Thinking Out Loud
2014 single by Ed Sheeran
"Thinking Out Loud" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran recorded for his second studio album, "×" (2014). It was written by Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge, and produced by frequent collaborator Jake Gosling. It was released in the US on 14 August 2014 as the album's third single.
In the UK, the song spent 19 weeks within the top 40 before peaking at number one in early November 2014; it became Sheeran's second number-one single there. The single has also reached the top spot in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands, Slovakia and South Africa, and peaked at number two on both the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. It was Sheeran's highest-charting single in North America until "Shape of You" topped the charts in both countries in 2017.
In June 2015, "Thinking Out Loud" became the first single to spend a full year in the UK top 40. In September 2015, it also became the seventh single to have achieved triple platinum certification in the UK during the 21st century. In October 2015, the song became the first to be streamed over 500 million times on Spotify, is also one of the most streamed songs in the UK and has been viewed more than 3.8 billion times on YouTube as of February 2025.
"Thinking Out Loud" received nominations for Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards, winning the latter two.
Background and writing.
Sheeran wrote "Thinking Out Loud" with Amy Wadge, a Wales-based singer-songwriter. He met Wadge when he was 17 years old and they had since written several songs together. Of these, five songs composed the extended play "Songs I Wrote with Amy", which Sheeran independently released on 4 April 2010. Wadge also co-wrote the song "Gold Rush", a track on the deluxe version of Sheeran's debut album, "+" (2011).
In February 2014, Wadge visited Sheeran at home for a "chilling-out time". Around that time, Sheeran's second studio album, "×", was nearly completed. Wadge revealed that her visit was not supposed to be a songwriting session. While Sheeran was taking a shower, Wadge played a few chords on a guitar. The tune caught the attention of Sheeran and he ran downstairs. Sheeran suggested working with the tune, but only after returning home from dinner, work began. The melody developed from a simple riff. According to Sheeran, he composed the melody on a guitar in a manner which was "very Van-like", referring to Van Morrison. The Irish musician has been an inspiration to Sheeran since a young age, and Sheeran wanted to capture that vibe when he composed the song.
In the kitchen, Sheeran and Wadge began writing the song at 2:00am on 4 February 2014, and completed it in 20 minutes. According to Wadge, the lyrical content resulted from her and Sheeran's talking about "everlasting love", inspired by the circumstances relevant at that time. Sheeran also revealed that the lyrics were inspired by his then-girlfriend, Athina Andrelos, whom Sheeran met in early 2014. Sheeran would later explain that he wrote the song "in a relationship at a really, really happy point". Sheeran revealed that he also had his grandparents in mind and maintaining love in old age ("'til we're 70" in the lyrics), and the early version of the chorus was "I'm singing out now" before it became "I'm thinking out loud". Immediately after writing, Sheeran recorded the song on his phone. He was keen to include "Thinking Out Loud" on the second album. He properly recorded the song the following day at the Sticky Studios, a recording facility located in the small Surrey village of Windlesham, and informed Wadge of its inclusion on the album. It became the last song recorded for the album. For "Thinking Out Loud", Sheeran sought the assistance of Jake Gosling, who produced much of his debut album and had earlier contributed tracks, four of which appear on the standard version of the second album.
Composition.
"Thinking Out Loud" is a romantic ballad with blue-eyed soul influences. Sheeran referred to it as a "walking down the aisle song". In the lyrics, Sheeran reflects on "getting older and fidelity and love in a fairly conventional context", according to Eric Clarke, professor of music at University of Oxford.
The song was composed in the key of D major with a tempo of 79 beats per minute. Sheeran's vocals range from B2 to A4. In the mix, Sheeran's voice is "unusually" loud over the instruments, which, for Mike Senior of the music technology magazine, "Sound on Sound", is "surprisingly rare" in contemporary records. Senior analysed the vocal elements in which he found that, in spite of several notes sung off pitch, "the overall framework of the vocal remains fundamentally in tune".
Journalists noted similarities between "Thinking Out Loud" and "Let's Get It On", a 1973 single by soul musician Marvin Gaye. Andrew Unterberger of "Spin" wrote that "the gently loping four-note bass pattern and crisp '70s soul drums absolutely smack of the Gaye classic, as do the embrace-insistent lyrics and general candlelit-bedroom feel". Jason Lipshutz of "Billboard" called it a "sleek update" of the classic.
Release.
Prior to the album release, Sheeran debuted "Thinking Out Loud" on 24 May 2014 by performing it live on the British music television show, "Later... with Jools Holland". The debut followed the release of the video accompaniment to "Sing", the album's lead single. "Thinking Out Loud" was immediately perceived as having contrast to "Sing", which is a "high-energy funk/R&B-infused song". "Thinking Out Loud" became available on 18 June 2014 as an "instant grat" download for consumers who pre-ordered "×" on the iTunes Store. It served as a promotional single from "×", which was released two days later. On the standard version of the album, "Thinking Out Loud" is the next-to-last track, the last being "Afire Love".
"Thinking Out Loud" was initially serviced to Australian radio on 14 August 2014 and later released on 24 September 2014. It served as the third of five singles released from the album; it followed the songs, "Sing" and "Don't", the first and second single respectively. According to Sheeran, no one from his record label wanted to release "Thinking Out Loud" as a single, favouring over "Photograph" as the "big song". "Photograph" was supposed to be the main single, but when "Thinking Out Loud" spent several weeks within the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart albeit not receiving rotation, the latter song was kept as the third single. "Photograph" was later released as the fifth and final single. "Thinking Out Loud" was issued on 7" vinyl exclusively as part of the Black Friday Record Store Day, which was celebrated on 28 November 2014. The vinyl record included, as a B-side, the live version of "I'm A Mess" which Sheeran performed at the Lightship 95 studio. On 26 December 2015, Sheeran released an Irish-language version of "Thinking Out Loud" for the Irish album "CEOL 2016".
Critical reception.
Lauren Murphy of "The Irish Times" noted that the "injection of blue-eyed soul" on the song is "enjoyable", and that it "makes Sheeran's aptitude for melody difficult to dismiss". Jim Beviglia of the "American Songwriter" thought that although "tidy", "Thinking Out Loud" comes "toothless" compared with the "daring confessionals" Sheeran made on the other songs.
"The Washington Post" writer, Allison Stewart, has hailed the song as "a blatant and mercilessly effective bid for 'I'll Be'-style wedding-song immortality". "Billboard" magazine's Jason Lipshutz, commented that Sheeran "pushes this bold stab at romance past its sappiest moments, and ends the album on a likable note". Jamieson Cox of "Time" wrote that "the album's greatest moment by a country mile is relegated to its penultimate slot", referring to "Thinking Out Loud".
Chart performance.
