It's obvious this is coming in the next couple of months so I think it's time for a thread *.*
There's heavy rumours this is out in April and supposedly there's 60/61 stars on Taylor's latest insta post. 61 days time is Friday April 26th + that day is supposedly Arbor Day or something which has something to do with palm trees so I can see that being the release date for the lead single ahhh I'm so excited *.*
Prepared to go crazy again very soon x (omg the 1000 different false sites that appeared for LWYMMD 😂)
I'd love to see her blend the 'old Taylor' with the new pop one on this album, as good as reputation was I missed that breezy feel that was present even on 1989.
She's full on teasing atm!!!!! Something is def coming very soon
This feels like a countdown, I'm honestly starting to expect the lead to drop Friday omfg
What I’m getting at with these clues is that
• this definitely looks like a countdown
• this album is going to be similar to Red, the palm tree that appears as the center is larger, which implies that it’s the focal point, and with her co-writing songs for the genre, it’s probably given her means to help find the balance between what skyrocketed her into being a mid-2010’s radio darling and what made her famous in the first place.
Reputation is a catharsis, and this album picks up where it left off. It’s Taylor seeing the light after an endless pit of darkness.
Excited for this! A lot more than I thought I would be.
I'd love something in between Red and 1989, I think that's probably plausible. I did love Reputation ofc but I think it went a bit too far, 1989 had that feel-good breezy pop sensibility she's always had even if it abandoned country, and Red merged pop and country so well so there was something for everyone.
I genuinely have 0 idea what to expect which makes this very exciting if we do get a new single this week! With Reputation, it was obvious she was gonna go further into pop but this will probably be something more familiar but still a step forward and I can't wait to see where she goes with it.
To add to the clues, the Meredith photo posted the day before palm trees has 8 letters in the caption so I'm even more convinced this is a countdown now ahhhh!
Newest rumour going around is that this is produced by Ryan Tedder!
omg I would die
I’m seeing Taylor Swift ft. Katy Perry?!
Okay some further research and Swifties are jumping to conclusions as always so Ryan is probs a false rumour ffs
Also I'm about 99.9999% Taylor/Katy is false haha
I'm just perched for tonight's clue, I can't believe a new Taylor era is probs so close ahhh 😍
The video on her website for her Netflix documentary has been replaced by a YouTube video that's not working and says unavailable atm!!!!! SHES COMING IM NOT READY.
I don't want to get excited incase its just lots of reaching but I can't help myself. COME THRU QUEEN OF POP
I'm waiting for one more clue (hopefully in the next hour or two, the last one dropped around 11:15pm our time!) and then I'm fully believing this is acc happening haha 😂
Can the next clue drop asap plz ugh, I wanna go to sleep and it's been +24 hours since the last post
No clue, I hate her xx I feel something's gonna def happen this week or next week tho 😂
That picture is actually stunning!
I feel like if it was tonight it would have leaked somewhere?
I hope so though, I can't wait to see what her style will be like this time. (End Game deserved more love )
Putting my alarm on for 5AM just incase it's surprise released tonight
If a song is coming tonight can we get an announcement asap please cos I'm not waiting past 2am with no announcement 😭
Get some rest Ultra, it will be a nice treat in the morning! (if it is released )
I know I'll regret it if it drops and I miss it haha 😂 (And tbh I'm usually up til 1:30ish on Friday's anyways oops 🙊)
Taylor is really keeping things under wraps and trying to pull a fast one on us huh
we're onto you swift team
I don’t know how I’m gonna survive if Taylor releases lmao
we already have new Selena and a Jonas Brothers reunion, Taylor have mercy on my inner 13-year-old plz
Ugh. (At least I didn't stay up 😂😂)
I'm expecting a live stream or something announcement today on insta with single release next Friday now hopefully
She has some nerve!!
The 2nd of March is marked on her calendar so Swifties are now expecting this to drop tomorrow! Personally I think it's coming on the 8th but I'm so ready
Her last Insta posts have been around 6ish UK time so hopefully we'll have an announcement soon <3
I doubt the single is coming is tomorrow, she wouldn't put a lead out on a Saturday. Hopefully its an announcement but I'm still doubtful anything will come tomorrow. March 8th seems the best bet
I was going to say I'd 100% disagree with the Saturday rumours but the calendar + she's now on republic (thank u next came out on a Saturday iirc) gives me some hope haha 😂 And she's not completely adverse to not releasing on a Friday (poor ready for it being robbed of a #1 in america 😭)
Saying that I still think it'll just be an announcement though 😂
Ffs we've been waiting 2 days for something after complete silence and she breaks it with a pic of the Elle magazine I'm acc gonna smash something 😂😭 swifties are getting so pressed rn haha
I see any of the 3 happening:
Announcement on the 2nd (so 6 hours to go) + single on 8th
Announcement at Iheartradio awards + release on 15th
We're all delusional fools who've been trolled
I really don't know what to expect from this. I think/hope Liam is right in that it is a mix of Red/1989. That'd really work for her at this point.
