Taylor Swift Gets Exciting News on Friday
Taylor Swift just proved her older songs "never go out of style."
It was announced on Friday that Taylor Swift's 2019 song "Cruel Summer" is now officially certified 4x Platinum in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). This means it has surpassed 2.4 million units in sales and streams.
In the UK, where a release's sales are handled by the BPI, a single hitting Platinum means the artist sold 600,000 units.
A unit refers to both physical sales, like CDs and vinyl records, and digital streams from platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music. Each 1,000 streams counts as one unit towards the total.
This news also comes out after Swift has been streamed over six billion times on Spotify in 2025 alone, making her the most-streamed female artist this year.
"Cruel Summer" is the second track off Swift's seventh studio album "Lover." As of now, it has over two billion streams on Spotify alone. The song has quickly become one of fans' favorites thanks to its upbeat production and the bridge's iconic lyric "I love you, ain't that the worst thing you've ever heard!" which went viral on TikTok.
Though it was originally released in 2019, the song didn't become a radio single until June 2023, which was something Swifties had long campaigned for.
"Cruel Summer" was also the opening song for most of her shows on the Eras Tour, which skyrocketed its popularity.
Thanks to its catchy tune and its lyrics about a passionate summer romance that listeners can relate to, it's not surprising that Swift reached this milestone in the United Kingdom.
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