"Thinking Out Loud" topped several charts in Europe, Oceania and South Africa, and reached the top ten in several other countries in North America (see Weekly charts below). Upon the album's release, the single debuted at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. On 2 November 2014, "Thinking Out Loud" topped the UK Singles Chart in its 19th week in the Top 40, becoming Sheeran's second UK number one and breaking the record for the longest ascent to number one. In the week ending 27 June 2015, it had spent a record consecutive 52 weeks (or a full year) inside the top 40. Around the same time, the single had accumulated 1.65 million combined sales and streams; it became one of the 161 million-selling singles and the 26th best-selling of the 2010s in the UK. On 18 September 2015, the British Phonographic Industry certified the single triple platinum for combined sales (including streaming points) of 1,800,000 units. As of September 2017, the song has sold 1,219,000 copies with 130 million streams, making a total of 2,521,000 units sold in the United Kingdom. In February 2025, its certification was upgraded to octuple platinum, denoting sales and streams of over 4,800,000.
In the US, "Thinking Out Loud" peaked at number two on the all-encompassing chart "Billboard" Hot 100; the single became Sheeran's highest-charting single until the release of "Shape of You" in 2017. It remained the runner-up spot for eight consecutive weeks, a chart feat last held in 2004. "Thinking Out Loud" was kept off the top spot by "Uptown Funk", although it outperformed the latter song for a week in February 2015 on the "Billboard" Digital Songs. On other specific US charts, "Thinking Out Loud" reached number one on the "Billboard" Adult Pop Songs for the week ending 21 February 2015, marking Sheeran's first. For the week ending 21 March 2015, "Thinking Out Loud" held the top position on the "Billboard" Pop Songs, Adult Pop Songs, and Adult Contemporary charts, becoming the fourth song in history to lead all three adult charts simultaneously. In celebration of Google Play's fifth anniversary, Google announced "Thinking Out Loud" as the top-selling song on the platform. "Thinking Out Loud" is Sheeran's best-selling song in the United States, with 5,622,000 copies sold as of September 2017.
On streaming services.
In the UK, Sheeran's native country, "Thinking Out Loud" claimed the record for the most streams in a single week in December 2014. The track accumulated over 1,638,000 streams, and subsequently achieved a personal best of 1,850,000 streams in the week ending 21 December 2014. This record has since been broken by several songs.
In April 2015, the song ranked as the most popular based on the 2.8 million sleep-themed playlists created by Spotify users. Sleep is one of the company's most popular categories that, according to Spotify, "people also use for general relaxation and to help themselves unwind". "The Guardian" columnist Tim Dowling suggested that the report indicated "very popular, slightly mellow songs that keep cropping up on sleep playlists" but not a list of a "carefully curated journey to unconsciousness".
In October 2015, "Thinking Out Loud" set the record of most streams of a song on Spotify, having accumulated over 500 million streams. The company created the "Sheerio Index", an interactive graphic map which showed where Sheeran was most popular. The colour-based map indicated that Sheeran was most popular in Denmark. It was surpassed a month later by "Lean On", a song by Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ.
Music video.
Emil Nava directed the video accompaniment to the single. Most of it was filmed in the Crystal Ballroom at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The video was shot continuously using a 16 mm film camera.
Unlike Sheeran's earlier videos, where he assumed a low profile, he took the lead role on "Thinking Out Loud". In the video, Sheeran executes a contemporary dance with Brittany Cherry, a contestant from the televised American dance competition, "So You Think You Can Dance". The routine was choreographed by Nappytabs and with training help from Paul Karmiryan. While on concert tour, Sheeran spent five hours a day for three weeks to practice with Cherry.
The video was released on 7 October 2014. After the first 24 hours, the video had over 2.7 million views on video-sharing website, YouTube. As of October 2022, it has 3.5 billion views, making it the 17th most viewed video on the site. The music video received four nominations at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year and Best Male Video.
Live performances.
On 26 October 2014, Sheeran performed the song on third live results show of series 11 of "The X Factor". He also performed it on 9 November 2014 in the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. Sheeran also performed the song as a special guest at "The Voice"'s live finale on 16 December 2014. Furthermore, Sheeran performed the track on the Christmas Special of "The Jonathan Ross Show" on 20 December 2014. He also performed the song at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on 8 February 2015 along with John Mayer, Questlove, Adam Blackstone, and Herbie Hancock. Sheeran performed "Thinking Out Loud" on 13 April 2015 results show of the second series of "The X Factor" in New Zealand. Sheeran also performed the song at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2014. On 15 August 2024, Sheeran and Taylor Swift performed "Thinking Out Loud" at Wembley Stadium in London as part of a mashup with their collaborations "Everything Has Changed" and "End Game" for Swift's Eras Tour (2023–2024).
Parodies and usage in media.
On 28 April 2015 episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", actor Jeremy Renner, known for his role as Hawkeye in the "Avengers" movies, performed on piano and sang a song captioned by Fallon's show on YouTube as "Hawkeye Sings About His Super Powers". While not parodying Sheeran's lyrics, it is sung to the same tune. The lyrics suggest that Hawkeye feels defensive compared with the other Avengers as he was the only mortally human one in a team of superhuman or enhanced heroes: "But listen, I've got powers too; they're pretty sweet. / I promise I can do so much more than just archery ... / I can open a pickle jar. / I'm friggin' Hawkeye. / Maybe I'm as super as they are."
The song and video were also parodied in the CW series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend". Titled "Let's Have Intercourse", the song was sung by Scott Michael Foster with Rachel Bloom appearing in the scene dancing with Foster in the same manner as Sheeran and Cherry. The lyrics are an appeal by Foster's character, Nathaniel Plimpton III, to series protagonist Rebecca Bunch (Bloom) to have sex whilst trapped in an elevator.
Plagiarism allegations.
On 10 August 2016, it was announced that the family of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On", was suing Sheeran, alleging that "the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic compositions of 'Thinking' are substantially and/or strikingly similar to the drum composition of 'Let's [Get It On]'." The case was dismissed without prejudice in February 2017. Two years later, on 28 June 2018, Ed Sheeran was again sued on similar grounds, this time for $100 million in damages by Structured Asset Sales, owners of one-third of the copyright to "Let's Get It On". The case was heard by a jury in New York City in 2023, which found in favor of Sheeran.
Sheeran's defence rests on the argument that, while the two songs have similar "building blocks" and a specific chord progression in particular, such features are true for many pop songs. After winning the trial, Sheeran said: "These chords are common building blocks which were used to create music long before 'Let’s Get It On' was written and will be used to create music long after we are all gone."
Formats and track listings.
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Credits and personnel.
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Chad Brownlee version.
Canadian country singer Chad Brownlee recorded a cover version and released it as a single in 2015. He also released a video of himself performing the song.
