I Know Places

The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift abandoned the country stylings of her past music and embraced a pop production for her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014), which she marketed as her "first official" pop album.{{cite magazine |last=Light |first=Alan |author-link=Alan Light |date=December 5, 2014 |title=Billboard Woman of the Year Taylor Swift on Writing Her Own Rules, Not Becoming a Cliche and the Hurdle of Going Pop |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/women-in-music-2014/6363514/billboard-woman-of-the-year-taylor-swift-on-writing-her |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226012450/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/women-in-music-2014/6363514/billboard-woman-of-the-year-taylor-swift-on-writing-her |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |access-date=February 27, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}} Her musical inspiration was 1980s synth-pop and its experimentation with synthesizers, drum pads, and overlapped vocals.{{cite magazine |last=Eells |first=Josh |date=September 16, 2014 |title=Taylor Swift Reveals Five Things to Expect on 1989 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-reveals-five-things-to-expect-on-1989-65750/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116173655/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-reveals-five-things-to-expect-on-1989-65750/ |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |access-date=November 16, 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}{{cite web |last=Zollo |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Zollo |date=February 13, 2016 |title=The Oral History of Taylor Swift's 1989 |url=https://medium.com/cuepoint/the-oral-history-of-taylor-swift-s-1989-d9869cc13adc?sf22314340=1#.cd4wstjmz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404113417/https://medium.com/cuepoint/the-oral-history-of-taylor-swift-s-1989-d9869cc13adc?sf22314340=1#.cd4wstjmz |archive-date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=March 23, 2016 |publisher=The Recording Academy |via=Medium}} She began writing the album in mid–2013 while touring in support of her fourth album, Red (2012),{{cite news |last=Talbott |first=Chris |date=October 13, 2013 |title=Taylor Swift Talks Next Album, CMAs and Ed Sheeran |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/taylor-swift-talks-next-album-cmas-and-ed-sheeran |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026093555/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/taylor-swift-talks-next-album-cmas-and-ed-sheeran |archive-date=October 26, 2013 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |agency=Associated Press}} and enlisted prominent contemporary pop producers including Ryan Tedder, whom she contacted via a Voice Memo.{{Cite magazine |last=Leight |first=Elias |date=January 12, 2021 |title=10 Great Songs You Didn't Know OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder Wrote |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/10-great-songs-you-didnt-know-onerepublics-ryan-tedder-wrote-250513/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531102805/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/10-great-songs-you-didnt-know-onerepublics-ryan-tedder-wrote-250513/ |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}{{cite web |last=Perricone |first=Kathleen |date=October 20, 2014 |title=Taylor Swift Gives Details on Recording 'I Know Places' With Ryan Tedder |url=http://www.at40.com/news-article/taylor-swift-gives-details-on-recording-i-know-places-with-ryan-tedder/33459 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119234653/http://www.at40.com/news-article/taylor-swift-gives-details-on-recording-i-know-places-with-ryan-tedder/33459 |archive-date=January 19, 2015 |work=American Top 40 |access-date=October 4, 2024}} In that voice memo, Swift sang a demo of the chorus while playing a piano.{{Cite web |last=Van Der Veen |first=Danica |date=April 7, 2015 |title=GLAM Chat: Taylor Swift |url=https://www.glamour.co.za/lifestyle/glam-chat-taylor-swift-17301179 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Glamour |language=en |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003092015/https://www.glamour.co.za/lifestyle/glam-chat-taylor-swift-17301179 |url-status=live }}

During the production of 1989, Swift faced a lot of media scrutiny, which she said put her in a place where "no one is going to sign up for [a relationship]". Swift stated, "There are just too many cameras pointed at me. There are too many ridiculous elaborations about my life". She stated that she wrote "I Know Places" after fantasizing about a relationship in which she "[met] someone awesome, and they were like, hey, I'm worried about all this attention you get", with Swift responding, "Hey, I know places we can hide. We could outrun them".{{Cite web |last=Gibson |first=Kelsie |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Who Are Taylor Swift's 1989 Songs About? What She Has Said About the Inspirations |url=https://people.com/who-are-taylor-swift-1989-songs-about-8383220 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420071816/https://people.com/who-are-taylor-swift-1989-songs-about-8383220 |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=People |language=en}}{{Cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=2015-10-11 |title=Taylor Swift Shares the Stories Behind 'Out of the Woods' & 'I Know Places' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-out-of-the-woods-i-know-places-stories-grammy-pro-6722969/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226031838/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-out-of-the-woods-i-know-places-stories-grammy-pro-6722969/ |archive-date=December 26, 2022 |access-date=2024-07-31 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