I can't shake the feeling now we aren't getting anything lmao
I can’t believe nothing is coming after that cat photo and her acknowledging the rumours!
Swifties are convinced announcement tonight haha (but we've been convinced every day this week so idek anymore). I feel if we don't get anything by 1am our time tomorrow then I'm losing all hope getting anything any time soon 😂😭
At least we're not being trolled with countdown links for the single which ended up playing Never Gonna Give You Up like the LWYMMD release build up 😂
I had a dream last night that I checked iTunes and she had a banner on the main page revealing she’d surprise dropped her lead. To say I was gutted when I woke up would be an understatement I can’t remember what the title was about I think the cover was purple
another instagram post, still no confirmation. I'm done with her I acc can't ffs
A HDD writer said this is coming this week, plz be true ffs
Still no announcement...
Colour me surprised!
Yep I'm starting to think it's gonna be April now despite the iheart appearance next week haha 😭 I just don't get what happened to the countdown tho haha, it was so obvious it was a countdown-like thing and it just stopped 😭
Someone on ATRL said its coming soon too who is supposedly provided correct info regarding IDWLF and the Rep era so I guess we'll see. At least its fairly certain we won't be waiting till August
Hopefully haha! I think it's coming this Friday only because of the iheartawards stuff on Thursday, if not then I'm giving up all hope 😂😭
This Friday would be perfect as I can probs stay up for iheartawards + single release if it happens and I'm not busy this Friday unlike the past two that have just gone 😂
I'm PRAYING we get some news tonight at the iheart awards, if not then I'm giving up any hope until April
I low-key think I time my illnesses around her award shows appearances now, the last time I was really ill started a couple of days before the AMA's 😂😭😭
You don’t happen to be ill every time she drops a lead single, do you?
!!!!!!! Nope unfortunately haha
She's teasing again, I hate her
And she's posted again!!
I'm seeing theories she's performing with Kacey tonight, hopefully a new song if true
Time for the weekly single rumors
I wish she'd just confirm a rough week at least
The Kacey performance is looking really likely; of her last two posts one has a rainbow and the next is captioned with a butterfly emoji
Latest updates:
- Kacey is supposedly performing with a guy
- Todrick is teasing on twitter
Guys and girls I think tonight might FINALLY be the night *.*
There's a butterfly on her shoe something is happening tonight 100%!!!
I can't take it any longer!!!
I'm def staying up!! I have this feeling tonight in me that she's dropping which I've not had over the past few weeks ahhh
Ready for her announce a Spotify
Nahhh I'm hyped for something, PLEASE come through Taylor, hopefully I wake up to the single
Anyone got a working stream??
Ofc my stream crashes during her speech ffs 😡😡
Urgh looks like no new music anytime soon
I'm actually FUMING
I'm honestly so annoyed, there was so many signs we'd have at least an announcement by now but nope 😭😭 now the whole fanbase is desperate and just look like boo boo the fool now 😭
I'm honestly gutted she didn't release, the last couple of weeks would've been a perfect chance to get a #1 hit and the charts worldwide aren't too competitive at the top right now so she could've easily snatched the #1 pretty much everywhere 😭
I'm going back to my original prediction of 12th April now, though knowing Taylor it wouldn't shock me if we just go back to the generic August single/Q4 album release pattern 😭
I agree she should of released last week. Next couple of months are going to be very competitive with rumours of Gaga, Rihanna and no doubt the likes of Drake releasing new music
Yeah it's definitely gonna be a while
Damn I was thinking April 12th for ages but it's gone far too quiet so I'm not thinking that's gonna happen anymore
I think we'll get an announcement or teasing re-starting on April 13th (that's the date marked on her calendar) with the single on April 19th possibly? Hopefully it'll be soon
There's a countdown on her Instagram stories which ends on April 26.
ITS FINALLY COMING
OMFG I NEARLY STAYED IP AS WELL FFS 😂😂 I knew there was gonna be an announcement today!!!
Less than two weeks OMFG NOT READH 😍😍😍
Can the next 13 days just hurry the hell up now 😂😍
Glad something is finally announced! The colour scheme is giving more a like a light, airy pop kinda vibe
Finally!! This feels really odd because we have no idea what she's gonna do musically but it's exciting, roll on the 26th!!
*announces a perfume brand*
Nah. But I'm excited to see what she comes up with! Something more chill and less in your face/try hard "woe is me" me vs. Everybody plz!
