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"'''The Lakes'''" (stylized in [[Letter case#All lowercase|all lowercase]]) is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]], taken from the deluxe edition of her eighth studio album, ''[[Folklore (Taylor Swift album)|Folklore]]'' (2020), released on August 7, 2020, through [[Republic Records]]. An orchestral version of "The Lakes", which is the original demo, was released as a [[promotional single]] on July 24, 2021, to commemorate the first anniversary of ''Folklore''.
"'''The Lakes'''" (stylized in [[Letter case#All lowercase|all lowercase]]) is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]], taken from the deluxe edition of her eighth studio album, ''[[Folklore (Taylor Swift album)|Folklore]]'' (2020), released on August 7, 2020, through [[Republic Records]]. An orchestral version of "The Lakes", which is the original demo, was released as a [[promotional single]] on July 24, 2021, to commemorate the first anniversary of ''Folklore''. For [[Record Store Day]] 2022, "The Lakes" was issued as a [[7-inch vinyl|7-inch]] clear vinyl, with the original as its B side.<ref name="vinyl">{{cite web|date=April 23, 2022|title=Special Release {{!}} Taylor Swift - The Lakes|url=https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/14765|url-status=live|access-date=February 16, 2022|website=[[Record Store Day]]}}</ref>


Written and produced by Swift and [[Jack Antonoff]], "The Lakes" is a midtempo [[Indie rock|indie]] ballad, set to [[acoustic guitar]] and [[String (music)|strings]], with themes of [[introspection]] and [[escapism]] that reflect on Swift's semi-retirement in [[Windermere]], the largest natural lake in England. Upon release, "The Lakes" received universal acclaim from [[music critics]], with compliments on its sophisticated, poetic lyrics, and melancholic instrumentals; many named it a highlight on ''Folklore'' and one of the best songs Swift has ever written. The song debuted in the top 10 of the [[Canadian Digital Song Sales]] and [[Digital Songs|US Digital Song Sales]] charts, and reached number 21 in Scotland and the [[UK Singles Downloads Chart]], and number 28 in Hungary.
Written and produced by Swift and [[Jack Antonoff]], "The Lakes" is a midtempo [[Indie rock|indie]] ballad, set to [[acoustic guitar]] and [[String (music)|strings]], with themes of [[introspection]] and [[escapism]] that reflect on Swift's semi-retirement in [[Windermere]], the largest natural lake in England. Upon release, "The Lakes" received universal acclaim from [[music critics]], with compliments on its sophisticated, poetic lyrics, and melancholic instrumentals; many named it a highlight on ''Folklore'' and one of the best songs Swift has ever written. The song debuted in the top 10 of the [[Canadian Digital Song Sales]] and [[Digital Songs|US Digital Song Sales]] charts, and reached number 21 in Scotland and the [[UK Singles Downloads Chart]], and number 28 in Hungary.
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== Commercial performance ==
== Commercial performance ==
After three days of tracking, the song debuted at number five on the [[Digital Song Sales|''Billboard'' Digital Song Sales]] chart, and at number 18 on [[Bubbling Under Hot 100|''Billboard'' Bubbling Under the Hot 100]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=|title=Taylor Swift – Billboard Digital Song Sales Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/hds/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202140701/https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/digital-song-sales/6|archive-date=December 2, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=|title=Taylor Swift – Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/hds/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202140701/https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/digital-song-sales/6|archive-date=December 2, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> It also reached the top-20 on [[New Zealand singles chart|New Zealand Top 40 Singles]]<ref name="New Zeland Hot Singles"/> and [[Canadian Digital Song Sales]] charts,<ref name="Can Digital Songs"/> and the top-30 on [[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Hungarian Singles]],<ref name=Hungary/> [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|Scottish Singles]]<ref name=Scotland/> and the [[UK Singles Downloads Chart]] charts.<ref name=ukdownload/>
After three days of tracking, the song debuted at number five on the [[Digital Song Sales|''Billboard'' Digital Song Sales]] chart, and at number 18 on [[Bubbling Under Hot 100|''Billboard'' Bubbling Under the Hot 100]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=|title=Taylor Swift – Billboard Digital Song Sales Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/hds/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202140701/https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/digital-song-sales/6|archive-date=December 2, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=|title=Taylor Swift – Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/hds/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202140701/https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/digital-song-sales/6|archive-date=December 2, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> It also reached the top-20 on [[New Zealand singles chart|New Zealand Top 40 Singles]]<ref name="New Zeland Hot Singles"/> and [[Canadian Digital Song Sales]] charts,<ref name="Can Digital Songs"/> and the top-30 on [[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Hungarian Singles]],<ref name=Hungary/> [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|Scottish Singles]]<ref name=Scotland/> and the [[UK Singles Downloads Chart]] charts.<ref name=ukdownload/>

==Track Listing==
'''[[Record Store Day]] [[7-inch vinyl]]'''<ref name="vinyl"/>
# The Lakes
# The Lakes (Original Version)


