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The song's production received similarly positive comments. Caramanica and Leszkiewicz found it to be restrained and nuanced,<ref name="NYTimesReview222" /><ref name=":14" /> and Keefe lauded it as a masterful construct of song structure.<ref name=":722" /> ''[[PopMatters]]''<nowiki/>'s Michael Sumsion described the guitar as "sky-bound plinking" that "bursts into an acoustic charge of pastoral loveliness".<ref name=":20">{{Cite web |last=Sumsion |first=Michael |date=July 29, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Abandons Stadium-Pop for a New Tonal Approach on ''Folklore'' |url=https://www.popmatters.com/taylor-swift-folklore-review-2646821264.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731005457/https://www.popmatters.com/taylor-swift-folklore-review-2646821264.html |archive-date=July 31, 2020 |access-date=June 7, 2021 |website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''<nowiki/>'s Julian Mapes praised "Invisible String" as one of the "loveliest" songs on ''Folklore'' for its "delightfully plucky" instrumentals.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mapes |first=Jillian |date=July 27, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift: ''folklore'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-folklore/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828191233/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-folklore/ |archive-date=August 28, 2020 |access-date=June 7, 2021 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> Zaleski was impressed by Dessner's "ornate" arrangement that created a "sonic intimacy" highlighting Swift's vocals.<ref name="AVClub22" /> In a similar vein, Lyndsey McKenna from [[NPR]] said Swift's vocals and the instrumentals, which resembled the music of the Nationals, were a "natural marriage".<ref name=":2" /> Lipshutz described Dessner's guitar and beats as "unfussy" that complemented the lyrics.<ref name=":7" /> Mikael Wood of the [[Los Angeles Times|''Los Angeles Times'']] placed the song second on his ranking of all ''Folklore'' tracks; he deemed its lyricism "very cleverly phrased" and Swift's vocals "whimsical and luscious".<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=July 26, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift's ''Folklore'': All 16 songs, ranked |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-26/taylor-swift-folklore-songs-ranked |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329230604/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-26/taylor-swift-folklore-songs-ranked |archive-date=March 29, 2021 |access-date=June 7, 2021 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
The editorial staff of ''Billboard'' collectively ranked "Invisible String" fourth in a 2022 list of Swift's select 100 tracks. The editor Becky Kaminsky wrote that the track showcased Swift's contentment in her personal life after the "trials and tribulations" of stardom, which was emotionally resonant for her audiences, both "those who have found their special someone" and "those still searching".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-16 |title=The 100 Best Taylor Swift Songs: Staff Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-taylor-swift-songs/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
==Credits and personnel==
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