Awesome can't wait
omg the amount of hints missed are killing me:
- The countdown lesson learned being NUMBER 26
- Twenty Six = TS = Taylor Swift
- The 26th being the day skipped in the 'original' countdown
- The 61 stars in the first pic = Posted 61 days before 26th April
- Arbor Day (palm trees related) = 26th April
- 13th April = 13 days before the 26th April
- There was something in that scrabble pic that icr off the top of my head
and that's just a few I've seen. It's actually insane how planned out she always done everything, legend
This is going to be blocked by a horse ffs
I feel Old Town Road will be quite frontloaded and I feel Taylor/her fanbase is still big enough to get the #1 debuts, esp in America. Though I would've been much more confident about the #1 if this was a month ago
Also I hope Taylor cuts OTR's run prematurely short after Lil Nas X shaded Taylor quite literally non-stop on that NasMaraj account
Latest single title rumour is Halo. Let's see if this is real or goes the way of the 800 rumoured TS6 lead titles haha 😂
She's posting teaser pics on her insta the past few days.
Expect an announcement Friday. She kept mentioning 283 randomly last month, and she's two posts away from 283. She's posting once a day so the 283rd post = Friday
Ahhh I'm so excited
I'm so excited too
OMG f*** OFF AS IF
Okay so Post 283 is next. I wonder if we're gonna get the announcement today?? <3
I'm honestly so hyped rn the early promo has been KILLER so far.
I'm seeing a theory that we'll get the single tomorrow and the album next Friday. I don't think we will but IMAGINE if we do omg
I don't know if I'm being stupid or not but why does the number 283 have any significance?
There'll be 283 letters in one of the verses or sth just watch
I wonder if it might be a livestream announcement?
that’s how many people who will be invited to the TS7 album sessions
Well there’s the 283rd post...a bike
Lemme keep this theory going by saying the TIME post yesterday isn't part of this and the next post is the announcement
I hope we get something soon but knowing Taylor we'll just get random pics until Thursday evening 😂
I reallyyyyyyy want the song credits already! I must know who produced this!!
Same! I'm thinking it's gonna be Max Martin or Nathan Chapman. Maybe Ryan Tedder involved as well?
I also wouldn't be shocked if Taylor had a producer credit as well, idk why I just have a feeling she may be even more involved than usual
Another random teaser pic.
I'm seeing theories she's gonna have some female collabs on the album which I hope *.* (Blackpink, Adele, Selena & Ari are the names I'm seeing thrown around the most)
Joseph Kahn is posting random set pics on social media the last few days so we probs aren't getting a new video director anytime soon. Very likely these pics are for the TS7 lead video (I think Taylor was spotted in one of them iirc)
If he serves another LWYMMD or Blank Space, I'm here for this *.*
And another teaser 😭😍
Also I'm posting lots of Taylor related stuff on my Taylor instagram and twitter. Please rewteet and like my stuff + tag Taylor in the comments on my insta if you see them haha as I'm trying and hoping this is the era that Taylor will finally notice me at least and maybe also get invited to TS7 secret sessions 😂❤️
I hate not knowing anything but I don't think she will give us anything concrete and we'll just be hit by the song
Anyone seen that Wizard of Oz theory going round? I mean it's not a total reach but still, I'm very sceptical
I'm getting nervous and I'm not even a huge Taylor stan
Do we think it wiill it be a 5am release on Friday morning?
I LOVE the new instagram pic posted today *.* ahhh I'm so hyped for this ONLY 3 DAYS!! 😍😍
There's also the New Man theory (which Juan posted in the album thread), I wonder if that will become true 😮
Reportedly new merch:
I'm currently re-listening through Taylor's discography in alphabetical order and ahh it's so amazing A legend, literally every song is amazing *.*
I'm at Forever & Always now and aiming to finish this by Thursday latest <3
New insta post with the caption “It’s time #time100” hmm
Idk if that post is single related actually haha! She's performing at the TIME 100 Gala tonight (hopefully we'll get some announcement or something there tonight haha, if not can she perform one of my faves plz haha)
Though time could be a hint for TS7 saying that. Remember when we were all convinced the TS6 lead was called Timeless at one point 😂
Judging from the songs she performed last night, it definitely seems this album is gonna have a happy/in love vibe *.*
Latest rumour floating around is that this is called Me!
Yeah i'd be more here for that as well
Her filter is changing at midnight tonight, hopefully that may come with an announcement lol?
I hope so but I'm starting to think we won't get anything other than knowing it's coming at 5am Friday
Metamorphosis is another title I'm seeing thrown around which would make sense tbh
I think Me! might be the title after all. It's been painted on the mural
It's indeed called "Me!". The link below should properly work (to download or stream the song) at midnight ET, which redirects to her site for now.
https://taylorswift.lnk.to/me
Omg the punctuation, Shania Twain is shaking
C'mon Taylor please deliver, I ended up at least quite liking every single from last era!
OMG WHAT IS GOING ON I'VE BEEN WORKING ALL DAY
I'M SO EXCITED AHHH
Also who's staying up with me for the next six hours?
