Now That We Don't Talk
{{short description|2023 song by Taylor Swift}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Now That We Don't Talk
| type = song
| released = {{start date|2023|10|27}}
| written =
| artist = Taylor Swift
| album = 1989 (Taylor's Version)
| genre = * Synth-pop
| studio = * Conway Recording (Los Angeles)
- Electric Lady (New York)
- Rough Customer (New York)
- Sharp Sonics (Los Angeles)
| length = 2:26
| label = Republic
| writer = * Taylor Swift
| producer = * Taylor Swift
- Jack Antonoff
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|yF4ulRTCn44|"Now That We Don't Talk"}}|type=song|header=Lyric video}}
}}
"Now That We Don't Talk"{{Efn|Subtitled "(Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)"}} is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was written by Swift for her 2014 studio album, 1989, but did not make the final track-list. She re-recorded the song and produced it with Jack Antonoff for her 2023 re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor's Version). A synth-pop and disco song, "Now That We Don't Talk" features disco grooves, falsetto vocals, and thrumming synths. The lyrics are about contempt for an estranged ex-lover.
Music critics generally praised the production as catchy and the lyrics as witty. "Now That We Don't Talk" peaked at number two on song charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, where it became Swift's record-extending ninth number-two song on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number two on the Billboard Global 200 and received certifications from Australia and the United Kingdom. Swift performed "Now That We Don't Talk" two times on her Eras Tour (2023–2024).
Background and release
After signing a new contract with Republic Records, the singer-songwriter Taylor 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 the 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 and therefore substituted 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 |issn=}} From July 2021 to July 2023, Swift released three re-recorded albums of her earlier releases: Fearless (Taylor's Version), Red (Taylor's Version), and Speak Now (Taylor's Version); each album also featured several unreleased "From the Vault" tracks that she had written but left out of the original albums' track listings.{{Cite magazine |last=Espada |first=Mariah |date=2023-07-06 |title=Taylor Swift Is Halfway Through Her Rerecording Project. It's Paid Off Big Time |url=https://time.com/6292599/taylor-swift-speak-now-rerecord-project/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |magazine=Time |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027074519/https://time.com/6292599/taylor-swift-speak-now-rerecord-project/ |url-status=live }}
Republic Records released Swift's fourth re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor's Version), on October 27, 2023, on the ninth anniversary of her fifth original studio album, 1989 (2014).{{Cite web |last=Clinton |first=Jane |date=2023-10-26 |title=The tracklist and release date and time for Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/when-taylor-swift-1989-come-out-uk-time-release-date-tracklist-2713656 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=i |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212064815/https://inews.co.uk/culture/when-taylor-swift-1989-come-out-uk-time-release-date-tracklist-2713656 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Sadie |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Releases 1989 (Taylor's Version): 'It's Been Waiting for You' |url=https://people.com/taylor-swift-releases-1989-taylors-version-8382650 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=People |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127172153/https://people.com/taylor-swift-releases-1989-taylors-version-8382650 |url-status=live }} The original album was Swift's first "official pop" album after she had marketed her first four albums to country radio, and it transformed her artistry and image from country to pop.{{Cite magazine |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2014-10-24 |title=Album Review: Taylor Swift's Pop Curveball Pays Off With 1989 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-1989-album-review-6289405/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104114329/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-1989-album-review-6289405/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Hertweck |first=Nate |date=January 18, 2018 |title=Taylor Swift, 1989: For The Record |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/taylor-swift-1989-record-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028235929/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/taylor-swift-1989-record-1 |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |access-date=August 8, 2020 |publisher=The Recording Academy}} As with her other re-recorded projects, 1989 (Taylor's Version) features five newly recorded "From the Vault" tracks that Swift had written but left out of the original track listing.{{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 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=The Independent |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030093741/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-1989-track-list-b2436950.html |url-status=live }} Jack Antonoff co-wrote four and co-produced five vault tracks with Swift.{{Cite web |last=Ramsden |first=Sam |date=2023-10-27 |title=Taylor Swift Fans Think 'Now That We Don't Talk' Is About Harry Styles |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-now-that-we-dont-talk-from-the-vault-lyrics-explained |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Bustle |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101115848/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-now-that-we-dont-talk-from-the-vault-lyrics-explained |url-status=live }} According to Swift, "Now That We Don't Talk" was late into the production of 1989 and was left out because the personnel "couldn't get [it] right at the time".{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Megan |date=2023-10-27 |title=Why Taylor Swift's 'Now That We Don't Talk' Is Not On Original 1989 |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/why-now-that-we-dont-talk-not-on-1989-original/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Uproxx |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105052806/https://uproxx.com/pop/why-now-that-we-dont-talk-not-on-1989-original/ |url-status=live }} Officially titled "Now That We Don't Talk (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)", it is track 19 out of 21 on the track-list of 1989 (Taylor's Version). Swift performed the song live on acoustic guitar on the November 24, 2023, São Paulo show of her Eras Tour.