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Everything Has Changed
2013 single by Taylor Swift featuring Ed Sheeran
"Everything Has Changed" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift featuring the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from Swift's fourth studio album, "Red" (2012). It was released as the sixth single from the album on July 14, 2013, by Big Machine Records. A music video for the song was released earlier on June 6, 2013. Produced by Butch Walker, "Everything Has Changed" is a guitar-led folk-pop ballad. Its lyrics are about wanting to know a new lover better. The song received mixed reviews from critics, who either complimented or criticized the production.
"Everything Has Changed" peaked at number 32 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It reached the top 10 on the Irish Singles Chart and the UK Singles Chart in Sheeran's native United Kingdom, and was certified platinum in the UK. Swift included it on the set list of the Red Tour (2013–2014). A re-recorded version, "Everything Has Changed (Taylor's Version)", was released as part of Swift's re-recorded album "Red (Taylor's Version)" on November 12, 2021.
Background and composition.
Taylor Swift released her third studio album, "Speak Now", in October 2010. She wrote the album by herself and co-produced it with Nathan Chapman. "Speak Now" was similar to Swift's previous album, "Fearless" (2008), in its country pop production style. On her fourth studio album, "Red" (2012), Swift wanted to experiment with other musical styles. To this end, she approached different producers other than Chapman, beyond her career base in Nashville, Tennessee.
Swift wrote "Everything Has Changed" with Ed Sheeran on a trampoline in Swift's backyard. It was produced by Butch Walker, a prominent contemporary producer. Swift initially worked with Walker and Sheeran on separate songs, but brought "Everything Has Changed" to Walker because she "knew he would approach it from an organic place, which is where [Sheeran] comes from". She chose Walker as a new collaborator on "Red" because she admired his "emotionally charged" production.
"Everything Has Changed" is a midtempo ballad driven by guitar. Critics described it as a folk-pop song. The track extensively uses syncopation at the sixteenth-note level, which musicologist James E. Perone deemed a trademark style of Swift's music and reminiscent of her self-titled debut album (2006). Perone commented that "Everything Has Changed" incorporates hip-hop influences with the deep bass drum beats in its production. Lyrically, the song is about two new lovers wanting to get to know each other better. Both Swift and Sheeran provide lead vocals, alternating between the verses.
Release and commercial performance.
"Everything Has Changed" is track number 14 on "Red", which was released on October 22, 2012, by Big Machine Records. On June 8, 2013, Swift and Sheeran performed the song on the season finale of the seventh series of "Britain's Got Talent". It was included on the set list of Swift's the Red Tour (2013–2014), with Sheeran. At the July 22, 2023, show in Seattle, she performed "Everything Has Changed" as a "surprise song" for the Eras Tour. She later performed the song as part of a mashup with her song "Glitch" on June 3, 2024, and with Sheeran as part of a mashup with "End Game" and "Thinking Out Loud" on August 15, 2024.
In April 2013, Swift announced that "Everything Has Changed" would be released as a single in the United Kingdom. It was released in the UK on July 14, and then the United States two days later. In the US, "Everything Has Changed" peaked at number 32 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. On "Billboard" airplay charts, it peaked at number eight on the Adult Pop Songs, number 11 on Adult Contemporary, and number 14 on Mainstream Top 40. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the song double platinum for surpassing two million units based on sales and streaming. Elsewhere, "Everything Has Changed" entered in other English-speaking territories, including the Irish Singles Chart (5), the UK Singles Chart (7), New Zealand (22), Australia (28), and the Canadian Hot 100 (28). The song was certified gold in New Zealand, and platinum in Australia and the UK. It is Swift's most-downloaded collaborative single in the UK, selling 373,400 downloads as of July 2021.
Critical reception.
"Everything Has Changed" received mixed reviews from music critics. Perone gave the song a positive review, calling it a pleasant track that "should not be overlooked". Mesfin Fekadu of the Associated Press considered "Everything Has Changed" a highlight on "Red", praising Swift and Sheeran's falsetto vocals. In the "Los Angeles Times", Randall Roberts called it a "powerful collaboration" and picked it as one of the album's "well-constructed pop songs Taylor-made for bedroom duets". Phil Gallo from "Billboard" considered the song "Swift at her most plaintive". Another "Billboard" article reviewing "Red" gave the song a mixed review, criticizing the lyrics as clichéd but complimenting Sheeran's harmony vocals.
Jon Caramanica from "The New York Times" considered Swift's songwriting on "Everything Has Changed" not as strong as on her past songs, but still maintained "her ear for the awkward and tentative rhythms of romantic bonding". Robert Cospey of "Digital Spy" gave the song a three stars out of five rating, praising the song's musical style as "cutesy" but felt that "their exchanges leave us with a warm and fuzzy feeling that is all too rare these days". Sian Rowe, a writer from "NME" was upright critical, deeming it inferior to respective singer-songwriters' material and "disappointing in every way". Bernard Perusse from the "Edmonton Journal" considered it a weak song. Tony Clayton-Lea from "The Irish Times" deemed the track Swift's "desperate attempt" to reach out to new audiences. Also from "The Irish Times", Eoin Butler gave the single a two-out-of-five rating, calling it a "typically slushy ballad".
Music video.
A music video for "Everything Has Changed" was released on Swift's Vevo channel on YouTube on June 6, 2013. It was directed by Philip Andelman and filmed in Oak Park, California at Medea Creek Middle School and Oak Hills Elementary. Also filmed in San Antonio, Texas. The video begins with two children who initially appear to be Swift and Sheeran when they were much younger, meeting each other on a bus to elementary school. Throughout the video, the two children engage in many activities at school together, including painting their faces with crayons, pretending to be a princess and knight, and dancing with each other in the empty school gym. At the end, Swift and Sheeran appear and are revealed to actually be the parents of their child counterparts, arriving at the school to pick them up and take them back to their respective homes.
Jason Lipshutz from "Billboard" labelled the video as "impossibly adorable", while Ray Rahman from "Entertainment Weekly" compared the video's synopsis to "Forrest Gump", but "much more gentle than that". The two actors who starred in the "Everything Has Changed" video appeared together again in the music video of "The Joker and the Queen" (2022), a song by Sheeran featuring Swift. To this extent, some media publications deemed "The Joker and the Queen" a sequel to the "Everything Has Changed" video.
Personnel.
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"Everything Has Changed (Taylor's Version)".
Swift re-recorded "Everything Has Changed", subtitled "(Taylor's Version)", with Sheeran for her second re-recorded album, "Red (Taylor's Version)", released on November 12, 2021, through Republic Records. Prior to the release, on August 23, 2021, Sheeran shared a clip on social media showing him in the studio, re-recording the track and another collaboration with Swift for "Red (Taylor's Version)" titled "Run". "Everything Has Changed (Taylor's Version)" entered on the charts of Canada, Singapore, and the United States, and peaked at number 59 on the "Billboard" Global 200 chart.
