Next single from Lover. Serviced to US Pop and Hot AC radio formats.
Brilliant choice
Is this actually confirmed? Cos this is about the 6th/7th time it’s been pushed on radio or I’ve seen a source like this without much else than it’s been serviced and nothing happens after that aha. Afaik last I heard was that this wasn’t a single/was cancelled and radio have been playing it on its own accord
1 year too late :/
Bit late this should've been pushed earlier or chosen over the terrible ME!
I love this song. I agree with the fact that it should have been released as a single much sooner.
Cruel Summer didn't debut in any Billboard charts this week, so I guess it was just wishful thinking it would become an official single.
This not being the lead single will forever get me.
Such a waste.
I think the title Cruel Summer is the problem. There could be a lot of radio DJs who'd put a connection with Covid 19 before or after they played the song, even though the actual lyrics have no connection with Covid 19 at all. So if Taylor's record company gave up Cruel Summer because of that I wonder if they got another single in mind or if Lover era is already over.
That is the sort of over-sensitivity that radio would submit to though.
It's probably not real (like 90% of rumours over the past year) but there's rumours a track called When You Go with Post Malone is being released next Friday.
edit: 99% likely its fake but I do feel were gonna get a Taylor/Post collab at somepoint
l love this song soo much
so nothing happened in the end it seems?
Officially re-enters the US hot 100 at #49 this week the way it’s smashing so hard that it managed to overcome the US rules where it had to be doing well enough to make the top 50 to re-enter!
Fifth single? That never happened!
What a smash it is now though!!!!
The fact its outperforming everything from midnights on spotify minus antihero shame really
There's now precedent for people pushing songs from a few albums back as new singles (The Weeknd's 'Die For You' says hello). Genuinely don't think it'd be a bad idea for her to do something with this song now. Cool to see it getting a re-entry on the Hot 100 anyway.
I wonder who could feature on this?
Has she filmed a video for this?
I fear this wont get its moment here with the 3 track rule... maybe when hits different/sotb/karma fall enough and it does enough to replace one of them? but its still on perma-acr plus sntv will take up 3 tracks when it releases. hopefully her team will see that its doing so well and request a reset? it would be awesome for this to pull a 'die for you'
In my head this is HER one song like Bad Romance with gaga, is this what swift fans think as well?
Top 40 in uk spotify today hope the label/tay see that and ask for a manual reset to give it its moment!
Most added song on US radio this week! Getting to the point this is gonna Dark Horse karma/whatever she pushes from Speak Now!
IMPACTING POP RADIO NEXT TUESDAY!!!!
This thread title now finally becomes a reality – Cruel Summer is the fifth OFFICIAL SINGLE from Lover!!!!!!!
Oh that confirms to me that it’s on the Barbie soundtrack! Yyyyeeeeessssss
New single after four years: https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-cruel-summer-new-radio-single-1235355186/
I wonder if Radio 1 will get behind it?
Deserves to be massive. Phenomenal record.
#6 on US Spotify today, utterly insane!
Hoping for #1!
I read that the music video is coming on June 23, but I don't know if that's true.
yes read the same
but where do you guy sread there's gonna be a version with a feature? haven't read anything about that
No one has said that (other than hypothetically).
cos actually Olivia as a feature would be genius for obvious reasons (Deja Vu)
but cannot see it happen now that Olivia is about to unleash her new era
So has this been 100% confirmed as an official single that's going to be pushed in the UK?
Taylor confirmed that this was scheduled to be a single from the 'Lover' era before the pandemic hit... (She also says that this is a really special song for her)
I'm so glad it's getting its rightful moment!
rumours that theres gonna be a deluxe/ (from the vault) version of lover dropping on friday to coencide with the single release. not sure if its true or not but the instgram post that shared it said they found out as targt got a shipment of the lover deluxe cds! not getting my hopes up, but keeping fingers crossed its true!!
Would love this to happen and hope it's true, just feels way too close to SNTV and and personally feel something may end up suffering , (plus the label needs to hurry up and ask for this reset)
Top 20 on UK Spotify today and #3(!!!) in the US
I wish they’d add it to some playlists! Top 20 in the UK and it’s barely on anything, it would be Top 10 probably with a good HHUK placement
I listened to Cruel Summer a lot recently.
Up to #12 on UK Spotify with 182K streams yesterday!!!!
and over 3 million streams globally!
And still no HHUK, this definitely heading for Top 10! Makes up for Karma and AOTG missing the Top 10
And still no HHUK, this definitely heading for Top 10! Makes up for Karma and AOTG missing the Top 10
They need to get it reset first...!
#8 on UK Spotify!!!
Utterly insane at this point.
This could challenge Top 3 if they reset it and add it to HHUK omg
Added to todays top hits! (No HHUK add tho)
I think it’s been moved up slightly on Apple Music’s Todays Hits as well
Reset!!!!
