Imagine this: you didn't get tickets to the Eras Tour during the first round of last year's Ticketmaster fiasco (or the second...or third), but now not only do you get to see Taylor Swift in the flesh, but Selena Gomez is the one sending you! Well, this is happening for at least one lucky Taylor Swift fan, and I think there's more to the story.
Rare Beauty sent out tickets to Taylor Swift's show on August 3rd ("Mine must have gotten lost in the mail," Abject_Okra_8520 commented on Reddit), but the thrill didn't stop there — Swifties all over social media are also pointing out that the show date could be a clue for 1989 (Taylor's Version) and it turns out, they weren't wrong.
Will there be a 1989 Taylor's version?
Yes, we're (finally) getting 1989 (Taylor's Version)! The first couple of singles dropped last year during The Summer I Turned Pretty and DC League of Super-Pets, but we'll get the full album, the deluxe edition's added songs, and the vault tracks this fall.
When are we getting 1989 Taylor's Version?
Now here's where the Easter eggs get a little ~crazy~. After announcing Speak Now (Taylor's Version) at one of her concerts, the era officially began with the album's drop on July 9th, a month before her final American Eras show on August 9. But on July 27, Taylor switched her social channel themes back to Midnights, something she usually does to signal the end of an era (literally).
All in all, she gave us the Speak Now TV era for 19 days. Pair that with the final show date (8/9) and you have...wait for it...1989. And during the surprise song segment of the August 9th show, she announced that 1989 (Taylor's Version) would be out on October 27!
Not only did the numbers point to the 1989 TV announcement, but so did a lyric from "When Emma Falls In Love" (a Speak Now TV vault track about BFF Emma Stone). The line "she's so New York when she's in LA" had fans guessing that Taylor would wait until her LA shows to announce the rerecord.
Is Matty Healy going to be on 1989 (Taylor's Version)?
No, according to Daily Mail, Taylor's new rerecord 1989 (Taylor's Version) will not feature Matty Healy or his band The 1975. According one of Taylor's reps, "neither Matt Healy nor The 1975 are on this album."
How do you unlock the Taylor Swift vault?
On September 19, fans noticed that if they Googled "Taylor Swift," the search engine provided them with a word scramble game. The answers were filled with memes, song lyrics, titles, and other references that fans would know from over the years. After the Speak Now (Taylor's Version) vault tracks were leaked without Taylor's permission, it makes sense that she'd want to give us something extra special for 1989 (Taylor's Version)!
There's a good chance if you google "Taylor Swift," you'll be able to see her announcement now that the vault is unlocked.
How many songs will 1989 (Taylor's Version) have?
1989 (Taylor's Version) will have 21 tracks in all —the original tracklist, the deluxe songs and voice memos, and five unreleased vault track songs. In Taylor Swift's announcement on Instagram, she says, "To be perfectly honest, this is my most FAVORITE re-record I’ve ever done because the 5 From The Vault tracks are so insane. I can’t believe they were ever left behind. But not for long!"
In Taylor Swift's official vault track announcement, however, she only announced four — which leaves me wondering what the final vault track could be. Considering we haven't had any announcements on who will be featured on the vault tracks, if there is a notable collab coming, it would make sense she'd want to wait to make a bigger announcement. I may be delusional, but I'm hoping we'll get a Harry Styles feature. A girl can dream!
Here's the 1989 (Taylor's Version) tracklist so far:
- "Welcome to New York (Taylor's Version)"
- "Blank Space (Taylor's Version)"
- "Style (Taylor's Version)"
- "Out Of The Woods (Taylor's Version)"
- "All You Had to Do Was Stay (Taylor's Version)"
- "Shake It Off (Taylor's Version)"
- "I Wish You Would (Taylor's Version)"
- "Bad Blood (Taylor's Version)"
- "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)"
- "How You Get The Girl (Taylor's Version)"
- "This Love (Taylor's Version)"
- "I Know Places (Taylor's Version)"
- "Clean (Taylor's Version)"
- "Wonderland (Taylor's Version)"
- "You Are in Love (Taylor's Version)"
- "New Romantics (Taylor's Version)"
- "I Know Places (Voice Memo) (Taylor's Version)"
- "I Wish You Would (Voice Memo) (Taylor's Version)"
- "Blank Space (Voice Memo) (Taylor's Version)"
- "Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version)"
- "Now That We Don't Talk (Taylor's Version)"
- "Say Don't Go (Taylor's Version)"
- "Suburban Legends (Taylor's Version)"
What does the cover look like?
