Lover is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on August 23, 2019, through Republic Records. The album's cover art and music videos marked a change in Swift's visual appearance, which now embodies a summer aesthetic, consisting mainly of pastel colors.
It was preceded by three singles, all peaking inside the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100; "Me!" and "You Need To Calm Down" peaked at number two, while the title track reached number 10.
All 18 tracks of the album charted simultaneously on the Hot 100 chart upon the album's release, making her the female artist with the most simultaneous Billboard Hot 100 entries in Billboard history. The fourth single "The Man" peaked at number 23.
Lover debuted atop the US Billboard chart, moving 867,000 units in its first week. It also debuted at number one in many countries including Australia, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and the UK.
Lover was certified double platinum by the RIAA for moving over 2 million units in the US. It was the best selling album of 2019 in the country. Globally, Lover was the best selling studio album of 2019. As of January 2020, it has sold over 3.2 million pure copies worldwide.
It received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 62nd Grammy Award which is Swift's third consecutive nomination in the category, following 1989 (2014) and Reputation (2017), while its singles "You Need To Calm Down" and "Lover" were nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the year, respectively.
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