American pop star Taylor Swift has announced the title of a new track from her upcoming album, Midnights. Speaking to TikTok, Taylor Swift posted a video titled Midnight’s Mayhem with Me and revealed the title of the album’s 13th track, which will be called Brain.
Previously, tracks were listed as “Track One”, “Track Two”, etc. on the album cover. Midnights is Swift’s tenth studio album and will feature a total of 13 tracks in the standard edition of the album. While side A has six tracks, side B will have seven.
Swift didn’t mention any collaborations for the upcoming album, which she announced earlier this month at the MTV VMAs.
However, she recently posted a behind-the-scenes video to her Instagram, which featured her frequent collaborator, Jack Antonoff, with whom she has worked on her previous albums, including 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, and Still.
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In August, Taylor Swift announced the album, Midnights at the MTV Video Music Awards, where she won Video of the Year for her project, Too good: the short film (10-minute version), for Best Long Form Video and Best Direction. Her Instagram post about the new album reads:
“Midnights, the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life, will be released on October 21. Meet me at midnight.”
The album will be released on 21st of October and can be pre-saved to Spotify and Apple Music. Physical copies of the album will be available via vinyl, CD or cassette. The album can be pre-ordered on Swift’s website and will ship on its release date.
Currently, there are four versions of the album that will be available in corresponding colors: Moonstone Blue Edition (the standard version), Jade Green Edition, Blood Moon Edition, and Mahogany Edition. The Taylor Swift website notes that each release includes:
- 13 songs
- one of four collectible albums with unique front and back cover
- one of four unique collectible disc artwork
- one of four unique marbled color CDs
- a collectible lyrics booklet with never-before-seen photos.
A separate clean version of the album is also sold, suggesting that the standard edition contains explicit content.
Taylor Swift Named Songwriter of the Decade by NSAI
On September 20, Taylor Swift was named Songwriter of the Decade by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). Speaking at the awards ceremony at Ryman Auditorium, Swift said:
“I’ve learned from being in the entertainment industry for a long period of time that this business operates with a very new, new, new, next, next, next mentality. For every artist or songwriter, we all hope having a great year. A great album cycle. A great run on the radio. And these days, a song that’s going viral on TikTok. A glorious time in the sun. (sic)”
She added:
“I’m saying all of this because I’m here to receive this magnificent award for a decade of work, and I can’t explain how nice it is. Because from my perspective, it’s an award that celebrates the culmination of moments. Challenges. Gauntlets posed. Albums I’m proud of. Triumphs. Strokes of luck or misfortune. Loud, embarrassing mistakes and the subsequent recovery from those mistakes, and the lessons learned from it all.
Swift went on to say that she established genres for the lyrics she wrote. There are three genres: Quill Lyrics, Fountain Pen Lyrics and Glitter Gel Pen Lyrics.
She elaborated further, saying that the “Quill” style genre is for words and the phrasing is antiquated. She noted that most of her lyrics fall into the “Fountain Pen style” genre, which refers to a modern script or references.
The latest genre for Taylor Swift’s lyrics is Glitter Gel Pen, referring to lyrics that are frivolous, carefree, bouncy and perfectly syncopated to the beat.