"I Know Places" is a trip hop{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Nate |date=August 16, 2019 |title=All 128 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best (2019) |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913234630/https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html |archive-date=September 13, 2019 |access-date=October 3, 2024 |website=Vulture |language=en}} and drum and bass song{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Molly |author-link=Molly Lambert |date=October 27, 2014 |title=It's Hip to Be Swift |url=https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/taylor-swift-1989/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Grantland |language=}} about the pressures of public scrutiny. With a length of three minutes and fifteen seconds, "I Know Places" is co-written by Swift and Tedder, who co-produced the track alongside Noel Zancanella. The song was recorded at Conway Recording, located at Los Angeles.{{cite AV media notes |title=1989 |author=Taylor Swift |year=2014 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Big Machine Records |id=BMRBD0500A}} It contains influences of reggae and incorporates trap-inspired snare beats.{{Cite web |last=Galvin |first=Annie |date=2014-10-27 |title=Review: Taylor Swift, 1989 |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-1989/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Slant Magazine |archive-date=March 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305234512/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-1989/ |url-status=live }} It takes a seemingly hopeless perspective on a lifestyle where nothing is private,{{Cite news |last=Yahr |first=Emily |date=November 2, 2017 |title=If you think Taylor Swift writes only about her exes, then you don't get Taylor Swift. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/if-you-think-taylor-swift-sings-only-about-her-exes-then-you-dont-get-taylor-swift/2017/11/01/76c0227e-b9a8-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html |access-date=July 31, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-date=November 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121113308/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/if-you-think-taylor-swift-sings-only-about-her-exes-then-you-dont-get-taylor-swift/2017/11/01/76c0227e-b9a8-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html |url-status=live }} and Swift's need to "hide [her personal information] from the world".{{Cite web |last=DiStasio |first=Christine |date=2014-11-07 |title=Taylor Swift's "I Know Places" Lyrics Make It The Most Vulnerable Song On '1989' |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/48095-taylor-swifts-i-know-places-lyrics-make-it-the-most-vulnerable-song-on-1989 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003092014/https://www.bustle.com/articles/48095-taylor-swifts-i-know-places-lyrics-make-it-the-most-vulnerable-song-on-1989 |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Bustle |language=en}} It has angry and anthemic feels in the verses and chorus, which were praised by Cosmopolitan{{'s}} Eliza Thompson.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Eliza |date=2014-10-27 |title=Taylor Swift's 1989: A Track-by-Track Review |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a32519/taylor-swift-1989-track-by-track/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003092015/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a32519/taylor-swift-1989-track-by-track/ |url-status=live }} In an interview with Grammy Pro, Swift mentioned that the love she wrote about in "I Know Places" was similar to that of her 2016 single "Out of the Woods". "I Know Places" portrays the paparazzi as people that "cage" celebrities and put them into "boxes", with the lyrics showing Swift "running from something" despite being painted as a role model to other people. It builds up trap-influenced snare drums before launching into a chorus reminiscent of the American singer-songwriter Pat Benatar.{{Cite web |last=Galvin |first=Annie |date=2014-10-27 |title=Review: Taylor Swift, 1989 |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-1989/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305234512/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-1989/ |archive-date=March 5, 2019 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US}} The song also focuses on Swift's desire to preserve an unstable relationship.

