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"Midnight" by Taylor Swift: Release date, name tracking, and everything else we know

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Taylor Swift She made a surprise appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 29, shocking fans with her big announcement on the show. While accepting the Video of the Year award for her short film “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”, Taylor revealed that her new album will be released. She also said she would provide more details at midnight, which was less than an hour away at the time.

Keeping her promise, Taylor announced the upcoming release of her tenth studio album, midnight, 12:00 on the point. Although Taylor dropped some songs he’d never heard before with a re-release fearless And the red In 2021, this was her first new full album since then forever In 2020. Learn more about the record below!

When will Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnight’ come out?

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Taylor Swift at the 2022 VMAs. (Photo News Agency / NurPhoto / Shutterstock)

While announcing her album at the VMAs, Taylor also revealed it midnight It will be released on October 21, 2022. She also shared the album cover, which contains a close-up of her face. She’s wearing shimmery blue eyeshadow and holding a lit lighter. The cover also confirmed that there will be 13 songs on the album.

In addition to the actual record, Target will release a deluxe version of midnight. The Deluxe Record, called “Lavender Edition,” includes two modified versions and an additional bonus track. Taylor also started back in September by announcing that there were special edition covers available for midnight. It was on sale for one week after the announcement.

Of course, Taylor never gets young and always has something hidden in her work. On September 16, it revealed that if the midnight The album and three special editions are set next to each other in a square, and the numbers on their back covers make up a clock. It’s all in the details!

What songs are in “Midnight”?

On September 20, TikTok urged fans to check Taylor’s page on the app at midnight. That evening, she released her new clip “Midnights Mayhem With Me”, which showed the names of the songs she revealed from midnight album. After the first part, Taylor continued “Midnights Mayhem With Me” every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at midnight, revealing one track at a time. I used a random lottery ball disk to decide which track would be shared each day.

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The first track Taylor shared was Track 13, called “The Mastermind.” I followed it up with Track 8, which is called “Vigilante S***”. On September 26, she revealed the 7 track, “Question…?” On September 28, she shared that Track 6 is called “Midnight Rain”. On Friday, September 30, came the reveal of Track 2, which is “Maroon”.

How will midnight sound?

Taylor took a step in a different direction with her last two albums, folklore And the forever, in 2020. The recordings contain independent/alternative sound, which veered from her earlier roots in pop and country music. Well, looks like we’re back in the POP . genre midnight. The album is listed as a “pop” record.

Taylor also shared some behind-the-scenes clips of his making midnight on social media. in the footage, Jacques Antonov He appears next to her in the studio. Jack and Taylor collaborate a lot 1989, which was her first full-fledged foray into pop music. He was also the producer of several pop songs that fans loved. Some of the songs Jack and Taylor have worked on together include “Cruel Summer,” “Call It What You Want,” “Getaway Car,” and “Out Of The Woods,” so fans are expecting that vibe on this recording.

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Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff at the Grammys. (stock struggle)

Meanwhile, Taylor also gave some thoughts on the inspiration behind it midnight When the album was announced in August. “We are awake in love and fear, in turmoil and in tears,” she wrote. “We stare at walls and drink until they speak. We curl up in our self-made cages and pray that we are not – at this moment – ​​about to make a fateful, life-altering mistake.”

And the letter continued: “This is a musical set written in the middle of the night, a journey through horror and sweet dreams. The floors we walk and the demons we encounter. For all of us who have thrown up and turned around and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go looking – hoping that maybe when the clock strikes twelve.. We will meet ourselves. midnightThe 13 Sleepless Nights Stories Scattered All My Life will be released on October 21. Meet me in the middle of the night. “

Based on Taylor’s message, it appears that midnight She will tell different stories throughout her life, not just from her last album to now. However, she has not revealed the specific inspiration behind any of the tracks yet.

What happens with Taylor Swift’s re-recordings?

Since Taylor was in the midst of re-releasing some of her records when she announced midnightMany are wondering about the timeline for the rest of these re-recordings. So far, Taylor has dropped two re-recorded albums, fearless And the redWhich means she has four more to go with: Taylor Swift, Speak Now, 1989 And the reputation.

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Taylor Swift at TIFF. (stock struggle)

Taylor has already released the full re-recorded versions of “This Love” and “Wildest Dreams” from 1989, as well as a clip from the new version of “Bad Blood”. This led fans to believe it 1989 (Taylor version) will be her next record. However, without any warning, Taylor dropped midnight Bomb us instead!

The fact of the matter is that, like so many things with Taylor… we simply don’t know! We can expect her to give midnight Some time to soak before the next re-record is released, but the timeline hasn’t been shared yet.

Taylor re-records her first six recordings so she can earn a master’s degree in music. She tried to buy the master from the old record company, Big Machine, but the head of the company was deprived of the right to do so. Scott Porchetta, who discovered Taylor as a teenager. Instead of just letting Taylor buy the Master, Scott wanted her to record six new albums for Big Machine in order to reclaim the rights to each album. Taylor didn’t want to get this deal done, so she left the Big Machine in 2018, and in 2020, the re-registration process began.

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