Next clue at 1am (I believe) in some tv interview
Soz for post 700 in a row but this features Brendon Urie supposedly???
Omg I would DIE PLEASE
I am both excited and scared but that palette is making me kinda hopeful?
if Brendon is on this track though omg
OMGGGGG I'm even more hyped now this is gonna slay
also the Spotify logo. Come through streaming payola
Ughhhh. Ngl the title isn't giving me hope that she's avoiding the whole "I'm a victim and I don't care" narrative!! Gaaahhh
Hopefully it's wrong and it's a love song or something.
But excited to hear Brendon on it and hear how well she works with him.
Omg we're so close ahhhh
Title confirmed, brendon confirmed, music video confirmed I'M READY
it's supposedly a song about embracing your individuality
So f***ing tired but I may as well just stay up now the things I do for this woman
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/312813450667753483/571143717742706699/maxres1.png?width=721&height=406
THE VID TEASER PIC ASSHDHDJDIUD SIS IT LOOKS AMAZING
also video supposedly 4:09!
So buzzing!
And I don’t wanna judge before we’ve even heard the song but I do kinda wish the lead song was solo and didn’t have a feature.
I'm so tired but we're so near ahhh
Written by Taylor, Brendon and Joel Little with the later producing!!
So hyped for this and glad she's working with a new producer! Joel's produced so many good stuff including a lot of Lorde's material 💗
Wes Anderson directed video supposedly!!!!!
BYE JOSEPH x
A BOP!!!!!!
Omggg this is SO good, it's kind of exactly what I expected and she needs but not in a tired predictable way. It's like Taylor sings a Panic! song with the drums but I can hear bits of Shake It Off, bits of that breezy 1989 vibe and it just feels fun and carefree and sweet like "old Taylor". The video is PERFECT too, stunning - thank god we're well rid of Joseph Khan's style over substance! I'm gonna need lots more watches as there's so many little things to it. Her and Brendon sound so perfect together too, it's just a great pop song without any of the victim narrative, jibes at god knows who etc., ngl with the snake at the start I was like wtf is she doing we don't need that until it turned into butterflies
Radio is gonna DEVOUR this too *.*
It's cute and much more like 1989 which is great. They sound really good together and like Liam, when the vid started with the snake, I rolled my eyes. Haha.
But yeah, cute and catchy and just a good pop song, with so much room to grow.
this is a BOP
Her best lead since “We Are Never...”!
So glad this is a complete change of direction from the Reputation era
A cute bop
I really like this! Great comeback for her and much better than anything off Reputation easily!
omg she's really pulling out all the stops with this era! so good!
kinda swallowing my pride as an ARMY bc she's gonna be sending bts back to flopdom with the record that she'll obviously get but whatever. this music video is a burst of light after Reputation served the darkness.
That video!!! It’s so extra but in a good way - a couple of the videos post-LWYMMD last era quickly became style over substance so the amount of effort here was appreciated. So camp, it was like watching a Glee performance or something in places (even down to Brendon having Blaine-esque hair!) - also... cats as for the song, I’m not entirely sure about the lyrics in the middle 8 (like there’s me in awesome and spelling is fun... dammit Taylor stop denting some of your songs with cringe moments like these) but that’s not too much of an issue because you kind of get swept up in the general cheesy feel of the whole package anyway, a cute return from Taylor and it’s sure to be stuck in my head all day! I actually was a fan of the ‘reputation’ era but this felt refreshing all the same, definitely more of the ‘1989’ sound to be found here. Brendon was a perfect choice of feature also, he really helped sell it. Lastly, I have to fight the urge to burst into Foo Fighters - ‘The Pretender’ when the “one of these things is not like the other” lyric comes around
Radio 1 has 2 TBC tracks on their A List this week so Taylor’s got to be one of them surely
Heart also playing it after 8am today
It was promising up until the chorus, which is very American radio juvenile. The Spelling is fun bit...really?
I never really like her leads though.
The entire package is a course correct after the reaction of the last album, which isn’t surprising. But it’s just so basic and juvenile. The production on the chorus is especially dated — she’s capable of so much more than this.
So, of course it will be massive.
The payola is massive and will make sure it’s massive in the first week or two. Who knows after that.
It sounds like an attempt at Roar but comes off like Pink covering Next To Me. It REALLY sounds like Next to Me.
FFS I FELL ASLEEP LIKE HALF AN HOUR BEFORE WITH MY CHARGER WRAPPED AROUND ME 😂😂😭😭
Anyway on first listen I LOVE 💗
^agree, bit disappointing, she's capable of better
Few listens in and this incredible. It’s going to be huge I feel!
