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Primary artist

Taylor Swift

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Album

Lover

Release date

June 14, 2019

Duration

2:51

Genres

Pop

Label

Taylor Swift

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Songwriters / credits

Joel Little, Taylor Swift

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"You Need to Calm Down" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the second single from her seventh studio album, Lover (2019). Republic Records released it for download and streaming on June 14, 2019. Written and produced by Swift and Joel Little, "You Need to Calm Down" is a midtempo electropop and synth-pop song that is set over steady synth beats and has a refrain of ascending echoes. In the lyrics, Swift addresses Internet trolls and homophobes and voices her support for the LGBTQ+ community.

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