Taylor Swift’s Cruel Summer resurgence
Music · 2019 · Notable
A Lover album track returned through the Eras Tour and reached No. 1 on the Hot 100.
Holly Caitlin
@holly_caitlin · Jun 18, 2023
Taylor talking about how Cruel Summer was her favorite and it’s finally becoming a single!!! 🥹 #TSTheErasTour #PittsburghTSTheErasTour #CruelSummer @taylornation13
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- US radio audience impressions, October 20–26
- 80.1M
- As of Oct 26, 2023 · Audio · Billboard Canada
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- 4.2 years
- Aug 23 ’19 to Oct 23 ’23
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- 5
- Started on Audio
- Origin
- Seeded
- Entertainment
How it spread
Trace the originCruel Summer arrived on Lover, then returned through television and the Eras Tour. Fan streaming preceded a radio campaign. The concert film, new mixes and a discount preceded its Hot 100 No. 1; radio success continued into the next year.
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August 2019
September 2019
US listeners commercial · Sep 7 ’19
Cruel Summer debuted at No. 29 on the Hot 100 and spent two weeks on the chart.[3]
June 2022
Prime Video platform jump · Jun 17 ’22
The Summer I Turned Pretty featured Cruel Summer in its first season.[4]
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