I Forgot That You Existed

Taylor Swift starts her Lover album by shedding the darkness she was living through in the Reputation era; she realizes the feuds and breakups that marked that album don't matter to her anymore. I forgot that you existed It isn't love, it isn't hate, it's just indifference I forgot that you When Swift was writing Reputation (her previous album), she was reeling from a series of public controversies, including a run-in with Kanye West over the rapper's "Famous" lyrics, bad blood between her and Katy Perry, and a beef with Calvin Harris following the end of their relationship. Swift has now moved on; she has found freedom and closure from her heartache.

Swift wrote the song with Louis Bell and Frank Dukes, the producers responsible for such huge hits as Camila Cabello's "Havana" and Jonas Brothers' "Sucker." The pop star explained on the deluxe edition of Lover that as she hadn't written with Bell and Dukes before, she "wanted to come in with an idea that was pretty much all there, melody and lyrics." So, when Swift came up with the "I Forgot That You Existed" idea, she kept it really simple. Swift, Bell and Dukes came up with an upbeat sound that went well with the lyrical content about a carefree feeling. Swift said: "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."

Swift also collaborated with Bell and Dukes on two other Lover tracks: "Afterglow" and "It's Nice to Have a Friend."