:Marjorie (song)

During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Taylor Swift wrote and produced her eighth studio album, Folklore, with Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff.{{cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=November 24, 2020|title=Taylor Swift to Release New Folklore Film, The Long Pond Studio Sessions|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-access=limited|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-folklore-movie-long-pond-studio-sessions-1094615/|access-date=December 21, 2024|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124135743/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-folklore-movie-long-pond-studio-sessions-1094615/|url-status=live}} Surprise-released on July 24, 2020, it was met with critical acclaim and commercial success.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-the-lakes-original-version-folklore-one-year-anniversary-9605979/|title=Taylor Swift Releases 'The Lakes (Original Version)' on Folklore One-Year Anniversary: Listen Now|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=July 24, 2021|access-date=December 21, 2024|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=July 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706043752/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-the-lakes-original-version-folklore-one-year-anniversary-9605979/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |last=DeSantis |first=Rachel |date=December 5, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's Cowriter Aaron Dessner Recalls Her 'Cooking Everyone Breakfast and Dinner' at Her Home (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/aaron-dessner-recalls-taylor-swift-cooking-everyone-breakfast-and-dinner-exclusive-8410981 |access-date=December 21, 2024 |magazine=People |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219141428/https://people.com/aaron-dessner-recalls-taylor-swift-cooking-everyone-breakfast-and-dinner-exclusive-8410981 |url-status=live }} The album incorporated new styles for Swift such as indie folk and indie rock, departing from the maximalist pop sound of her previous works.{{Sfn|McGrath|2023|p=79}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9429444/grammys-taylor-swift-folklore-pop-or-alternative|title=Will the Grammys Classify Taylor Swift's Folklore as Pop or Alternative?|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=December 21, 2024|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125051611/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9429444/grammys-taylor-swift-folklore-pop-or-alternative/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5915313/best-albums-2020/|title=The 10 Best Albums of 2020|url-access=limited|last1=Bruner|first1=Raisa|first2=Andrew R.|last2=Chow|magazine=Time|date=November 27, 2020|access-date=December 21, 2024|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128223940/https://time.com/5915313/best-albums-2020/|url-status=live}} In September{{nbsp}}2020, Swift, Antonoff, and Dessner assembled at Long Pond Studio in Hudson Valley to film Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, a documentary that features Swift performing all of Folklore{{'s}} tracks and discussing the creative process and inspirations behind the album.{{Cite web |last=Winn |first=Layne |last2=Larramendia |first2=Eliana |date=November 24, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Announces Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions Intimate Concert Film for Disney+ |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/taylor-swift-announces-folklore-long-pond-studio-sessions/story?id=74371758 |access-date=December 21, 2024 |publisher=ABC News |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124100153/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/taylor-swift-announces-folklore-long-pond-studio-sessions/story?id=74371758 |url-status=live }} After filming, the three celebrated Folklore{{'s}} success and unexpectedly continued writing songs while staying at Long Pond.{{Cite magazine |last=Havens |first=Lyndsey |date=December 18, 2020 |title=Aaron Dessner on the 'Weird Avalanche' That Resulted in Taylor Swift's Evermore |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9502756/aaron-dessner-taylor-swift-evermore-interview |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222181838/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9502756/aaron-dessner-taylor-swift-evermore-interview |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |access-date=June 13, 2021}} The result was Swift's ninth studio album, Evermore, which she described as a "sister record" to Folklore.{{Cite magazine |last=Shaffer |first=Claire |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Deepens Her Goth-Folk Vision on the Excellent Evermore |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/taylor-swift-evermore-folklore-1101778/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211134023/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/taylor-swift-evermore-folklore-1101778/ |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |access-date=June 14, 2021 |url-access=limited}} Prior to its release, she mentioned that one of its songs would be about her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, who was an opera singer and inspired her to pursue a musical career.{{Cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Gabrielle|date=December 11, 2020|title=Who's Marjorie? And 6 Other Burning Evermore Questions, Answered|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/taylor-swift-evermore-questions-answered.html|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=Vulture|url-access=limited|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423192227/https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/taylor-swift-evermore-questions-answered.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=December 11, 2020|title=Taylor Swift Song 'Marjorie' Is a Tribute to Her Late Grandmother|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-marjorie-who-grandmother-b1769792.html|access-date=December 11, 2020|website=The Independent|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222181849/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-marjorie-who-grandmother-b1769792.html|url-status=live}}

