Can you hear the clock ticking? We are now just days away from the release of Taylor Swift's new album, which goes live Friday night. Here's what we know.
Taylor Swift: TTPD meaning
TTPD stands for "The Tortured Poets Department," the name of Taylor Swift's new album.
When does Taylor Swift's new album drop?
"The Tortured Poets Department" will be released at11 p.m. CST this Thursday, April 18. The album will be available on most streaming platforms, such asApple Music and Spotify.
Swift announced the release of her 11th studio album after winning her 13th Grammy.
"I want to say thank you to the fans," Swift said, holding her Grammy, "by telling you a secret that I've been keeping from you for the past two years, which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19."
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The artwork for the new album is a black-and-white photo of Swift lying on a bed. According to Swift's website, her 11th record will include16 tracksplus four bonus tracks.
In thetweet she sent out shortly after her acceptance speech, a photo shows a folder open to a page with Swift's handwriting:
"And so I enter into evidence / My tarnished coat of arms / My muses, acquired like bruises / My talismans and charms / The tick, tick, tick of love bombs / My veins of pitch black ink / All's fair in love and poetry... Sincerely, The Chairman of The Tortured Poets Department."
Did TTPD leak?
It's unclear. Two days ahead of its official debut, snippets of songs allegedly on the album were shared on social media, Daily Mail reports.
A Google Drive link circulating online featured 17 songs, which is the number of songs confirmed to be on "The Tortured Poets Department," but the tracks' validity has been called into question. Some Swifties argue the songs are fake and were created by AI, while others believe they're the real deal.
The singer has not yet confirmed or denied the recordings' validity to news outlets.
Online, Swift's fanbase has launched a campaign to plug the leak to support the artist, with many urging others to wait for the official release.
In 2017, Taylor Swift's Reputation album was leaked online the day before it was officially released, Daily Mail reports.
'The Tortured Poets Department'track list
There are four sides to the album, according to a post on Swift's Instagram account. Based on the names of the songs, fans may be in for a break-up album about her ex-boyfriend and actor Joe Alwyn, whom Swift dated for six years.
Side A:
- "Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)"
- "The Tortured Poets Department"
- "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"
- "Down Bad"
Side B:
- "So Long, London"
- "But Daddy I Love Him"
- "Fresh Out the Slammer"
- "Florida!!!" (feat. Florence + The Machine)
Side C:
- "Guilty as Sin?"
- "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?"
- "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)"
- "loml"
Side D:
- "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart"
- "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived"
- "The Alchemy"
- "Clara Bow"
Bonus Tracks:
- "The Manuscript"
- "The Bolter"
- "The Albatross"
- "The Black Dog"
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Where can I buy Taylor Swift's new album?
Once the album drops, you can purchase iton her website. There will be several versions of the album available, including a CD, cassette, vinyl and digital album.
These retailers will sell the album starting on Friday, April 19:
- Target
- Walmart
- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Local record stores(Record Store Day is the next day)
Where can I preorder 'The Tortured Poets Department'?
The album is nowavailable for preorder on Swift's website.
Along with the standard and special editions of the album, there will be a special collector’s edition deluxe CD that includes a collectible 20-page booklet, which includes all song lyrics and never-before-seen photos, collectible photo cards, a bookmark and a magnet.
What has Taylor Swift said about 'The Tortured Poets Department'?
In the weeks following the album announcement, Swift has given fans small teasers about its contents and the process of making it. Just days after announcing the album, she revealed during her first 2024 Eras Tour show in Japan on Feb. 7 the project had been in the making since October 2022.
“I’ve been working on it for about two years,” she said. “I kept working on it throughout the U.S. tour, and when it was perfect — in my opinion when it’s good enough for you — I finished it and I am so, so excited that soon you’ll get to hear it.”
In Melbourne, Australia, she said, "Tortured Poets is an album — I think more than any of my albums that I’ve ever made — I needed to make it. It was really a lifeline for me."
How many songs does Taylor Swift have?
Taylor Swift currently has 243 songs, including covers and vault tracks,according to Rolling Stone. As if that number wasn't already impressive, it will rise to 263 after Friday.
How many albums does Taylor Swift have?
After the release of "TTPD," Taylor Swift will have 15 albums. This includes 11 studio albums and four rerecordings of albums (labeled as "Taylor's Version").
- "Taylor Swift" (2006)
- "Fearless" (2008)
- "Speak Now" (2010)
- "Red" (2012)
- "1989" (2014)
- "Reputation" (2017)
- "Lover" (2019)
- "Folklore" (2020)
- "Evermore" (2020)
- "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" (2021)
- "Red (Taylor's Version)"(2021)
- "Midnights" (2022)
- "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)"(2023)
- "1989 (Taylor's Version)" (2023)
- "The Tortured Poets Department"(2024)