I'm actually fuming that I fell asleep just before 5am 😭
I also love the video <3
#1 on us ITunes chart with a 50% lead already *.*
#2 behind whatever that is on UK iTunes Chart
Spotify covers on hot hits uk and today's top hits and track 1 on each ❤️
15.5M views on YouTube already!! I didn't think she'd break BTS' record but maybe she'll have a chance 😮
This is gonna be on repeat all day, this is the kinda fun uptempo pop bop I needed rn 💗
SPELLING IS FUN!
I'm very quickly getting addicted to this, it's exactly the sort of vibe she needed to bring with a new single. So much fun and effortlessly catchy
It's nice enough, I guess. But it doesn't feel like something that really grabs you.
Shake It Off & Look What You Made Me Do made the world sit-up and notice, for better or worse, but Me! is fading from my memory as soon as I'm doing listening to it. If it is an *event* it's an event because Taylor is the biggest pop star in the world, not because the song provokes any real discussion as was the case with her last few lead singles. I guess there's an argument somewhere that it shouldn't necessarily need too but I've become accustomed to that being the case whenever Taylor starts a new era.
She's become very good at setting a tone for her era's with the first single. Shake It Off introduced us to Pop!Taylor, who was evolving and evaluating her own image within the industry and started a somewhat meta approach to her own style which we saw analyzed and turned to 11 with Blank Space. Look What You Made Me Do cultivated an image of angry, revenge driven Taylor that offered further deconstruction of her good girl image throughout the Reputation era. I liked that the era ended on Delicate, which seemed to strike the balance between old and new Taylor.
The most I can say about this one is....it's nice, and I don't hate it. I might even grow to quite like it. But it feels very pedestrian. I could see Camila Cabello or Bebe Rexha producing this and it going utterly ignored because they're not big names. But if it's setting a precedent for this new era, then I guess we're going to be getting a lot of nice if uninspiring and slightly insipid pop music? Not the worst thing in the world, but it feels like a bit of a downgrade to me. I may also be one of like...4 people in the world who doesn't like Brandon Urie all that much which obviously isn't helping the case.
I do like the music video though, and I love the imagery of the snake at the beggining turning into a hoard of butterflies. Very clever.
Omg when I saw the snake I was gonna snap but tf it turned into butterflies 😂😂
#1 on UK iTunes
26 on Apple Music after only 5 hours 😮💗
I haven't yet had the chance to hear this/watch the video (I will on my lunch break), but I feel like the snake thing has been spoilered.
I’m a bit worried that Stormzy is doing better than Taylor atm on Apple (he’s 22, she’s 26)
Its a bit meh. Too bubblegum and simple. The video is great though
Love the colourful video! Taylor’s songs are usually a grower for me but this one feels a bit more instant.
She's announcing something on good morning America in a few hours! Any guesses?
I'm thinking it'll be an announcement she's performed at the billboard music awards with Brendon
This is getting better on every listen I'm in LOVE ❤️
I feel this is gonna be one of those songs that gets a quite mixed reaction but SMASHES and is everywhere all year (a bit like can't stop the feeling, roar etc)
Idk. So Usually with Taylor her lead singles are usually my least favourites amongst their albums and I prefer single 2/3/4.
It sounds like nothing else in the charts at the moment though and the video is so different as well.
I hope it’s another UK #1 for her.
Pop perFECTION
I think this’ll debut at #2 behind Stormzy
Stormzy will probably be more front loaded than this, I could see this being quite a big hit in the long term.
It's certainly a lot better than LWYMMD (and preferable to the rest of what I've heard of 'Reputation') anyway.
I can see this having a similar chart run to Shake It Off tbh.
Yep Stormzy is getting further ahead on AM now tho ffs 😂 (13 to 19). Though I forgot video streams will count for the chart now, that'll help Taylor massively 💗 LWYMMD did insane on first week YouTube and ME! seems to be doing even bigger numbers there
UK iTunes:
37% lead over that charity song
73% lead over Meduza
76% lead over Old Town Road
83% lead over Stormzy
I'm hoping US Kworb updates soon, I wanna see how big her lead is there 😂
Omg all the hidden references to past videos in the ME! music video I'm SHOOK 😮❤️
I think this'll potentially do very well BECAUSE it doesn't sound like a lot that's in the chart rn, a bit like say Sweet But Psycho when there's a lot of mumble rap shite and trappy pop, hopefully people are receptive to a pure pop song that's just fun and doesn't take itself too seriously.
74% lead on US itunes over Lil Nas X and after that she has a 93% lead over 3rd place!!!!!!! Ahhh my fave <3
Also glad we're gonna have the first performance of this in a few days <3
It sounds like so many things. Emeli Sande, the Panic hit, Jess Glynne, Pink and most of all The Greatest Showman.
She'll deff be #1 here even if Stomzy is higher on streaming. Her sales will be huge.
