Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince
2019 song by Taylor Swift / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her seventh studio album Lover (2019). She wrote the song a few months after the 2018 U.S. midterm elections to capture her disillusionment with the American political climate. Written and produced by Swift and Joel Little, "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince" is a synth-pop tune with marching band-styled percussion and background cheerleading shouts. It is a protest song that makes use of high-school imagery lyrically to depict the struggles navigating through a flawed system, with allusions to a troubled love story.
"Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince" | |
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Song by Taylor Swift | |
from the album Lover | |
Released | August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) |
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Genre | Synth-pop |
Length | 3:53 |
Label | Republic |
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"Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince" on YouTube | |
Music critics deemed the production gloomy and mostly praised the lyricism as poetic and meaningful, but a few were unimpressed with Swift's efforts to write a political song. Some journalists noted "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince" as Lover's most political song and that it represented Swift's decision to become more socially engaged, departing from her previous apolitical stance.
After Lover was released, "Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince" reached the singles charts of Australia, Canada, Scotland, and Singapore. In the United States, the track peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. It received certifications from Australia and the United Kingdom. The song is the namesake to Swift's 2020 documentary film, Miss Americana, and it served as the opening number of her sixth headlining concert tour, the Eras Tour (2023–2024).