10 More Taylor Swift Songs That Need The Single Treatment!

On June 17, in the middle of her groundbreaking Eras Tour, 12-time Grammy Award-winner Taylor Swift announced that "Cruel Summer", the fan-favorite track from her 7th studio album, Lover, was officially a single and would impact pop radio later that week, nearly 4 years after its initial release!

Swifties across the globe were shaking in their pastel-colored boots from the news – Swift made it clear that the COVID-19 pandemic stopped her plans to make “Cruel Summer” an official single, but the love for the track throughout the years encouraged her to let it join the ranks of “Me!", "You Need to Calm Down", "Lover”, and “The Man” as singles off of Lover. 

Now that we know the pop songstress isn’t against taking an older song and making it a single – in the same vein as Lizzo with “Truth Hurts" – let's take a look at 10 other beloved songs in Swift’s discography that deserve a second chance at being an official single!

1. "august" (folklore)

Why It Should Be a Single: Because of its ethereal, dream-pop production.

Best Lyrics: “So much for summer love and saying "us" / 'Cause you weren't mine to lose...”

2. "champagne problems" (evermore)

Why It Should Be a Single: Because it’s a radio-friendly ballad.

Best Lyric: “You had a speech, you're speechless / Love slipped beyond your reaches / And I couldn't give a reason / Champagne problems...”

3. "Gorgeous" (Reputation)

Why It Should Be a Single: Because of the Max Martin and Shellback production credits.

Best Lyric: “If you've got a girlfriend, I'm jealous of her / But if you're single that's honestly worse...”

4. "Labyrinth" (Midnights)

Why It Should Be a Single: Because it’s synth-pop-Taylor at her strongest.

Best Lyric: “I thought the plane was going down / How'd you turn it right around...”

5. "Paper Rings" (Lover)

Why It Should Be a Single: Because it’s pure uptempo pop joy.

Best Lyric: “I'm with you even if it makes me blue...”

6. "Question...?" (Midnights)

Why It Should Be a Single: Because it samples “Out of the Woods” from 1989.

Best Lyric: “'Cause I don't remember who I was / Before you painted all my nights /A color I've searched for since...”

7. "Soon You’ll Get Better" feat. The Chicks (Lover)

Why It Should Be a Single: Because of its vulnerable simplicity – and heavenly vocals by The Chicks.

Best Lyric: “I'll paint the kitchen neon, I'll brighten up the sky / I know I'll never get it, there's not a day that I won't try...”

8. "Speak Now" (Speak Now)

Why It Should Be a Single: Because it’s the title track for a reason…

Best Lyric: “I am not the kind of girl / Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion / But you are not the kind of boy / Who should be marrying the wrong girl...”

9. “Vigilante Sh*t” (Midnights)

Why It Should Be a Single: Because it’s the definitive revenge track in Taylor’s discography.

Best Lyric: “Ladies always rise above / Ladies know what people want / Someone sweet and kind and fun / The lady simply had enough...”

10. "Welcome to New York" (1989)

Why It Should Be a Single: Because there aren’t enough love songs dedicated to cities.

Best Lyric: “Everybody here was someone else before / And you can want who you want / Boys and boys and girls and girls...”

What Taylor Swift deep cuts would you like to see become singles?