I think she has absolutely nailed it with this! It's a strong, instant and fun pop song that doesn't take itself at all seriously. It is exactly what she needed at this very moment in her career. The video is wonderful, but she seems to be a master at those.
Let's hope they don't catastrophically bugger up the rest of the era this time.
The general reaction to this seems very positive, I just have a feeling this will be a very fun era (like 1989) to be a part of <3
Nearly at 100 plays 😂😂
Also this now has an 85% lead over old town road in America and 96% lead over whatever is 3rd 😂 QUEEN.
Yeah the reactions out of here are... pretty bad I get some of the criticisms (esp surrounding the bridge) but some are absolutely ridiculous (I'm seeing people & publications attacking it cos Taylor isn't talking about important topics in society and there's no references to politics and the state of the world which I'm just :/)
I still think this'll smash. The song I keep coming back to is Cant Stop The Feeling which was gigantic but slated online all the time.
It will 100% smash. I get why she released this it’s very American AC radio hit, and she needed something that the radio would stick to. After the first week or so LWYMMD’s hype wore off and it was a lot less stable than her other leads, they needed a radio deal to get it a pop #1 over there. So it’s wise to go with something safe that will smash and have longevity even if it does end up being one of the least popular songs on the album.
This is basically Delicate with Brendon, Shake It Off’s cheer, and promo. No wonder this sounds like it could get a good reception.
I hadn't seen some of the reviews when I wrote that, wow pretty harsh yeah.
Beautiful video, disappointing song.
I mean it started out well, shame the chorus was such a letdown, and then the spelling verse...yeah no. As a whole, it's quite charming I guess and I like that there's a focus away from her media disputes, but she's maybe turned the kitsch factor a bit too high here. I mean this is no different to something from a Disney Channel movie. She does best when she does accessible pop songs but with a bit of depth and storytelling to them, she's certainly better than this.
I like it but does anyone else think it sounds just like Emeli Sande?!
Pretty decent.
35 plays for this so far, which is great for someone I don’t stan. What a song! Thier voices go so well together.
The glowing reception here...
125 scrobbles and probs +10 plays of the video today 😂😍
It’s nothing like Next To Me
Was surprised when I heard this playing on Heart last night!
Given it a full first listen and there is something so dislikable about her in the video and I can’t put my finger on it. That said I love how she’s shaken it up a bit by going with a feature for the lead and their vocals do compliment each other really nicely to make it much more instant than LWYMMD and I’m preferring how light hearted and colourful it is!
EDIT: infact does anyone get Sara Barielles vibes from this??
I've listened a few times now. It's not growing on me, but it's not exactly grating on me either. It's still just very cute and for the most part, that's ok. I can deal with that. I think the hook is pretty bland and quite lazy though.
But yeah, I'm enjoying it just not particularly loving it. But it's kinda what I wanted/expected from this. She usually kills it with the 2nd singles though so...
Me vs Buzzjack tbh
I feel like I've eaten 10 sugar cubes after each listen, times that by 5 after watching the video
I can't believe no one has mentioned the similarities to Sit Still, Look Pretty?! I heard it in the chorus the fit time I heard it
As for "Me!", terrible would be an understatement
I don’t understand the hate for it - the verses kind of remind me of Blank Space a little,
The middle eight isn’t great, but I think it doesn’t help that the video was released at the same time as the song. I really like this though
People are really doing too much here, as always with Taylor I get people not liking it or being disappointed but I'm baffled by some of the reactions.
I’m baffled too I must admit. I’m surprised that the majority of people dislike/hate it! I feel like they only hate it because it’s Taylor!
I’ve heard this a couple of times now and it’s really awful. Yet still probably better than 90% of the current top 40.
I feel it’s just a really bad/cringy song and if was any other female artist other than Taylor, it would be slated on here.
This just definitely does not deserve this amount of hate. It’s a fun, catchy song that doesn’t take itself to seriously. Sure, it’s made for American radio, but what isn’t these days? It is such an infectious song.
I've seen a lot of criticism coming from people who actually really respect Taylor as being one of this generation's greatest popstars / songwriters. That's certainly the case on Popjustice forum and with a few of us who have replied here (including me!), as well as in some critical reviews. Maybe it's a different story on social media, I don't know.
'Me!' just feels low effort to me, that's my main issue with the song. I don't think Taylor is usually a low effort sort of artist. When listening I just think that she's selling herself short. Certain elements of the song are very "Taylor does Kidz Bop", which isn't what I'm personally wanting from her. I can't help but feel like this is an inauthentic place for her to have reached artistically, 7 albums in and fast approaching the age of 30. Maybe her remit for this song was to appeal to the younger fans who were craving a light-hearted & silly song after reputation, and I suppose in that sense she's ticked the boxes. Maybe the purpose of this song is to serve as a "course correct" that easily slots into playlists & is an easy fit on radio.
