Taylor Swift Songs in The Summer I Turned Pretty Explained

The television series titled “The Summer I Turned Pretty” incorporates several songs by Taylor Swift. Given her penchant for exploring love’s intricacies and complexities in her music, this isn’t unexpected. Notably, the showrunner and author of the source book, Jenny Han, is an admirer of the pop superstar.

What are the Taylor Swift songs that appear in The Summer I Turned Pretty? Here’s a rundown of the tunes utilized in the series’ background music.

Which Taylor Swift songs are in The Summer I Turned Pretty?

The following Taylor Swift songs have been used in The Summer I Turned Pretty:

  • Cruel Summer – Season 1, Episode 1
  • Lover – Season 1, Episode 1
  • False God – Season 1, Episode 4
  • The Way I Loved You (Taylor’s Version) – Season 1, Episode 7
  • This Love (Taylor’s Version) – the song was present in both Season 1, Episode 7 and Season 2, and was also used in the first season’s teaser trailer.
  • Last Kiss (Taylor’s Version) – Season 2, Episode 1
  • Hey Stephen (Taylor’s Version) – Season 2, Episode 2
  • Invisible String – Season 2, Episode 2
  • Sweet Nothing – Season 2, Episode 4
  • Delicate (Taylor’s Version) – Season 2, Episode 6
  • Snow on the Beach ft. Lana Del Rey – Season 2, Episode 6
  • Bigger Than The Whole Sky – Season 2, Episode 8
  • Exile ft. Bon Iver – Season 2, Episode 8
  • You’re Losing Me (From The Vault) – Season 3, Episode 1

Meanwhile, the teasers and trailers for the show used the following music:

  • August
  • Back to December (Taylor’s Version)
  • Daylight
  • Red (Taylor’s Version)

During Jenny Han’s composition of The Summer I Turned Pretty book trilogy, Taylor Swift’s music significantly influenced her creative process. On Jenna Bush Hager’s Open Book podcast, Han confessed that she frequently played “Fearless” while working, and it even sparked thoughts about dedicating one of the books to the renowned singer.

In addition, it was disclosed that the author had previously penned a letter to Swift. This was done in order to seek her approval for using her song “The Way I Loved You (Taylor’s Version)” in one of the show’s most memorable scenes – a dance between Lola Tung as Belly and Christopher Briney as Conrad, which took place in Season 1.

The Summer I Turned Pretty is currently streaming new episodes every week on Amazon Prime Video.

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2025-07-25 01:40