Teddy Swims introduced a “Merciless Summer time” to the winter season on the BBC Radio 1 on Thursday (Jan. 10), performing a canopy of Taylor Swift’s Lover hit on the Stay Lounge.
The 31-year-old singer put a soulful spin on the observe, including his raspy vocals to the hook. “It’s new, the form of your physique / It’s blue, the sensation I’ve bought / And it’s ooh, whoa, oh / It’s a merciless summer time,” he sang.
Again within the fall, “Merciless Summer time” rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 songs chart dated Oct. 28, 2023 — 4 years after its preliminary launch. With “Merciless Summer time,” Swift joins an elite membership of artists with 10 or extra No. 1s on the Billboard Sizzling 100 songs chart. In response, Swift and her co-writer Jack Antonoff shared their pleasure over the accomplishment on Instagram, speaking over one another as they thank followers for all their assist. “The tune that we stated was the most effective tune, however we thought, ‘Oh, you realize what? This shall be our secret greatest tune.’ That’s what we thought,” Antonoff stated of “Merciless Summer time,” earlier than Swift chimes in: “We simply wished to say thanks a lot for making ‘Merciless Summer time’ a Sizzling 100 No. 1, and it’s not even summer time anymore. It’s deep fall, I’m sporting a sweater.”
Watch Teddy Swims’ cowl of “Merciless Summer time” under.