{{Cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=November 25, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Debuts 'Now That We Don't Talk' Live in Sao Paulo |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-now-that-we-dont-talk-live-sao-paulo-brazil-1235510389/ |access-date=November 25, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125013612/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-now-that-we-dont-talk-live-sao-paulo-brazil-1235510389/ |url-status=live }} She sang it again as part of a guitar mashup with her song "The Tortured Poets Department" (2024) on the May 25, 2024, Lisbon show of the tour.{{Cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=May 25, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift Plays 'The Tortured Poets Department' Title Track Live for the First Time in Lisbon |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-song-live-now-that-we-dont-talk-1235693169/ |access-date=May 26, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525232856/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-song-live-now-that-we-dont-talk-1235693169/ |url-status=live }}
Music and lyrics
Swift and Antonoff wrote and produced "Now That We Don't Talk". Antonoff and the engineers Laura Sisk and David Hart, assisted by Jack Manning, Megan Searl, and Jon Sher, recorded the track at four studios: Conway Recording Studios, Sharp Sonics (Los Angeles), Electric Lady Studios, and Rough Customer (New York). Antonoff also programmed the song, played synthesizers and guitar, and provided background vocals. Zem Audu played additional synthesizers and recorded his part at Audu Studio (Brooklyn). Sean Hutchinson and Michael Riddleberger played and recorded drums at Hutchinson Sound Studio (Brooklyn). Mikey Freedom Hart played bass, synthesizer, electric guitar, and Rhodes piano, which he recorded at Big Mercy Studio (Brooklyn). Evan Smith also played additional synthesizer and saxophone and recorded the instruments at Pleasure Hill (Portland). The track was mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia) and mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, New Jersey).
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"Now That We Don't Talk" is a synth-pop{{Cite web |last=Olivier |first=Bobby |date=2023-10-27 |title=Ranking the 5 vault tracks on Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2023/10/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-album-review-ranking-all-5-vault-tracks.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105054343/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2023/10/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-album-review-ranking-all-5-vault-tracks.html |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |access-date=2023-11-05 |publisher=NJ.com}} and disco song.{{Cite web |last=Martoccio |first=Angie |date=October 27, 2023 |title=1989 (Taylor's Version) Is Our Deepest Look Yet Into the Record That Made Everyone a Swiftie |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-review-2-1234804286/ |url-access=limited |access-date=October 27, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027055853/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-review-2-1234804286/ |url-status=live }} At 2 minutes and 26 seconds long, it is the shortest track from 1989 (Taylor's Version).{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=2023-11-02 |title=Taylor Swift's 'Taylor's Version' Songs: Every 'From The Vault' Track Ranked (So Far) |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-taylors-version-songs-ranked-from-the-vault/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721105337/https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-taylors-version-songs-ranked-from-the-vault/ |url-status=live }} The production features disco grooves,{{cite magazine |last=Braaten |first=Elizabeth |date=October 30, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Keeps the Dream of Happily Ever After Alive on 1989 (Taylor's Version) |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-review |magazine=Paste |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102043947/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-review |url-status=live }} falsetto vocals in the chorus, and thrumming synths that drive the beats.{{Cite news |last=Aroesti |first=Rachel |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift: 1989 (Taylor's Version) Review – Subtle Bonus Tracks Add New Depths to a Classic |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/27/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-review-republic |url-status=live |access-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027132923/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/27/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-review-republic |archive-date=October 27, 2023}}{{Cite magazine |last1=Cooney |first1=Samantha |last2=Gutterman |first2=Annabel |last3=Mendes II |first3=Moises |last4=Sonis |first4=Rachel |date=2023-10-25 |title=The Best Taylor Swift Vault Songs, Ranked |url=https://time.com/6327597/taylor-swift-best-vault-songs/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |magazine=Time |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105054343/https://time.com/6327597/taylor-swift-best-vault-songs/ |url-status=live }} Music critics compared the song's production to the sound of Swift's previous releases. Time critic Rachel Sonis deemed it the "most 1989-sounding" among the vault tracks. Variety critic Chris Willman said the track has a "light pop-suspense feel" that recalled the song "Mastermind" from Swift's 2022 album Midnights.{{Cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) Vault Tracks Bridge the Gap Between 2014 and the Midnights Era: Album Review |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-album-review-1235769881/ |url-status=live |magazine=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029140550/https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-album-review-1235769881/ |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2023}} In a review for NJ.com, Bobby Olivier said the vocals resembled Bleachers' 2014 song "Shadow" and the production's "high-gloss shimmer" evoked Swift's "Bejeweled" from Midnights.
