1989 (Taylor's Version) Fanon

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## General information

### Genre

Dance-pop, synth-pop, soft rock, dream-pop

### Producer(s)

Swift
 Christopher Rowe
 Shellback
 Jack Antonoff

***1989 (Taylor's Version)*** is an upcoming re-recording of Taylor Swift's fifth studio album *1989*. It will be released on October 27, 2023. The re-record's release was on hold due to the "Shake It Off" lawsuit, which has since been dropped without a final verdict on December 12, 2022. The album's confirmation and release date were announced on August 9, the last date of the first leg of the United States for The Eras Tour. The album will feature five "From the Vault" tracks. There are 4 deluxe editions of the album available with exclusive pictures from the *1989* album photoshoot.

## Background

As per her contract with Big Machine Records, Swift released six studio albums under the label from 2006 to 2017. In late 2018, the contract with the label expired; she hence withdrew from Big Machine and signed a new recording deal with Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group, which secured her the rights to own the masters of the new music she will release. In 2019, American businessman Scooter Braun and his company Ithaca Holdings acquired Big Machine. As part of the acquisition, ownership of the masters to Swift's first six studio albums, including *1989*, transferred to Braun. In August 2019, Swift denounced Braun's purchase of the label and announced that she would re-record her first six studio albums, to own their masters herself. In November 2020, Braun sold the masters to Shamrock Holdings, an American private equity firm owned by the Disney estate, under the conditions that Braun and Ithaca Holdings will continue to financially profit from the albums. Swift began re-recording the albums in November 2020.

The first promotional single, "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)", was teased in the trailer for the film *Spirit Untamed* in March 2021. The single was later released on September 17, 2021, confirming that the re-recording was in the works.

A second promotional single "This Love (Taylor's Version)" was released on May 6, 2022, and featured in the Amazon Prime Original series *The Summer I Turned Pretty*. A merchandise collection was released on May 5, 2022, along with the announcement of "This Love (Taylor's Version)".

The re-recording of "Bad Blood", was featured in the movie *DC: League of Super-Pets*, which released in July 2022, though Swift has yet to release it on streaming services.

It is believed that the long awaiting for the album's release was caused by Swift being sued since 2017 by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who claimed she took lyrics from their 2001 song "Playas Gon' Play" by 3LW. The basis of their suit is that "Playas Gon' Play," like "Shake It Off" includes versions of the phrases "haters gonna hate" and "players gonna play."

Later, in her newly filed declaration, Swift stated she never heard "Playas Gon' Play" before the suit was filed and that the similarities between her song and "Playas Gon Play" only exist because phrases like "haters gonna hate" are ubiquitous across culture. It was later announced that the trial's date was moved to January 17, 2023. However, on December 12, 2022, it was announced that both sides agreed to drop the lawsuit, without a verdict.

A small hint about the re-recording appeared on the music video of "Bejeweled", where Taylor goes from the third floor (colored purple) to the fifth floor (colored light blue). This was implying that the album could come after the re-record of "Speak Now".

Another hint that this album would be the next re-record came in the video for "I Can See You", which ends with the main characters crossing a bridge with a sign reading "1'-9'' 8.9tv." The re-recorded album will be released on October 27, as announced at an LA show.

## Track listing

### Notes

* All tracks are subtitled "(Taylor's Version)".
* The track listing currently lists the songs from the original *1989* (excluding the voice memos for "I Know Places", "I Wish You Would", and "Blank Space"). Once the vault tracks are announced, they will be added.
* There will be five tracks from the vault.

## Promotional photos

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## Physical copies

### Standard edition

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### Special editions

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## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/AjayySwiftie13/status/1557043298602065920

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