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Music critics lauded "Invisible String" for showcasing what they deemed a masterful songcraft with endearing sound and lyrics; some picked it as an album highlight. [[NPR Music|NPR]] named it one of the best songs of 2020. Commercially, "Invisible String" peaked at number 36 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and on charts of Australia, Canada, Portugal, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, where it received a silver [[Music recording certification|certification]]. Swift performed "Invisible String" on the first four shows of her sixth headlining concert tour, [[the Eras Tour]], in 2023.
[[File:Taylor Swift Acoustic Set Gelsenkirchen.png|thumb|207x207px|Swift performing "Invisible String" as a "surprise song" on [[the Eras Tour]]]]▼
== Background and release ==
The American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]] conceived her eighth studio album, ''[[Folklore (Taylor Swift album)|Folklore]]'', while quarantining amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], with producers [[Jack Antonoff]] and [[Aaron Dessner]] of [[The National (band)|the National]].<ref name="EW">{{Cite magazine |last=Suskind |first=Alex |date=December 8, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift broke all her rules with ''Folklore''—and gave herself a much-needed escape |url=https://ew.com/music/taylor-swift-entertainers-of-the-year-2020/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=EN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312063543/https://ew.com/music/taylor-swift-entertainers-of-the-year-2020/ |archive-date=March 12, 2021 |access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref> Swift developed songs from figments of [[Mythopoeia|mythopoeic]] visuals in her mind, a result of her imagination "running wild" while isolating herself. In a premise for ''Folklore'' that Swift posted on her social media, one such imagery was of "a single thread that, for better or for worse, ties you to your fate".<ref name="Primer2">{{cite magazine |date=July 24, 2020 |title='It Started With Imagery': Read Taylor Swift's Primer For ''Folklore'' |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9423740/read-taylor-swift-primer-folklore |url-status=live |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724184421/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9423740/read-taylor-swift-primer-folklore |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref> [[Republic Records]] released ''Folklore'' on July 24, 2020, [[Surprise album|with no prior promotion]]; "Invisible String" is number 11 on the standard track listing.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=July 24, 2020 |title=Hear Taylor Swift's New Album ''Folklore'' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-new-album-folklore-release-date-1032962/ |url-access=limited |access-date=December 15, 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725062452/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-new-album-folklore-release-date-1032962/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
"Invisible String" charted in Australia (19),<ref name="Australia" /> Singapore (19),<ref name="Singapore" /> Canada (29),<ref name="Canada" /> and Portugal (134).<ref name="Portugal" /> In the United States, the track peaked at number 37 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="BHot100" /> and number 12 on the [[Rolling Stone Top 100|''Rolling Stone'' Top 100]].<ref name="RSTop100" /> In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 43 on the [[Official Charts Company|OCC]]'s [[Official Audio Streaming Chart|Audio Streaming Chart]]<ref name="UKStreaming" /> and received a silver [[Music recording certification|certification]] from the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).<ref name="BPI" /> In March 2023, Swift performed "Invisible String" as the opening song for the ''Folklore'' act at the first four concerts of her sixth headlining tour, [[the Eras Tour]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=April 1, 2023 |title=See Taylor Swift Deliver Debut Performance of 'The 1' at Arlington Concert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-debut-performance-the-1-arlington-concert-1234707820/ |url-access=limited |access-date=December 15, 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408174556/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-debut-performance-the-1-arlington-concert-1234707820/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Starting from the March 31, 2023 show in [[Arlington, Texas]], she replaced it with "[[The 1]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Isobel |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift fans spot Eras tour setlist change amid Joe Alwyn split rumours |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-joe-alwyn-eras-setlist-changed-b2317057.html |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=[[The Independent]] |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215062857/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-joe-alwyn-eras-setlist-changed-b2317057.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2023, in celebration of the Eras Tour's [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] shows, [[List of mayors of Nashville, Tennessee|Mayor]] [[John Cooper (Tennessee politician)|John Cooper]] issued a proclamation recognizing "Taylor Swift homecoming" as Nashville was the city where Swift started her music career. The city installed a bench at [[Centennial Park (Nashville)|Centennial Park]] with a plaque reading, "For Taylor Swift. A bench for you to read on at Centennial Park. Welcome home, Nashville;" it is a nod to the song's lyrics referencing the said park.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Avila |first=Daniela |date=May 4, 2023 |title=Nashville Celebrates Taylor Swift's 'Homecoming Weekend' on Tour with Proclamation and Park Bench (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/music/taylor-swift-nashville-homecoming-weekend-how-city-is-celebrating/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504221135/https://people.com/music/taylor-swift-nashville-homecoming-weekend-how-city-is-celebrating/ |archive-date=May 4, 2023 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> To honor this, Swift performed "Invisible String" instead of "The 1" at the second show in Nashville.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leimkuehler |first=Matthew |date=May 7, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift in Nashville: What surprise songs did she sing on night two of 'Eras'? |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/05/07/taylor-swift-in-nashville-eras-tour-surprise-songs-saturday-night-two-celebrity-guests/70192187007/ |access-date=August 3, 2024 |website=[[The Tennessean]] |language=en-US}}</ref> She performed it as a "surprise song" in a mashup with "Superstar" at the first show in [[Gelsenkirchen]], on July 17, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=August 2, 2024 |title=All the Surprise Songs Taylor Swift Has Performed on The Eras Tour (So Far) |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-eras-tour-surprise-songs/ |access-date=August 3, 2024 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
▲[[File:Taylor Swift Acoustic Set Gelsenkirchen.png|thumb|207x207px|Swift performing "Invisible String" as a "surprise song" on [[the Eras Tour]]]]
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