| Willow | |||||
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| Single by Taylor Swift | |||||
| Album | Evermore | ||||
| Released | December 11, 2020 | ||||
| Recorded | 2020 | ||||
| Genre(s) | Chamber folk, Indie folk | ||||
| Length | 3:34 | ||||
| Label(s) | Republic | ||||
| Producer(s) | Aaron Dessner | ||||
| Evermore chronology | |||||
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Willow (stylized in all lowercase) is a song recorded by Taylor Swift for her ninth studio album, Evermore, which was released on December 11, 2020, through Republic Records. As the opening track and also the lead single from the album, the song was written by Swift herself and Aaron Dessner, and produced by the latter.
Using a metaphor to dub life as a willow tree, "Willow" is a chill chamber-folk love song built around picked guitars, glockenspiel, flute and strings. Swift compared the song to casting a love spell. An accompanying music video, directed by Swift, premiered the same day as the song's release. The video is a continuation of the storyline from her preceding video for "Cardigan" (2020), and sees a golden string guide the singer through a mystical saga and lead her to her lover.