Personnel.
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Thinking Out Loud (disambiguation)
"Thinking Out Loud" is a 2014 single by Ed Sheeran.
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Change (Taylor Swift song)
2008 song by Taylor Swift
"Change" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on August 8, 2008, to promote the "AT&T Team USA Soundtrack" for the United States team at the 2008 Olympics. "Change" was included in Swift's second studio album, "Fearless" (2008). Swift wrote the track after winning the Horizon Award at the 2007 Country Music Association Awards; its lyrics are about overcoming obstacles to achieve victory.
Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, "Change" is a power pop song with dynamic strings and electric guitars. Music critics praised the production but found Swift's vocals weak and thin. The song peaked at number 10 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, number 21 on the Pop 100 chart, and number 57 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the track gold. Shawn Robbins directed the music video for "Change" featuring Swift performing with a band in a ballroom. An alternate version features footage of the United States team at the 2008 Olympics.
Swift included "Change" in the set list to her first headlining tour, the Fearless Tour, in 2009 and performed the song live at the 45th Academy of Country Music Awards in 2010. After a 2019 dispute regarding the ownership of Swift's back catalog, she released a re-recorded version, "Change (Taylor's Version)", on "Fearless (Taylor's Version)", the 2021 re-recorded version of "Fearless".
Background and release.
When Taylor Swift first signed to Big Machine Records, it was the smallest record label in Nashville, Tennessee. At some point, Swift realized that it would be more difficult for her to achieve success through a small label, than in a larger label, constricting their contacts and making it nearly impossible to embark on concert tours and have presenter or performer slots on award shows. In addition, as the only signed artist, she could not ask for favors and only had herself to encourage the hope that scenarios would eventually change. Swift described the scenario as an "uphill climb" and said, "There was this moment where I sat there and was like, 'When are we going to get a fighting chance? We're the smallest record label in Nashville, but we want this really bad.'" After reassuring to herself that it would be different in the future, she wrote the beginning of "Change". She let the track sit for a while, waiting for a remarkable event to trigger its completion. She then completed the track the day after she won the Horizon Award at the 2007 Country Music Association Awards and saw Scott Borchetta, the president of Big Machine Records, crying.
The song was recorded in December 2007, when she recognized it applied to more scenarios and had a "bigger meaning" than originally. American television network National Broadcasting Company (NBC) had asked Swift to perform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. However, an appearance could not be scheduled because Swift was touring at the time. Instead, Swift's father suggested using "Change" as a theme for the event. Therefore, "Change" was used during NBC's daily video highlights in August 2008, prior to the release of "Fearless". "I wrote the song 'Change' as an underdog story. It's kind of crazy to think that the Olympics chose this as one of the songs to play during the Olympic Games", Swift commented. It was included on the "AT&T Team USA Soundtrack" (2008). The song was released as a promotional single on the iTunes Store on August 8, 2008. All proceeds were donated to the United States Olympic team.
After its digital release, "Change" was included on the track list of Swift's second studio album, "Fearless", released on November 11, 2008. Following a masters dispute, Swift released the re-recorded version of "Fearless", subtitled "Taylor's Version", on April 9, 2021; "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" includes the re-recorded "Change", also subtitled "Taylor's Version". "Change (Taylor's Version)" was produced by Swift and Christopher Rowe.
Music and lyrics.
The duration of "Change" is four minutes and forty six seconds. Ed Masley of "The Arizona Republic" classified it as a power pop song and noted the distorted guitars. "Change" relies on a string-swathed instrumentation. The lyrics of "Change" speak of overcoming obstacles and achieving triumph, while instilling hope in oneself. It centers around the concept of surpassing others' expectations and the limitations they set out. The song turns the notion of fearlessness into a movement that is not specified. Dave Heaton of "PopMatters" noted the lyric "I believe in whatever you do" meant Swift was unconcerned with the specifics of the cause. He presumed it was a universal message or was about changing the traditions of country music sound and defying the expectations of what country artists can achieve with their careers. Jody Rosen of "Rolling Stone" believed the lyrics addressed political issues.
Reception.
The song received generally mixed reviews from contemporary critics. Jonathan Keefe of "Slant Magazine" was unimpressed by Swift's vocals, describing them as unpleasant and thin. Keefe added that her voice often cracked and, therefore, prevented the song from becoming an anthem. Jody Rosen of "Rolling Stone" magazine considered the track to be vague. Dave Heaton of "PopMatters" compared "Change" and Swift's "Long Live", both which ended "Fearless" and "Speak Now" (2010), respectively. He stated, "There's something really generic about the song[s], but that quality becomes the cornerstone of an anthem." Heaton also commented that the song was appealing to multiple audiences, as long as they felt restrained by any scenario.
On the week ending August 30, 2008, "Change" debuted at its peak position of number 10 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, selling over 131,000 digital downloads, making it Swift's best-charting song at the time and first top-10 appearance. In the following week, the song descended to number 39 and then number 100 on the Hot 100, marking its third and last week on the chart. The song is one of 13 tracks from "Fearless" charted within the top-40 of the Hot 100, breaking the record for the most top-40 entries from a single album. "Change" also peaked at number 57 on the Hot Country Songs chart on the week ending August 30, 2008. The track also peaked at number 21 on the now-defunct Pop 100 chart.
Music video.
The accompanying music video for "Change" was directed by Shawn Robbins. It was filmed at the ballroom in the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Indianapolis, Indiana. The video commences with a shot of a stained glass window. It then transitions to Swift, clothed in a white cocktail dress and black cowboy boots, performing alongside her backup band in an empty ballroom. The band members are dressed semi-casual and play the instruments: bass, drums, and various guitars. As the video progresses, Swift is seeing singing and dancing. Cut-scenes feature close-ups of Swift in another setting, clothed by another white cocktail dress and surrounded by hot pink, white, and blue twinkling lights in a black background. The video concludes with Swift turning back and walking toward the backup band. An alternate version of the video features footage from United States Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Both versions of the music video premiered on NBC.com in August 2008.
Live performances.
Swift has performed the track on the AOL Sessions. Since, Swift has performed the track at the Studio 330 Sessions, the 2009 CMA Music Festival, the 2009 V Festival, and the Australian charity concert Sydney Sound Relief. Swift's first televised performance of "Change" was at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards, where she, donning a sparkly evening gown, sang on an elevator suspended from the crowd. She then came down, where she was joined by a teenage choir, and finished the performance by surfing the crowd.