In a ranking of Swift's entire catalog, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone placed "I Know Places" at number 115, describing it as "underrated" and saying that Swift "goes all Kate Bush" in the song".{{Cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=2024-04-25 |title=All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926081639/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/ |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-31 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} While ranking every track on 1989{{'s}} standard edition, Christine DiStasio of Bustle ranked "I Know Places" at number four, praising the song's intense imagery and suspense and claiming that it was unsuspected by anyone. DiStasio deemed "I Know Places" 1989{{'s}} most vulnerable track, believing that it made her worried about Swift's well-being.{{Cite web |last=DiStatsio |first=Christine |date=2014-10-27 |title=Which Taylor Swift '1989' Song Should You Listen To First? A Definitive Ranking of the Album's 13 Tracks |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/46035-which-taylor-swift-1989-song-should-you-listen-to-first-a-definitive-ranking-of-the-albums |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Bustle |language=en |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003092056/https://www.bustle.com/articles/46035-which-taylor-swift-1989-song-should-you-listen-to-first-a-definitive-ranking-of-the-albums |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=DiStasio |first=Christine |date=2014-11-07 |title=Taylor Swift's "I Know Places" Lyrics Make It The Most Vulnerable Song On '1989' |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/48095-taylor-swifts-i-know-places-lyrics-make-it-the-most-vulnerable-song-on-1989 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Bustle |language=en |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003092014/https://www.bustle.com/articles/48095-taylor-swifts-i-know-places-lyrics-make-it-the-most-vulnerable-song-on-1989 |url-status=live }} Lindsay Zoladz, writing for Vulture, compared "I Know Places" to the soundtrack of the dystopian film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014). Zoladz thought that the song was inspired by the "moody" and "electro-minimalist" vibe of the New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, who curated the soundtrack album to the film.{{Cite web |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay |date=2014-10-24 |title=Did Taylor Swift Rip Off Lorde and Lana Del Rey? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/did-taylor-swift-rip-off-lorde-and-lana-del-rey.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228032404/https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/did-taylor-swift-rip-off-lorde-and-lana-del-rey.html |archive-date=December 28, 2023 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Vulture |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/lorde-the-hunger-games-soundtrack-sole-curator|title=Lorde to be "sole curator" of Hunger Games soundtrack

|magazine=Glamour UK|first=Lauren|last=Smith|date=August 1, 2014|access-date=October 3, 2024|archive-date=September 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925073805/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/lorde-the-hunger-games-soundtrack-sole-curator|url-status=live}} The Independent{{'s}} Roisin O'Connor ranked "I Know Places" 34th out of 100 select album tracks of Swift, praising the way Swift sounds "delightfully menacing" with the lyrics: "Loose links sink ships all the damn time/ Not this time". However, O'Connor also described the song as an inferior version of "Out of the Woods".{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=2020-07-23 |title=Taylor Swift's 100 album tracks – ranked |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/taylor-swift-lover-best-songs-1989-reputation-red-lyrics-music-videos-a9076476.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101112518/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/taylor-swift-lover-best-songs-1989-reputation-red-lyrics-music-videos-a9076476.html |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=The Independent |language=}} Nate Jones, writing for Vulture, criticized the song's "lack of universality" but praised its "slice of gothic pop-star paranoia", which gave 1989 a "much-needed bit of edge". In a ranking of Swift's entire catalog, Jones ranked "I Know Places" at number 122 in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Nate |date=May 20, 2024 |title=All 245 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked (2024) |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html |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 |access-date=October 3, 2024 |url-status=live |website=Vulture |language=en}}

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Big Machine Records released 1989 on October 27, 2014; "I Know Places" is number 12 on the standard track listing. The song received received gold certifications in Australia (ARIA) and the United States (RIAA).

