Celebrity News February 05, 2024
Taylor Swift Announces New Album Track List & Collabs!
Taylor Swift just dropped the track list for her new album “The Tortured Poets Department”!
She took to Instagram to post an image that appears to be album art.
In a black-and-white photo, she leans against a wall. Text over the image says, “I love you. It’s ruining my life.”
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The image also includes her new tunes… including collabs with Post Malone and Florence + The Machine.
The full track listing:
Side A: “Fortnight (feat. Post Malone), “The Tortured Poets Department,” “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys,” and “Down Bad.”
Side B: “So Long, London,” “But Daddy I Love Him,” “Fresh Out the Slammer,” and “Florida!!! (feat Florence + The Machine).”
Side C: “Guilty as Sin?,” “Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?,” “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can),” and “loml.”
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View StorySide D: “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,” “The Alchemy,” “Clara Bow,” as well as the bonus tune, “The Manuscript.”
Swifties are already doing their detective work to figure out what it all means.
There is speculation that the name of the album might be a nod to ex Joe Alwyn's WhatsApp group with Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott called The Tortured Man Club.
Fans are also taking note of the album imagery in white with black details. When she first started dating Joe, she released "Reputation," and focused on black with white details.
The release date could also hold special meaning, referring to her independence from her British boyfriend. They reportedly split in April 2023, and April 19, 1775, marks the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
“So Long, London” seems to be an obvious play on "London Boy," which was written about Joe. It could also be about her moving to London with Joe, and then returning to the U.S.
"Florida!!!" could also be a reference to the first show she played after the Joe breakup news, which was in Tampa Bay.
There is lots of talk about "But Daddy I Love Him," which is a line from "The Little Mermaid." Some believe it is a reference to her ex-boyfriend Harry Styles, who famously wore a T-shirt with the movie line in 2020. It could also be about her losing her voice during her romance with Joe. He reportedly wanted to keep their relationship private.
"The Little Mermaid" was also released in 1989, the same year Taylor was born, and the singer has even dressed as the Disney character for Halloween.
Taylor first announced the album from the Grammys stage as she accepted the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for “Midnights.”
She later made Grammy history as the first artist to win four Album of the Year Grammys.