Watch Teddy Swims’ soulful cover of Taylor Swift’s ‘Cruel Summer’

BBC Radio 1‘s Live Lounge with a soulful cover of Taylor Swift’s ‘Cruel Summer’.Today (January 12), BBC Radio 1 released the soul-pop singer-songwriter’s piano-led rendition of Swift’s ‘Lover’ highlight, channeling his signature raspy vocals through Swift’s lyrics.

In addition to his cover of ‘Cruel Summer’, the soul-pop singer also performed his hit song ‘Lose Control’, off his debut full-length ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1)’, which was released in 2023.Watch Teddy Swims’ cover of ‘Cruel Summer’ below:Teddy Swims is the latest to offer a rendition of ‘Cruel Summer’, following Bombay Bicycle Club’s recent cover of the track, which they also performed in an appearance on BBC Radio 1.In October, ‘Cruel Summer’ reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 four years after it was first released as a non-single track on 2019’s ‘Lover’.

The single, which was co-written with Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent, became Swift’s 10th number one single, following her ‘Midnights’ highlight ‘Anti-Hero’ in 2022 and the 10-minute rework of ‘All Too Well’ in 2021.In an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Antonoff highlighted ‘Cruel Summer’ as his favourite song from ‘Lover’. “It was always our favorite song on the album,” he said. “Then with nothing, no gas in the fire, with no one on the business side doing anything, just kids started playing it more and more.” His comments echoed what he expressed on social media in celebration of the track’s Billboard 100 achievement: “Our favourite song from ‘Lover’, from five years ago.