Swift performed "I Know Places" as part of the permanent setlist of the 1989 World Tour (2015), during which Swift wears thigh-high black boots and garters.{{cite web |last=Crandell |first=Ben |date=October 28, 2015 |title=Review: Taylor Swift in Miami |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/sf-taylor-swift-miami-americanairlines-arena-review-20151026-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920232816/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/sf-taylor-swift-miami-americanairlines-arena-review-20151026-story.html |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |work=Sun-Sentinel}} The song's intense lyrics and production are accompanied by a performance of Swift being chased by the masked dancers through multiple mobile doors as she sings "They are the hunters / We are the foxes".{{Cite news |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Caramanica |date=May 21, 2015 |title=Review: On Taylor Swift's '1989' Tour, the Underdog Emerges as Cool Kid |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/arts/music/review-taylor-swift-1989-tour.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128110653/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/arts/music/review-taylor-swift-1989-tour.html |archive-date=November 28, 2019 |access-date=November 28, 2019 |work=The New York Times}}{{cite web |last=Pollock |first=David |date=June 27, 2015 |title=Taylor Swift, Hydro Glasgow, gig review: Two-hour hyperactive spectacle is a triumph for both the artist and her fans |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/taylor-swift-hydro-glasgow-review-two-hour-hyperactive-spectacle-triumph-both-artist-and-her-fans-10340800.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106070008/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/taylor-swift-hydro-glasgow-review-two-hour-hyperactive-spectacle-triumph-both-artist-and-her-fans-10340800.html |archive-date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=June 27, 2015 |work=The Independent}} Outside the 1989 World Tour, Swift performed the song as a surprise song during the Reputation Stadium Tour (2018) (Tokyo, first show) and the Eras Tour (2023–2024) (Los Angeles, fifth show).{{cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=November 20, 2018 |title=All the Surprise Songs Taylor Swift Has Performed On Her Reputation Stadium Tour B-Stage |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8458025/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-b-stage-songs-list |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227045220/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-b-stage-songs-list-8458025/ |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=September 28, 2024 |magazine=Billboard }} During the first Edinburgh show of the Eras Tour, Swift performed "I Know Places" in a mashup with "Would've, Could've, Should've" (2022).{{Cite web |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=2024-08-20 |title=Taylor Swift's Eras Tour: Every Surprise Song She's Played So Far |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/taylor-swift-eras-tour-surprise-songs-list-1235578714/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722150906/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/taylor-swift-eras-tour-surprise-songs-list-1235578714/ |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} The Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy recorded a video of him covering "I Know Places" to his YouTube channel.{{Cite magazine |last=Vain |first=Madison |date=May 5, 2015 |title=Watch Vance Joy cover Taylor Swift's 'I Know Places' |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/05/05/watch-vance-joy-cover-taylor-swifts-i-know-places/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003092015/https://ew.com/article/2015/05/05/watch-vance-joy-cover-taylor-swifts-i-know-places/ |url-status=live }} Swift described his cover as "so mesmerizing" and "so pretty".{{Cite web |last=Eidell |first=Lynsey |date=2015-05-06 |title=Hear Taylor Swift's Favorite 1989 Cover? |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/taylor-swift-favorite-1989-cover-vance-joy-i-know-places |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Glamour |language=en-US |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003092015/https://www.glamour.com/story/taylor-swift-favorite-1989-cover-vance-joy-i-know-places |url-status=live }} The American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams covered the song as part of his track by track cover of 1989.{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=September 21, 2015 |title=Ryan Adams Turns to Taylor Swift for Help on His Version of 1989 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-ryan-adams-taylor-swift-1989-review-20150921-story.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019084546/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-ryan-adams-taylor-swift-1989-review-20150921-story.html |archive-date=October 19, 2017 |access-date=October 19, 2017 |work=Los Angeles Times}}

Adapted from the liner notes of 1989.

• Taylor Swift – writer, producer, executive producer, lead vocals, background vocals
• Max Martin – executive producer
• Ryan Tedder – producer, recording, writer, additional programming, piano, Juno, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drum programming, additional synth, background vocals
• Noel Zancanella – producer, additional programming, drum programming, synthesizer, bass, additional synth

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "I Know Places"}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|certyear=2017|title=I Know Places|artist=Taylor Swift|type=single|relyear=2010|access-date=May 11, 2024|refname="RIAA"}}

