Taylor's Version of 1989 is on the way. What You Should Know
Vault tracks from Taylor Swift's fourth re-recorded album
include "Now That We Don't Talk," "Suburban Legends,"
"Say Don't Go," "Is It Over Now?" and "'Slut!'"
It looks like Taylor Swift will once again have "Blank Space" on the Billboard
charts.
Nine years to theday after the original album's release, Swift is scheduled to release
"1989 (Taylor's Version)" on Friday.
Swift appeared to be at the top of her game when she released "1989" in 2014.
"Shake It Off" became an enormous smash, "Bad Blood" went
viral and featured almost every Hollywood A-lister, and "1989" beat
out "Frozen" to become the year's most-listened-to album.
The "Taylor's Version" albums have been phenomenal successes on their own, even though
Swift's re-recording trip may have been intended as an attempt to recapture her
work. With each re-recording performing better than the previous, they have all
debuted at No. 1.
"1989" is set to be a massive hit when it is re-recorded. Friday at midnight
will see the release of "1989 (Taylor's Version)."
The announcement of
the release took place on August 9 at the Los Angeles stop of the Eras Tour's
first U.S. leg. Before the announcement, fans conjectured for weeks about the
meaning of the date, August 9.
That evening, Swift also shared the news on Instagram. The caption read, "To be perfectly
honest, because of the five insane From The Vault tracks, this is my favorite
re-record I've ever done." "I find it hard to believe they were ever
abandoned."
Fans can make their own album covers by using the "1989 (Taylor's Version)" cover
generator, which was posted by Swift's management team's official account,
Taylor Nation, ahead of the release. Personalized cover photos were shared by
fans, some of which included images of the fans with their pets.
Do you have any new
music?
In true Swiftie fashion, she teased the track list in September along with a challenging riddle
for fans to figure out.
The identities of those new songs would eventually be revealed to fans by solving a series of 89 puzzles that Google's search function would populate.
The five vault tracks—songs that weren't on the original album—were successfully guessed by fans.
Swift posted on X,
saying, "I really can't wait for this one to be out." "I
appreciate your participation, deductive reasoning, puzzle solving, and
creating such chaotic joy (which is, after all, the best kind of joy 😜) with these revelations."
Does the album include any joint efforts?
There don't appear to be any collaborations listed for "1989 (Taylor's Version)" as of
yet.
However, this hasn't prevented fans from suggesting their ideal collaboration artists, such
as Harry Styles on the song "Style," which many assume is about
Swift's previously reported romance with another pop singer.
Producer Jack Antonoff, who has since been a key figure in Swift's career and social life,
worked with Swift on the original "1989" project for the first time.
All of the "1989 (Taylor's Version)" vault tracks have him listed as
a producer. For the album's rerecording, Max Martin and Imogen Heap—two of the
original production collaborators—returned as well.
Have any noteworthy Easter eggs surfaced?
Easter eggs are a must for Swiftdom to exist. Before the album drops, Swift and her crew have let a lot of rumors go online.This week, Swift shared three images with handwritten
remarks on her Instagram story.
In the notebook entry that was uploaded on Tuesday, there was the first picture. It said,
"Let's fast forward to 300 takeout coffees.
Four lines were scribbled in alternating black and blue ink in the second image, which was
uploaded on Wednesday. What if, in an aquamarine, moonlit swimming pool, all I
need is you? was what the verses said.
"I broke my own heart, because you were too polite to do it," was the third post on
Swift's narrative that was released on Thursday.
Following the "Mastermind" singer's mysterious posts, fans quickly flocked to
social media to conjecture about their meaning. According to rumors on X,
Swift's handwritten notes may contain lyrics from the vault tracks for
"1989 (Taylor's Version)".
A user conjectured on TikTok in a video that has received over 600,000 views that phrases like
"Moonlit Swimming Pool" and "Aquamarine" might even be the
titles of additional songs.