Taylor Swift has revealed the track list for her upcoming album, due to be released on April 19. Titled 'The Tortured Poets Department', the superstar announced the news while picking up her Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
In her acceptance speech, Swift shocked many fans by revealing: "I know that the way the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion from the fans. So I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I have been keeping from you for the last two years.
"Which is that my brand new album comes out April 19, it's called the Tortured Poets Department. I'm going to go and post the cover right now backstage. Thank you I love you."
Sharing images of the album's cover on social media, she also revealed the titles of the 16 new tracks - and a bonus track. One of the surprise collaborations is a song titled Florida!!!, featuring Florence + The Machine - a UK-based band fronted by Florence Welch. There is also a song named Fortnight featuring Circles singer Post Malone.
The Tortured Poets Department track list
The track list for Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department:
- Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)
- The Tortured Poets Department
- My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
- Down Bad
- So Long, London
- But Daddy I Love Him
- Fresh Out the Summer
- Florida!!!! (feat. Florence + The Machine)
- 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
Swift has previously expressed her admiration for the two artists featuring alongside her on the new album. Speaking to Billboard about her good friend Florence Welch, Swift said: "What sets Florence apart? Everything.
"Every time I've been around her, she is the most magnetic person in the room... There are very few people I've met in my life who are truly electric, and Florence is one of them."
Meanwhile, back in October, Post Malone said in a chance meeting with him, Swift told him she loved one of his songs. Malone revealed: "We were just passing by and she was like, 'Oh my God! Nice to see you. Better Now is f****** amazing!'"
Many fans have been delighted by the new and upcoming album. Plenty have scrutinised every song title on the album and have convinced themselves there are quite a few about Swift's ex boyfriend, Joe Alwyn - including 'So Long, London', as that is where Joe is from.
On X, Lyssmadison13 put: "SO LONG LONDON?? I LOVE YOU ITS RUINING MY LIFE?? Joe Alwyn count your days." TweetsByLuke added: "So Long London I Can Fix Him The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived But Daddy I Love Him Oh it’s OVER for Joe." Doodlebob40 wrote: "Joe Alwyn's group chat being called “tortured man club” and the London boy to so long London? oh Taylor you are messy and genius."