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"Cowboy like Me" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her ninth studio album, Evermore (2020). She wrote the track with its producer, Aaron Dessner. A slow ballad that has a mellow instrumentation, "Cowboy like Me" is a country and Americana song featuring elements of country rock and blues. Swift sings with a country twang on the track, which includes backing harmony vocals from Marcus Mumford. The lyrics tell the story of how two con artists unexpectedly fall in love while scamming wealthy people in their town.
Music critics generally praised the lyrical narrative of "Cowboy like Me", although several thought that its sound was not captivating; several critics have considered it one of Evermore's standouts and a fan favorite. Upon the release of Evermore, the track peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Global 200 and charted in Australia, Canada, and the US. Swift occasionally performed "Cowboy like Me" live on the Eras Tour in 2023 and 2024, while Mumford regularly sang it live on a tour that supported his debut studio album, Self-Titled (2022).
Amidst the COVID-19 lockdowns, Taylor Swift worked on her eighth studio album, Folklore, with Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. Surprise-released on July 24, 2020, Folklore incorporated new styles for Swift such as indie folk and indie rock, and it garnered widespread critical acclaim. In September 2020, Swift, Antonoff, and Dessner assembled at Long Pond Studio in upstate New York to film Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, a documentary consisting of stripped-down renditions of tracks from Folklore and recounting the creative process behind the album.
After filming, the three celebrated Folklore by drinking and unexpectedly continued writing songs while staying at Long Pond. The result was a studio album, Evermore, which Swift described as a "sister record" to Folklore. Swift wrote much of Evermore with Dessner and recorded the album at Dessner's Long Pond. One track that they wrote together was "Cowboy like Me", which was produced by Dessner and recorded at Scarlet Pimpernel Studios at Marcus Mumford's home in Devon, England. On the track, Josh Kaufman plays lap steel guitar, harmonica, and mandolin, Justin Vernon plays drums and electric guitar, and Marcus Mumford of the English band Mumford & Sons sings background vocals.
Running for 4 minutes and 35 seconds, "Cowboy like Me" is a ballad that has a slow pace and a mellow instrumentation. The song incorporates a languid piano groove, guitar solos, sparse harmonica riffs, and easy-brushed drums. It also includes a guitar riff that the New Statesman's Ellen Pierson-Hagger thought recalls the melody that begins Swift's debut single, "Tim McGraw" (2006). Swift has a country twang in her vocal performance, where Sarah Carson from The i Paper said that she sings sequences of notes that are identical to "Tim McGraw". Mumford provides harmony vocals that critics described as "shadowy", "sultry", and "whispery".
"Cowboy like Me" is an Americana track that features elements of country rock and blues. Dessner considered it a country song, while several reviews deemed it country-styled and one of the two Evermore tracks (alongside "No Body, No Crime") that returned to Swift's country and Americana origins. In Pitchfork, Sam Sodomsky said that the two tracks were the ones that most resembled country music among her works in years. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard stated that the song was a combination of country, folk, and "sun-kissed" alternative, while the Los Angeles Times' Mikael Wood wrote that it contained a folk rock arrangement, and Variety's Chris Willman deemed the sound reminiscent of the "laid-back early '70s style". For NME, Hannah Mylrea said that the track would seamlessly fit on Lana Del Rey's album, Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019). The song's soundscape was also likened to the music of T Bone Burnett and the Civil Wars.
According to Swift, "Cowboy like Me" is a song about "two young con artists who fall in love while hanging out at fancy resorts trying to score rich romantic beneficiaries". Its lyrics have a melancholic and picaresque tone; they depict two high-society scammers who are used to tricking rich people by feigning love, and when they intend to use their tricks on each other, they realize that their scheming has turned into real feelings. Swift's narrator expresses her feelings for her male counterpart, waiting by the phone and hoping he would call. She eventually gets heartbroken, referencing the Gardens of Babylon as a metaphor for how the affair has impacted her. Carl Wilson of Slate opined that the narrative was reminiscent of the 1931 rom-com Blonde Crazy.
Less than five months after Folklore's release, Evermore was announced on December 10, 2020, and was released the next day via Republic Records. "Cowboy like Me" is number 10 on the track listing. Upon the release of Evermore, "Cowboy like Me" debuted and peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, number 55 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia, number 71 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 43 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song has been certified gold in Australia, Brazil, and New Zealand, and silver in the UK.
