For the Angels

* Standard
* Deluxe
* Target

## Singles

1. "Cloud"
Released: October 21, 2020
2. "Don't Stay"
Released: January 18, 2021
3. "Listen"
Released: June 26, 2021

***For the Angels*** (originally titled ***Cloud***) is the ninth studio album by Taylor Swift. It was released on August 19, 2021, through Republic Records. It was available in CD, vinyl, cassette and digital download formats. The album debuted on the *Billboard* Hot 200 Albums chart at #3, and peaked at #1 the next day. All three singles peaked in the top 10, and all songs from the standard and deluxe editions (excluding "Into the Blue" and "Play with My Heart") entered the *Billboard* Hot 100 chart upon release.

## Background

### **Early recording as *Cloud***

Swift began recording songs for the album in early September 2020. Swift began posting Instagram stories of her in the studio throughout November and December.

On January 8, 2021, Swift posted an image of her with Joel Little, one of the producers from the album, with the caption "☁".

In an interview with *NewNewMusic*, on February 2, Swift revealed that she was "in the midst" of working on her album, and that most tracks were complete. She also revealed that she was still "fine-tuning" the track list, and that she would be releasing more music soon.

On February 19, Swift announced that she was "very close" to completing the album, through her Instagram stories.

The following are a list of dates on which Swift was known to be in the studio:

* September 3, 2020
* September 4, 2020
* September 5, 2020
* September 7, 2020
* September 8, 2020
* September 11, 2020
* September 13, 2020
* September 14, 2020
* September 28, 2020
* September 30, 2020
* October 1, 2020
* October 8, 2020
* October 16, 2020
* October 17, 2020
* November 13, 2020
* November 15, 2020
* November 16, 2020
* November 19, 2020
* November 20, 2020
* November 21, 2020
* November 30, 2020
* December 2, 2020
* December 8, 2020
* December 9, 2020
* December 10, 2020
* December 28, 2020
* December 29, 2020
* January 9, 2021
* January 10, 2021
* January 17, 2021
* January 19, 2021
* January 20, 2021
* February 3, 2021
* February 4, 2021
* February 6, 2021
* February 10, 2021
* February 25, 2021
* February 26, 2021
* February 27, 2021
* March 3, 2021
* March 4, 2021
* March 7, 2021
* March 9, 2021
* March 11, 2021
* March 12, 2021
* April 2, 2021
* April 9, 2021
* April 11, 2021
* April 16, 2021
* April 18, 2021
* April 19, 2021
* April 28, 2021
* April 29, 2021
* May 10, 2021
* May 11, 2021
* June 5, 2021
* June 6, 2021
* July 18, 2021
* July 19, 2021
* July 20, 2021

### **Title change and single releases**

On March 26, 2021, Swift posted on Instagram with the caption "🤫 nevermind", hinting at the album's title change. A fan later replied with the comment "The album is changinggg" and Swift liked the comment.

In an interview with *Pop Magazine*, on July 6, she revealed that the original title was *Cloud* and she had changed the name sometime in March or April.

### **Cover artwork and track list**

On May 8, 2021, the track list was revealed on Swift's social media platforms with the caption "shh".

On May 29, the standard and deluxe cover artworks were revealed without text.

## Singles

"**Cloud**" was released as the lead single on October 21, 2020.

"**Don't Stay**" was released as the second single on January 18, 2021.

"**Listen**" was released as the third single on June 26, 2021.

### **Promotional Singles**

"**Freedom**" was released as a promotional single on February 14, 2021.

"**Flash Before My Eyes**" was released as a promotional single on April 27, 2021.

## Track listing

**Deluxe edition bonus tracks**

**Target exclusive edition bonus tracks**

## Outtakes

**Bold** indicates the song has been performed live or a snippet of the song or lyrics have been leaked.

*Italics* indicates the song was intended for a different project.

Underline indicates the song's full studio version has been leaked.

* *Golden Heart*
* **History Was Made**
* **Love For the Sake of It**
* Sweet Surrender
* **It Was Magic**

## Trivia

* Swift revealed that her favourite track was the eleventh track. This was later known to be "Sugar Rush".
* The shortest song on the standard edition is "Spirits of the Night" at 1 minute and 57 seconds, while the longest song on the standard edition is "Don't Stay" at 3 minutes and 49 seconds.
	+ The longest song overall is "Bullseye" on the deluxe edition, at 3 minutes and 52 seconds.
	+ Excluding the intro, the shortest song is "Miracle", at 3 minutes and 19 seconds.
* Swift released slightly animated promotional videos as YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat advertisements. There were four variants, each with a different song playing.
	+ Variant 1: Pastel mint + "Can't You See?"
	+ Variant 2: Pastel pink + "Don't Stay"
	+ Variant 3: Pastel purple + "Sugar Rush"
	+ Variant 4: Pastel blue + "Freedom"