Swift performed "Change" on the first North American leg of the Fearless Tour. During the performances, Swift wore a sparkly silver and black dress with black, leather boots. She noted, "It's been a tough year", and commenced singing throughout the stage as images of victims of economic and natural disasters were projected on the video screens. As the song approximated, its last refrain, she said, "Things turn back around." Then, scenes of triumph appeared on the video screens. Craig Rosen of "The Hollywood Reporter" attended the May 22, 2009 concert in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center and commented, "It was overly simplistic and a bit naive, but still hard not to be moved." Jon Pareles of "The New York Times" said Swift offered the audience with optimistic thinking with the performance in the August 27, 2009 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. She performed the song in 2013 during the performance in Greensboro on her Red Tour, at the second show in Foxborough on her Reputation Stadium Tour, in 2018, and at the seventh show in London on her The Eras Tour, in 2024 in a mashup with "Long Live" (2010).
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Change (Charlie Puth song)
"Change" is a song by American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, featuring vocals from fellow American singer-songwriter James Taylor. and was released for digital download on March 26, 2018, as the fourth single from Puth's second studio album, "Voicenotes". It debuted during his performance at March for Our Lives. Puth produced the song with Johan Carlsson and they wrote it alongside Ross Golan.
Background.
Puth first revealed the song in an interview with Zane Lowe on his Beats 1 radio show. "This song is called 'Change' and I'm actually gonna play it, they're doing March for Our Lives this Saturday downtown. I know nobody knows this song and James won't be there with me but I'm just gonna be on my piano. That's the right song [to play at the right moment] and I think people will understand when they hear it." Talking about how he got in touch with Taylor, Puth said that his friend Miles Beard set the collaboration up.
He stated on Twitter that the song is "dedicated to all of the Parkland students, any lives lost to senseless gun violence, and the world", alongside single cover, which features a dark blue backdrop. "It wasn't written for [March for Our Lives] specifically. I wrote it a year prior. I don't really know why I wrote it, but now I know why. It just happened to catch up a year late," Puth told "Women's Wear Daily". He also opened up about the song during an Instagram live chat, saying: "It's about everybody, as humans we all help each other and that song came about through collaboration. This is the most important song I ever wrote."
Taylor admired Puth in a statement, saying: "Mr. Puth and I spent an excellent afternoon at Conway Studios in Hollywood this past January. It was a delight to work with such a gifted fellow musician and I'm so excited to finally see the release of the finished piece." Puth added: "Recording with James Taylor was a dream come true. He's the reason why I write music and it was an absolute honour to work with him."
Composition.
Described as a "smooth, acoustic-guitar driven tune", the folk pop and soft rock song consists of "light pop melodies" and "a loose, stripped-back guitar arrangement". Abby Jones of "Billboard" noted that "the soft, folksy ambience of the track is reminiscent of Taylor's signature sound, made famous in the '70s — however, the lyrics are very much 2018". As the song ends, it "evolves into this homage to 1990s rock and R&B, with heavy bass and rhythmic drums". Lyrically, the song urges people to change their attitudes in order to eliminate division and hatred.
Critical reception.
Scott Sterling of CBS Radio opined the two artists' "distinctive voices meshing beautifully over the warm track", writing that it is "far more reflective of classic James Taylor than anything on the current pop charts, and benefits mightily from the simple arrangement". Adreon Patterson of "Paste" complimented Taylor's ability to "create the ethereal mood the song evokes" with his "light baritone vocals", calling the song "a forgotten Taylor track from his '70s heyday".
Live performances.
On March 24, 2018, Puth premiered the song during his performance at March for Our Lives in Los Angeles. "There's such a theme of change happening," he introduced the song before performing it alone on the keyboard. "This song...you don't know it and it's totally fine. It just feels like the right song to perform right now." The live recording was later released as the official video, interspersed with footage from the event.
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Out of the Woods
2016 single by Taylor Swift
"Out of the Woods" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fifth studio album, "1989" (2014). Swift wrote and produced the song with Jack Antonoff. With lyrics inspired by a failed relationship and the ensuing anxieties that Swift experienced, "Out of the Woods" is a synth-pop song with elements of Eurodance and indietronica and features heavy synthesizers, looping drums, and layered background vocals.
Big Machine Records made the song available for download on October 14, 2014, as a promotional single for "1989". Swift premiered the music video for "Out of the Woods" on ABC's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" on December 31, 2015; the video depicts Swift struggling to escape from a magical forest. The song was released to US pop and hot adult contemporary radio as the album's sixth single on January 19, 2016, by Big Machine in partnership with Republic Records.
Music critics praised "Out of the Woods" for its 1980s-influenced production and narrative lyrics offering emotional engagement. The song peaked at number 18 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also reached the top 10 of charts in Canada and New Zealand. Swift performed the song on television shows such as "Good Morning America" and included it in the set list of the 1989 World Tour (2015). Following the 2019 dispute regarding the ownership of Swift's back catalog, she re-recorded the song as "Out of the Woods (Taylor's Version)" for her re-recorded album "1989 (Taylor's Version)" (2023).
Background and production.
Taylor Swift had identified as a country singer-songwriter until her fourth studio album "Red", which was released in October 2012. "Red" incorporates various pop and rock styles, transcending the country sound of her previous releases. Swift began writing her fifth studio album, "1989", in mid-2013, when she was on the Red Tour. Inspired by 1980s synth-pop, she conceived "1989" as her first "official pop album" that transformed her image from country to pop. On "1989", Swift enlisted new producers including Jack Antonoff, who produced two songs with Swift for the standard edition—"Out of the Woods" and "I Wish You Would", and the bonus track "You Are in Love" for the deluxe edition; Antonoff had worked with Swift on "Sweeter than Fiction", a 1980s new wave-influenced song recorded by Swift for the soundtrack of "One Chance" (2013).
For "Out of the Woods", Antonoff envisioned the song to feature a 1980s sound with a modern twist. He used a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer to create most parts of the song, and a Minimoog Voyager for the refrain, which brought forth an "extremely modern" sound that he desired. He edited his background vocals and layered them over looping drums. After completing the instrumental, Antonoff sent it to Swift when she was on a plane. Swift sent him a voice memo containing the lyrics roughly 30 minutes later; it was the first time Swift wrote the lyrics to an existing track. According to the liner notes of "1989", "Out of the Woods" was recorded by Laura Sisk, assisted by Brendan Morawski, at Jungle City Studios in New York City; and Sam Holland, assisted by Cory Bice, at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Swift's vocals were produced by Max Martin.
Music and lyrics.
Music critics described "Out of the Woods" as a 1980s-influenced synth-pop song. According to Hannah Mylrea from "NME" and Edwin Mcfee from "Hot Press", the track consists of indietronica and Eurodance elements. The production is characterized by pulsing synthesizers, loud drums, and echoing background vocals that gradually build up towards the end. Compared to other tracks of "1989", "Out of the Woods" features a denser production. Antonoff took inspiration from the music of rock band My Morning Jacket: "every sound is louder than the last ... It started out big, and then I think the obvious move would have been to do a down chorus, but the idea was to keep pushing."
