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"Daylight" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her seventh studio album Lover, released on August 23, 2019, through Republic Records. Swift produced the song with long-time collaborator Jack Antonoff, and she was the sole writer.

Upon its release, "Daylight" entered and peaked on the singles charts of Australia (number 70), Canada (number 87), and the US Billboard Hot 100 (number 89). A live version of the song, recorded at the City of Lover concert in Paris was released on digital platforms on May 18, 2020.

Background
Taylor Swift released her seventh studio album, Lover, on August 23, 2019, through Republic Records. Described by Swift as a "love letter to love itself", Lover explores the "full spectrum of love", inspired by the connections she felt with her fans during her Reputation Stadium Tour. The track list of Lover consists of 18 songs, of which three were solely written by Swift: "Lover", "Cornelia Street", and "Daylight". All three songs were produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff.

In a YouTube live stream on August 22, 2019, Swift revealed the album was originally titled "Daylight" before she wrote "Lover", which changed her mind. She stated: ""I decide an album title based on something that has a nice theme to it and a ring; it's very mood board how I go about [it]. The only time I ever started with a title was Reputation. That was the only time I started an album with a title so I began writing songs around that word. For this album, I actually thought the title of this album was going to be Daylight for a couple months. Then I wrote 'Lover' and I was like 'That's the title'".

Music and lyrics
Musically, "Daylight" is a pop song instrumented by synths.

Crtics noted "Daylight"'s self-conscious lyrics and recognized a callback to the song "Red" from Swift's 2012 album of the same name through the lyric "I once believed that love would be burning red/ But it’s golden, like daylight." Mikael Wood for the Los Angeles Times regarded the song as being "about cleaning up the rubble behind her, if only to make room for more to come."

Reception
Jenna Adrian-Diaz for Vogue compared the song to Swift's songs "Getaway Car" and "Blank Space", stating "Since her 1989 album, Swift has made a tradition of reflecting on relationships—romantic and platonic—that ended messily, and often in the public eye. “Daylight” seems to continue the trend of dressing up a bit of self-reflection, this time set against the Lover album’s trend toward synth-heavy instrumentals."