Draft:Taylor's Version
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{{Short description|Re-recording project by Taylor Swift}}
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"Taylor's Version" is a phrase used to denote the re‐recorded albums and songs by the American singer–songwriter Taylor Swift. These re-recordings are undertaken to gain full ownership of her earlier musical catalog, which was originally released through Big Machine Records. The phrase "(Taylor's Version)" appended to song and album titles serves to indicate that these are new recordings owned by Swift, and also to differentiate them from the original versions, thereby avoiding potential trademark issues.{{Cite web |last=Centrella |first=Naomi |date=October 27, 2023 |title=(Taylor's Version): Explaining Taylor Swift's Re-Recordings Under the Copyright Law |url=https://www.flblaw.com/taylors-version-explaining-taylor-swifts-re-recordings-under-the-copyright-law/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C. |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last1=Sky Magliola |first1=Anna |last2=Shephard |first2=Amy |date=May 21, 2025 |title=Taylor Swift's fans are convinced 'reputation' will be the next album to be re-recorded 🐍 |url=https://hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-re-recorded-albums |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129203035/https://hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-re-recorded-albums/ |archive-date=2025-01-29 |access-date=2025-05-24 |work=Hits Radio |language=en }}{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2024 |title=Why Did Taylor Swift Re-record Her Albums? |url=https://www.troutman.com/insights/why-did-taylor-swift-re-record-her-albums.html |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Troutman Pepper Locke - Why Did Taylor Swift Re-record Her Albums? |language=en}}
The re-recording project encompasses Swift's first six studio albums: Taylor Swift (2006), Fearless (2008), Speak Now (2010), Red (2012), 1989 (2014), and Reputation (2017). Four albums have been re-recorded and released: Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version) in 2021, and Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version) in 2023. Each re-recorded album includes the tracklist of the original studio album along with previously unreleased songs subtitled "From the Vault", which were written during the original album's era but did not make the final cut.{{Cite web |last=Parkel |first=Inga |date=2025-05-22 |title=Taylor Swift has the chance to reclaim master recordings via an unlikely source |url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-buy-back-recordings-b2756132.html |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=The Independent |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-14 |title=The Mastery of Swift's Re-Recordings (Taylor's Version) |url=https://hmc.chartmetric.com/master-swift-rerecord-taylors-version/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=How Music Charts |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Norman |first1=Dalton |last2=Russell |first2=Tom |last3=Bruce |first3=Amanda |date=2023-10-01 |title=Every Taylor Swift Album In Release Order (And Which Are Taylor's Versions) |url=https://screenrant.com/taylor-swift-album-order/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}
The "Taylor's Version" initiative has achieved significant commercial and critical success, often surpassing the performance of the original albums and setting new industry records. It has also sparked widespread discussion within the music industry regarding artist rights, intellectual property, and contractual agreements.
Background
{{Further information|Taylor Swift masters dispute}}
Taylor Swift signed her first recording contract with Big Machine Records in 2005 at the age of 15. Under this standard industry agreement, Big Machine Records gained ownership of the master recordings for her first six albums. Swift, however, retained her publishing rights as the songwriter. In 2019, after Swift's contract with Big Machine ended in 2018, the label, including the masters of her first six albums, was sold to music executive Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings LLC for an estimated $300 million. Swift stated that she was not given the opportunity to purchase her masters outright and only learned of the sale when it was made public. She described the sale as her "worst-case scenario" due to a contentious relationship with Braun. This situation prompted Swift to announce her intention to re-record her catalog in August 2019, with the legal ability to begin re-recording in November 2020. She signed a new deal with Republic Records (Universal Music Group) that ensured her ownership of future masters.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title=Look What You Made Them Do: The Impact of Taylor Swift's Re-recording Project on Record Labels |url=https://uclawreview.org/2024/03/27/look-what-you-made-them-do-the-impact-of-taylor-swifts-re-recording-project-on-record-labels/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=University of Cincinnati Law Review Blog |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-07 |title=No Infringement Intended: Why Did Taylor Swift Re-record Her Albums? A Look at Music Copyright and Contractual Rights |url=https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/01/07/no-infringement-intended-taylor-swift-re-record-albums-look-music-copyright-contractual-rights/id=184789/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=IPWatchdog.com {{!}} Patents & Intellectual Property Law |language=en}} The re-recording project thus emerged not merely as a business transaction, but as a direct response to a fundamental challenge to artistic autonomy, highlighting how a perceived injustice can serve as a powerful catalyst for strategic and industry-altering moves. Furthermore, the precise timing of Swift's re-recording announcement and initiation, following the expiration of a "re-recording restriction clause" in her original contract, demonstrates a deliberate and legally informed strategy.