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"Marjorie" was the precursor to "Peace", the fifteenth track on Folklore; the drone in "Peace" is a sample to that of the bridge of "Marjorie". The backing rhythm of "Marjorie" was composed using an "Allovers Hi-Hat Generator", a software created by the producer Ryan Olson that takes any sound and splits it into identifiable samples, reorganizing the samples in randomized musical patterns. Dessner picked his favorite patterns, looped them, and developed them into an instrumental track. Swift wrote "Marjorie" with him and provided him with Finlay's old opera recordings.{{cite magazine|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=December 18, 2020|title=Aaron Dessner on How His Collaborative Chemistry With Taylor Swift Led to Evermore|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/aaron-dessner-interview-taylor-swift-evermore-1105853/|access-date=December 19, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-access=limited|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222181909/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/aaron-dessner-interview-taylor-swift-evermore-1105853/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=December 17, 2020|title=Taylor Swift Includes Opera Singing Grandmother's Vocals on 'Marjorie'|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/features/taylor-swift-grandmother-marjorie-opera-singer-evermore-vocals/|access-date=December 22, 2024|publisher=Capital|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222181848/https://www.capitalfm.com/features/taylor-swift-grandmother-marjorie-opera-singer-evermore-vocals/|url-status=live}}

Dessner recorded "Marjorie" at Long Pond with Jonathan Low, who recorded Swift's vocals and mixed the track. Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone mastered it at Sterling Sound Studios in Edgewater, New Jersey. Dessner provided drum machine programming and played drone, synth bass, piano, and electric guitar, while his brother Bryce was the orchestrator for the violin (Yuki Numata Resnick), chord stick (Jason Treuting), cello (Clarice Jensen), and vermona pulse (Justin McAlister). Treuting and Bryan Devendorf played percussion, and the latter additionally provided drum machine programming. Justin Vernon contributed background vocals, played Prophet-X, and recorded his instrumentation at April Base Studios in Fall Creek, Wisconsin.

"Marjorie" is 4 minutes and 17 seconds long.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/evermore-deluxe-version/1547315522|title=Evermore (Deluxe Edition)|last=Swift|first=Taylor|author-link=Taylor Swift|publisher=Apple Music (US)|date=January 7, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107054116/http://music.apple.com/us/album/evermore-deluxe-version/1547315522|url-status=live}} It is a sentimental ballad that incorporates synthesizers, pizzicato strings, violin, and pulsing electronic keyboard arrangement.{{efn|Attributed to Manila Bulletin{{'s}} Punch Liwanag,{{Cite web|first=Punch|last=Liwanag|url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/28/audio-junkie-taylor-swift-study-in-prolific/|title=Audio Junkie: 'Taylor Swift: Study in Prolific'|date=December 28, 2020|website=Manila Bulletin|access-date=December 21, 2024|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107035224/https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/28/audio-junkie-taylor-swift-study-in-prolific/|url-status=live}} The New York Times{{'}} Jon Pareles,{{cite news|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|date=December 11, 2020|title=Evermore, Taylor Swift's Folklore Sequel, Is a Journey Deeper Inward|work=The New York Times|url-access=limited|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/arts/music/taylor-swift-evermore-review.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211185124/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/arts/music/taylor-swift-evermore-review.html|archive-date=December 11, 2020}} The Sydney Morning Herald{{'s}} Lancaster Brodie,{{cite web|last=Brodie|first=Lancaster|date=December 11, 2020|title=Taylor Swift Is Back, Stronger than Ever Before|url-access=limited|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/taylor-swift-is-back-stronger-than-ever-before-20201211-p56mti.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211070843/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/taylor-swift-is-back-stronger-than-ever-before-20201211-p56mti.html|archive-date=December 11, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}} Entertainment Weekly{{'s}} Maura Johnston, The A.V. Club{{'s}} Annie Zaleski, Pitchfork{{'s}} Sam Sodomsky, and Rolling Stone{{'s}} Rob Sheffield.}} Rolling Stone{{'s}} Rob Sheffield likened its composition to the music of Steve Reich and Terry Riley. Finlay's soprano background vocals appear in the outro and after the lyric "And if I didn't know better / I'd think you were singing to me now". The lyrics of "Marjorie" are structured like chants, consisting of life lessons that Swift learned from Finlay: "Never be so kind, you forget to be clever / Never be so clever, you forget to be kind".{{Cite web|last=Sodomsky|first=Sam|date=December 15, 2020|title=Taylor Swift: Evermore|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-evermore/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215214943/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-evermore/|archive-date=December 15, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2020|website=Pitchfork}}{{Cite magazine|last=Walsh|first=Savannah|date=December 11, 2020|title=Taylor Swift's 'Marjorie' Lyrics Honor Her Late Grandmother|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a34942676/taylor-swift-evermore-marjorie-lyrics-meaning/|access-date=December 11, 2020|magazine=Elle|archive-date=March 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327144223/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a34942676/taylor-swift-evermore-marjorie-lyrics-meaning/|url-status=live}} She says that she continues to be with her even after she died ("What died didn't stay dead / You're alive, you're alive in my head"), and depicts the grief and guilt she felt after her death ("I should've asked you questions / I should've asked you how to be").{{Cite magazine|last=Mylrea|first=Hannah|date=December 11, 2020|title=Taylor Swift's New Album Evermore — the Biggest Talking Points|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/taylor-swift-evermore-talking-points-marjorie-finlay-2836986|access-date=December 12, 2020|magazine=NME|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212012541/https://www.nme.com/blogs/taylor-swift-evermore-talking-points-marjorie-finlay-2836986|url-status=live}}