The cover of 1989 (Taylor's Version) is definitely my favorite part. Taylor has been very vocal about how the 1989 era was a very difficult era in terms of mental health and her personal life, and a lot of her lyrics talk about anxiety or the public's negative perception of her. The original cover emphasizes those themes because of the way it cuts off her eyes and doesn't allow us to see her whole face.
But on the cover of 1989 (Taylor's Version), we get to see her whole face *and* she's laughing! It feels like a reclamation of an era where she spent a lot of time hiding, and I am so excited for her.
What's with all the blue?
Taylor Swift has a color associated with each of her albums, and for 1989 and 1989 (Taylor's Version), it's light blue. On August 9th, she came out onstage in a blue dress for the Speak Now (Taylor's Version) set, the folklore set, the 1989 (Taylor's Version) set, and the surprise songs! If there was any debate over which color the album has, she put it to rest.
What does it means if it's Taylor's Version?
Any song or album title with "(Taylor's Version)" beside it means that it's the version of the music that Taylor owns.
Where can I buy 1989 (Taylor's Version)?
You can preorder the album on Taylor Swift's official website, and there are a bunch of different versions you can get! Here's the full list:
- 1989 (Taylor's Version) Vinyl ($32)
- 1989 (Taylor's Version) CD ($13)
- 1989 (Taylor's Version) Cassette ($20)
- 1989 (Taylor's Version) Digital Album ($12)
You can also get four special edition deluxe CD's (all for $15) until August 18:
- 1989 (Taylor's Version) Crystal Skies Blue Edition Deluxe CD
- 1989 (Taylor's Version) Rose Garden Pink Edition Deluxe CD
- 1989 (Taylor's Version) Aquamarine Green Edition Deluxe CD
- 1989 (Taylor's Version) Sunrise Boulevard Yellow Edition Deluxe CD
What 1989 songs have a Taylor's version?
So far, we have "This Love (Taylor's Version)" and "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)," both of which you can stream on Spotify! Even though "Bad Blood (Taylor's Version)" is featured in DC League of Super Pets, it hasn't been released to the public yet.
Is 1989 by Taylor Swift about Harry Styles?
1989 is widely thought to be about Harry Styles, from the "long hair, slicked back, white T-shirt" he had at the time to how Taylor says her 1989 ex and her were "two paper airplanes flying" (Harry and Taylor wore paper airplane necklaces while they dated).
Will Selena Gomez be featured on 1989 Taylor's Version?
Considering Selena Gomez came onstage during the 1989 tour (and for reputation's, another albums Taylor has yet to rerelease) I really don't think it's a stretch for her to be featured on the rerecord. Before the August 9th show, Selena posted a selfie in a light blue tank top (the color for 1989), too!
"what if Taylor announces 1989 tv august 3rd and invites Selena to premier a mv for their 1989 vault collab and that’s why rare beauty is sending people to the 8/3 show," @those89curls tweeted.
"The other day someone posted about how we never found out what the upside down phones in midnights mayhem meant. I've been thinking about it ever since. The only tracks with the upside down phones were Anti-Hero (track #3) and Vigilante Shit (track #8). Could this be related to the same 8/3 show that Rare Beauty & maybe Selena is going to?" starbuckslover99 asked on Reddit.
Only time will tell, starbuckslover99, only time will tell.
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Lead image via Beth Garrabrant/Taylor Swift/Republic Records
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