The lyrics are about a fragile romance, inspired by the anxieties Swift experienced from a tumultuous relationship. In the refrain, Swift repeats the line, "Are we out of the woods yet?" over and over, indicating her desire to stabilize the relationship. Swift ponders over its inevitable end: "Your necklace hanging from my neck the night we couldn't quite forget / When we decided to move the furniture so we could dance / Baby, like we stood a chance." The bridge narrates an accident that requires one of the couple to undergo a surgery: "Remember when you hit the brakes too soon / Twenty stitches in a hospital room." The accident in the bridge was inspired by a snowmobile accident that she and an ex-lover had suffered when they were on a ski trip; she had persuaded the tabloid media to not publicize it. Besides its literal sense, the accident is a metaphor for the relationship's fragility and how the two have to deal with its aftermath. When promoting "1989" in October 2014, Swift remarked that "Out of the Woods" was the song that "best represents [the album]".
Release and commercial performance.
On October 13, 2014, Swift premiered 15 seconds of "Out of the Woods" on "Good Morning America". Big Machine Records made the song available for download on October 14, 2014, as a promotional single for "1989". It is track number four on "1989", which was released on October 27, 2014, by Big Machine.
Swift premiered the music video for "Out of the Woods" on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve", broadcast on December 31, 2015. Big Machine and Republic Records released the song to US pop and hot adult contemporary radio stations on January 19, 2016; it was the sixth single from "1989". In Italy, "Out of the Woods" was released to radio on February 5, 2016, by Universal Music Group.
"Out of the Woods" entered the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart dated November 1, 2014, at number 18, its peak position. It entered the "Billboard" Digital Songs at number one, becoming Swift's eighth chart topper. After its video premiere on "New Year's Rockin' Eve", the song re-appeared on the Hot 100 at number 46. By May 2016, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) had certified it platinum for one million units based on digital sales and streaming. The single peaked within the top 10 on charts of New Zealand (number six) and Canada (number eight). In Australia, the song peaked at number 19 on the singles chart and was certified triple-platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The track was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Norway.
Critical reception.
The song received critical acclaim. Upon the release of "1989", music critics compared the 1980s-influenced production of "Out of the Woods" to the music of 1980s musicians including Phil Collins and Madonna. Sam Lansky from "Time", Jason Lipshutz from "Billboard", Brian Mansfield from "USA Today", and Lindsay Zoladz from "Vulture" praised the production for showcasing Swift's expanding artistry beyond her previous country styles. In a review of "1989" for the "Los Angeles Times", Mikael Wood deemed "Out of the Woods" one of the album's highlights, describing it as the most authentic tribute to the 1980s synth-pop sound that Swift tried to recreate on the album.
Other reviews complimented Swift's lyrical craftsmanship and storytelling, which she had honed on her previous country songs. Lipshutz remarked that although the song was a musical departure for Swift, it was a reminder of her abilities to present "striking, instantly unforgettable images". Writing for "The Independent", Andy Gill argued that the intricate lyrics capturing "dramatic emotional change in a few striking lines" of "Out of the Woods" were rare for a pop song. Carl Wilson, in a "1989" review for "Slate", picked it as his favorite off the album, highlighting both the detailed lyrics and the production. Esther Zuckerman of "Entertainment Weekly" deemed the production generic, but highlighted the lyrics as a testament to Swift's ability to offer emotional engagement in her songs.
"Out of the Woods" ranked at number 94 on "Pitchfork"'s list of the 100 Best Tracks of 2014. In retrospective reviews, Mylrea and Nate Jones from "Vulture" complimented the song's production and emotional sentiments, but Rob Sheffield from "Rolling Stone" was less enthusiastic, feeling that the production overwhelms the intricate lyrics. "NME", honoring Antonoff with the Songwriter Award in 2022, selected "Out of the Woods" as one of his best songs.
Music video.
Joseph Kahn directed the music video for "Out of the Woods". The video's filming locations in New Zealand included Bethells Beach and the mountains of Queenstown. During the filming, a severe storm struck, causing a one-week delay. Conservationists in the area claimed that the production team breached their permit and endangered a rare native bird by using up to 12 vehicles, an accusation that Swift's crew denied.
The video shows Swift battling to get out of a forest, interpreting the title literally. Swift is seen struggling to escape a magical forest while being chased by a pack of wolves as animate roots constantly follow her. She then finds herself in different natural settings like snowy mountains, an ocean, a barren landscape, a muddy location, and a burning forest. At the end of the video, the woods disappear as she finds a beach, where another version of her is standing by the shore as she reaches for her. The video ends with the caption "She lost him, but she found herself, and somehow that was everything," which is a hidden message written in the booklet of "1989".
Kahn said that Swift "suffered for the art"; she did not employ a double stunt and did all the action, such as crawling through the mud and running through the snow, by herself. Media publications remarked on the video's visual effects and cinematic storytelling. Amanda Bell from MTV News compared the video's cinematic quality to the "Harry Potter" series, and commented that the video's message "serves as a clear metaphor for her very public relationship history and how she transformed each conflict into her own personal victories, one in particular".
Live performances and other usage.
During promotion of "1989", Swift performed "Out of the Woods" on televised shows including "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", and "Good Morning America". She performed the song as part of the ""1989" Secret Sessions", live streamed by iHeartRadio and Yahoo! on October 27, 2014, the same day the album was released. On the 1989 World Tour in 2015, Swift included the song as the penultimate number on the regular set list. Swift played a stripped-down rendition of "Out of the Woods" on piano at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on September 30, 2015; John Blistein from "Rolling Stone" praised this version over the synth-pop production for better conveying the emotional sentiments of the lyrics.
On December 3, 2015, she sang the song on piano at Hamilton Island in Australia as part of a Nova 96.9 radio program. Swift performed "Out of the Woods" as the opening number to the 58th Annual Grammy Awards on February 15, 2016. She also included the song in the set lists of her shows at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Austin on October 22, 2016, and DirecTV's pre-Super Bowl event Super Saturday Night in Houston on February 4, 2017. Swift sang "Out of the Woods" as a "surprise song" during the stops in Toronto and Auckland of her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018) and the stop in Nashville of her Eras Tour (2023–2024). Later on in the tour, she also performed the song in a mashup with "Is It Over Now?" (2023) in Buenos Aires and Paris, included "Clean" (2014) in London, "Getaway Car" (2017) in Milan, "All You Had to Do Was Stay" (2014) in Miami, and with "Us" (2024) in Toronto with American singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams.