#28 this week
Top 10 here we come!!
I'm loving every minute of this ! Bring on a video !
#8 on Spotify today with a new entry above!!
Surely she's going to release the video soon?! We're less than 2 weeks ago from SNTV now
Fab for this to return to the top 40. Here for a single off Lover that didnt do well first time getting a late hit smash!
curel summer was #16 inj the sunday mids, though that data lacked lots of info drom spofity so todays update will give us a better lookj
Added to HHUK today at #17
Also at #13 in today's mids!
My Tik Tok is 90% people screaming the bridge of this song at the top of their lungs and it is fantastic!
Do we know if it’s getting a video?
I saw mention of a video, but Friday (June 23) has passed and we have nothing.
It's great to see this doing well!
#12 in todays mids
So close could it get top 10 this week still think SNTV will derail its momentum but would love to see it match or out peak YNTCD
Up to #14 on Hot Hits UK, I think it was 18 before
Can see this making top 10 next week but still a nice big jump for this coming tomorrow.
#12 in todays mids
Downloads - 258
Streams - 15,455
#1 + Cover on Apple's Today Hits and #2 on Spotify's Today's Top Hits! Looks like they're pushing this week! (lowkey thought they were gonna wait until post Speak Now TV)
Makes mire sense strike while iron hot , how long SNTV impact lasts could be anyones guess plus they might want to push something from it
Not quite sure what's happened in Ireland this week, down to #22 despite spending the entire week on Spotify between 4-6. Has to be an error surely??
Number 12 this week fingers crossed for top 10 next
#1 on Australian Spotify for the first time today!
9 in the mids today *.*
Added to radio 1 playlist today
Hoping this could maybe sneak top 5 this week? Though guessing 6/7 is more likely!
Next week seems more likely for top 5 I'd say.
Great to see them playlisting a 4 year old song of Taylors though!
I think unless a new single mix comes out of nowhere it could of peaked
Still an amazing result considering its only had minimal promotion
Really don't like the weird Daft-Punk like vocal effects in the verses in this one.
I think the fact that she returned all socials back to midnights suggests a midnight single is coming and she not focusing on this
I think the fact that she returned all socials back to midnights suggests a midnight single is coming and she not focusing on this
down to #6 this week, but 3 barbie songs climb ahead of it after the movie release! fingers crossed it has a few more weeks left in it before it goes to acr, still climging onto the idea that there is gonna be a lover deluxe with cs mv and need released officially!
Pacing for #1 in the US this week.... unless Olivia manages it with her new track
Imagine somebody saying a year ago that this time next year, Cruel Summer will be on track to hit #1 on billboard, insane
Ahh incredible I hope she gets the #1!!!
I think Olivia shouldn’t be a threat (unless bad idea right has a good 4 u trajectory) and I think she should overtake Morgan this week. Luke Combs seems to be the biggest threat (he’s released live versions + discounts etc this week, but they don’t seem to be having a major impact). Or at absolute worst, that new right-wing song that’s #1 on iTunes and doing well on streaming too.
I also wonder if this could repeak at #3 here this week?! It’s 5 in the mids, I think CS will overtake bad idea right and it’s also ahead of vampire on Apple Music & just 2k streams behind it on spotify.
That new right-wing song... wtf is THAT!? Oh dear.. NO! What is happening to people? Why are they actively streaming shit like that? Gross. Also, where did that shitty Jason Ald*an song fall too? How is it not top 10 anymore when just a couple of weeks ago it was number 1? Lmao. The charts are a STATE right now.
apparently loads of the sales for that have been revelaled to be bots so hoprefully that plays in her fsvour officially so cruel summeer can get #1 in the us! she really needs to put out a tour compilation video as the 'music video' asap to secure that though! crazy how it seems like her and her team arent doing anything, its kinda like 'yeah lets make it a single... oh its climbing the charts and could go #1? oh well idgaf' lmao
This finally hit #1 on US Spotify for the first time ever today! The 5th song from Lover to go to #1 on US Spotify (and seven top 2’s!)
Anyway looks like the hot 100 is a no go this week as the maga guy chart points are huge now 😭😭 hopefully it gets disqualified but I doubt it. It’s also up to #3 on US Spotify today ew. 🤮
EDM vocalist UNDY covered Cruel Summer to a future bass song:
Bit mad that it's her most successful sans antihero in the last few years and it comes across as the one the label doesn't care its doing well
SO end of August over this week but Summer technically ends September 21st do we officially admit she ain't doing anything with it
It's only 5 points away from #1 on billboard atm this week too, I don't understand why the label don't seem to care! They're usually all over it with the remixes/digital singles etc (sometimes take it too far even, IMO, the amount of Anti Hero remixes was unnecessary lol) all they need to do is release a digital single on her US store and it would be an easy #1 with the amount of fans that would buy it, I don't understand
You could understand if was lingering low down the charts but they throwing away a chance of an easy number 1
I get they can’t do their usual tactics of downloads etc from her store, but I just don’t understand why they aren’t doing anything at all?! There’s other things they could do. As said above it’s throwing away an easy #1, it’s been so close for weeks and nothing! Doesn’t make sense to me at all.
