What we all know to date about Taylor Swift’s new album — from the which means behind the colour orange to why she’s releasing a film

Taylor Swift despatched the web right into a frenzy on Aug. 12 when she introduced her twelfth studio album, The Lifetime of a Showgirl — at precisely 12:12 a.m. ET, in fact. Swift, ever the numerology lover, not often does something with out detailed planning.

The album, which drops on Oct. 3, was first teased on her fiancé Travis Kelce’s podcast, New Heights. As Swift later identified: 10 (for October), plus three, equals 13 — her famously favourite quantity.

Because the announcement, she has unveiled a number of collectible album covers for followers and revealed plans for a behind-the-scenes movie, that includes new lyric movies, that can hit theaters the identical day the album drops.

Right here’s the whole lot we all know to date about The Lifetime of a Showgirl.

When does the album drop?

The Lifetime of a Showgirl shall be launched on Oct. 3 at midnight and shall be accessible on Swift’s official web site and by Goal.

Full observe checklist of ‘The Lifetime of a Showgirl’

There are 12 tracks on The Lifetime of a Showgirl:

1. “The Destiny of Ophelia”

6. “Wreck the Friendship”

12. “The Lifetime of a Showgirl” (that includes Sabrina Carpenter)

Swift mentioned every music “is excellent” for the album, which is why, not like her earlier albums, Midnights and The Tortured Poets Division, there is not going to be any extra shock songs outdoors of the observe checklist.

“The Destiny of Ophelia” shall be her lead single, and her music video for the music will come out on Oct. 3, as a part of her theatrical occasion, “The Official Launch Celebration of a Showgirl.”

What’s ‘The Official Launch Celebration of a Showgirl’ film?

Swift introduced there could be an accompanying 89-minute film launched in theaters alongside the album’s debut on Oct. 3

“You’ll get to see the unique world premiere of the music video for my new single ‘The Destiny of Ophelia’, together with by no means earlier than seen behind-the-scenes footage of how we made it, lower by lower explanations of what impressed this music, and the model new lyric movies from my new album The Lifetime of a Showgirl,” she wrote on Instagram.

“Dancing is non-obligatory however very a lot inspired,” the singer added.

The movie will display in theaters from Oct. 3 to Oct. 5, with the primary showings occurring at 3 p.m. ET on Oct. 3. (Further screenings have been added for some cities, together with New York Metropolis, Boston and San Francisco.) It would play in any respect AMC Theatres areas nationwide, and a few non-AMC areas, together with Cinemark and Regal theaters.

The Official Launch Celebration of a Showgirl shall be proven internationally in 18 international locations, together with Mexico, the U.Ok., Eire, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, based on Deadline.

What can followers count on the album to sound like?

Whereas there aren’t any accessible sneak peeks, Swift mentioned that she co-wrote the album with producers Max Martin and Shellback, who labored together with her on tracks together with “We Are By no means Getting Again Collectively,” “I Knew You Have been Bother” and “22.”

“We’ve by no means really made an album earlier than the place it’s simply the three of us,” she mentioned on New Heights. “It felt like catching lightning in a bottle, actually.”

She mentioned the inspiration behind the brand new album “comes from like probably the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I used to be in in my life.” She mentioned the melodies are “so infectious that you simply’re nearly offended at it” and the lyrics are “simply as vivid, however crisp and targeted and utterly intentional.”

Kelce, who heard the album, mentioned it was “much more upbeat, and it’s much more like enjoyable, pop” and “an entire 180 from numerous the songs on Tortured Poets.” Travis Kelce mentioned in one other New Heights episode that “Opalite” is his favourite music.

What’s the significance of the primary album cowl?

Swift additionally revealed the album artwork throughout her look on New Heights. The quilt was shot by trend photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, who additionally labored on her 2017 album cowl, Popularity. On the duvet, Swift wears a silver beaded bralette from Space’s Spring 2022 assortment, based on Marie Claire.

Swift mentioned on the podcast that the underwater cowl was impressed by her nightly post-show baths on tour — “not normally in a bedazzled costume,” she joked — and the intention was to “glamorize all of the totally different points of how that tour felt.”

“The rationale I needed to have form of like an offstage second as the primary album cowl is as a result of this album isn’t actually about what occurred to me on stage, it’s about what I used to be going by offstage,” she mentioned. “This, to me, tells extra of what the precise contents, lyrically, of the album are.”

Why did she decide the colour orange?

Kelce’s brother and New Heights podcast cohost Jason requested Swift in regards to the significance of the album’s coloration after she confirmed off the orange, sparkly vinyl.

“It appears like, sort of energetically, how my life has felt,” Swift mentioned in regards to the coloration orange. “This album is about what was occurring behind the scenes in my interior life throughout this tour, which was so exuberant and electrical and vibrant.”

Swift has related a lot of her earlier albums with particular colours: Purple was pink, Popularity was black and gray and Lover was scorching pink and gold. Since Swifties are accustomed to the colour symbolism in her albums, Swift mentioned she knew to drop some orange “Easter eggs” forward of her announcement, together with the choice to exit by an orange door on the final present on her Eras Tour — which followers picked up on.

“The rationale why I selected to exit that approach is as a result of I sort of needed to present somewhat subliminal trace to the followers that I could also be leaving the Eras Tour period, however I used to be additionally coming into a brand new period,” she mentioned on New Heights. “I used to be fairly pleased with them for noticing that.”

When did Swift write ‘The Lifetime of a Showgirl’?

Swift mentioned on New Heights that she had began writing the brand new album when she was on the European leg of her Eras Tour all through the spring and summer time of 2023. She mentioned she labored with Martin and Shellback between reveals in Sweden.

“I’d do like three reveals in a row, I’d have three days off. I’d fly to Sweden, return to the tour and, really, like engaged on this — I used to be bodily exhausted at this level within the tour — however I used to be so mentally stimulated and so excited to be creating,” she mentioned.

Why are there so many particular version album covers?

Because the preliminary announcement in mid-August, Swift has launched seven particular version covers with distinctive takes on the album’s theme.

“I simply needed the followers to have as many photos from this form of world, this album period, as attainable,” she mentioned in an interview posted by the Taylor Nation staff on Sept. 20. “I actually spent numerous time determining how I might make one of the best vinyl product and one of the best packaging and one of the best CD expertise that they might have.”

What do all of the CD and vinyl covers appear like?

Swift has shared 4 particular version vinyls, which include distinctive covers, coloured vinyls and an authentic poem:

The Lifetime of a Showgirl: The Shiny Bug

The Lifetime of a Showgirl: Child, That’s Present Enterprise

The Lifetime of a Showgirl: The Tiny Bubbles in Champagne

The Lifetime of a Showgirl: The Crowd Is Your King

And three particular version deluxe CDs, all with new covers that differ from the vinyls and picture playing cards packaged inside:

The Lifetime of a Showgirl: It’s Horrifying

The Lifetime of a Showgirl: It’s Rapturous

The Lifetime of a Showgirl: It’s Lovely