Legal framework and rationale
U.S. copyright law protects musical works through two distinct copyrights: publishing rights (for the composition, lyrics, and melodies) and master recording rights (for the specific recorded sound). The songwriter, in Swift's case, typically owns the publishing rights, granting them control over the underlying musical work. Record labels, however, often own the master recording rights, which are the copyrights to the actual sound recordings, allowing them to control reproduction, distribution, and licensing of that specific recorded performance.{{Cite web |title=Better Than Revenge: The Rise of Re-Recording Provisions in Artists' Contracts – Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy |url=https://publications.lawschool.cornell.edu/jlpp/2024/10/25/better-than-revenge-the-rise-of-re-recording-provisions-in-artists-contracts/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=publications.lawschool.cornell.edu}} Swift's ability to re-record her songs without infringing on the original masters stems from Section 114(b) of the Copyright Act of 1976. This provision states that the exclusive rights of a sound recording copyright owner do not extend to the creation or duplication of another sound recording that consists entirely of an independent fixation of other sounds, even though those sounds imitate or simulate the original. Essentially, as long as Swift created new recordings from scratch, rather than duplicating the original masters, she was legally permitted to do so because she owned the composition rights. This legal "loophole" was crucial for her strategy.
Standard recording contracts often include "re-recording restriction clauses" that prevent artists from creating new versions of their songs for a defined period.{{Cite web |last=BTLJ |date=2025-05-02 |title=Taylor Swift's Copyright Battle and Strategic Re-Recording Songs |url=https://btlj.org/2025/05/taylor-swifts-copyright-battle/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Berkeley Technology Law Journal |language=en}} These clauses are designed to protect the record label's investment in the original recordings by preventing unwanted competition.{{Cite web |title=For the (Re-)Record: Here's What You Need to Know About Re-Recording Restrictions - Synchblog |url=https://www.synchtank.com/blog/for-the-re-record-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-re-recording-restrictions/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Synchtank |language=en-GB}} Traditionally, these restrictions last for five to seven years from the initial release of an album or two years after the contract expires. Once this period expires, artists are legally free to re-record their compositions. Re-recording music is not a new concept, with historical examples demonstrating various motivations for artists to re-record their work.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-28 |title=Ownership Rights in the Music Industry (Taylor's Version) |url=http://asuselj.org/ownership-rights-in-the-music-industry-taylors-version/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Sports & Entertainment Law Journal |language=en-US}}
Albums released
Swift has systematically re-recorded and released four of her first six albums, subtitling the album "(Taylor's Version)" to their titles to signify her ownership. These releases include "From the Vault" tracks—songs written during the original album's era but previously unreleased.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-14 |title=The Mastery of Swift's Re-Recordings (Taylor's Version) |url=https://hmc.chartmetric.com/master-swift-rerecord-taylors-version/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=How Music Charts |language=en}} She began releasing her re-recorded music in 2021. The re-recorded albums and songs are identified by the note "(Taylor's Version)" added to all of their titles, to distinguish them from the older recordings.{{cite magazine |last=Battan |first=Carrie |date=April 12, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Wins with "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/taylor-swift-wins-with-fearless-taylors-version |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412200235/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/taylor-swift-wins-with-fearless-taylors-version |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |access-date=June 26, 2021 |magazine=The New Yorker}}
In February 2021, Swift announced that she had finished re-recording Fearless and released "Love Story (Taylor's Version)", a re-recording of the album's lead single "Love Story", on February 12.{{cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=February 12, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's two versions Love Story compared |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56038367 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213005241/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56038367 |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |accessdate=February 12, 2021 |publisher=BBC}} Fearless (Taylor's Version) was released on April 9 to rave reviews from music critics, who praised Swift's move to re-record her music, viewing it as an act of preservation of artists' rights.{{cite news |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift wisely chooses not to rewrite history on Fearless (Taylor's Version) – review |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/taylor-swift-fearless-review-taylors-version-b1828897.