Taylor Swift.Photo:Taylor Swift/ Instagram
Taylor Swift/ Instagram
“[We] Need to Calm Down!“Taylor Swiftjust gave fans two new version of “Cruel Summer” to sing along to.
“What a truly mind blowing thing you’ve turned The Eras Tour Concert Film into. I’ve been watching videos of you guys in the theaters dancing and prancing and recreating choreography, creating inside jokes, casting spells, getting engaged, and just generally creating the exact type of joyful chaos we’re known for 😇,” Swift, 33,captioned a post on InstagramWednesday evening.
“Cruel Summer” was featured on Swift’s 2019 albumLoverand became her sole longest-leading No. 1 onBillboardfor an eighth week on Oct. 7.
She performed the track as a part of her Eras Tour setlist, along with other fan-favorites from the album including “The Archer,” “Lover” and “The Man.”
The new versions of “Cruel Summer” come ahead of the release of1989 (Taylor’s Version),her fourth re-recorded album,on Oct. 27. Sherevealed the names of four of the five additional songsafter she challenged fans to decode a set of word clues on Google — and ended up jamming the site.
Googleposted a videoto X (formerly known as Twitter), revealing the four tracks. “Oh look, you did it. You unlocked the 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Vault and now I am so excited to share the new vault tracks with you,” the site announced.
In the video, the words slowly unscrambled to reveal the song titles: “Is It Over Now?” “Now That We Don’t Talk,” “Say Don’t Go” and “Suburban Legends.”
“Can’t wait for you to hear them,” the clip concluded.
Last week, Swift celebrated the release of her Eras Tour concert film and made anappearance at the premiere.
According to distributor AMC Theatres, the movie brought in $92.8 million in ticket sales over its three-day debut period and Thursday night previews, making it the fifth-biggest opening of any theatrical release this year.
AMC Theatre announced itsfinal opening weekend box office tallyof the film version of the career-spanningEras Tourfrom the pop superstar on Monday. Playing across 3,855 cinemas nationwide,The Eras Touropened to a per screen average of $24,073, earned $37.5 million on Friday, $32 million on Saturday and $23.2 on Sunday.
Inher announcementfor the U.S. premiere of the film, Swift said, “The Eras Tour has been the most meaningful, electric experience of my life so far,” adding that she’s “overjoyed to tell you that it’ll be coming to the big screen soon.”
source: people.com