Rock singer Ryan Adams recorded a country folk-oriented cover of "Out of the Woods" for his track-by-track cover of Swift's "1989". Yahoo! writer Oscar Gracey said that the cover "makes us want to hike through a forest, find a clearing, and mourn the relationships that didn't quite work out", and "The A.V. Club"'s Annie Zaleski viewed that Adams's acoustic production "exacerbates the song's uncertainty about a relationship's status".
Credits and personnel.
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of "1989."
"Out of the Woods (Taylor's Version)".
After signing a new contract with Republic Records, Swift began re-recording her first six studio albums in November 2020. The decision followed a public 2019 dispute between Swift and talent manager Scooter Braun, who acquired Big Machine Records, including the masters of Swift's albums which the label had released. By re-recording the albums, Swift had full ownership of the new masters, which enabled her to control the licensing of her songs for commercial use in hopes of substituting the Big Machine–owned masters.
Republic Records released "1989"'s re-recording, "1989 (Taylor's Version)", on October 27, 2023. The re-recording of "Out of the Woods", subtitled "Taylor's Version", was released as track number four on the re-recorded album. Prior to that, a snippet of "Out of the Woods (Taylor's Version)" was used in a trailer for the American animated adventure film "Migration" (2023).
Personnel.
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of "1989 (Taylor's Version)".
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Everything's Changed
"Everything's Changed" is a song written by Richie McDonald, Larry Boone and Paul Nelson, and recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in June 1998 as the fourth and final single from their 1997 album "Crazy Nights". Their ninth chart single overall, it was also the last single to feature bass guitarist John Rich, who left the band to pursue a solo career. The song peaked at number 2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, and number 95 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
Content.
The song is a moderate midtempo ballad in which the narrator's lover has shown up after many years of being gone, and much has changed since they left their hometown; despite the changes in the town, however, the narrator still shows a love for her. The video for the song uses the single mix, which is mixed slightly differently from the album version.
Music video.
The music video for this song features Lonestar singing and performing the song behind a bunch of memories about the narrator's hometown. It was directed by Steven T. Miller and R. Brad Murano. Filmed shortly after Rich left the band for a solo career so he is not featured in the video, this is the last video to feature Richie McDonald and Dean Sams wearing cowboy hats, and the last video to feature Keech Rainwater with long hair. Michael Britt no longer has long hair, but he sported a haircut in this video.
Other versions.
Lonestar also performed an acoustic rendition of this song on their third studio album, 1999's "Lonely Grill".
Chart positions.
"Everything's Changed" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 4, 1998.
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Thinkin Out Loud
Thinkin Out Loud is an extended play (EP) by American singer Kristinia DeBarge, that was released via digital distribution on January 7, 2016 through Krissy D Entertainment and Beatstreet Inc.
DJ Inferno premiered "Problem" on KPWR on November 23, 2015. "Problem" premiered exclusively on Rap-Up on January 11, 2016.
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Electric Touch (song)
2023 song by Taylor Swift featuring Fall Out Boy
"Electric Touch" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift featuring the American band Fall Out Boy. Swift wrote the song and intended it for her 2010 studio album, "Speak Now", but left it out of the track-list. She produced it with Aaron Dessner for her 2023 re-recorded album, "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)."
"Electric Touch" is a pop-punk and pop rock song driven by dynamic drums, electric guitar riffs, and vocals from Swift and Fall Out Boy's lead singer Patrick Stump. The lyrics are about the anxieties, excitement, and self-doubt from a newfound love. Most critics gave positive reviews to "Electric Touch", praising the production and the vocal chemistry between Swift and Stump, while others perceived it negatively. The song peaked at number 37 on the "Billboard" Global 200 and entered charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the United States.
Background.
After signing a new contract with Republic Records, Swift began re-recording her first six studio albums in November 2020. The decision followed a public 2019 dispute between Swift and the talent manager Scooter Braun, who acquired Big Machine Records, including the masters of Swift's albums which the label had released. By re-recording the albums, Swift had full ownership of the new masters, which enabled her to control the licensing of her songs for commercial use and therefore substituted the Big Machine–owned masters. In 2021, Swift released two re-recorded albums of her earlier releases: "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" and "Red (Taylor's Version)"; each album also featured several unreleased "From the Vault" tracks that she had written but left out of the original albums' track listings.
On May 5, 2023, at the first Nashville date of her sixth concert tour, the Eras Tour, Swift announced "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" as her third re-recorded album; it is the re-recording of her third studio album, "Speak Now" (2010). She shared on social media that the original album was "a tale of growing up, flailing, flying and crashing [...] and living to speak about it" that covered "brutal honesty, unfiltered diaristic confessions and wild wistfulness". On June 5, 2023, Swift announced the track-list of "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)", which consists six "From the Vault" songs were intended for but left out of "Speak Now"'s 2010 track listing. One of them is "Electric Touch", which features the American rock band Fall Out Boy, one of the songwriting influences for Swift when she was conceiving the 2010 album.
Music and lyrics.
Swift wrote "Electric Touch" and produced the track with Aaron Dessner, who also engineered it and played guitars, synths, and percussions. Fall Out Boy's frontman Patrick Stump contributed guest vocals, played electric guitar, and provided additional engineering. Other musicians on the track include Benjamin Lanz (synth), James McAlister (synth), Joe Russo (drums), Josh Kaufman (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, organ), and Thomas Bartlett (keyboards, piano, synth).
At 4 minutes and 26 seconds, "Electric Touch" is a pop-punk and pop rock song. The production features electric guitar riffs and crescendoing drums. Critics described the sound as "anthemic", "cinematic", and "soaring". Mikael Wood of the "Los Angeles Times" described the guitar as "chugging emo". Chris Willman from "Variety" commented that the sound was in line with "Speak Now"'s "organic pop-rock band sound she favored at the time". In the song, Swift duets with Stump. The lyrics explore the conflicting feelings such as anxieties, pessimism, excitement, hope, and self-doubt over a newfound romance; the chorus demonstrates this, "All I know is this could either break my heart or bring it back to life/ Got a feeling your electric touch could fill this ghost town up with life." Jason Lipshutz from "Billboard" summarized the theme as "cautious optimism".
Release.
"Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" was released on July 7, 2023, by Republic Records; "Electric Touch" is the 17th song on the album. The song peaked at number 35 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 16 on Hot Country Songs, where it became Fall Out Boy's first entry. Elsewhere, it charted in the Philippines (22), New Zealand (35), Australia (38), Canada (46), and it peaked at number 37 on the "Billboard" Global 200.
Critical reception.
Rachel R. Carroll of "PopMatters" commended Swift's ability to "turn a small, fleeting moment into a cinematic showstopper". Mark Sutherland from "Rolling Stone UK" wrote that Fall Out Boy raises the song to "soaring pop-punk status". Bobby Olivier of "Spin" compared "Electric Touch" to other duet "Castles Crumbling" with Hayley Williams of Paramore, and opined that the former is more upbeat and called it a "fun and hooky, four-on-the-floor guitar jam — exactly the sort of pop-rock banger missed amid the digital thumps of "Midnights"". Laura Shapes of "The Guardian" described "Electric Touch" as a "rueful stadium chugger", and considered it a "good bit of revisionist history, rightly honouring "Speak Now" as emo canon".