==Credits and personnel==
==Credits and personnel==
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"The Lakes"
Promotional single by Taylor Swift
ReleasedJuly 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)
Recorded2020
Studio
Genre
Length3:47
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Taylor Swift
Visualizer
"The Lakes" on YouTube

"The Lakes" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from the deluxe edition of her eighth studio album, Folklore (2020), released on August 7, 2020, through Republic Records. An orchestral version of "The Lakes", which is the original demo, was released as a promotional single on July 24, 2021, to commemorate the first anniversary of Folklore. For Record Store Day 2022, "The Lakes" was issued as a 7-inch clear vinyl, with the original as its B side.[1]

Written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff, "The Lakes" is a midtempo indie ballad, set to acoustic guitar and strings, with themes of introspection and escapism that reflect on Swift's semi-retirement in Windermere, the largest natural lake in England. Upon release, "The Lakes" received universal acclaim from music critics, with compliments on its sophisticated, poetic lyrics, and melancholic instrumentals; many named it a highlight on Folklore and one of the best songs Swift has ever written. The song debuted in the top 10 of the Canadian Digital Song Sales and US Digital Song Sales charts, and reached number 21 in Scotland and the UK Singles Downloads Chart, and number 28 in Hungary.

Release and background

An aerial view of Windermere, one of "the lakes" Swift sings about in the song

On July 23, 2020, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift announced, via her social media accounts, that her eighth studio album, Folklore, would come out at midnight that same day, and revealed its track listing, where the lone bonus track on the deluxe edition, was titled "The Lakes".[2] All tracks of Folklore were conceived by Swift as imageries and visuals, a result of her imagination "running wild" while isolating herself during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

On one of my favorite songs on Folklore, "The Lakes," there was this big orchestral version, and Taylor was like, "Eh, make it small." I had gotten lost in the string arrangements and all this stuff, and I took everything out. I was just like, "Oh, my God!" We were not together because that record was made [remotely], but I remember being in the studio alone like, "Holy shit, this is so perfect."

— Jack Antonoff on the demo version of "The Lakes", Billboard[4]

Initially exclusive to the deluxe editions of Folklore, which were issued on August 7, 2020, "The Lakes" was made available on digital and streaming platforms on August 18, 2020, along with a lyric video published to Swift's YouTube channel.[5][6] The producer of "The Lakes", Jack Antonoff, said the song was a "big orchestral version" before Swift told him to make it smaller.[4] This version was released to all music platforms on July 24, 2021, the first anniversary of Folklore. It is a few seconds longer than the album version of "The Lakes";[7] Swift tweeted: "It's been 1 year since we escaped the real world together and imagined ourselves someplace simpler. With tall trees & salt air. Where you can wear lace nightgowns that make you look like a Victorian ghost & no one will side eye you cause no one is around. To say thank you for all you have done to make this album what it was, I wanted to give you the original version of "The Lakes". Happy 1 year anniversary to Rebekah,[a] Betty, Inez, James, Augustine[b] and the stories we all created around them. Happy Anniversary, Folklore."[12]

On April 23, 2022, for the Record Store Day, limited-edition vinyl records of songs by various artists were exclusively sold in independent record shops; it included seven-inch copies of "The Lakes", containing both the album version and the original demo.[13]

Composition

William Wordsworth, the 19th-century English poet known for his Romantic works, is referenced in the lyric "tell me what are my words worth"—a pun on his name.

"The Lakes" is a melodramatic, midtempo indie ballad driven by acoustic guitar, with lush orchestration heavily laden with strings and a "euphoric" crescendo of violins.[14][15] Swift's vocal range in the song spans between D3 to F♯4.[16] The song is written in the key of D major and has a moderate tempo of 90 beats per minute.[17]

The poetic lyrics see Swift introspecting on her semi-retirement in Windermere, the largest lake in England, located in its Lake District. Swift fantasizes about a red rose growing out of tundra "with no one around to tweet it", indicating her idea of a utopia free of social media, feuds and urban settings,[5][18][19][20] getting away from the society, her critics and detractors, and finding solace with her lover in the wilderness, like the Lake Poets.[14][21] The songwriting exudes a depressive tone coupled with escapism, with references to Wisteria, a genus of aquatic flowering plants, and William Wordsworth, the 19th-century English poet who is recognized for his Romantic works.[22] Aaron Dessner, Swift's collaborator on Folklore, stated the song uses hints of tragic Greek poetry, and feels like getting "lost in a beautiful garden".[23] Mainstream media has surmised the song's subject, whom Swift refers to as "muse" and "beloved", to be her boyfriend and British actor Joe Alwyn. The lyric "I've come too far to watch some namedropping sleaze" is interpreted as a subtle hint at her publicized disputes with Kanye West and Scooter Braun.[24]

