Anticipation reached a crescendo as fans awaited the release of Taylor Swift’s latest musical offering, “The Tortured Poets Department.” However, the megastar had an unexpected bombshell in store: it wasn’t just an album, but a double album.
Taylor Swift Unveils Part One: “The Tortured Poets Department” with 17 Tracks
The excitement began with the unveiling of Part One, as Swift took to Instagram declaring, “All’s fair in love and poetry… New album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Out now ” comprising a staggering 17 tracks.
Yet, the revelation didn’t end there. Swift, in a late-night Instagram post, dropped the bombshell: “It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album. I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn’t mine anymore… it’s all yours.
Hours before the album’s debut, Swift teased fans with the announcement of its lead single, “Fortnight,” featuring none other than Post Malone, along with the release of its accompanying music video.
Commending Malone’s musical experimentation and infectious melodies, Swift showered praise on the Grammy-nominated artist.
As for Part One’s tracklist, Swift had previously unveiled it on social media in February, a day after its announcement at the Grammys, where she clinched the award for Best Pop Vocal Album. The list comprises:
- “Fortnight”
- “The Tortured Poets Department”
- “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys”
- “Down Bad”
- “So Long, London”
- “But Daddy I Love Him”
- “Fresh Out the Slammer”
- “Florida!!!”
- “Guilty as Sin?”
- “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?”
- “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)”
- “loml”
- “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart”
- “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”
- “The Alchemy”
- “Clara Bow”
- “Bonus Track: The Manuscript”
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Meanwhile, Swift aficionados can mark their calendars for The Eras Tour, set to resume next month in Europe. The tour will span several countries including Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. until August. In the fall, the tour makes its return to North America, with performances scheduled in Indianapolis, Miami, New Orleans, Toronto, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Here’s a breakdown of the upcoming tour dates:
May:
- 9th to 12th: Paris
- 17th to 19th: Stockholm
- 24th to 25th: Lisbon, Portugal
- 29th to 30th: Madrid
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une:
- 2nd to 3rd: Lyon, France
- 7th to 9th: Edinburgh, Scotland
- 13th to 15th: Liverpool, England
- 18th: Cardiff, Wales
- 21st to 23rd: London
- 28th to 30th: Dublin
July:
- 4th to 6th: Amsterdam
- 9th to 10th: Zurich
- 13th to 14th: Milan
- 17th to 19th: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- 23rd to 24th: Hamburg, Germany
- 27th to 28th: Munich
- 1st to 3rd: Warsaw, Poland
- 8th to 10th: Vienna
August:
- 15th to 20th: London
October:
- 18th to 20th: Miami
- 25th to 27th: New Orleans
- 1st to 3rd: Indianapolis
November:
- 14th to 16th: Toronto
- 21st to 23rd: Toronto
December:
- 6th to 8th: Vancouver, British Columbia
Swifties worldwide are undoubtedly in for a musical extravaganza with Taylor Swift’s latest revelation and the eagerly anticipated Eras Tour on the horizon.
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