About willow

"Willow" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on December 11, 2020, through Republic Records. It was released alongside her ninth studio album, Evermore (2020), as its lead single. As the opening track of the album, Swift wrote the song with its producer Aaron Dessner.

Using a metaphor to dub life as a willow tree, "Willow" is a pop, indie-folk, and 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 continuation of the storyline from her preceding video for "Cardigan", and sees a golden string guide the singer through a mystical saga and lead her to her lover. "Willow" received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its romantic lyricism and guitar-centric sound.

The song was a commercial success, topping the global Apple Music and Spotify charts; it marked one of 2020's biggest song debuts on the latter. "Willow" peaked at number one in Australia, and number three in Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.