Everything to Know About Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' Album

Here's everything to know about the singer's tenth studio album, including the full tracklist and collaborations

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Updated on October 21, 2022 10:22AM EDT
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 28: Taylor Swift arrives at 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, N. (Photo by Gotham/WireImage)
Taylor Swift.Credit : Gotham/WireImage

Taylor Swift has entered a new music era!

Aftertaking home video of the year at the MTV VMAs, the singer announced her plans for a brand-new album titledMidnights.

"I had sort of made up my mind that if you were going to be this generous and give us this, I thought it might be a fun moment to tell you that my brand-new album comes out Oct. 21st," Swift said in her speech before teasing that she would be releasing more details at midnight.

In a post shared on her social media, Swift later confirmed the title of the album isMidnights.

"Midnights, the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life, will be out Oct. 21. Meet me at midnight,"she wrote online.

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Taylor Swift's Midnights.Courtesy Republic Records
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Swift's album announcement came almost a year aftershe releasedRed (Taylor's Version) in November 2021.

AfterScooter Braun bought Swift's former record label Big Machine — and with it, the masters to Swift's first six albums — the singer shared that she would bere-recording her entire catalog so that she would own her art in August 2019. (Braun has sincesold the masters to a private equity firm but continues to profit off them.)

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Since then, she has rerecorded two of her first six albums, includingRed (Taylor's Version) andFearless (Taylor's Version), which was released in April 2021.

Here's everything to know about Swift's tenth studio album.

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What is Taylor Swift'sMidnights album about?

Swift revealed that the album is a "collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams."

"For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching — hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve ... we'll meet ourselves," she wrote online.

"Midnights, the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life, will be out Oct. 21. Meet me at midnight."

She later revealed that the songs onMidnights were inspired by five different things, including self-loathing, fantasizing about revenge, wondering what might have been, falling in love and falling apart.

What is the cover art for Taylor Swift'sMidnights album?

Swift shared the official cover art for the new album, which shows her striking a lighter as she dons shimmery blue eyeshadow. She is also releasing three variant album covers titled jade green, blood moon, and mahogany.

Taylor Swift's Midnights
Taylor Swift's Midnights.Courtesy Republic Records

How many songs will be on Taylor Swift'sMidnights album?

Swift confirmed that there will be 13 (her lucky number!) new songs on the album. There will also be a deluxe version of the album available at Target, which willinclude three bonus tracks.

What is the tracklist for Taylor Swift'sMidnights album?

Through a TikTok series titled Midnights Mayhem with Me, Swift slowly unveiled the entire tracklist for the album. The official tracklist includes: "Lavender Haze," "Maroon," "Anti-Hero," "Snow on the Beach," "You're on Your Own, Kid," "Midnight Rain," "Question…?," "Vigilante S---," "Bejeweled," "Labyrinth," "Karma," "Sweet Nothing," and "Mastermind."

What is the genre of Taylor Swift'sMidnights album?

Though there have been a lot of theories about the album's genre, ranging from soft rock to indie, the album is listed as pop on Target's website.

Will there be any collaborations on Taylor Swift'sMidnights album?

In a video shared on social media, Swift confirmed that producerJack Antonoff collaborated on the new album as they're shown in the studio together.

On Oct. 7, Swift confirmed that her track "Snow on the Beach" would be a collaboration with Lana Del Rey, which fans theorized earlier this year.

Swift revealed on release day that her British actor boyfriend,Joe Alwyn (under hispen name William Bowery), was a collaborator on "Sweet Nothing" — marking his sixth songwriting credit on a Swift project. Other collaborators include Sam Dew, Zoe Kravitz, Sounwave, Jahaan Sweet and Keanu Beats.

WillMidnights have any music videos?

Swift revealed that the lead single andfirst music video fromMidnights would be "Anti-Hero," which will be released at 8 a.m. EST on Oct. 21. A second music video is slated to release on Oct. 25.

When will Taylor Swift'sMidnights album be released?

During herMTV VMAs video of the year acceptance speech on Aug. 28, Swift revealed that her new album will be coming out on Oct. 21.

Is there aMidnights extended version?

In the week leading up to theMidnights album release, Swifthyped up a "chaotic surprise" on her social media. Early Friday morning, the singer announced that she isreleasing seven extra songs on hernewMidnights album under the titleMidnights (3am Edition).

The new songs are listed as "The Great War," "Bigger Than the Whole Sky," "Paris," "High Infidelity," "Glitch," "Would've, Could've, Should've," and "Dear Reader."

"Surprise! I think of Midnights as a complete concept album, with those 13 songs forming a full picture of the intensities of that mystifying, mad hour,"Swift posted on Instagram, early Friday. "However! There were other songs we wrote on our journey to find that magic 13. I'm calling them 3am tracks."

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