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"Marjorie" is the thirteenth track on Evermore, which was surprise-released on December 11, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Rosa |first=Christopher |date=December 10, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Is Releasing Her 9th Album, Evermore, Just Five Months After Folklore |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/taylor-swift-is-releasing-her-9th-album-evermore-just-five-months-after-folklore |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=Glamour |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331125611/https://www.glamour.com/story/taylor-swift-is-releasing-her-9th-album-evermore-just-five-months-after-folklore |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Isobel |last2=O'Connor |first2=Roisin |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Releases New Album Evermore – Everything We Know So Far |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-evermore-new-album-folklore-stream-b1769308.html |access-date=January 4, 2024 |website=The Independent |archive-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104034822/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-evermore-new-album-folklore-stream-b1769308.html |url-status=live }} A lyric video was released alongside the song, featuring photos and video clips of Finlay. In one scene, she is seen at a colonial bungalow in Singapore, where the Finlay family lived in the 1960s, getting into a Ford Galaxie car whose license plate is visible and has a distinctively Singaporean number.{{Cite news |last=Sim |first=Sherlyn |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift's Singapore Links Get Deeper with 1960s Yearbook Photos |newspaper=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/taylor-swift-s-mother-andrea-studied-in-singapore-american-school-from-1968-to-1969 |url-access=limited |access-date=December 22, 2024 |archive-date=September 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917105614/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/taylor-swift-s-mother-andrea-studied-in-singapore-american-school-from-1968-to-1969 |url-status=live }} She is also seen playing piano with Swift, exploring ancient ruins, and wearing a Jackie O-style dress while boarding a plane.{{Cite magazine |last=Martoccio |first=Angie |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Honors Her Grandmother with Heart-Wrenching Lyric Video for 'Marjorie' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-honors-her-grandmother-with-heart-wrenching-lyric-video-for-marjorie-1102391/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211212736/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-honors-her-grandmother-with-heart-wrenching-lyric-video-for-marjorie-1102391/ |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |access-date=December 12, 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone|url-access=limited}}

