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Song of the Day #5,605: ‘Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)’ – Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift’s 2014 release 1989, titled after the year of her birth, was the album that made her a superstar. Her first full-on pop album broadened her appeal and landed three #1 singles on the Hot 100 (no other Swift album has produced more than one).

Given that success, I guess it’s no surprise that 1989 (Taylor’s Version), released less than two weeks ago, is already the biggest hit of her four re-recordings. In fact, it had the biggest opening week for any album since Adele’s 25 in 2015, and the sixth-biggest opening week of all-time. That’s amazing considering the bulk of the album is a repeat of an already successful album.

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Song of the Day #5,604: ‘I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)’ – Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift’s third “Taylor’s Version” release tackled 2010’s Speak Now, her third studio album and the only one (to date) on which she wrote every song without a collaborator.

With typical attention to detail, Swift made sure every bonus cut and vault track on the Speak Now re-recording was penned by her and her alone, even leaving off one song that appeared on a deluxe edition of the original album.

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Song of the Day #5,603: ‘Nothing New (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)’ – Taylor Swift

Nobody seems to have cracked the code behind the order of Taylor Swift’s ‘Taylor’s Version’ re-recordings (and Swifties being Swifties, many have tried). Swift started the project by releasing her second album, Fearless, skipping over her self-titled debut. And she followed that one with 2012’s Red, her fourth studio album.

Red is a fan favorite, and the album where Swift started shedding the “country” part of her signature country-pop sound. The album features a few songs that would have fit comfortably on Fearless, but it also contains three dance-pop tracks co-written with Swedish hitmakers Max Martin and Shellback.

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