In "Uproxx", Danielle Chelosky lauded Swift and Stump for their musical chemistry and "impressive, mesmerizing" vocals. "Rolling Stone" journalist Maura Johnston described the song as a "shimmering four minute pop gem", and wrote that Swift and Stump work "pleasantly" together. In a less positive review, Willman found the song to be the least interesting "From the Vault" track compositionally, and said that "it lacks any of the truly great, peculiar lines that mark a Swift song as unmistakably hers". Kate Solomon from the "i" considered it "extremely mediocre".
Personnel.
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
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Everything Changes (Take That song)
1994 single by Take That
"Everything Changes", sometimes "Everything Changes but You", is a song by English boy band Take That. Released as the fifth single from the band's second studio album, "Everything Changes" (1993), and written by Gary Barlow and producers Michael Ward, Eliot Kennedy and Cary Bayliss, the song features Robbie Williams on lead vocals.
The single was released on 28 March 1994 by RCA and BMG, becoming Take That's fourth consecutive single to go straight in at number one on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for two weeks. The song sold 400,000 copies in the UK and has received a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
Critical reception.
Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger described "Everything Changes" as "breezy" and "disco-inspired", noting that "this is the first number one with lead vocals from Robbie Williams." In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton declared it as "a pop-tinged slice of 70s disco soul". Pan-European magazine "Music & Media" commented, "Philly soul is what the "fab five" exercise on the title track off their current album." Alan Jones from "Music Week" gave it five out of five, writing, "The glossy but insubstantial title track of the boys' double platinum album has a good chance of becoming their fourth consecutive number one". In a retrospective review, Pop Rescue remarked that Williams opens the song "with some sultry reassurance before it opens out into a bouncy little pop song", adding that "at times, this song feels somewhat Stock/Aitken/Waterman". Mark Sutherland from "Smash Hits" also gave it four out of five, writing, "If truth be told, the fifth single from the album isn't the 'That at their best. Sung by Rob, it trips along merrily enough and is the proud owner of an extremely perky chorus, but it isn't a patch on "Pray" or "Babe".
Music video.
The accompanying music video for the song, liberally based on Kylie Minogue's video for her single "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (shot in the same location, two years earlier, in sepia tone), shows the band in a jazz cafe performing the song with people in the cafe joining in. The video uses the 7-inch mix, which removes Williams' spoken intro from the album version that says "Girl, come over here, let me hold you for a little while and remember I'll always love you." The 7-inch mix also appears on their "Greatest Hits" album. "Everything Changes" received heavy rotation on MTV Europe and was A-listed on Germany's VIVA.
Track listings.
The B-side of the single features a studio version of a medley of songs by the Beatles, which the band performed live in concerts. The songs included, in order, are "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "A Hard Day's Night" and "She Loves You".
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In the "Derry Girls" episode "The Concert", the girls attend a Take That concert. Footage from a real gig was used, in which the band sang "Everything Changes".
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Nothing New (song)
2021 song by Taylor Swift featuring Phoebe Bridgers
"Nothing New" is a song by the American singer-songwriters Taylor Swift featuring Phoebe Bridgers. Swift wrote the song in March 2012 and produced it with Aaron Dessner for her second re-recorded studio album, "Red (Taylor's Version)", which was released in 2021 through Republic Records. The track is a guitar-led folk and alternative rock tune about anxieties over romance and growing up.
Critics interpreted "Nothing New" as Swift's message about the music industry's treatment of female musicians. They lauded the song's emotional sentiments, Swift's songwriting, and Bridgers's performance. After "Red (Taylor's Version)" was released, the track peaked at number 43 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and the top 40 on national charts in Australia, Canada, and Ireland. "Nothing New" was included on the set list of Swift's the Eras Tour at concerts opened by Bridgers, who performed the song with her.
Background.
After signing a new contract with Republic Records, the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift began re-recording her first six studio albums in November 2020. The decision followed a public 2019 dispute between Swift and the talent manager Scooter Braun, who acquired Big Machine Records, including the masters of Swift's albums which the label had released. By re-recording the albums, Swift had full ownership of the new masters, which enabled her to control the licensing of her songs for commercial use and therefore substituted the Big Machine–owned masters. On April 9, 2021, Swift released the first re-recorded album, "Fearless (Taylor's Version)", a re-recording of her second studio album "Fearless" (2008); the album also featured several unreleased "From the Vault" tracks that she had written but left out of the original albums' track listings.
For Swift's next re-recorded album, "Red (Taylor's Version)" (2021), she re-recorded all of the 30 songs she had intended for her fourth studio album "Red" (2012). The original album incorporated country and new styles of pop and rock, as a result of her experimenting with other styles; this prompted a debate over her status as a country artist at the time. Like the previous re-recorded album, "Red (Taylor's Version)" features nine "From the Vault" tracks among the 30 songs. One such track was "Nothing New". Swift revealed in her Lover Journals that she wrote the song on an Appalachian dulcimer while on a flight from Sydney to Perth during her 2012 Australian tour. The date of this flight was February 29, 2012. As is referenced in the song, she was 22 years old at that time. Swift later approached Aaron Dessner to produce it with her and Phoebe Bridgers to feature vocals on the track for "Red (Taylor's Version)".
Music and lyrics.
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"Nothing New" is an alternative rock and folk ballad. Its duration lasts for 4 minutes and 18 seconds. The song features a melancholic production driven by guitar and incorporates understated cello, light strings, keyboard, piano, synthesizers, and violin. It was recorded at Long Pond Studios in Hudson Valley. Swift's vocals were recorded at Kitty Committee Studios in Belfast and Bridgers's vocals were recorded at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles. The song was mixed at Long Pond and mastered at Sterling Sound in Edgewater, New Jersey.
The lyrics are about anxiety over romance and growing up. In the chorus, Swift sings, "How can a person know everything at 18 but nothing at 22?" reflecting on her growing up, and "Will you still want me when I'm nothing new?" In the views of Olivia Horn from "Pitchfork", "Nothing New" is not only about romantic anxieties, but also about "the music business' famously fickle relationship to young women". Laura Snapes from "The Guardian" agreed with this idea, citing the lyric "People love an ingenue" as Swift's internalized pressure to stay in the public eye. In a journal entry dated March 2, 2012, Swift wrote that the song is about "being scared of aging and things changing and losing what you have".
Release and reception.
"Nothing New" was released as the 23rd track on "Red (Taylor's Version)" via Republic on November 1