Swift included "Marjorie" in the set list of the Eras Tour (2023–2024).{{Cite magazine |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=March 18, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Eras Tour: The Full Setlist From Opening Night |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/taylor-swift-eras-tour-setlist-1235552488/ |url-status=live |magazine=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318073358/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/taylor-swift-eras-tour-setlist-1235552488/ |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=December 21, 2024}} Variety{{'s}} Chris Willman and Teen Vogue{{'s}} P. Claire Dodson picked the performance as one of the show's best moments; the latter added that it was unexpected owing to the song's personal and intimate nature.{{Cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=December 11, 2024 |title=The 40 Greatest Nightly Moments of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour |url=https://variety.com/lists/taylor-swift-greatest-moments-eras-tour/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=December 21, 2024 |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220023624/https://variety.com/lists/taylor-swift-greatest-moments-eras-tour/ |url-status=live }} At the Atlanta concert on April 29, 2023, Swift's fans turned on their phone flashlights to honor Finlay, which became a common practice at subsequent shows.{{Cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=April 30, 2023 |title=13 Best Moments From Taylor Swift's April 29 Atlanta 'Eras' Concert: 'High Infidelity' & Making a Stadium Show Feel Intimate |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-eras-tour-atlanta-april-29-best-moments/a-heavenly-marjorie-experience/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 21, 2024}}{{Cite news |last=Ding |first=Jaimie |date=July 31, 2023 |title=The Unofficial Fan Chants to Learn Ahead of Taylor Swift's L.A. Shows |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-07-31/the-unofficial-fan-chants-to-learn-ahead-of-taylor-swifts-la-shows |url-access=limited |access-date=December 21, 2024 |archive-date=August 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805044220/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-07-31/the-unofficial-fan-chants-to-learn-ahead-of-taylor-swifts-la-shows |url-status=live }} The Cincinnati Enquirer{{'s}} David Wysong considered the tradition one of the show's highlights.{{Cite news |last=Wysong |first=David |date=July 1, 2023 |title=Our 5 Favorite Moments from Taylor Swift's Friday Show in Cincinnati |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2023/07/01/taylor-swift-eras-tour-5-epic-moments-friday-cincinnati/70372723007/ |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |access-date=December 21, 2024 |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213022143/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2023/07/01/taylor-swift-eras-tour-5-epic-moments-friday-cincinnati/70372723007/ |url-status=live }}

Music critics praised "Marjorie" for its production and emotionally stirring lyricism; Sheffield and Dodson regarded it as one of the finest instances of Swift's songwriting.{{Cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|date=December 13, 2020|title=Taylor Swift's Cruel Winter: Why 'Marjorie' Is Her Heart-Shredding Masterpiece|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-marjorie-song-video-evermore-album-sheffield-1103100/|access-date=December 22, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213155850/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-marjorie-song-video-evermore-album-sheffield-1103100/|archive-date=December 13, 2020|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |last=Dodson |first=P. Claire |date=March 18, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Eras Tour Setlist: 13 Best Moments from Her Opening Night Concert |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/taylor-swift-eras-tour-setlist-best-moments-opening-night |magazine=Teen Vogue |access-date=December 21, 2024}} Annie Zaleski of The A.V. Club lauded the track for its heart-wrenching lyricism and "anguished" production, naming it one of her best songs,{{Cite web|last=Annie|first=Zaleski|date=December 14, 2020|title=Taylor Swift's Powerful Evermore Returns to Folklore{{'s}} Rich Universe|url=https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-s-deeply-affecting-evermore-continues-folk-1845875463|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214155657/https://music.avclub.com/taylor-swift-s-deeply-affecting-evermore-continues-folk-1845875463|archive-date=December 14, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2020|website=The A.V. Club}} and Hannah Mylrea of NME thought that it effectively depicts the grief and the complex guilt that is tied with it.{{cite web|last=Mylrae|first=Hannah|date=December 11, 2020|title=Taylor Swift – Evermore Review: The Freewheeling Younger Sibling to Folklore|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/taylor-swift-evermore-review-2835933|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211050556/https://www.nme.com/reviews/taylor-swift-evermore-review-2835933|archive-date=December 11, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2020|work=NME}} Madeline Crone of American Songwriter commended the "lofty" lyrics paying tribute to Finlay and the "vivid imagery" it evokes. She found the outro "ethereal", aided by Finlay's operatic vocals.{{Cite web|last=Crone|first=Madeline|date=December 11, 2020|title=Taylor Swift Evermore Is Ready for Your Record Player, Radio Play Be Damned|url=https://americansongwriter.com/taylor-swift-evermore-is-ready-for-your-record-player-radio-play-be-damned/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211222235/https://americansongwriter.com/taylor-swift-evermore-is-ready-for-your-record-player-radio-play-be-damned/|archive-date=December 11, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2020|website=American Songwriter}} Entertainment Weekly{{'s}} Maura Johnston opined that the whirring synthesizers, strings, and Finlay's "fluttery" soprano added life to Swift's emotional vocals,{{cite magazine|last=Johnston|first=Maura|author-link=Maura Johnston |date=December 11, 2020|title=Taylor Swift Levels Up on Evermore |url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/taylor-swift-evermore-review/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212001528/https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/taylor-swift-evermore-review/|archive-date=December 12, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} and Stephen Erlwine of AllMusic said that Evermore reaches its crescendo on "Marjorie".{{Cite web|last=Thomas Erlwine|first=Stephen|date=December 17, 2020|title=Taylor Swift - Evermore|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/evermore-mw0003459663|access-date=December 18, 2020|publisher=AllMusic|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222181906/https://www.allmusic.com/album/evermore-mw0003459663|url-status=live}}

