The fourth and most recent “Taylor’s Version” by Taylor Swift is a healing process as much as a release.
Nine years to the day after the 2014 release of the original 1989, the pop star’s re-recorded album was released at midnight.
Swifties worldwide switched on, listened in, and stopped doing whatever it was they were doing, so TayTay took to her social media accounts to post a thought piece that was full of hidden easter eggs.
Swift writes in her own handwriting, “I was born in 1989, remade for the first time in 2014, & a part of me was reclaimed in 2023 through the re-release of this album I love so dear.”
“I never imagined the magic you would bring to my life for such a long time,” the speaker said.
In addition to three additional tracks (Wonderland, New Romantics, and You Are In Love) and five selections from the “Vault” (Is It Over Now?, Now That We Don’t Talk, Say Don’t Go, Suburban Legends, and Slut!), the freshly released album includes newly recorded versions of all 13 original songs.
“This instant is a mirror of the forests we’ve explored and the love that unites us even in the darkest hour,” the author adds. With immense thanks and wonder, I offer you my interpretation of 1989. You’ve been waiting for it.
Swift’s most recent social media post has images of the pop sensation having fun on a beach, indulging in ice cream, and pretending that 1989 is never-ending.
With the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Swift will only have two more albums to record again: Reputation, her final album released with Big Machine Records in 2017, and her self-titled debut from 2006. She released Red (Taylor’s Version) and Fearless (Taylor’s Version) in 2021, and Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) in July of this year.
With nominations in 20 categories, Swift is the most nominated finalist for the Billboard Music Awards in 2023. (On November 19, you can watch the BBMAs here, on Billboard, and on the BBMA’s social media outlets.)
Listen to Taylor’s rendition of 1989 and view her carousel post featuring the handwritten note (final image) below.