The re-release of Taylor Swift’s “1989” album is now ready for you to hear.
The multi-hyphenate performer said on August 9 during a performance at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, that her “1989” album, which was first released in October 2014, will be the next “Taylor’s Version” re-recording.
At 11:09 p.m. PT, during the surprise song segment of the performance, Swift informed the crowd that the “1989” album would be re-released before starting to perform “New Romantics.”
She pointed to the screen behind her, which displayed the new record art and announced that it would be released on October 27.
Swift’s official social media sites also announced the news a short while afterwards.
“The 1989 album transformed my life in numerous ways, and it fills me with such enthusiasm to announce that my version of it will be released October 27,” she wrote in a Facebook post. Since the five tracks from the From The Vault album are so incredible, I have to say that this is my most favorite re-record I’ve ever made. I find it hard to believe they were ever abandoned. However, not for long.
Swift has added numerous additional tracks “from the vault” that weren’t included on the original versions of each of her great albums.
What drives Taylor Swift to record new albums?
In an effort to fully own her music, Swift has started re-recording and publishing her first six albums. The first six albums’ masters were purchased by Scooter Braun in 2019 from Big Machine Records, who then sold them to a private equity company. Swift publicly expressed her displeasure with the sale and declared she would record all the albums she originally produced with Big Machine again.
In a statement shared on social media in 2020, she said, “I have recently started re-recording my older music which has demonstrated to be both exciting and creatively fulfilling.” I have a ton of surprises planned.
And she definitely fulfilled those surprises: She has even created music videos in addition to the “from the vault” tunes and fresh album packaging.
What albums she has released thus far and which are still to come
That is exactly what she has been doing, labeling each re-release as “Taylor’s Version.” She has thus far been freed:
- (2021) “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”
- 2021’s “Red (Taylor’s Version)”
- The song “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” (2023)
After “1989,” her 2006 debut album “Taylor Swift” and her 2017 album “Reputation” will be the only re-releases that are still available.
How fans discovered that “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” was coming up
Early in July 2023, fans learned that “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” was coming. Soon after releasing “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” she presented the music video for one of the brand-new tracks, “I Can See You.” In the last few seconds of the clip, she can be seen driving away with actors Taylor Lautner and Joey King while crossing a bridge with the word “1989TV” written on it.
Hunting for some Easter eggs Fans of Swift also believed that her July 7 Instagram picture, which showed her “belated Independence Day” party at her beach house in Rhode Island, suggested a “1989” re-record.
Swift posed for a series of Polaroid photos with Selena Gomez, the Haim sisters, and other friends in the post. Swifties were quick to point out that a Polaroid photo of Swift appears on the cover of the original “1989” album. Her “1989” era was also characterized by her annual July Fourth gatherings at her vacation house.
Swift’s Taylor Nation account reposted one of her Fourth of July photos on July 28, showing the singer posing in a blue dress in front of the ocean. The enigmatic caption, “the air is getting pretty salty,” sent fans into a tailspin.
As Swift continued to drop hints, including by switching out four of her previous tour ensembles for blue ones, fans’ anticipation for the Aug. 9 event grew.
In her joke during the announcement on August 9, she said, “You might have noticed there’s some good outfits in the show.”
The color most frequently connected to the album is blue. Prior to the announcement, the singer’s website changed to blue from purple, which it had been when she promoted her “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” album.