Taylor Swift has sent her fans into a frenzy with a cryptic Spotify playlist. After announcing her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, the beloved singer released a Spotify playlist featuring songs solely produced by Max Martin and Shellback. For many Swifties, this move seemingly confirmed that the Swedish artist, who last collaborated with Taylor Swift in 2017, might be back at the production helm.
Taylor Swift's playlist is titled And, baby, that's show business for you. It appeared online shortly after Swift's album announcement on the 'New Heights' podcast promo. Billboards in New York City and Nashville directed fans to the link, which displayed a mint green background and an orange "T.S." logo with stars replacing the periods.
Internet reactions to Taylor Swift's Max Martin-themed Spotify playlist
Pop Base took to its official X (formerly Twitter) page to share that,
"Taylor Swift has made a Spotify playlist for her upcoming album 'The Life of a Showgirl' featuring only Max Martin-produced songs. The last time they worked together was 'reputation' in 2017."
Fans were notably quick to weigh in on the comment section of the X post as they penned their speculations on Swift's upcoming album. Below are some of them:
"THIS ALBUM IS GONNA EAT", declared a Swiftie.
"Mysterious Spotify billboards popped up in NYC and Nashville leading to a new playlist by Taylor Swift.", stated another.
"It all began with TAYLOR ALISON SWIFT. I am a fan from that time. the woman who took over my playlists, my heart, and half my teenage years. The Fearless era was not just music, it was a whole universe. "Love Story" made me believe in fairytales, "You Belong With Me" became my anthem, and from that moment, there was no turning back. I have danced through every era, screamed every bridge, and lived every lyric since.", penned a third.
Others also chimed in:
"the fact he produced we can't be friends, side to side, break free, problem and most ariana grande hits... TS12 will be insane", opined an X user.
"Spotify knew not to play with her this time, she means BUSINESS with this era", noted another.
"Reunion with old pal, time to top the charts one more time for Taylor Swift!", commented a third.
What songs are on the playlist?
The tracklist includes 22 of Taylor Swift's previous songs, all co-produced by Max Martin and Shellback. These feature hits like We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Shake It Off, Blank Space, Style, and Wildest Dreams. The full playlist is listed below:
- 22
- All You Had To Do Was Stay
- Bad Blood
- Blank Space
- Dancing With Our Hands Tied
- Delicate
- Don't Blame Me
- End Game
- Gorgeous
- How To Get The Girl
- I Did Something Bad
- I Knew You Were Trouble.
- King Of My Heart
- Message In a Bottle
- New Romantics
- ...Ready For It?
- Shake It Off
- So It Goes...
- Style
- We Are Never Getting Back Together
- Wildest Dreams
- Wonderland
Max Martin has worked on multiple global chart-toppers for artists like Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, and Justin Timberlake, among others.
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