[13] A new inspiration this time was her relocation to New York City in March 2014, which gave Swift a sense of freedom to embark on new ideas. "Style" was released to radio stations as the album's third single on February 9, 2015, by Republic Records in partnership with Swift's label at the time, Big Machine. [170], 1989's commercial success transformed Swift's image from a country singer-songwriter to a worldwide pop phenomenon. [note 3], To ensure a smooth transition to pop, Swift recruited Max Martin and Shellback as major collaborators, in part because of their reputation as the biggest mainstream pop hitmakers at the time. [82] In the US and Canada, the deluxe edition was available exclusively through Target Corporation. Chart Entries. Finding it a "joyful" record, he listened to the album frequently to cope with his broken marriage in late 2014. [67] Polaroid Corporation chief executive Scott Hardy reported that the 1989 Polaroid concept propelled a revival in instant film, especially among the hipster subculture who valued the "nostalgia and retro element of what [their] company stands for". A list of all music releases for February 1989. The album tracks "Welcome to New York" and "This Love" were certified platinum, and "New Romantics", "All You Had to Do Was Stay", "How You Get the Girl", and "I Know Places" were certified gold. It's here! [111] Mikael Wood, in his review for the Los Angeles Times, found the album inauthentic for Swift's artistry, but acknowledged her effort to emulate the music of an era she did not experience. Artist (s) 1. [74][73] One week before its release, Rolling Stone reported that US retailers predicted the album would sell from 600,000 to 750,000 copies in its debut week. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 CD release of African Acoustic From The Copperbelt... 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[86] Other singles were "Out of the Woods", previously a promotional single,[87] and "New Romantics". Madonna. [127] In terms of audience reception, 1989 ranked at number 44 on Pitchfork's readers' poll for the 2010s decade. Billy Graham - The Swirling Eddies. Rankings are figured by combining sales figures, chart data, radio airplay, video airplay, streaming figures, awards, and appearances on best-of lists. album cut by Bee Gees, 1989. [56] Entertainment Weekly's Adam Markovitz and Spin's Andrew Unterberger were critical of the heavy synthesizers, which undermined Swift's conventionally vivid lyrics. The Cure: Disintegration. Check out other “songs … [30], The standard edition of 1989 includes 13 tracks; the deluxe edition includes six additional tracks—three original songs and three voice memos. 1989 ties with 1988 by having the second most number-one hits with 32 songs going to number one during the year. [note 5] With 6.215 million copies sold by the end of 2019, the album was the third-best-selling album of the 2010s decade in the US. [29], The penultimate track of the standard edition is "I Know Places", which expresses Swift's desire to preserve an unstable relationship. Title. [67][69], Each CD copy of 1989 includes a packet, one of five available sets, of 13 random Polaroid pictures, made up from 65 different pictures. [26][83] The songs "Out of the Woods" and "Welcome to New York" were released through the iTunes Store as promotional singles on October 14 and 20, respectively. [29][43] "Blank Space", set over a minimal hip hop-influenced beat, satirizes the media's perception of Swift as a promiscuous woman who dates male celebrities only to gather songwriting material. A list of all music releases for 1989. Contemporary critics praised Swift's songwriting for offering emotional engagement that they found uncommon in the mainstream pop scene. [98] Her appearances on popular television talk shows included Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Late Show with David Letterman and Good Morning America. [1] The first, "I Wish You Would", stemmed from his experimental sampling of snare drum instrumentation on Fine Young Cannibals' 1988 single "She Drives Me Crazy", one of their mutual favorite songs. The album appeared on several publications' lists of the best albums of the 2010s and featured in Rolling Stone's 2020 revision of their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. 1", "New Kids on the Block Clip Midler's `Wings, "Richard Marx Keeps Success in the Family as `Satisfied' Leaps to No. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 CD release of Protest Songs on Discogs. These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989. [162] All of its singles except "New Romantics" achieved platinum or multi-platinum certifications. 1. Inspired by 1980s synth-pop to create a record that shifted her sound and image from country-oriented to mainstream pop, Swift enlisted Max Martin as co-executive producer, and titled her fifth album after her birth year as a symbolic rebirth of her image and artistry. "[15], Swift's feelings when she first moved to New York City inspired the opening track, "Welcome to New York", a synthesizer-laden song finding Swift embracing her newfound freedom. [105], Along with 1989's success, Swift's new image as a pop star became a subject of public scrutiny. They pulled 1989 from free streaming services such as Spotify, prompting an industry discourse on the impact of streaming on music sales. In the United States, it was released as the follow up single to “Gotta Serve Somebody.” It was also released as the lead song from Dylan’s 1989 live album with the Grateful Dead, Dylan & the Dead. [154], 1989 debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 1.287 million copies, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan for the chart dated November 15, 2014. [70] The pictures portray Swift in different settings such as backdrops of New York City and recording sessions with the producers. Song Title. 