The re-recording of 1989 Taylor’s Version is officially coming!

Rejoice, Swifties! Taylor Swift just announced the release of her fourth re-recorded album, ‘1989’, and the internet could not be more excited. Swift performed the last night of her US leg of the Eras Tour in all-blue outfits, hinting at the possibility of an announcement. To the joy of fans watching the show through live streams worldwide, she announced that ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ would be her and ours on October 27, 2023, nine years after its original release. 

In an Instagram post, the singer elaborated on what we can expect on the day of its release. 

The caption said… “Surprise!! ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ is on its way to you 🔜! The 1989 album changed my life in countless ways, and it fills me with such excitement to announce that my version of it will be out October 27th. To be perfectly honest, this is my most FAVORITE re-record I’ve ever done because the 5 From The Vault tracks are so insane. I can’t believe they were ever left behind. But not for long! Pre-order ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ on my site”

The re-recordings don’t mean significant lyric changes or production changes, just her at age 33 singing her heart out to songs she wrote ten or more years ago. The only difference will be the sound, owing to the maturity of her voice. But Swift is always known to add a little twist, so with the original album’s tracks, she releases a few more “from the vault”, songs that were supposed to be on the original album but didn’t make the cut. These recordings are just the gift that keeps on giving. 

But why is this so significant? For our non-Swiftie readers, let’s delve into the meaning and significance of her re-recording her albums. It is ludicrous that most of your favourite artists today don’t even own their own music. This is heavily due to label records and underhanded contracts. Swift signed with Big Machine Records in 2005, and her deal with them ended in 2018; she then switched to Universal Records. Unfortunately, Big Machine owns the masters of her first six albums. Due to this and wanting to regain authority and ownership over her work, Swift decided to re-release these albums. In her new contract, she secured ownership of her future masters.

This whole process is validating and cathartic for Swift and her fans. Just before the big reveal, Swift had a heart-to-heart with her fans, expressing her gratitude for the support they have shown her. 

“When I announced that I was doing re-records, that was something I expected to be my thing, just a personal thing,” she told the crowd. “Since I was a teenager, I wanted to own my own music, and the way to do it was to re-record my albums. You embraced that… you celebrated that. You really decided that it was your fight, too and that you were 100% behind me, and if I cared about it, you cared about it. And I just want to thank you for that.”

Swift is highly protective of her art; having control over where and how her music is used is a feeling of security she has been battling for years to regain. With record-breaking successes of the past four rereleases, everyone is waiting with bated breath for ‘1989 TV’ and the five new songs that are coming along with it. It is almost time to ‘Shake it Off’ and run to New York because we are entering our 1989 era.

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