Taylor Swift‘s “Cruel Summer” has actually developed into a rather wonderful fall, as her fan-favorite Lover track increased to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 tunes chart dated Oct. 28, 2023 — 4 years after its preliminary launch.
In a video clip uploaded to Instagram on Monday (Oct. 23), Swift and her co-writer Jack Antonoff share their exhilaration over the success, discussing each various other as they say thanks to followers for all their assistance. “The song that we said was the best song, but we thought, ‘Oh, you know what? This will be our secret best song.’ That’s what we thought,” Antonoff claimed of “Cruel Summer,” prior to Swift chips in: “We just wanted to say thank you so much for making ‘Cruel Summer’ a Hot 100 No. 1, and it’s not even summer anymore. It’s deep fall, I’m wearing a sweater.”
She wrapped up by sending out love to Swifties, prior to discharging a scream. The message likewise includes 2 movie images of the long time music partners in the workshop, with Antonoff looking stunned while Swift stands up her forefinger in event of her 10th No. 1 hit. “IT’S COOL,” she captioned the message, referencing verses from the tune’s hook.
See the message here.
With “Cruel Summer,” Swift signs up with an elite club of musicians with 10 or even more No. Ones on the Billboard Hot 100 tunes graph. “Cruel Summer” was launched on Swift’s 2019 cd Lover and was promoted as a proper single in June of this year. Helping rise streams for “Cruel Summer” were 2 brand-new blends that shown up on Oct. 18: an online variation, tape-recorded in Los Angeles throughout The Eras Tour, and an LP Giobbi remix. They adhered to the Oct. 13 best of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie.