Taylor Swift Drops ‘Lonely Witch’ Remix Version Of ‘Willow’

Taylor Swift continues to be the most productive person of 2020, sharing another remix of “Willow,” off her surprise album Evermore.

The “Willow – Lonely Witch Version” strips back the sparse single even further and follows the previous “Dancing Witch” version, remixed by Swedish singer-songwriter Elvira Anderfjärd, which Swift shared on her 31st birthday last weekend.

“Witches be like ‘Sometimes I just want to listen to music while pining away/sulking/staring out a window,’” Swift wrote on socials, accompanied by a photo of her looking cozy indoors. “It’s me. I’m witches. Never fear, the ‘willow lonely witch remix’ is here.”

The singer-songwriter also shared with fans a behind-the-scenes clip featuring photos from the official “Willow” video. Produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, “Willow” is the lead single off Evermore.

Dessner was also a key collaborator on Folklore, and played an integral part on Evermore, along with producer Jack Antonoff; Swift’s partner, Joe Alwyn (who writes under the pseudonym William Bowery); and Justin Vernon, of Bon Iver.

Swift surprised fans over the summer with her indie-folk quarantine album Folklore, signaling a new sound and direction in her career. And only six months later, she followed it up with her ninth studio album, Evermore, released on December 11

“Ever since I was 13, I’ve been excited about turning 31 because it’s my lucky number backwards, which is why I wanted to surprise you with this now,” she wrote on Instagram after revealing the tracklist.

“You’ve all been so caring, supportive and thoughtful on my birthdays and so this time I thought I would give you something!”

Much like Folklore, Swift’s follow-up quarantine album Evermore has also been met with critical praise.

“It’s a lush, tender, and beautiful album, steadier if less varied than ‘Folklore,’ and infused with backward-looking wisdom,” writes Amanda Petrusich for The New Yorker in her review.

Evermore can be bought here.