I feel I should reiterate that I don't hate the song. Disappointed in it, yes. It's kind of mostly fine I guess. I can't deny that it's catchy, and I'll more than likely listen to it a fair few times. I just know she's capable of better and that's the niggling factor. By better I don't necessarily mean more serious a la Delicate. I'm here for fun pop, just pop that is of a higher standard than "spelling is fun!".
I really don't want to rain on anyone's parade, I also doubt anyone else here is setting out to do that. To the fans who genuinely enjoy 'Me!' and think it's another brilliant moment from Taylor (or even her best moment, gasp), that's great of course. I don't think any critical reactions should detract from that. I will say that I don't think those critical reactions should be dismissed as "they're just being haters, they're doing a bit too much" or whatever, that's kind of dismissive. Positive or negative, it's valid.
Can spotify hurry tf up :/
Debuts with 577k..... she’s not going #1
Yeah I was expecting more on UK Spotify as well hopefully it can still debut top 3 which is fab *.*
Disappointing that she's technically #3 because of OTR's two versions But still hopefully a top 3 debut with those numbers and great sales if they hold up (fingers crossed).
It debuted with 600k less than 7 Rings on global Spotify too, I thought Taylor would completely break Ariana’s record :/
I’m on 116 plays already, this is so addictive ffs
I didn't expect her to break Ari's record or anything but I thought it was going to be more than that and closer to Look's total, if not beating it, but I guess it's hard to tell these days in the Spotify eras and that's part of the excitement of waiting for it to update when there's been a big release!
Down to #6 on UK Spotify
Spotify Debuts:
Global: #1 - 7,945,784
US: #1 - 3,578,756
UK: #2 - 577,148
Second day down to #2 globally, #6 UK, still #1 in US
I find Me so disappointing, which is sad as I had a lot of expectations. It's not quite deserving of the mauling it's getting elsewhere (have Popjustice ever hated something to this degree?) but it's just so...basic.
Fingers crossed the rest of the campaign is better.
A little disappointing on Spotify, as weird as it feels to call these numbers disappointing
...The song is grating on me now a little oops, forget I said anything x
I don't mind it, it's quite bland and definitely generic but adding Brendon Urie on the track gives it another level with some extra interest. I personally think tbe backing of the track sounds a lot like Nine in the Afternoon in the verses. At least the general optimism in the song is the same.
What I do find funny is how Taylor Swift was so anti-Spotify in the past and now she's inking massive deals with them! If only she had done that for her last era..
Nine In The Afternoon is quite a good call, didn't think of that but I can definitely hear it now!
I can see the comparison to 'Next To Me' but this mostly just kinda sounds like one of Panic!'s poppy songs to me, Brendon Urie has much more presence/influence on it than I expected.
It's a perfectly fine song, definitely getting a bit too much criticism (the spelling part is a little cringeworthy but she's had a similar cringe moment on all of her last 4 lead singles, it's like it's an intentional part of the Taylor formula, and this is the least annoying of the 4 ) but I think it'll be a big enough hit for her anyway, can see it having more longevity than anything off her last album even if the debut isn't quite as strong as that of 'Look What You Made Me Do'. In the UK that is. Probably won't last as long as 'Delicate' did in the US.
I have a feeling this will be like Shake It Off and the next single will be the monster smash that does 1000000x better and will be remembered more as the song that defines the era
I can’t stop playing this! Absolutely loving it and such a great recovery after the drivel that was released last era!
Debuts at 100 in America ffs :/ At least it'll break the climb for biggest climb to #1 next week if it makes it there
Tbh this is underwhelming quite a lot in terms of success rn Hopefully it'll be a long-lasting hit tho (I feel it'll serve longevity but we'll see). The opening week sales in America are I hope this can go #1 there but low-key think it's gonna get blocked (even if it does, +98 is still the biggest ever climb in billboard history *.*)
Heading for #3 in the UK it looks like. Joe pointed out to me earlier that this is reminding him of Woman Like Me which feels like the most on-point comparison yet (very mixed reaction verging on negative, expected to go #1 but still debuting top 5, similar platform starts)
TAYLOR NATION JUST REPLIED TO MY TWEET I'M CRYING, SCREAMING AND EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!
omg if this means I get invited to the TS7 secret sessions now I've been noticed ahhhhhh full on freaking out
Congrats Sam will keep my fingers crossed for you! A girl who was in the year below me at school got invited to a secret session thing for 'reputation' with her twin sister and seemed to have the best time ever. Queen of twitter notices - Nicki who?
Well done Sam!!
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Me! is being released on 3x 7” vinyl (three different artworks, $7 each), a 12” picture disc vinyl ($13) and a CD single ($3).
No bonus tracks; Me! will be on both Side A and Side B of each vinyl.
They’re only available to preorder for 72 hours (they’ve been up for about 4 hours). They’ll not be shipped until 12 weeks from now, but they will count as sales in the US this week.