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[74] As observed by Maryn Wilkinson, an academic specialized in media studies, Swift adopted a "zany" aspect for her 1989 persona. [43][61] "Wonderland", the first of the three bonus songs on the deluxe edition, alludes to the fantasy book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to describe a relationship tumbling down a "rabbit hole". [12] Most of the album's lyrics were derived from Swift's journal detailing her personal life; she had been known for autobiographical narratives in her songwriting since her debut. [50] Accompanied by dark, intense drum and bass-influenced beats, the song uses a metaphor of foxes running away from hunters to convey hiding from scrutiny. [63] The final song's title, "New Romantics", refers to the cultural movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s. [note 7] Its singles received heavy rotation on US radio over a year and a half following its release, which Billboard described as "a kind of cultural omnipresence that's rare for a 2010s album". A list of all music releases for December 1989. In the US, Swift became the first artist to have three albums each sell over one million copies within their first week of release. [46][55][56] Swift said that "Bad Blood", a track that incorporates heavy, stomping drums,[44] is about betrayal by an unnamed female peer (alleged to be Katy Perry, with whom Swift was involved in a feud that received widespread media coverage). [182] Geffen also attributed the album's success to its lyrics offering emotional engagement that is uncommon in pop. 1 Album and Single", "Red's Remake of `If You Don't Know Me' is No. "[189], Credits are adapted from the liner notes of 1989. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 CD release of A Collection Of His Love Songs on Discogs. [122] At the 58th Grammy Awards in 2016, the album won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. [94] Her follow-up album Reputation (2017) was influenced in part by this tumultuous affair with the media. [36] Myles McNutt, a professor in communications and arts, described the voice memos as Swift's effort to claim her authority over 1989, defying pop music's "gendered hierarchy" which had seen a dominance of male songwriters and producers. Taylor Swift â€“ heartbeat, claps, shouts, Jack Antonoff â€“ acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, background vocals, Ryan Tedder â€“ piano, juno, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drum programming, additional synth, background vocals, Noel Zancanella â€“ drum programming, synthesizer, bass, additional synth, Nathan Chapman â€“ electric guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, Mattman & Robin â€“ drums, guitar, bass, keyboard, percussion, This page was last edited on 5 February 2021, at 15:05. [174] The academic Shaun Cullen specializing in the humanities described Swift as a figure "at the cutting edge of postmillennial pop". Top 100 songs for the year 1989 from the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 charts. Big Cheese - Nirvana. [22] Antonoff co-wrote and co-produced two tracks on the standard edition. Song For Whoever: 35: Kylie Minogue: Wouldn't Change A Thing: 36: Transvision Vamp: Baby I Don't Care: 37: Prince: Batdance: 38: Roy Orbison: You Got It: 39: Sam Brown: Stop: 40: Holly Johnson: Americanos: 41: Kon Kan: I Beg Your Pardon: 42: Phil Collins: Another Day In Paradise: 43: Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo: Help! [92] After Apple announced that it would pay artists royalties during the free trial period, she agreed to leave 1989 on their service; she then featured in a series of commercials for Apple Music. Club's Marah Eakin praised her shift from overtly romantic struggles to more positive themes of accepting and celebrating the moment. [187][188] Swift was delighted with Adams' cover, saying to him, "What you did with my album was like actors changing emphasis. Until the release of her fourth studio album Red in October 2012, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift had been known as a country artist. [89], On November 3, 2014, Swift removed her entire catalog from Spotify, the largest on-demand streaming service at the time,[70] arguing that their ad-supported free service undermined the platform's premium service, which provides higher royalties for songwriters. [note 2]. [119] It also earned nominations for Best International Pop/Rock Album at the 2015 Echo Music Prize,[120] International Album of the Year at the 2015 Juno Awards,[121] and Best International Album at the Los Premios 40 Principales 2015. [90] She had written an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal in July 2014, expressing her concerns over the decline of the album as an economic entity following the rise of free, on-demand streaming. The songs on 1989 express lighthearted perspectives towards failed romance, departing from her previous antagonistic attitude. 