{"id":45098,"date":"2025-03-20T09:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=45098"},"modified":"2025-03-20T09:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:30:17","slug":"taylor-swifts-most-streamed-song-came-out-4-years-before-it-even-hit-number-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=45098","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s Most-Streamed Song Came Out 4 Years Before It Even Hit Number 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swift\u2019s groundbreaking nature is what keeps her so interesting and keeps even the haters interested in watching her next move. While successfully re-releasing her old albums and having \u201cAll Too Well,\u201d a 10-minute-long song, go number one seemed like the craziest thing she could do,\u00a0Swift knows there\u2019s always more where that came from<\/strong>. In fact, one of her most intriguing accomplishments was when a four-year-old song rose so much in popularity it hit #1 on Billboard\u2019s Hot 100 charts.<\/p>\n

\u201cCruel Summer\u201d Is Taylor Swift\u2019s Most-Streamed Song On Spotify<\/h2>\n

The Lover Track Has Almost Three Billion Streams<\/h3>\n

While it wasn\u2019t an official single during\u00a0Lover<\/em>\u2018s initial release, \u201cCruel Summer\u201d is Taylor Swift\u2019s most streamed song.\u00a0The hit currently has over 2,800,000,000 streams on Spotify<\/strong>, nearing 3 million. Upon release, it became a fan favorite because of its synth-pop beat and sharp lyrics.\u00a0Swift wrote the song with Jack Antonoff, with whom she has written some of her best pop songs.<\/p>\n

Antonoff has become known for his synth production style and he didn\u2019t hold back on \u201cCruel Summer.\u201d What makes the song so special is\u00a0Swift combined the clever lyrics she was known for early in her career<\/strong>\u00a0with the pop anthems she became accustomed to later on. It\u2019s euphoric, which is why it\u2019s no surprise that it\u2019s been streamed as many times as it has.<\/p>\n\"Taylor <\/picture>\n

The Song Was Originally Released In 2019, But Hit Number 1 In 2023<\/h2>\n\"Taylor<\/picture> \"Taylor<\/picture>\n

\u201cCruel Summer\u201d was the second track on the\u00a0Lover<\/em>\u00a0album and despite being immediately beloved, Swift didn\u2019t release it as a single.\u00a0It\u2019s widely assumed that Swift planned to release it as a single in the summer of 2020<\/strong>\u00a0while she was on her Lover Fest tour. Unfortunately, Covid-19 prevented the tour from ever happening. Instead of promoting \u201cCruel Summer,\u201d she\u00a0released\u00a0folklore<\/em>\u00a0and began a whole new era, leaving the pastel skies behind and getting lost in the enchanted forest.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m drunk in the back of the car<\/em><\/p>\n

And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar<\/p>\n

Said I\u2019m fine but it wasn\u2019t true<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t wanna keep secrets just to keep you<\/p>\n

And I snuck in through the garden gate<\/p>\n

Every night that summer just to seal my fate<\/p>\n

And I scream for whatever it\u2019s worth<\/p>\n

I love you ain\u2019t that the worst thing you ever heard?<\/p>\n

He looks up grinnin\u2019 like a devil.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When Swift released \u201cME!\u2019 and \u201cYou Need To Calm Down\u201d\u00a0she was battling against the ultra-popular \u201cOld Town Road\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus. However, by the time \u201cCruel Summer\u201d reached number one, the country-pop hit had long left the #1 spot. While it may have taken a few years,\u00a0Lover<\/em>\u00a0finally got its time to shine.<\/p>\n

Why Cruel Summer Blew Up 4 Years After Its Release<\/h2>\n

\u201cCruel Summer\u201d Gained Popularity In 2023<\/h3>\n