St. Vincent on Taylor Swift fans’ power to “change world economies” after success of ‘Cruel Summer’

nme.com:

St. Vincent has praised the power of Taylor Swift‘s fanbase and spoken about the resurgence of ‘Cruel Summer’, which she co-wrote with the pop star.The song appears on Swift’s 2019 album ‘Lover’, but it wasn’t initially released as a single.

St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) penned the track alongside the singer and the pair’s mutual collaborator, producer Jack Antonoff.‘Cruel Summer’ enjoyed a huge spike in popularity last year off the back of Swift’s ongoing ‘Eras Tour’, where it appears second in the setlist.

It subsequently re-entered the Billboard Hot 100, shot up the charts in the UK, and was serviced as an official single.The song eventually reached Number One in the US and peaked at Number Two in the UK, four years on from its original release (via Official Charts).During a new interview with NME, St.

Vincent reflected on the belated success of ‘Cruel Summer’. “That was crazy. I mean, I always thought in the context of that record, like, ‘That should be a single, it’s a great song’,” she explained.“And I don’t even think it was a single; it just was a fan favourite.