Taylor Swift - "Cruel Summer"

[Crimsonio]

Finally, this is coming!

[Deleted]

The title itself suggest that Taylor is doing parody releasing this song as a single in a Corona summer. Musically it is one of Antonoff's average tracks, nothing special and her vocals on the bridge is trying too hard. Top 20 would be generous.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

There’s always gotta be one

[austin]

“I don’t wanna keep secrets just to keep you” is one of my favorite lines on the record. Please smash.

[Choco]

Best of luck to this. One of her best songs.

[MissAmericana]

#1 on Republic's Heat playlist, with over 70 followers! A smash incoming omg.

[jodakyellow]

Jun 18, 2020 11:56:53 GMT -5 MissAmericana said:

#1 on Republic's Heat playlist, with over 70 followers! A smash incoming omg.

not over 70 

[neverduplicated]

I'm really excited this song is going to be a single! I don't see this "smashing" as some have predicted, unless maybe there's a high profile remix, but I could definitely see it being a slow burner hit. If nothing else, I'm excited that this will probably mean we'll get a video and will keep some hype up around this era. On the one hand, this era has felt kind of short compared to Taylor's other eras, but on the other hand, Taylor has once again managed to stretch her era out much longer than most pop stars with a very successful holiday season, a documentary movie, a TV concert, and now a 5th single. Taylor is keeping us fed this era, and regardless of whether or not this flops, I really appreciate her dedication to keeping her fans engaged.

[Fears in the Fire]

Jun 18, 2020 12:06:25 GMT -5 jodakyellow said:

Jun 18, 2020 11:56:53 GMT -5 MissAmericana said:

#1 on Republic's Heat playlist, with over 70 followers! A smash incoming omg.

not over 70 

Over 69 followers

[Choco]

I don't think we should hold our breath for a video. Shooting is kinda complicated right now.

[ificanthaveyou]

Jun 18, 2020 13:35:13 GMT -5 Choco said:

I don't think we should hold our breath for a video. Shooting is kinda complicated right now.

Taylor is such a planner though, I wouldn’t be surprised if she already had one filmed since last year...

[🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾]

Jun 18, 2020 10:56:30 GMT -5 @sigur said:

The title itself suggest that Taylor is doing parody releasing this song as a single in a Corona summer. Musically it is one of Antonoff's average tracks, nothing special and her vocals on the bridge is trying too hard. Top 20 would be generous.

[Nick]

I played this a lot when the album came out, so I'm kind of over it now but I guess if radio wants it, let it happen. I still prefer "I forgot that you existed".

[born]

After a big break from the song, I played this today on my walk and it sounded as fresh as it was when I first heard it. I think that as long as people didn't stream it on the daily (which they didn't I'm sure), it's gonna be fine. It's dreamy and anthemic and perfect for the hot summer nights. :)

[Naos]

Glad this is getting picked, though I don't see any more big hits from this album.

[ificanthaveyou]

Jun 18, 2020 17:20:52 GMT -5 born said:

After a big break from the song, I played this today on my walk and it sounded as fresh as it was when I first heard it. I think that as long as people didn't stream it on the daily (which they didn't I'm sure), it's gonna be fine. It's dreamy and anthemic and perfect for the hot summer nights. :)

Hoping the label makes it available on TikTok. I can see it trending on there as it’s super relatable and quotable.

[SPRΞΞ]

Jun 18, 2020 7:07:43 GMT -5 fearlessarrow said:

POP (MOCK-UP):
?? ?? TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 208 135 73 1.674

-3 Spins
-31 Bullet
-0.077 Audience

So there was one station that fell off the starters list + Sirius XM did dial back on their plays (although they don't count for any audience; they're down to 50 plays for the rolling 7-day period rather than 60+ they were doing until maybe 2 days ago) which is likely contributing to the spin loss here. WWWQ in Atlanta seems to have cut their plays too (7 versus 20 last week).

Is it peaking already?

[g8erboi]

Jun 18, 2020 19:38:50 GMT -5 ificanthaveyou said:

Jun 18, 2020 17:20:52 GMT -5 born said:

After a big break from the song, I played this today on my walk and it sounded as fresh as it was when I first heard it. I think that as long as people didn't stream it on the daily (which they didn't I'm sure), it's gonna be fine. It's dreamy and anthemic and perfect for the hot summer nights. :)

Hoping the label makes it available on TikTok. I can see it trending on there as it’s super relatable and quotable.