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409084222/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/taylor-swift-fearless-review-taylors-version-b1828897.html |archive-date=April 9, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |website=The Independent}}{{Cite magazine |last1=Bernstein |first1=Jonathan |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Carefully Reimagines Her Past on 'Fearless: Taylor's Version' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-1153454/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409134350/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-1153454/ |archive-date=April 9, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}{{cite web |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor's Version) review – old wounds take on new resonances {{!}} Alexis Petridis' album of the week |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/09/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409103004/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/09/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review |archive-date=April 9, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |website=The Guardian}} On September 15, following a viral TikTok trend involving "Wildest Dreams" (2015) that was gaining traction, the older recording of the song accumulated 735,000 plays on Spotify, marking the highest single-day streams ever for the song on the streaming platform. On September 17, Swift teased the re-recorded song's bridge as part of the said trend with a snippet on TikTok, captioning "if you guys want to use my version of wildest dreams for the slow zoom trend, here she is!". "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)" was subsequently released to streaming platforms. Swift stated that she saw "Wildest Dreams" trending on TikTok and thought fans should have "[her] version" of the song.{{Cite magazine |last=Legatspi |first=Althea |date=September 17, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Surprise-Releases 'Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)' for Avid TikTokers |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-wildest-dreams-taylors-version-1228197/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114011813/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-wildest-dreams-taylors-version-1228197/ |archive-date=November 14, 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}{{cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=September 17, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's 'Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)' Quickly Beats the Original Song's Spotify Record for Single-Day Plays |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swifts-wildest-dreams-taylors-version-quickly-beats-the-original-songs-spotify-record-for-single-day-plays-1235067441/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917183822/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swifts-wildest-dreams-taylors-version-quickly-beats-the-original-songs-spotify-record-for-single-day-plays-1235067441/ |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2021 |website=Variety}} In its first four hours of availability, "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)" amassed 2,003,391 Spotify streams, breaking the record the older "Wildest Dreams" had set a few days prior.{{cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=September 17, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's 'Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)' Quickly Beats the Original Song's Spotify Record for Single-Day Plays |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swifts-wildest-dreams-taylors-version-quickly-beats-the-original-songs-spotify-record-for-single-day-plays-1235067441/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917183822/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swifts-wildest-dreams-taylors-version-quickly-beats-the-original-songs-spotify-record-for-single-day-plays-1235067441/ |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2021 |website=Variety}}
On November 12, 2021, Swift released Red (Taylor's Version), the re-recorded issue of Red, consisting of all 30 songs that were originally meant for the 2012 version.{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=June 18, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Bumps Up Release of 'Red (Taylors Version)' by a Week |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-red-shifts-release-date-taylors-version-1235077968/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111122420/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-red-shifts-release-date-taylors-version-1235077968/ |archive-date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=September 30, 2021 |magazine=Billboard}} The album broke several sales, streaming, and chart records,{{Cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=November 14, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Breaks Spotify Single-Day Streaming Records With 'Red (Taylor's Version)' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9659694/taylor-swift-red-taylors-version-spotify-streaming-record-single-day/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115230116/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9659694/taylor-swift-red-taylors-version-spotify-streaming-record-single-day/ |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |access-date=November 14, 2021 |magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=November 21, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Scores 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Red (Taylor's Version)' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tenth-number-one-album-billboard-200-red-taylors-version-1235000860/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123123924/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tenth-number-one-album-billboard-200-red-taylors-version-1235000860/ |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |magazine=Billboard}} and was met with widespread acclaim,{{cite web |last=Khan |first=Fawzi |date=November 13, 2021 |title=10 Songs From Red (Taylor's Version) That Are Better Than The Original |url=https://screenrant.com/songs-from-taylor-swift-red-taylors-version-that-improve-better-than-original/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113222733/https://screenrant.com/songs-from-taylor-swift-red-taylors-version-that-improve-better-than-original/amp/ |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |access-date=November 13, 2021 |website=Screen Rant}} becoming her highest-rated album by critics on Metacritic.