"Now That We Don't Talk" has lyrics that ostracize an ex-lover.{{cite news |last=McCormick |first=Neil |author-link=Neil McCormick |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's 1989: An Impeccable Remake of Her Best Album – With Five Clever New Songs |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-review/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027055853/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-review/ |archive-date=October 27, 2023}} In the song, Swift sings, "from the outside, it looks like you're trying lives on."{{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}} As Swift moves on from the ex-lover, she accepts that she and the ex-lover cannot remain friends ("I cannot be your friend so I pay the price of what I lost, and what it cost"){{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Abbie |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Who is Taylor Swift's song 'Now That We Don't Talk' about? |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/taylor-swift-now-that-we-dont-talk-lyrics-meaning/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Capital |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101004103/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/taylor-swift-now-that-we-dont-talk-lyrics-meaning/ |url-status=live }} and seeks advice from her mother.{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jeff |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Shines on Twinkly, Dreamy 1989 (Taylor's Version): Breaking Down the 5 New Vault Tracks |url=https://people.com/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-vault-tracks-review-8383507 |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=People |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029111826/https://people.com/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-vault-tracks-review-8383507 |url-status=live }} She further mocks the ex-lover's lifestyle and taste, "I don't have to pretend I like acid rock / Or that I like to be on a mega-yacht / With important men who think important thoughts."{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=2023-10-27 |title=Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version): The five new songs, ranked |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-10-26/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-new-songs-ranked |url-access=limited |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028052909/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-10-26/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-new-songs-ranked |url-status=live }} In the Los Angeles Times, Mikael Wood wrote that the lyrics criticizing the ex-boyfriend were reminiscent of Swift's 2010 song "Dear John".
Critical reception
Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone said the song showcased Swift's "acerbic wit".{{Cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |date=2023-10-28 |title=All 243 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/now-that-we-dont-talk-2023-1234863413/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105052806/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/now-that-we-dont-talk-2023-1234863413/ |url-status=live }} Paste critic Elizabeth Braaten described the song as "an inevitable instant classic in Swiftian lore", and The Line of Best Fit critic Kelsey Barnes praised Swift's falsetto on the track as being "deliciously infectious".{{cite magazine |last=Barnes |first=Kelsey |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift: 1989 (Taylor's Version) |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/taylor-swift-1898-taylors-version-reignites-sleek-pop-passion |url-status=live |magazine=The Line of Best Fit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027055859/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/taylor-swift-1898-taylors-version-reignites-sleek-pop-passion |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |access-date=October 27, 2023}} NME
Commercial performance
After 1989 (Taylor's Version) was released, "Now That We Don't Talk" debuted at number two on the singles charts of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It opened at number four in Ireland and number nine in the Philippines. The track also charted in the top 100 of singles charts in several European territories including Norway (number 33), the Netherlands (number 35), Lithuania (number 44), and Sweden (number 51). In the United States, "Now That We Don't Talk" debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated November 11, 2023, trailing behind the week's chart topper "Is It Over Now?", another track from 1989 (Taylor's Version).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-is-it-over-now-number-1-hot-100-debut-1235464462/|title=Taylor Swift's 'Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version)' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=November 6, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 7, 2023|archive-date=November 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106195809/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-is-it-over-now-number-1-hot-100-debut-1235464462/|url-status=live}} This chart achievement extended Swift's record for the most top-10 songs (49) and most top-five songs (31) on the Billboard Hot 100 among women.{{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/ |access-date=November 7, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |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/ |url-status=live }} On the Billboard Global 200, it also debuted at number two behind "Is It Over Now?".{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2023-11-06 |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/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |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/ |url-status=live }} The song received a gold certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
Personnel
Credits are 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, songwriter, producer
- Jack Antonoff – producer, songwriter, recording, synthesizer, programming, background vocals, guitar
- Zem Audu – synthesizer, synthesizer recording
- Bryce Bordone – engineer for mix
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Mikey Freedom Hart – bass, synthesizer, electric guitar, Rhodes
- David Hart – recording
- Sean Hutchinson – drums, percussion
- Jack Manning – assistant recording
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Michael Riddleberger – drums, percussion
- Megan Searl – assistant recording
- Laura Sisk – recording
- Jon Sher – assistant recording
- Evan Smith – saxophone, synthesizer, programming
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Charts
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Gold|number=1|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=February 14, 2024|refname=ARIA}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Now That We Don't Talk (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=July 24, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Now That We Don't Talk|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=December 19, 2024|source=radioscope|relyear=2023|certyear=2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=April 15, 2024|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Now That We Don't Talk|id=19850-1598-1|refname="BPI"}}
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Notes
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