JUST GIVE US THE QUEENZZIE REMIX ALREADY!!
Looking like it could get #2 this week! So amazing :sun: (though a #1 would be even better )
Number 2 would make it highest peaking lover track, think she left it too late to get number 1 in UK
I'm rooting for 'Cruel Summer' to hold #2 this week!
now a #2 single! the highest charting track from lover!
Yay at it holding on and nabbing that #2 peak. I would say 'Lover' is my top track but CS not far behind!
Sounding amazing in this weather! So wish they had given it a little extra help with a physical but regardless it’s epic this has been a smash!
Already up to 25 in the year to date of course those streams for it even before the single push contributing!
Currently tracking to be #1 in the US!
omggg if this isnt whats needed for ts to give it a push idk what is
Her team have now released a Cruel Summer single on iTunes so there’s two separate versions at #1 and #2 on US iTunes, and she’s extended her lead today as a result - I think she’s going to do it this week!!
tour audio + DJ remix released!!!
(I was just about to sleep ffs and I got the tweet notification)
Omg FINALLYYYYY they’re actually doing something lmao. The live version is soooooo good. Looks like it should be set for us #1 now!
Imagine somebody saying this time last year that Cruel Summer would hit #1 next autumn.. woah!!
Lover is finally going to have a #1 single!!
i am sooooo obsessed with the live version! its sooooo good omg. her vocals hopefully this means well get a full live album! i neeeeeed the live version of illicit affairs
If this officially gets #1 in the US, every era of hers since 'RED' has a number 1 single attached to it!
Loving the live version, hating the remix usually do though when comes to.remixes
oh wow love love love the live version <3 <3 <3
not even gonna bother with the remix
Live version debuts at #10 on US Spotify & #51 in the UK!
Combined #2 on uk Spotify. And in the us final predictions are 240 points! Huge boost which is amazing. It was previously tied with 208 points with paint the town red so a great lead! So happy it’s finally getting it’s time to be us no 1
so US #1 is guarnateed?
The live version is everything. I need to see her song this live now...
Roll on June next year
Officially us #1 this week!!! It now means every album from red through to midnights has had a #1 single in the us!
Queen
It seems that Cruel Summer may have been reset this week (somehow?!), so prepare yourself for a pretty good chart position
Indeed, Cruel Summer rises to #3 this week. Its 14th non-consecutive week in the top 10.
What a smash!!!
Who would’ve thought 4 years after lover it would go on to become such s huge hit! I’m so happy for it. Though I fear it might hinder 1989tv like it did with speak now. If it’s doing so strong it could mean only 2 songs chart
As of this week, Cruel Summer is the milestone 30th song to spend at least 20 weeks in the UK Top 10!
I may have mentioned this, so apologies if I have.
Is it just me that c thinks they can hear Miley Cyrus I’m parts of this song?
The part where she sings ‘He looks up grinning like a devil’.
Had the been any sell updates
Early days but after one day of streams/sales Cruel Summer is on track to hit #1 in Australia next week.
With the first day of sales/streams it's already doing 113,601 than the #2 song on Spotify and it's also #1 on Apple Music.
I know it's only one day, but with her tour on here I feel like it's got a great chance of hitting #1.
25 weeks in the top 10.
Officially the #1 singles in Australia this week!
That is great news, a new peak right?
HALF A YEAR IN THE UK TOP 10!
CRUEL SMASHER!!!
Long may it continue coz honestly, this song has never once worn down on me and I love that so many people are mad about it being in the top 10 still
Honestly I adore this song. I do feel partly like it should go to ACR just cos the top 10 is a bit stale, but with greedy and prada going this week i don’t mind cruel summer staying I’m just so obssszed with it’s longevity! So so genuinely impressive and so deserved for such a great song
Tbf I avoided it for a few months and started listening to it again so enjoying it again more
After 29 weeks in the top 10, Cruel Summer is set to go to ACR next week!
Well it's had a good ride. Even I am a little tired of it in the upper region of the chart still but of course an superb track which will sound good again with some rest lol.
Its a shame it couldnt avoid it one more week with the concert now on Disney+! Lmaooo
Cruel Summer is set to fall 16 places to #26 in its 40th week in the chart.
That is a shame but it has had a really good run.
Cruel Summer has reached 2 BILLION streams on Spotify, becoming Taylor's first song to do so.
this week will be its last week charting for now with the tortured poets department! i wonder how long itll take for it to become one of her top 3 tracks again
Cruel summer live eras tour is available on amazon
Is Cruel Summer Taylor's biggest selling UK single?
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