{{Cite web |title=Red (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/red-taylors-version/taylor-swift |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113222647/https://www.metacritic.com/music/red-taylors-version/taylor-swift/critic-reviews |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |access-date=December 1, 2021 |agency=Metacritic}} Its closing track, "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)", scored Swift the eighth Billboard Hot 100 number-one song of her career and garnered the Guinness World Record for the longest song ever to top the chart.{{cite web |date=November 26, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's 10-minute 'All Too Well' is longest song to reach No.1 |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2021/11/taylor-swifts-10-minute-all-too-well-is-longest-song-to-reach-no-1-683614 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129165610/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2021/11/taylor-swifts-10-minute-all-too-well-is-longest-song-to-reach-no-1-683614 |archive-date=November 29, 2021 |access-date=November 26, 2021 |website=Guinness World Records}} The song's producer Jack Antonoff told Rolling Stone that a 10-minute-long song topping the Hot 100 teaches artists to "not listen" to what the industry has to say.{{Cite magazine |last=Richards |first=Will |date=December 21, 2021 |title=Jack Antonoff: 'All Too Well' teaches artists to "not listen" to industry |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/jack-antonoff-taylor-swift-all-too-well-success-industry-8584/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223071301/https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/jack-antonoff-taylor-swift-all-too-well-success-industry-8584/ |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |access-date=December 23, 2021 |website=Rolling Stone UK}} "This Love (Taylor's Version)", a track from 1989 (Taylor's Version), was released on May 6, 2022.{{cite magazine |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |date=May 5, 2022 |title=Taylor Swift Debuts 'This Love (Taylor's Version),' From '1989' Redo, in Amazon's 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Trailer |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/taylor-swift-this-love-taylors-version-1989-trailer-amazon-summer-i-turned-pretty-1235258942/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505163335/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/taylor-swift-this-love-taylors-version-1989-trailer-amazon-summer-i-turned-pretty-1235258942/ |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |magazine=Variety}} In September 2022, Swift reportedly turned down an offer to headline the Super Bowl LVII halftime show in 2023, refusing to play the show until her re-recording process is finished.{{Cite web |last1=Strauss |first1=Matthew |last2=Arcand |first2=Rob |date=September 24, 2022 |title=Taylor Swift Turns Down Offer to Play 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/taylor-swift-turns-down-offer-to-play-2023-super-bowl-halftime-show/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925003946/https://pitchfork.com/news/taylor-swift-turns-down-offer-to-play-2023-super-bowl-halftime-show/ |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |website=Pitchfork}}
In March 2023, ahead of the Eras Tour, Swift released a re-recording of the Speak Now deluxe edition track "If This Was a Movie", along with re-recordings of "Safe & Sound" and "Eyes Open" from The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond.{{Cite magazine |last=MacCary |first=Julia |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Is Dropping Four Unreleased Songs Ahead of Her Eras Tour Start |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/taylor-swift-unreleased-new-songs-eras-tour-1235556815/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330080403/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/taylor-swift-unreleased-new-songs-eras-tour-1235556815/ |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |magazine=Variety}} At the tour's first Nashville show on May 5, Swift announced Speak Now (Taylor's Version), which was released on July 7.{{Cite news |last=Bernabe |first=Angeline Jane |date=May 5, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift announces 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/gma/taylor-swift-announces-she-recorded-035100636.