Lavender Haze

"Lavender Haze"
Single by Taylor Swift
from the album Midnights
ReleasedNovember 29, 2022 (2022-11-29)
Studio
Genre
Length3:22
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Taylor Swift
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Sounwave
  • Jahaan Sweet
Taylor Swift singles chronology
"Anti-Hero"
(2022)
"Lavender Haze"
(2022)
"The Alcott"
(2023)
Music video
"Lavender Haze" on YouTube

"Lavender Haze" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her tenth studio album, Midnights (2022). Swift wrote and produced the song with Jack Antonoff, Jahaan Sweet, and Sounwave. Zoë Kravitz and Sam Dew co-wrote the song, and Braxton Cook was an additional producer. The title was inspired by a phrase used in the series Mad Men that refers to the state of being in love. Republic Records released "Lavender Haze" to US radio on November 29, 2022, as the album's second single.

The track's production incorporates a thumping bassline, pulsing modular synthesizers, and layered falsetto vocals in the refrain. Critics described the genre as pop, ambient house, R&B, and disco, with elements of hip-hop. The lyrics were inspired by the media scrutiny surrounding Swift's relationship with the English actor Joe Alwyn: the narrator disregards others' opinions on her relationship and unwed status, and she affirms her desire to stay in love with her partner. Music critics interpreted the lyrics from a feminist perspective, and they generally praised the track's production as restrained, sophisticated, and catchy.

"Lavender Haze" peaked at number two on the Billboard Global 200 chart and on the singles charts of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United States. It reached the top 10 in many other countries. Swift wrote and directed the music video for "Lavender Haze", which was released on January 27, 2023. It incorporates psychedelic and surrealist visual elements and features the Dominican-American model Laith Ashley as Swift's love interest. She included "Lavender Haze" in the set list of her sixth headlining concert tour, the Eras Tour (2023–2024).