1", "Music from `Batman' Reaches No. "Another Day in Paradise" attained two weeks at number one in 1989 and two more weeks in 1990, achieving four weeks at the top. The album spent 11 weeks atop the Billboard 200 and received a ninefold platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [23] The ballad "You Are in Love" finds Swift talking about an ideal relationship from another woman's perspective. [45][55][59] "This Love" is a soft rock-flavored electropop ballad;[43][44] music critic Jon Caramanica opined the song could be mistaken as "a concession to country" because of the production by Swift's longtime co-producer Nathan Chapman. [26] He co-produced two songs—"Welcome to New York" and "I Know Places". 1 Pop Single, Album", "Milli Vanilli Scores a Second Chart Double by Hanging on to No. "[42] Swift explained her shift in attitude to NPR: "In the past, I've written mostly about heartbreak or pain that was caused by someone else and felt by me. [59] In a review published by Cuepoint, Robert Christgau applauded her departure from country to experiment with new styles, but felt this shift was not radical. 1989. "[105] Swift's disputes with several celebrities, most notably rapper Kanye West, diminished her sense of authenticity that she had maintained. [19] She described the title as a symbolic rebirth of her image and artistry, severing ties with the country stylings of her previous albums. It's very rare to hear, 'Nope, that's not right.' [66] Her initials are written with black marker on the bottom left, and the title 1989 on the bottom right. [13] Antonoff played his sample to Swift on an iPhone and sent it to her to re-record. [33] Because Swift aimed to recreate authentic 1980s pop, the album is devoid of contemporary hip hop or R&B crossover elements popular in mainstream music at the time. Wilkinson used "zany" to describe Swift as "a figure who emphasises the pop 'performance' as one of hard work instead, because she exposed its construction as one that does not come 'naturally'". She believed that "if you chase two rabbits, you lose them both". [20], Another key figure on the album's production team was Jack Antonoff, with whom Swift had worked on the new wave-influenced song "Sweeter than Fiction" for the soundtrack of One Chance (2013). [41] The album's liner notes, which include a one-sentence hidden message for each of the 13 songs, collectively tell a story of a girl's tangled relationship. sponsored by ABC News on August 18, where she announced the details of 1989 and released the lead single "Shake It Off",[79] which debuted atop the US Billboard Hot 100. [20] He failed to persuade Swift to record "three country songs",[20] and ultimately accepted that Big Machine would not promote the new songs to country radio. [66][67] The cover is a Polaroid portrait of Swift's face cut off at the eyes, which Swift said would bring about a sense of mystery: "I didn't want people to know the emotional DNA of this album. 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[46][47] "Out of the Woods" is an indietronica and synth-pop song featuring heavy synthesizers, layered percussions and looping background vocals, resulting in a chaotic sound. [114], Several reviewers lamented that the musical shift erased Swift's authenticity as a lyricist. In an enthusiastic review, The New York Times critic Jon Caramanica complimented Swift's avoidance of contemporary hip hop/R&B crossover trends, writing, "Ms. The song first appeared on his 1979 album Slow Train Coming. IMVDb co-founders Doug Klinger and Adam Fairholm are joined by music video producer Jason Baum to break down the decade… [35] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph commended the album's "[sharp] observation and emotional engagement" that contrasted with lyrics found in "commercialised pop". [52], The dance-pop track "Shake It Off", sharing a loosely similar sentiment with "Blank Space", sees Swift expressing disinterest in her detractors and their negative remarks on her image. Club[126] and Slant Magazine. [128] In 2020, 1989 placed at number 393 on Rolling Stone's 2020 revision of their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. List of #1 Rock & Roll Singles for 1989. [19], Swift contacted Ryan Tedder, with whom she had always wanted to work, by a smartphone voice memo. [28][115][171] The album was the second album to spawn five or more US top-10 singles in the 2010s decade,[note 6] and made Swift the second woman to have two albums each score five US top-10 hits. When she announced 1989 a few months prior to its October 2014 release, Taylor Swift called her sixth record her first "documented, official" pop album, explicitly severing herself from her country roots. Phil Collins, Paula Abdul, Roxette, Fine Young Cannibals, New Kids on the Block, Richard Marx, and Milli Vanilli were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with Paula Abdul and Milli Vanilli having the most with three, and Phil Collins, Roxette, Fine Young Cannibals, New Kids on the Block, and Richard Marx with two. 1, with New Band Bad English", "Bad English Single, `Smile,' Holds on to the No. [1] For "I Know Places", Swift scheduled a meeting with him at the studio after forming a fully developed idea on her own; the recording process the following day finalized it. [58], The album's 1980s synth-pop production divided critics. ... