>> [43][44] The video featured a large number of celebrity cameos, many of whom are LGBT. [103], Digital download and streaming â Clean Bandit remix[105]. [59], In an opinion piece for NBC News, Michael Arceneaux agreed that Swift "meant well", but criticized the depiction of the anti-gay protestors as "poorer bumpkins", and that the scene between Swift and Katy Perry detracts from the overall pro-gay message. "You Need to Calm Down" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on June 14, 2019, as the second single from her seventh studio album, Lover (2019). The song is her second single from her forthcoming album, Lover which is set to drop on Aug. 23. [68][69] It also won Video for Good. You need to calm down. [92] She also performed it at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards along with "Lover"[93] and included the song in her setlist for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on September 2. Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. [51][52] Swift and Perry smile, dance and share a hug. âAnd Iâm just like, damn, itâs 7 a.m.â I havenât even had my java yet. "You Need To Calm Down "(2:51 min) song was released in June 14, 2019 through Republic, Taylor Swift Productions and under Republic Records, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift Productions & Universal Music Group. Dan Stubbs from NME called the song "withering in its measured response", concluding it was "an infectious, bite-size pop package". [28] With 12 consecutive weeks spent in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, "You Need to Calm Down" is Swift's song with the longest duration spent in the top 20 since "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" with Zayn Malik in 2017. [53] It received praise for Swift's activism, while criticism was levelled at the execution, particularly the depiction of the anti-LGBT protestors. In order of appearance, the list includes dancer Giuseppe GiofrÃ¨, Dexter Mayfield, YouTuber Hannah Hart, actress Laverne Cox, singer Chester Lockhart, entertainer Todrick Hall, singer Hayley Kiyoko, actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, lawyer Justin Mikita, singer Ciara, Netflix series Queer Eye's Fab Five (Tan France, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness), figure skater Adam Rippon, singer Adam Lambert, television personality Ellen DeGeneres, entertainers Billy Porter and RuPaul, singer Katy Perry and actor Ryan Reynolds. [70] The song is nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, becoming her third nomination in the category, following "Shake It Off" (2015) and "Blank Space" (2016). [82] A message urging the viewers to sign the petition appears at the end of the "You Need to Calm Down" music video; it states: "Let's show our pride by demanding that, on a national level, our laws truly treat all of our citizens equally. Donât talk to me. The first verse is about trolls and cancel culture. (She, uh, also released the song on the dudeâs birthday, so thereâs that.â¦ [97] On November 10, she performed the song at the Alibaba Singles' Day Gala in Shanghai, China. It is also Swift's second victory for Video of the Year following "Bad Blood" in 2015, joining BeyoncÃ© and Rihanna as the only female acts to win the category twice and the fourth artist overall. [53] Writing in the same review, Wesley Morris questioned the video's release in June to coincide with Pride Month as "tired, tardy or tidily opportunistic", but concluded the video was "a fine thing". [22] Similarly, Spencer Kornhaber from The Atlantic criticised the song's "breathtaking argument... that famous people are persecuted in a way meaningfully comparable to queer people. The scene shifts to a "pop queen pageant" with the contestants dressed as numerous female singers. In the next scene, Swift and other residents sun tan while ignoring the heckling protestors, followed by Porter walking down the middle of the two crowds wearing a dress. [5] Later, it was revealed an "old-timey, 1940s-sounding instrumental version" of the song played in the background in the scene. And I'm just like, "Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh! It sees Swift addressing internet trolls and homophobes, voicing her suâ¦ "You Need to Calm Down" became a gay anthem upon release. In the two verses, Swift addresses mean-spirited online commenters and voices her support for the LGBTQ+ community. You need to calm down. "It's about how I've observed a lot of different people in our society who just put so much energy and effort into negativity, and it just made me feel like, 'You need to just calm down'," said Taylor about the song's meaning. The video is set in a colorful trailer park. We all know now. It debuted at the second spot on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the second consecutive top-two single from Lover, tying Swift with Madonna for the most number-two hits in the Hot 100 history; it is also Swift's record-extending sixteenth top-ten debut on the chart. "You Need to Calm Down" is an upbeat, summery synth-pop and electropop song, with a chorus of plunging echoes. Ramos also highlighted that many of the individual donations were made in the amount of $13. ", "For Taylor Swift, Is Ego Stronger Than Pride? 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She goes into the pool, lying on a float, while looking at the camera and singing.The camera then switches to other residents in the trailer park and their activities, including Mayfield dancing, Hart weightlifting a boombox and Cox watering her yard of plastic flamingoes and greeting Lockhart, who promptly faints. G We all know now. Here's why", "Taylor Swift doubles down on politics in pro-LGBTQ video, 'You Need to Calm Down, "Taylor Swift has dialled up the sweetness â and the politics", "Taylor Swift's 'You Need to Calm Down' Video Is Strangely Both Gay and Sexless", "Taylor Swift's 'You Need to Calm Down' shows her political awakening â and that she needs to calm down", "Taylor Swift's new LGBT-themed video is seriously damaging â here's why", "Taylor Swift's 'You Need To Calm Down' Is Breathtakingly Elitist", "Taylor Swift Finally Got Political â Why Isn't It Enough? The scene cuts to Swift walking and dancing down a street with Hall, interspersed with scenes of Kiyoko shooting an arrow into a target with the number "5" (a clue to Swift's next promotional single "The Archer", the fifth track on the album), protestors holding placards with anti-gay slogans (a reference to a real-life religious group that picketed Swift's concerts),[6] Ciara officiating a wedding between Ferguson and Mikita, and Rippon serving snow cones to customers from a stall. The "You Need to Calm Down" music video features an, pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition, List of number-one digital songs of 2019 (U.S.), List of number one singles in Scotland (2019), List of top 10 singles in 2019 (Australia), "Five Burning Questions: Billboard Staffers Discuss Taylor Swift's No. I just want to say that this is a fan-voted award, so I first want to say thank you to the fans, because in this video several points were made, so you voting for this video means that you want a world, where we're all treated equally under the law, regardless of who we love, regardless of how we identify. [66], "You Need to Calm Down" was featured in a commercial for Amazon Music.[67]. At the end of the video, a message appears urging viewers to sign Swift's Change.org petition for the United States Senate to pass the Equality Act. The single reached number one in Scotland, and the top five in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. [12] A vertical video premiered exclusively on Spotify on June 24, 2019. A food fight begins, with Swift appearing in a french fries costume and Perry in a hamburger suit. In the week since the official release of âYou Need to Calm Down,â voices around the internet have spoken out about the pop star using gay rights as a fashion statement and equating the â¦ I think you need to calm down, count to ten, focus on your breathing. Bruner further stated that, at this song, Swift is "at her most pop-forward" on Lover, owing to its cascading chorus echoes. Swift addresses her â¦ [6] On June 13, 2019, Swift announced on a livestream on Instagram that her upcoming album's second single, entitled "You Need to Calm Down", was to be released at midnight EDT on June 14 (04:00 UTC). Sir, you need to calm down. Monsieur, vous devez vous calmer. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Swift's thirteenth top 10 in the UK. 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I want to thank everyone who signed that petition because it now has a half a million signatures, which is five times the amount that it would need to warrant a response from the White House. 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You Need to Calm Down is a song by Taylor Swift. 'You Need to Calm Down' is the perfect Pride anthem, and we're thrilled to see Taylor standing with the LGBTQ community to promote inclusivity, equality, and acceptance this Pride month". You need to calm down. An accompanying lyric video was released on June 14, 2019. She nonchalantly walks to a pool, ignoring her burning trailer. Taylor Swift's music video for the sunny LGBTQ+ anthem "You Need to Calm Down" was a long time coming. Club wrote that the song "clearly and refreshingly combats homophobia and anti-gay bias". [94], On September 9, Swift performed the song at the City of Lover one-off concert in Paris, France;[95] this concert live version was released to digital music and music streaming platforms on May 17, 2020. "You Need To Calm Down" is the second single from Taylor Swift's 7th studio album "Lover". Life is stressful. [90] On August 22, she performed the song at a Good Morning America concert in Central Park. You are somebody that we don't know. On April 26, 2019, the title of the song was teased in the intro for the music video for "Me!" "You Need to Calm Down" garnered several Hot 100 chart records for Swift:[27] With six songs reaching the number-two spot, Swift tied Madonna as the artist with the most number two hits on the chart, having previously reaching the spot with Lover's lead single "Me! [83] As of April 12, 2020, the petition has over 704,000 signatures, including those from Democratic senators and presidential candidates such as Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Ed Markey, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tim Kaine, Cory Brooker and Beto O'Rourke. Jon Caramanica from The New York Times applauded the inclusion of LGBT celebrities and drag queens as "a worthy celebration", but also wrote it was "plausible cover". [8] Constance Grady of Vox called the song "exhausting", comparing the song unfavorably to "Blank Space" (2014), another second single from Swift. Swift awakens in her trailer, wearing a bathrobe over a swimsuit, with an embroidery containing the Cher quote "Mom, I am a Rich Man" hanging on a wall. The song also received a nomination at the 62nd Grammy Awards for Best Pop Solo Performance. [91] The next day, she performed an acoustic rendition of the song at a SiriusXM Town Hall. "You Need to Calm Down" divided music critics, some of whom praised the song for its catchiness and pro-LGBT message, while few others criticized its message as confusing and cynical. [18] Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times also concurred that the song was "a big creative improvement" over "Me! Share the best GIFs now >>> [43][44] The video featured a large number of celebrity cameos, many of whom are LGBT. [103], Digital download and streaming â Clean Bandit remix[105]. [59], In an opinion piece for NBC News, Michael Arceneaux agreed that Swift "meant well", but criticized the depiction of the anti-gay protestors as "poorer bumpkins", and that the scene between Swift and Katy Perry detracts from the overall pro-gay message. "You Need to Calm Down" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on June 14, 2019, as the second single from her seventh studio album, Lover (2019). The song is her second single from her forthcoming album, Lover which is set to drop on Aug. 23. [68][69] It also won Video for Good. You need to calm down. [92] She also performed it at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards along with "Lover"[93] and included the song in her setlist for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on September 2. Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. [51][52] Swift and Perry smile, dance and share a hug. âAnd Iâm just like, damn, itâs 7 a.m.â I havenât even had my java yet. "You Need To Calm Down "(2:51 min) song was released in June 14, 2019 through Republic, Taylor Swift Productions and under Republic Records, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift Productions & Universal Music Group. Dan Stubbs from NME called the song "withering in its measured response", concluding it was "an infectious, bite-size pop package". [28] With 12 consecutive weeks spent in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, "You Need to Calm Down" is Swift's song with the longest duration spent in the top 20 since "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" with Zayn Malik in 2017. [53] It received praise for Swift's activism, while criticism was levelled at the execution, particularly the depiction of the anti-LGBT protestors. In order of appearance, the list includes dancer Giuseppe GiofrÃ¨, Dexter Mayfield, YouTuber Hannah Hart, actress Laverne Cox, singer Chester Lockhart, entertainer Todrick Hall, singer Hayley Kiyoko, actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, lawyer Justin Mikita, singer Ciara, Netflix series Queer Eye's Fab Five (Tan France, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness), figure skater Adam Rippon, singer Adam Lambert, television personality Ellen DeGeneres, entertainers Billy Porter and RuPaul, singer Katy Perry and actor Ryan Reynolds. [70] The song is nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, becoming her third nomination in the category, following "Shake It Off" (2015) and "Blank Space" (2016). [82] A message urging the viewers to sign the petition appears at the end of the "You Need to Calm Down" music video; it states: "Let's show our pride by demanding that, on a national level, our laws truly treat all of our citizens equally. Donât talk to me. The first verse is about trolls and cancel culture. (She, uh, also released the song on the dudeâs birthday, so thereâs that.