The album The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift reached an all-time record in Spotify by achieving more than 300 million views in just one dayon April 19, 2024. This milestone makes the project the first in the history of the digital music platform to reach such a high number of views in a 24-hour period.
“History was made! On April 19, 2024, The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift was the first album in Spotify history to exceed 300 million streams in one day“, announced the music platform through its social networks. In turn, it was confirmed that Taylor is also the only artist to mark this achievement to date.
This release meant that Swift not only surpassed her own previous streaming records on streaming services. streaming, but also set a new standard in the music industry. Previously, the Grammy winner held the title for most streams in one day with her previous albums Midnights and 1989 (Taylor’s Version).
The revelation of a double albumwith a total of 31 songs After the surprise inclusion of 15 additional songs, it more than boosted the number of views, followed by Taylor’s announcement through her social networks.
As part of its success, the promotion strategy of Taylor Swiftwhich included clues and anticipations about the album’s content, leading to the publication of “The Anthology” as part of The Tortured Poets Department.
The collaboration with Post Malone The single “Fortnight” has been one of the most celebrated aspects of the new project, complemented by a music video that captured the attention of fans and critics alike. Additionally, Taylor sings alongside Florence + The Machine in another song titled “Florida!!!”.
The singer and composer Jack Antonoffrecognized for his previous collaborations with Swift since 1989 (2014), he once again assumed the role of producer, thus including his characteristic synthesizer sounds in the first volume. The second part, revealed at dawn on Friday, denotes a greater influence of Aaron Dessnerfounder of the band The National and who has also become a close collaborator of the performer since Folklore (2020).
The work has received a generally positive critical reception, with an outstanding score in Metacritic and particular praise towards the songwriting and lyrical approach of Taylor Swift by media such as The Independent and Guardian. Despite some criticism of the texts and musical production, reviews emphasize her ability to create deep and risky lyrics inspired by her own experience.
- “Fortnight”
- «The Tortured Poets Department»
- “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys”
- “Down Bad”
- “So Long, London”
- “But Daddy I Love Him”
- “Fresh Out the Slammer”
- “Florida!!!” (with Florence + The Machine)
- “Guilty as Sin?”
- «Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?»
- “I Can Fix Him (Not Really I Can)”
- “loml”
- «I Can Do It With A Broken Heart»
- “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”
- “The Alchemy”
- “Clara Bow”
- “The Black Dog”
- «Imgonnagetyouback»
- “The Albatross”
- «Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus»
- “How Did It End?”
- «So High School»
- “I Hate It Here”
- «thanK you alMee»
- «I Look in People’s Windows»
- “The Prophecy”
- “Cassandra”
- “Peter”
- “The Bolter”
- “Robin”
- “The Manuscript”
The physical version of The Tortured Poets Department includes 16 songs plus an additional track titled “The Manuscript”, accompanied by special editions such as “The Bolter“, “The Albatross” and “The Black Dog”, offering different visual presentations.