Some critics deemed "Marjorie" a standout on Evermore and one of Swift's best songs. Paste{{'s}} Ellen Johnson considered it one of the best songs in her discography and picked it as one of the songs that contributed to Evermore{{'s}} serene intimacy,{{Cite magazine|last=Johnson|first=Ellen|date=December 15, 2020|title=Taylor Swift's Evermore Is Folklore{{'s}} Charismatic Companion|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/evermore-review/|access-date=December 18, 2020|magazine=Paste|archive-date=December 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215191151/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/evermore-review/|url-status=live}} and USA Today{{'s}} Patrick Ryan selected it as one of the album's highlights.{{Cite web|last=Ryan|first=Patrick|date=December 12, 2020|title=Taylor Swift's Evermore Review: Pop Star Returns to the Woods for a Spellbinding Folklore Companion|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/12/11/taylor-swift-evermore-review-folklore-companion-album-willow/3879263001/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212035351/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/12/11/taylor-swift-evermore-review-folklore-companion-album-willow/3879263001/|archive-date=December 12, 2020|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=USA Today}} Rolling Stone{{'s}} Claire Shaffer dubbed it the centerpiece of Evermore—a "brilliant and devastating piece of songcraft, an instant classic in the Swift canon"—and praised her skills in writing a eulogy. "Marjorie" appeared in rankings of Swift's discography by Sheffield (9 out of 274),{{Cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|date=October 26, 2021|title=All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/|access-date=December 21, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215023910/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/|url-status=live}} Exclaim!{{'s}} Alex Hudson and Megan LaPierre (15 out of 25),{{Cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Alex |last2=LaPierre |first2=Megan |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift's 25 Best Songs Ranked |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/taylor_swifts_20_best_songs_ranked |access-date=December 21, 2024 |website=Exclaim! |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206081044/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/taylor_swifts_20_best_songs_ranked |url-status=live }} Willman (41 out of 75),{{Cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=April 29, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift's 75 Best Songs, Ranked |url=https://variety.com/lists/best-taylor-swift-songs-ranked/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=December 21, 2024 |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108035828/https://variety.com/lists/best-taylor-swift-songs-ranked/ |url-status=live }} and Vulture{{'s}} Nate Jones (79 out of 245).{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Nate |date=May 20, 2024 |title=All 245 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html |access-date=December 21, 2024 |website=Vulture |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920043247/https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}

"Marjorie" debuted at number 66 on the Billboard Global 200 chart dated December 26, 2020. In the United States, the track reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, number 56 on the Rolling Stone Top 100 chart, and number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It peaked at number 48 in Canada and number 57 in Australia. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 94 on the Audio Streaming chart. "Marjorie" was certified platinum in Australia, gold in New Zealand and Brazil, and silver in the United Kingdom.

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Evermore.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Evermore |year=2020 |type=CD deluxe edition liner notes |publisher=Republic Records |id=B003340502 |last=Swift |first=Taylor |author-link=Taylor Swift}}

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• Taylor Swift – lead vocals, songwriter
• Aaron Dessner – producer, songwriter, recording engineer, drum machine programmer, drone, synth bass, piano, acoustic guitar
• Justin Vernon – background vocals, Prophet-X
• Marjorie Finlay – background vocals
• Jonathan Low – vocal recording engineer, mixer
• Bryce Dessner – orchestrator
• Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
• Steve Fallone – mastering engineer
• Bryan Devendorf – percussion, drum machine programmer
• Ryan Olson – Allovers Hi-Hat Generator
• Jason Treuting – percussion, chord stick
• Justin McAlister – vermona pulse
• Yuki Numata Resnick – violin
• Clarice Jensen – cello

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Marjorie|award=Gold|type=single|certyear=2024|relyear=2020|access-date=July 22, 2024|refname=BrazilCert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Marjorie|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=December 19, 2024|source=radioscope|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|refname=NZCert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Marjorie|artist=Taylor Swift|type=single|award=Silver|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=June 28, 2024|id=20124-1598-1|refname=BPI}}

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• {{Cite journal |last=McGrath |first=John |date=2023 |title=The Return to Craft: Taylor Swift, Nostalgia, and Covid-19 |journal=Popular Music and Society |volume=46 |issue=1 |pages=70–84 |doi=10.1080/03007766.2022.2156761 |doi-access=free}}

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