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It doesn’t take a sharp-eyed quick to notice Taylor Swif it’s obsession with the number 13. Ever since the 11-Grammy Award-winning artist began dominating the music industry with her self-titled debut album in 2006, she’s found just about every opportunity imaginable to introduce the unlucky number in his music.
The mark of his obsession can most recently be found on his tenth original studio album, Midnights, which, despite its title, contains 13 titles instead of 12; an album, mind you, that helped Swift become the first artist in history to single-handedly top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
Over the years, fans have become increasingly aware of Swift’s fascination with the number 13. So much so that they know how to keep tabs on it as she has a reputation for slipping it into music videos, speeches of acceptance, practically everywhere she can. sneak into an Easter egg. But why is she so obsessed with the unlucky number 13? Turns out she has more than a few reasons.
Taylor Swift’s obsession with the number 13, explained
During her debut, Taylor Swift was known for drawing the number 13 on the back of her hand in large bold letters. For years, fans got used to seeing him. While on The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno in the late 2000s, she explained that it was her lucky number “for lots of reasons. It’s really weird.
The superstition only lasted for the first few years of her career, and eventually Swift stopped writing the number on the back of her hand, but when pressed by Leno to explain what the big deal was with 13 , she explained that it was more than just an unlucky lucky number.
“Okay, I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. Also, my first song that went to number one, had an intro of 13 seconds. I didn’t even do it on purpose. And every time I’ve won an award at an awards show, I’ve been seated either 13th or M-rank, which is the 13th letter.
“And when I won the Horizon award at the CMA Awards. The producer walked up to me while I was checking the sound and said ‘okay, we’re going to go in 13 seconds. There are so many numbers!
“Do you want to know something really weird too?” she added. “The first time I played on The show tonight? [It] was February 13, 2007.
Imagine how much fun she’ll have when she wins her 13th Grammy? We already feel the explosive announcement looming on the horizon. We can only hold our breath in anticipation. After all, she’s only two Grammys away. his album Redwhich was originally released in 2012 and re-recorded in November 2021, will surely be a shoo-in for 2023, and Midnights will no doubt follow the following year. Until then, we can hold ourselves back by trying to find as many 13s in the wild as possible.