Taylor Swift has blown our Swiftie minds, with release after release over the past week,
and she hasn’t slowed down even in the slightest.
The accomplishments just keep coming, and Taylor is even breaking records.
Let’s do a little round up!
Dearest Swifties, I think we can all agree that it’s been A WEEK…
From the release of Taylor Swift’s own version of Red, to the “All Too Well'' short film
annnd yet another music video bomb dropped upon us, being her fan is basically a full-time
job at this point!
And I’m not complaining-- it’s one job we’d never stop working if we had the option…
which also doesn’t seem to be an option for Taylor, as the wheels in her mind never
really seem to shut off.
Fans were already thrown for a loop after the music video surprise release of “I Bet
You Think About Me”, but not long after she dropped the news, Taylor took to social
media to share yet another announcement… you know, just in case you weren’t already
sad enough this week.
Amid her re-recording of her first five albums, Tay somehow managed to sneak off to Long Pond
Studios, where she recorded a live studio session of her Folklore album, to re-record
“All Too Well” once again and make it even more heartbreaking… and yes, such a
thing IS possible.
On Wednesday, she shared the news, writing, “One of the saddest songs I’ve ever written
just got sadder.
Drove up to Long Pond Studios to record ‘All Too Well (Sad Girl Autumn Version)’ with
the besties, Aaron Desner and Jonathan Low,” who both worked on her folklore and evermore
albums.
Fans couldn’t help but react to the news, amid the consistent water works, like this
user who tweeted this photo of Tay with the caption, “TAYLOR SWIFT WATCHING US DESTROY
OUR MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE SAD GIRL AUTUMN VERSION.”
She continued killing us softly earlier in the week, sharing yet another surprise with
Swifties, tweeting, “The first ever performance of All Too Well (10 minute version) was at
the AMC 13 theater in front of 400 fans.
We recorded the acoustic performance, so now we can all experience it together.”
Not to be dramatic, but we may not EVER recover from this era…
With all the excitement this week, it’s no question that some sort of record-breaking
achievement would be fast approaching.
And in true Taylor fashion, Red (Taylor’s Version) has since broken the record for the
biggest vinyl sales week in Nielsen history, with 105,000 sold in just 5 days, dethroning
herself and taking the place of evermore.
The album has also sold over 325,000 copies in the US in its first five days, scoring
the biggest pure sales week of the year so far, and is already the 2nd-biggest debut
of 2021, just from pure sales alone.
I mean, let’s be real, we’re not surprised one bit...
Tay has earned praises from MANY big names who can’t help but reminisce on that old
flame from their past, but perhaps the most surprising reaction of all came from Boy Meets
World star William Daniels, who starred as the beloved Mr. Feeny.
Feeny officially secured himself as a certified Swiftie, all thanks to his granddaughter Grace,
who shared a TikTok video of him endorsing the album while telling Grace’s viewers
to tune in, just before quoting one of Mr. Feeny's most iconic lines:
“And as you know all too well, believe in yourself, dream, try, do good.”
There are truly no tears left to cry… naturally, Taylor caught wind of the endorsement and
responded back saying, “My brother and I are FREAKING OUT, we're huge fans!!!
This is so awesome.
Thank you!
And thank you Grace!!!”
From legend to legend, could it get any better than this?!
And to hear what Jake Gyllenhaal really thinks about the commotion surrounding Taylor’s
Red re-release, click right over here for the full rundown.
Then be sure to let me know all your thoughts on all of Taylor’s accomplishments this
week, down here in the comments, and which Red tracks you’ve had on repeat all week.
I’m your host Carly Henderson you can find me on my socials @CarlyHenderson_, and I’ll
see you guys next time.