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Writing for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis opined that "Willow" could easily function as a "pop banger" if synthesizers, auto-tune and programmed beats replaced its "tasteful" acoustic arrangement. Paste critic Ellen Johnson commended the song as a "graceful opener" to Evermore, while Bobby Olivier of Spin called it an earworm suited for beach bonfires. In his album review for The New York Times, Jon Pareles complimented the song's "restlessly intertwined guitar picking" as one of Evermore 's numerous musical flourishes. Patrick Ryan of USA Today named "Willow" as a lyrical standout on Evermore. Its chorus consists of lyrics such as "Wherever you stray, I follow" and "I'm begging for you to take my hand", which reference Swift's older lyrics: "nothing safe is worth the drive / And I will follow you, follow you home" in " Treacherous" (2012), and "you take my hand and drag me head first" in " Fearless" (2008), respectively. Lyrically, "Willow" is a love song that sees Swift invite her soulmate into her life, making use of several metaphors. Constructed in verse–chorus form, it follows the chord progression Em–D–Em–D–Em–D–C. It is written in the key of E minor and Swift's vocals span from E 3 to B 5. Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone mastered the track at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, New Jersey, while Jonathan Low mixed it at Long Pond Studios in Hudson Valley, New York. The orchestration was provided by Bryce Dessner. Dessner programmed the track and played drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, and electric, bass, and acoustic guitars. The song was written by Swift and Dessner, who also produced the track. "Willow" was a surprise release made available on December 11, 2020, alongside Swift's second surprise album, Evermore, as its lead single. An hour later, Swift wrote "Willow" to the track and sent him back the finished song. After its release, the album's co-producer Aaron Dessner casually composed an instrumental track "Westerly", named after the location of Swift's Rhode Island home. The music video of "Willow" earned three nominations at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.Īmerican singer-songwriter Taylor Swift launched her eighth studio album, Folklore, in July 2020. Swift performed "Willow" live for the first time at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, which was described by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest Grammy performances of all time. The song also reached number one in Australia, Canada, and Singapore, and the top 10 in Belgium, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. "Willow" further topped Billboard 's Hot Alternative Songs, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, Digital Song Sales, and Adult Pop Songs charts. "Willow" debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, scoring Swift her seventh number-one song in the United States, third number-one debut, and second chart-topper in 2020 after "Cardigan" simultaneously, Evermore opened at number-one on the Billboard 200, making Swift the first act in history to debut atop both the charts in the same week on two occasions, following Folklore and "Cardigan". Music critics acclaimed "Willow" for its romantic lyricism and guitar-centric sound. The video is a continuation of the storyline from her preceding video for " Cardigan" (2020), showing a golden thread that guides the singer through a mystical saga and leads her to her fated lover. An accompanying music video, directed by Swift, premiered the same day as the song's release. She compared the song's overarching motif to casting a love spell. Swift penned the song's lyrics upon hearing an instrumental composition by the song's producer Aaron Dessner. "Willow" is a chamber-folk love song making use of several metaphors to convey the singer's romantic state of mind, such as portraying her life as a willow tree, over picked guitars, glockenspiel, flute, strings, and percussion.
It is the opening track of her ninth studio album, Evermore (2020), serving as its lead single.
" Willow" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on December 11, 2020, through Republic Records.
For other songs, see Willow (disambiguation) § Songs. This article is about the Taylor Swift song.