Critical reception

The song received widespread critical acclaim. NME critic Hannah Mylrea opined that "The Lakes" is more poetic and romantic than any song on the standard edition of Folklore, and praised the song as "allusive".[25] Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos wrote that the song channels Romantic-era poetry, by depicting unconditional love "within a controversial life and painful experiences".[26] In agreement, Wren Graves, writing for Consequence of Sound, also found the song to be Romantic, inspired by "one of the great periods in English literature".[27] Sammy Andrews of Redbrick stated that the song demonstrates "exceptional" lyrical sophistication and maturity, attesting to Swift's "talent and craftsmanship as a songwriter".[14] Tom Breihan, writing for Stereogum, called it a "soft, small-scale" love song about avoiding the public eye and "finding escape in some secluded enclave".[28]

"The Lakes"
A sample of the orchestral intro in the album version of "The Lakes". The song prominently incorporates string instruments, which critics felt were "lushly produced" and "serenading".
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Billboard writer Gil Kaufman found "The Lakes" delightful, and complimented the sparse instrumentals,[5] while Josiah Hughes of Exclaim! commended its "lush and elaborately produced" indie sound.[15] Sarah Carson, reviewing for i, lauded Swift's "smart" wordplay and "dazzlingly novel" vocals, which she described as "soft, distinct, imperfect, and never so assured".[29] Idolator's Mike Wass labelled it a "dreamy anthem".[30] Complimenting Swift's vulnerability and honesty, Sputnikmusic praised "The Lakes" as "an ideal product of its time", naming it one of the best songs Swift has ever written, and asserted it as the perfect closing track to Folklore.[31] Gary Dinges of USA Today deemed the song a "serenade", mimicking a bittersweet version of Swift's 2017 song "Call It What You Want".[32] Also comparing to "Call It What You Want", Glamour commentator Emily Tannenbaum defined the song as a melancholic love letter, and highlighted its macabre.[24]

Commercial performance

After three days of tracking, the song debuted at number five on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart, and at number 18 on Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.[33][34] It also reached the top-20 on New Zealand Top 40 Singles[35] and Canadian Digital Song Sales charts,[36] and the top-30 on Hungarian Singles,[37] Scottish Singles[38] and the UK Singles Downloads Chart charts.[39]

Track Listing

Record Store Day 7-inch vinyl[1]

  1. The Lakes
  2. The Lakes (Original Version)

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[40]

  • Taylor Swift – vocals, songwriter, producer
  • Jack Antonoff – producer, songwriter, recording engineer, live drums, live percussion, drum programming, electric guitar, keyboards, piano, background vocals
  • Evan Smith – saxophone, clarinet, flute, keyboards, bass
  • Bobby Hawk – strings
  • Mike Williams – recording engineer
  • John Gautier – recording engineer
  • Jonathan Low – mixing engineer
  • Laura Sisk – vocal engineer
  • Randy Merrill – mastering engineer

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[41] 7
Canadian Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[36] 9
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[35] 13
Hungary (Single Top 40)[37] 28
Scotland (OCC)[38] 21
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[39] 21
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[42] 18
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[43] 5

Release history

Release dates and formats for "The Lakes"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Various August 7, 2020 CD (Folklore deluxe edition) Official[note 1] Republic
August 18, 2020
July 24, 2021
Original[note 1] [44]
April 23, 2022 7-inch clear vinyl Official, original [1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b The official version of "The Lakes" is a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Folklore, which was released to digital music platforms on August 18, 2020. A demo version of "The Lakes", dubbed the "original version", which is longer and highly emphasized on its orchestral elements, was released on July 24, 2021, to commemorate the first anniversary of Folklore.
  1. ^ American philanthropist Rebekah Harkness is the subject of the third track on Folklore, "The Last Great American Dynasty".[8]
  2. ^ Betty, Inez, James, and Augustine are the fictional characters described in the love triangle storyline narrated in the Folklore tracks "Cardigan", "August", and "Betty";[9] the first three characters are named after the daughters of American actress Blake Lively and Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds.[10] Augustine is the narrator of "August". Her name is not mentioned in the song or anywhere in the album, but Swift stated she began to call her so.[11]

References

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  2. ^ "'It Started With Imagery': Read Taylor Swift's Primer For 'Folklore'". Billboard. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Blistein, Jon (July 24, 2020). "How Aaron Dessner and Taylor Swift Stripped Down Her Sound on 'Folklore'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Lipshutz, Jason (July 20, 2021). "Jack Antonoff on the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Producers". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Kaufman, Gil (August 18, 2020). "Listen to a Delightful Bonus Song From the Deluxe Edition of Taylor Swift's 'Folklore'". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Romano, Nick (August 18, 2020). "Taylor Swift releases tearjerking 'Folklore' bonus track 'The Lakes' on streaming". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Kreps, Daniel (July 24, 2021). "Taylor Swift Shares Orchestral Version of 'The Lakes' on 'Folklore' Anniversary". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  8. ^ Mamo, Heran (July 27, 2020). "6 Things to Know About Rebekah Harkness, the Muse Behind Taylor Swift's 'The Last Great American Dynasty'". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  9. ^ Jones, Nate (August 4, 2020). "Untangling Taylor Swift's 'Teenage Love Triangle' Trilogy". Vulture. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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