
Swift and Drew Kirsch directed the music video, which was released on August 22 and follows a couple living inside a dollhouse in a snow globe.

Republic Records released "Lover" for digital download and streaming on Augthe song became the album's third radio single the next month. It has an acoustic-guitar-driven, retro-influenced balladic production consisting of snare drums, piano, pizzicato strings, and vocals saturated in reverberation. Produced alongside Jack Antonoff, the song combines country and indie folk over a waltz tempo. The way that newlywed couples customize their marriage vows inspired the bridge, which draws on the bridal rhyme " Something old".

Aiming to create a timeless love song, Swift wrote the track about an intimate and committed relationship. " Lover" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her seventh studio album of the same name (2019).