I’ve seen a bunch of TikToks with this song already!

[Au$tin]

Jun 18, 2020 11:56:53 GMT -5 MissAmericana said:

#1 on Republic's Heat playlist, with over 70 followers!

Republic really out here slaying with the playlisting! :'(

[Deleted]

Jun 18, 2020 20:06:09 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

Jun 18, 2020 7:07:43 GMT -5 fearlessarrow said:

POP (MOCK-UP):
?? ?? TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 208 135 73 1.674

-3 Spins
-31 Bullet
-0.077 Audience

So there was one station that fell off the starters list + Sirius XM did dial back on their plays (although they don't count for any audience; they're down to 50 plays for the rolling 7-day period rather than 60+ they were doing until maybe 2 days ago) which is likely contributing to the spin loss here. WWWQ in Atlanta seems to have cut their plays too (7 versus 20 last week).

Is it peaking already?

It impacted? I had no idea

[It's me, bitch.]

What have been the official pop peaks for the first four singles?

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

Jun 19, 2020 1:09:25 GMT -5 It's me, bitch. said:

What have been the official pop peaks for the first four singles?

#6 “ME!”
#9 “You Need To Calm Down”
#14 “Lover”
#20 “The Man”

[Au$tin]

Jun 19, 2020 2:17:28 GMT -5 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 said:

Jun 19, 2020 1:09:25 GMT -5 It's me, bitch. said:

What have been the official pop peaks for the first four singles?

#7 “ME!”
#9 “You Need To Calm Down”
#14 “Lover”
#20 “The Man”

Interesting to note too that the first 3 singles all have very close together totals despite the gap in peaks. "The Man" performed just as poorly as that peak suggests, though.

[fearlessarrow]

So it's looking like we might need to wait a bit more (maybe next week when stations have the chance to add it?) before we see this taking off... Or a bunch of stations could've spun it once which wouldn't be enough for stations to show up on the starters list...

POP (MOCK-UP):
?? ?? TAYLOR SWIFT Cruel Summer 203 147 56 1.630

-5 Spins
-17 Bullet
-0.044 Audience

[It's me, bitch.]

Jun 19, 2020 2:17:28 GMT -5 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 said:

Jun 19, 2020 1:09:25 GMT -5 It's me, bitch. said:

What have been the official pop peaks for the first four singles?

#7 “ME!”
#9 “You Need To Calm Down”
#14 “Lover”
#20 “The Man”

I am remembering six for me.

[kimberly]

Jun 19, 2020 3:43:03 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

Jun 19, 2020 2:17:28 GMT -5 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 said:

#7 “ME!”
#9 “You Need To Calm Down”
#14 “Lover”
#20 “The Man”

Interesting to note too that the first 3 singles all have very close together totals despite the gap in peaks. "The Man" performed just as poorly as that peak suggests, though.

I always felt like "Lover" was the biggest hit among my circles. Despite peaking at #14, it spent a whopping 3 months in the Top 20, more than either one of the first two singles.

[divasummer]

I saw a #6 peak for "Me" as well for pop radio when I checked.

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

Jun 19, 2020 13:34:27 GMT -5 divasummer said:

I saw a #6 peak for "Me" as well for pop radio when I checked.

Yeah I screwed it up, my brain failed me a bit :(

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Jun 19, 2020 13:34:08 GMT -5 kimberly said:

Jun 19, 2020 3:43:03 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

Interesting to note too that the first 3 singles all have very close together totals despite the gap in peaks. "The Man" performed just as poorly as that peak suggests, though.

I always felt like "Lover" was the biggest hit among my circles. Despite peaking at #14, it spent a whopping 3 months in the Top 20, more than either one of the first two singles.

It should be noted that it was also aided by a huge feature remix and the Christmas freeze, both of which aided its longevity.

Didn't it spend the majority of its run around 19 as well?

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Looks like it!

gghunt.utasites.cloud/charts/Songruns/7.6.19/tswift_Lover.htm

49 33 25 18 17 18 19 19 18 18 19 19 16 18 16 14 15 16 14 18 21