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506040604/https://www.yahoo.com/gma/taylor-swift-announces-she-recorded-035100636.html |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |access-date=May 6, 2023 |agency=Yahoo! News}} It broke the Spotify record for the most-single days streams for an album in 2023,{{Cite tweet |number=1677736478271578113 |user=Spotify |title=We've had the time of our lives breaking records with you 💜 @taylorswift13 |date=July 8, 2023 |access-date=July 9, 2023}} made Swift the first woman to score 12 Billboard 200 number-one albums,{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=July 16, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's Re-Recorded 'Speak Now' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 2023's Biggest Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-speak-now-taylors-version-number-one-debut-billboard-200-chart-1235372565/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230719003927/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-speak-now-taylors-version-number-one-debut-billboard-200-chart-1235372565/ |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |access-date=July 16, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} and the fastest woman to collect 10 number-one albums in the UK, surpassing Madonna.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Carl |date=July 14, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift secures 10th Number 1 album with Speak Now (Taylor's Version) |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/speak-now-taylor-swift-version-number-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714154212/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/speak-now-taylor-swift-version-number-1 |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}
1989 (Taylor's Version) was released on October 27, 2023.{{cite magazine |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |last2=Mier |first2=Tomás |date=August 10, 2023 |title=Shake It Off Again: Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Is Finally on the Way |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-announcement-1234803629/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810233239/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-announcement-1234803629/ |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=August 10, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} Globally, it garnered the highest single-day streams for an album in 2023 on Spotify,{{Cite web |last=Ingham |first=Tim |date=November 6, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) attracted 1,329% more streams than the original version of 1989 in the US last week |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/taylor-swifts-taylors-version-of-1989-attracted-1329-more-streams-original-1989/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117030600/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/taylor-swifts-taylors-version-of-1989-attracted-1329-more-streams-original-1989/ |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=Music Business Worldwide}} and its tracks occupied the top six of the Billboard Global 200 concurrently, making Swift the first artist to do so.{{Cite web |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=November 6, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Makes History With Top 6 Songs, All From 1989 (Taylor's Version), on Billboard Global 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-top-six-songs-global-200-1989-taylors-version-1235464643/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114151040/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-top-six-songs-global-200-1989-taylors-version-1235464643/ |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |access-date=November 6, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} In the US, 1989 (Taylor's Version) became Swift's record-extending sixth album to sell one million copies in a single week,{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=November 1, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) Has Sold Over 1 Million Albums in the U.S. |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-first-day-sales-1235457435/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028235014/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-first-day-sales-1235457435/ |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} and surpassed Midnights, her tenth studio album, for the highest first-week vinyl sales of the 21st century.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=November 2, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) Breaks Modern-Era Single-Week Vinyl Sales Record |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-first-day-sales-1235457435/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028235014/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-first-day-sales-1235457435/ |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} 1989 (Taylor's Version) debuted atop the Billboard 200 with over 1.6 million units, surpassing the original 1989{{'s}} first-week figures by 400,000 units, and marked the largest album sales week of Swift's career and the 2020s decade.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=November 5, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Biggest Week in Nearly a Decade |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235463917/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105200203/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235463917/ |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |access-date=November 5, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} The vault tracks "Is It Over Now?", "Now That We Don't Talk", and {{"'}}Slut!{{'"}} occupied the top three spots of the Hot 100 in that order.{{Cite magazine |last=Zellner |first=Xander |date=November 6, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Charts All 21 Songs From 1989 (Taylor's Version) on the Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-all-songs-hot-100-1235464591/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106204255/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-all-songs-hot-100-1235464591/ |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |access-date=November 6, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}
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