Taylor Swift's surprise new song The Archer hits fans in the feels

Source: The Guardian

July 24, 2019 at 10:04

Taylor Swift’s new song The Archer will be track five on her upcoming album Lover. That slot on Swift’s LPs is traditionally given to the song with the most ‘honest, emotional, vulnerable’ lyrics. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

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Taylor Swift fans have shared their emotional responses to the pop star’s surprise release of her new single, The Archer, as news broke that she had been nominated for 10 gongs at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.

Swift launched the new track in the middle of an Instagram live session on Wednesday morning Australian time, saying it was to be the fifth track of her 18-track forthcoming album, Lover.

Swift has made headlines recently for her feud with mega-manager Scooter Braun over the sale of her masters, and was briefly sighted in her role as Bombalurina in the trailer for the forthcoming movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats.

Track five has particular significance for the singer’s fans, as that slot on any of Swift album is traditionally given to the most “honest, emotional, vulnerable” song of the collection. Swift said she had been planting teasers for The Archer throughout her music videos and other social media content for the last few months.

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