â¦ [97] On November 10, she performed the song at the Alibaba Singles' Day Gala in Shanghai, China. It is also Swift's second victory for Video of the Year following "Bad Blood" in 2015, joining BeyoncÃ© and Rihanna as the only female acts to win the category twice and the fourth artist overall. [53] Writing in the same review, Wesley Morris questioned the video's release in June to coincide with Pride Month as "tired, tardy or tidily opportunistic", but concluded the video was "a fine thing". [22] Similarly, Spencer Kornhaber from The Atlantic criticised the song's "breathtaking argument... that famous people are persecuted in a way meaningfully comparable to queer people. The scene shifts to a "pop queen pageant" with the contestants dressed as numerous female singers. In the next scene, Swift and other residents sun tan while ignoring the heckling protestors, followed by Porter walking down the middle of the two crowds wearing a dress. [5] Later, it was revealed an "old-timey, 1940s-sounding instrumental version" of the song played in the background in the scene. And I'm just like, "Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh! It sees Swift addressing internet trolls and homophobes, voicing her suâ¦ "You Need to Calm Down" became a gay anthem upon release. In the two verses, Swift addresses mean-spirited online commenters and voices her support for the LGBTQ+ community. You need to calm down. "It's about how I've observed a lot of different people in our society who just put so much energy and effort into negativity, and it just made me feel like, 'You need to just calm down'," said Taylor about the song's meaning. The video is set in a colorful trailer park. We all know now. It debuted at the second spot on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the second consecutive top-two single from Lover, tying Swift with Madonna for the most number-two hits in the Hot 100 history; it is also Swift's record-extending sixteenth top-ten debut on the chart. "You Need to Calm Down" is an upbeat, summery synth-pop and electropop song, with a chorus of plunging echoes. Ramos also highlighted that many of the individual donations were made in the amount of $13. ", "For Taylor Swift, Is Ego Stronger Than Pride? 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She goes into the pool, lying on a float, while looking at the camera and singing.The camera then switches to other residents in the trailer park and their activities, including Mayfield dancing, Hart weightlifting a boombox and Cox watering her yard of plastic flamingoes and greeting Lockhart, who promptly faints. G We all know now. Here's why", "Taylor Swift doubles down on politics in pro-LGBTQ video, 'You Need to Calm Down, "Taylor Swift has dialled up the sweetness â and the politics", "Taylor Swift's 'You Need to Calm Down' Video Is Strangely Both Gay and Sexless", "Taylor Swift's 'You Need to Calm Down' shows her political awakening â and that she needs to calm down", "Taylor Swift's new LGBT-themed video is seriously damaging â here's why", "Taylor Swift's 'You Need To Calm Down' Is Breathtakingly Elitist", "Taylor Swift Finally Got Political â Why Isn't It Enough? The scene cuts to Swift walking and dancing down a street with Hall, interspersed with scenes of Kiyoko shooting an arrow into a target with the number "5" (a clue to Swift's next promotional single "The Archer", the fifth track on the album), protestors holding placards with anti-gay slogans (a reference to a real-life religious group that picketed Swift's concerts),[6] Ciara officiating a wedding between Ferguson and Mikita, and Rippon serving snow cones to customers from a stall. The "You Need to Calm Down" music video features an, pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition, List of number-one digital songs of 2019 (U.S.), List of number one singles in Scotland (2019), List of top 10 singles in 2019 (Australia), "Five Burning Questions: Billboard Staffers Discuss Taylor Swift's No. I just want to say that this is a fan-voted award, so I first want to say thank you to the fans, because in this video several points were made, so you voting for this video means that you want a world, where we're all treated equally under the law, regardless of who we love, regardless of how we identify. [66], "You Need to Calm Down" was featured in a commercial for Amazon Music.[67]. At the end of the video, a message appears urging viewers to sign Swift's Change.org petition for the United States Senate to pass the Equality Act. The single reached number one in Scotland, and the top five in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. [12] A vertical video premiered exclusively on Spotify on June 24, 2019. A food fight begins, with Swift appearing in a french fries costume and Perry in a hamburger suit. In the week since the official release of âYou Need to Calm Down,â voices around the internet have spoken out about the pop star using gay rights as a fashion statement and equating the â¦ I think you need to calm down, count to ten, focus on your breathing. Bruner further stated that, at this song, Swift is "at her most pop-forward" on Lover, owing to its cascading chorus echoes. Swift addresses her â¦ [6] On June 13, 2019, Swift announced on a livestream on Instagram that her upcoming album's second single, entitled "You Need to Calm Down", was to be released at midnight EDT on June 14 (04:00 UTC). Sir, you need to calm down. Monsieur, vous devez vous calmer. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Swift's thirteenth top 10 in the UK. 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