Taylor Swift didn’t release “Cruel Summer” as a single when her hit album Lover originally came out in 2019, but she’s getting ready to right that wrong. The fan-favorite song will officially be released as single four years after it came out after it experienced reemerging popularity on social media.
“Lover” will officially be released as a single for US contemporary hit radio on June 20, following its viral resurgence in popularity. Swift shared the amazing news after performing this song during a recent concert at Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium.
“‘Cruel Summer,’ that song was my pride and joy on that album… You have conversations before the album comes out. Everybody around weighs in on what they think should be singles. I was finally, finally about to have my favorite song become the single — off of Lover,” she explained.
She also thanked her fans for listening to this song “500 times a day” and helping it become a huge hit years after its release. Just last week, “Cruel Summer” hit No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 9.6 million official streams, 2.6 million radio airplay audience impressions, and 1,500 downloads without any promo.
“Cruel Summer” was released as one of the songs from Swift’s seventh studio album Lover, which came out in August 2019, and it initially debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