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Cowboy like Me
"Cowboy like Me" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her ninth studio album, Evermore (2020). She wrote the track with its producer, Aaron Dessner. A slow ballad that has a mellow instrumentation, "Cowboy like Me" is a country and Americana song featuring elements of country rock and blues. Swift sings with a country twang on the track, which includes backing harmony vocals from Marcus Mumford. The lyrics tell the story of how two con artists unexpectedly fall in love while scamming wealthy people in their town.
Music critics generally praised the lyrical narrative of "Cowboy like Me", although several thought that its sound was not captivating; several critics have considered it one of Evermore's standouts and a fan favorite. Upon the release of Evermore, the track peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Global 200 and charted in Australia, Canada, and the US. Swift occasionally performed "Cowboy like Me" live on the Eras Tour in 2023 and 2024, while Mumford regularly sang it live on a tour that supported his debut studio album, Self-Titled (2022).
Amidst the COVID-19 lockdowns, Taylor Swift worked on her eighth studio album, Folklore, with Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. Surprise-released on July 24, 2020, Folklore incorporated new styles for Swift such as indie folk and indie rock, and it garnered widespread critical acclaim. In September 2020, Swift, Antonoff, and Dessner assembled at Long Pond Studio in upstate New York to film Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, a documentary consisting of stripped-down renditions of tracks from Folklore and recounting the creative process behind the album.
After filming, the three celebrated Folklore by drinking and unexpectedly continued writing songs while staying at Long Pond. The result was a studio album, Evermore, which Swift described as a "sister record" to Folklore. Swift wrote much of Evermore with Dessner and recorded the album at Dessner's Long Pond. One track that they wrote together was "Cowboy like Me", which was produced by Dessner and recorded at Scarlet Pimpernel Studios at Marcus Mumford's home in Devon, England. On the track, Josh Kaufman plays lap steel guitar, harmonica, and mandolin, Justin Vernon plays drums and electric guitar, and Marcus Mumford of the English band Mumford & Sons sings background vocals.
Running for 4 minutes and 35 seconds, "Cowboy like Me" is a ballad that has a slow pace and a mellow instrumentation. The song incorporates a languid piano groove, guitar solos, sparse harmonica riffs, and easy-brushed drums. It also includes a guitar riff that the New Statesman's Ellen Pierson-Hagger thought recalls the melody that begins Swift's debut single, "Tim McGraw" (2006). Swift has a country twang in her vocal performance, where Sarah Carson from The i Paper said that she sings sequences of notes that are identical to "Tim McGraw". Mumford provides harmony vocals that critics described as "shadowy", "sultry", and "whispery".
"Cowboy like Me" is an Americana track that features elements of country rock and blues. Dessner considered it a country song, while several reviews deemed it country-styled and one of the two Evermore tracks (alongside "No Body, No Crime") that returned to Swift's country and Americana origins. In Pitchfork, Sam Sodomsky said that the two tracks were the ones that most resembled country music among her works in years. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard stated that the song was a combination of country, folk, and "sun-kissed" alternative, while the Los Angeles Times' Mikael Wood wrote that it contained a folk rock arrangement, and Variety's Chris Willman deemed the sound reminiscent of the "laid-back early '70s style". For NME, Hannah Mylrea said that the track would seamlessly fit on Lana Del Rey's album, Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019). The song's soundscape was also likened to the music of T Bone Burnett and the Civil Wars.
According to Swift, "Cowboy like Me" is a song about "two young con artists who fall in love while hanging out at fancy resorts trying to score rich romantic beneficiaries". Its lyrics have a melancholic and picaresque tone; they depict two high-society scammers who are used to tricking rich people by feigning love, and when they intend to use their tricks on each other, they realize that their scheming has turned into real feelings. Swift's narrator expresses her feelings for her male counterpart, waiting by the phone and hoping he would call. She eventually gets heartbroken, referencing the Gardens of Babylon as a metaphor for how the affair has impacted her. Carl Wilson of Slate opined that the narrative was reminiscent of the 1931 rom-com Blonde Crazy.
Less than five months after Folklore's release, Evermore was announced on December 10, 2020, and was released the next day via Republic Records. "Cowboy like Me" is number 10 on the track listing. Upon the release of Evermore, "Cowboy like Me" debuted and peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, number 55 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia, number 71 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 43 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song has been certified gold in Australia, Brazil, and New Zealand, and silver in the UK.