Artwork can be seen here: https://store.taylorswift.com/
I must say I'm surprised this is getting a negative reception and lukewarm chart response, feels like a huge pop song?!
'Look What You Made Me Do' was much more self indulgent and a weaker lead single - that feels like it should have had the reception ME! is currently having.
Nope Look was a Friday 5am release! (It may have come out like half an hour early iirc but no more than that). Also that's what I meant by early airplay haha
I really want to buy one of those CD singles <3
Nearly all of them stanning!!!!! 😮😮😍😍 that's a first after the diabolical reactions LWYMMD/Reputation had in their reaction vids
I think this'll debut at 2 in America and 3 in the UK. Ffs OTR 😡 Hopefully it'll serve longevity tho, it went back to 1 (uncombined) on US spotify today *.*
it’s not a Taylor swift reaction video without Eric x
Vertical video added to the top of today's top hits ❤️💗
I really hope she snatches the American #1 with this incoming spotify boost + BMA's, she's really going for it 💜
well this melted my crazy cat lady heart
There’s now a fourth 7” vinyl for Me! and a 7”, 12” picture disc & cd for the Me! Live Billboard Rehearsal Audio.
So we’re up to five 7”, two 12” picture discs and two CDs, which is 9 formats, for... two tracks.
... her mind!
10/10 would die for Benjamin Button, baby
a lil couple of updates over the past few days <3
the fact that Britney, Kelly and Taylor are about to hold the top 3 biggest jumps in Billboard herstory *.*
Signed CD single available on her site for four hours!! She wants that US #1
(Also if anyone wants to buy me a copy of that + either of the other two CD singles, I'll love yah forever ❤️) (also awesoME supposedly gets u a discount if u put that in the promo code)
i have to say this really is quite dreadful...is it supposed to be a joke with the trite faux-happy SPELLING IS FUN!!! shtick?
and why has she got joel little to produce a track ladder with max martin production touches?
incredibly disappointing given the highs she’s capable of
also isn’t the first part a total rip of (her own song) ‘blank space’?
ALL THAT SAID i’ve had this on repeat all day
catchy as and euphoric
#3 in UK with +65.7k sales ❤️ 300 copies more than LWYMMD!
Also this is still on repeat for me 24/7, I'm over 300 plays now 😂😍
US chart out in a few hours, hopefully she has done enough to secure the #1 there ❤️
She is at #2 in the predictions tho :/
She's made up ground a lot from the early predictions tho, hopefully the website physical sales come through 😂
She's #2 still amazing and broke the record for biggest climb, but shame she couldn't quite make that #1!
😭😭😡😡 UGH.
At least it broke the biggest climb record. Still ugh
And I was thinking that even if ME missed #1, I could at least be happy & celebrate Sweet But Psycho going top 10 finally but nope ofc that misses the top 10 again despite it being predicted 3 weeks in a row to make it 😡😭😂
The irony of Taylor Swift being blocked by a song that has started a new country craze
Me! is #7 in the mids today.
A week or so on, I am actually really enjoying this still and it's insanely catchy. I don't care what anyone says about that.
she stayed top 3 in America yassss Glad about that as some predictions had her falling out of the top 5!
So apparently this has been pulled from US Radio.
It's also basically been removed from Spotify & Apple Music. Buzz single confirmed and the lead single will be here in a couple of weeks. Damn at the actual mess of this all.
It hasn’t, he’s overreacting x
Loved the performance + interview on Graham Norton 😍
Yes, that was a pretty good performance!
top 10 on UK itunes again after Grahama Norton *.*
Sales are around ~180k-190k I think so should be silver this week <3
omg spammer's keep coming to this topic, ME! getting that relevance x
Removed from hot hits UK & today's top hits so the spotify plummet is gonna start v soon
My vinyl finally turned up complete with colourful confetti in the package *.*
I know it has some fans here but this made me laugh! Her Twitter stans are so crazy.
As if some people actually think this is the worst song she has ever done
If the description of "It's Nice To Have Friends" is true, then ME! won't even be the worst track on Lover
ME! Is definitely not the worst song she’s done in my opinion.
I actually prefer it to You Need To Calm Down tbh.
She’s definitely had worse but she’s also had stuff whats much much better.
I don't think it's her worst song (This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things exists) but possibly her worst single.
I enjoy this! Admittedly it's not something I really ever listen to out of choice, but I still do enjoy it whenever I hear it. It's almost like a slice of novelty fun.
Obviously the follow-up single was in a different league though, that's the one that will stick with me.
certified platinum
We love to see it *.*
Taste
I still really like this tbh. It’s catchy as hell and I love the video too. I know it is quite childish and not amongst her very best but it is really feel good and it always makes me smile. I agree it probably wasn’t a strong lead single but it still was a hit for her.
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