1989 - Deluxe Edition

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Heap helped to complete the track by playing instruments on it; the two finished recording after two takes in one day at Heap's studio. In terms of audience reception, 1989 ranked at number 44 on Pitchfork 's readers' poll for the 2010s decade. Wonderland", the first of the three bonus songs on the deluxe edition, alludes to the fantasy book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to describe a relationship tumbling down a "rabbit hole". Swift said that the song, which was inspired by a relationship that evoked constant anxiety because of its fragility, "best represents" 1989.

Her discography spans multiple genres, and her narrative songwriting, which is often inspired by her personal life, has received widespread media coverage and critical praise.Taylor Swift Tells Ryan Adams 'What You Did with My Album Was like Actors Changing Emphasis'– Watch".

American director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson cited 1989 as an inspiration for her feature film debut, Someone Great (2019). She performed at awards shows including the MTV Video Music Awards [102] and the American Music Awards.

Academic Shaun Cullen, who specializes in the humanities, described Swift as a figure "at the cutting edge of postmillennial pop". As observed by Maryn Wilkinson, an academic specialized in media studies, Swift adopted a "zany" aspect for her 1989 persona.

The album opener "Welcome to New York" is a Ryan Tedder trademark track that is catchy in the way that you'd expect from him, and it fits the album perfectly as there are numerous references to a "new soundtrack. Entertainment Weekly 's Adam Markovitz and Spin 's Andrew Unterberger were critical of the heavy synthesizers, which undermined Swift's conventionally vivid lyrics. Swift's feelings when she first moved to New York City inspired the opening track, "Welcome to New York", a synthesizer-laden song finding Swift embracing her newfound freedom. The pictures portray Swift in different settings such as backdrops of New York City and recording sessions with the producers.Swift named 1989 after her birth year and said it signified a symbolic rebirth of her image and artistry. She disliked how the media excessively focused on her relationships, which overshadowed her professional work, and chose to no longer openly discuss her love life in the press. But the artists I've worked with who are the most successful are the ones who'll tell me to my face, 'No, you're wrong,' two or three times in a row. I Wish You Would" stemmed from his experimental sampling of the snare drums on Fine Young Cannibals' 1988 single " She Drives Me Crazy".

I wrote when I was single, I didn’t have much intense drama going on, I was living for my friends, and I was living in New York, and everything was exciting. Many industry personnel questioned whether Swift abandoning country music and streaming would impact the album's sales. I just have a piano and a guitar, but let me play it for you on piano and let you know what I think the bassline should be, and we can start there. Geffen also attributed the album's success to its lyrics offering emotional engagement that is uncommon in pop. This album is more about being a cohesive whole than either of Taylor's last two albums, which were about producing material that transcended genres and said something about her and her life.Swift and her then-label Big Machine promoted Red to country radio, and she appeared at country-music awards shows. Taylor wrote this one with Imogen Heap and it's one of the most personal, finely-crafted songs on the album, closing it on a high note.