight.” The official Taylor Swift store still lists all 18 tracks on the standard edition.

One of the album’s songs, “Cruel Summer,” gained much greater attention several years after the album’s release. The song became a major hit during Swift’s Eras Tour period and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023 after being promoted as a single.

The album also continued to appear on the Billboard 200 years after its release. In October 2023, Lover was still in the Billboard 200 top 10 and had reached 217 weeks on the chart.

On the 13th of June, 2019 by Swift confirmed the speculations about the title on a Livestream on Instagram. She also announced the release date of the album’s second single “You need to calm down” which was the 14th of June. The lover is also the most pre-saved album by a female artist as of July 2019, which happened on its first day on Apple Music. It totalled more than 178,600 pre-adds worldwide on the platform and it also holds the record for a most pre-added pop album in its first day worldwide

Singles

“ME!”

“ME!” featuring Brendon Urie was released on April 26, 2019, as the lead single from Lover. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

“You Need to Calm Down”

“You Need to Calm Down” was released on June 14, 2019, as the second single from Lover. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Lover”

The title track “Lover” was released on August 16, 2019, as the third single from the album. It became one of the album’s best-known songs and later received Grammy recognition.

“The Man”

“The Man” was released as the fourth and final single from Lover in February 2020. The song’s music video, directed by Swift, focused on gender inequality and double standards in the entertainment industry.