Draft:I Forgot That You Existed

"I Forgot That You Existed" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her seventh studio album, Lover (2019). Swift wrote and produced the song with Louis Bell, and Adam King Feeney. Released on August 29th, 2019, "I Forgot That You Existed" is an upbeat electropop song. Critics connected the lyrics of the song to previous feuds with rapper Kanye West and DJ Calvin Harris.

Background
Taylor Swift has told that Lover was a "love letter to love itself." The album was inspired by the connections she had with her fans on her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018), which helped her steady her personal life after her controversies in 2016. Republic Records released Lover on August 23, 2019. It was Swift's first album under Republic after she ended her previous contract with Big Machine."I was writing with two writers I hadn’t ever worked with before, so I wanted to come in with an idea that was pretty much all there, melody and lyrics. So I had this idea called “I Forgot That You Existed,” and I wanted it to be really simple. I thought it might be a really fun way to open the album, like, basically kind of shrugging off a lot of things that you’ve been through that have been causing a lot of struggle and pain. And just, one day you wake up and you realize you’re indifferent to whatever caused you that pain."

Lyrics and composition
"I Forgot That You Existed" is the first track on Lover. It is an

Live performances
Taylor Swift performed "I Forgot That You Existed" on the Eras Tour on acoustic guitar as a surprise song during the first show in Mexico City.

Charts
At the release of Lover, I Forgot That You Existed entered the charts for Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.