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| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=15}}

| label = Republic

| writer = * Taylor Swift

• Ryan Tedder

| producer = * Taylor Swift

• Ryan Tedder
• Noel Zancanella

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After signing a new contract with Republic Records, Swift began re-recording her first six studio albums in November 2020.{{cite web |last=Melas |first=Chloe |date=November 16, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Speaks Out about Sale of Her Masters |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/entertainment/taylor-swift-masters/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118064935/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/taylor-swift-speaks-out-about-sale-of-her-masters-1.5191925 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |publisher=CNN}} 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.{{Cite news |date=August 22, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift Wants to Re-Record Her Old Hits |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49432817 |url-status=live |access-date=August 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822202321/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49432817 |archive-date=August 22, 2019}}{{cite web |last=Finnis |first=Alex |date=November 17, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Masters: The Controversy around Scooter Braun Selling the Rights to Her Old Music Explained |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/taylor-swift-masters-scooter-braun-selling-rights-music-rerecording-row-explained-762411 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212170953/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/taylor-swift-masters-scooter-braun-selling-rights-music-rerecording-row-explained-762411 |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=February 13, 2021 |work=i}} 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 doing so, she hoped that the re-recorded songs would substitute the Big Machine–owned masters.{{Cite news |last=Shah |first=Neil |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Releases New Fearless Album, Reclaiming Her Back Catalog |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/taylor-swift-releases-new-fearless-album-reclaiming-her-back-catalog-11617945524 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008111731/https://www.wsj.com/articles/taylor-swift-releases-new-fearless-album-reclaiming-her-back-catalog-11617945524 |archive-date=October 8, 2021}}

The re-recording of "I Know Places", subtitled "Taylor's Version" was released as part of 1989{{'}}s re-recording, 1989 (Taylor's Version) (2023).{{Cite web |last=Vassell |first=Nicole |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Fans Celebrate As Pop Star Releases 1989 (Taylor's Version) |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-1989-track-list-b2436950.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030093741/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-1989-track-list-b2436950.html |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=The Independent}} Swift produced "I Know Places (Taylor's Version)" with Ryan Tedder and Noel Zancanella, who reprised their co-production roles.{{cite web |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=October 30, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift: 1989 (Taylor's Version) Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030073002/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version/ |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=Pitchfork}} The re-recording is also three minutes and fifteen seconds long, but is recorded at Mandarin Oriental, located in Milan, instead. Upon release, all songs on 1989 (Taylor's Version) entered the US Billboard Hot 100, with "I Know Places (Taylor's Version)" peaking at 36.{{Cite magazine |last=Zellner |first=Xander |date=2023-11-06 |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=2024-09-19 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The re-recording also charted in Canada (35), Greece (41), New Zealand (32), the United Kingdom (38), and the Billboard Global 200 (30).

Rachel Martin of Notion praised its uptick in emotion in the vocals of "I Know Places (Taylor's Version)", alongside its "more powerful end", and the addition of more "depth and emotion" made by a few tweaks in the bridge of the song.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Rachel |date=2023-10-27 |title=Album Review: 1989 (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift |url=https://notion.online/album-review-1989-taylors-version-by-taylor-swift/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525154833/https://notion.online/album-review-1989-taylors-version-by-taylor-swift/ |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Notion |language=en-GB}} Kelsey Barnes of The Line of Best Fit hailed the re-recording as one of the best re-recordings on 1989 (Taylor's Version), elaborating that it is "more guttural" and hypothesizing that Swift "[channeled] her anger" at media scrutiny into the recording.{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Kelsey |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift: 1989 (Taylor's Version) Review - reigniting pop passion |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/taylor-swift-1898-taylors-version-reignites-sleek-pop-passion |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027055859/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/taylor-swift-1898-taylors-version-reignites-sleek-pop-passion |url-status=live }} Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine praised Swift's vocals' soar in power in "I Know Places (Taylor's Version)".{{Cite web |last=Keefe |first=Jonathan |date=2023-10-30 |title=Taylor Swift '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Review |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-album-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031030312/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-album-review/ |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US}}

Adapted from the liner notes of 1989 (Taylor's Version).{{Cite AV media notes |others=Taylor Swift |title=1989 (Taylor's Version) |year=2023 |publisher=Republic Records |id=0245597656 |type=Compact disc liner notes}}

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• Taylor Swift – vocals, background vocals
• Ryan Tedder – background vocals, piano, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, drum programming, electric guitar, programming
• Noel Zancanella – drum programming, synthesizer, bass guitar, programming
• Orion Meshorer – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Randy Merrill – mastering
• Ryan Smith – mastering
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• Rich Rich – engineering
• Ryan Tedder – engineering
• Derek Garten – engineering, editing
• Christopher Rowe – vocal engineering

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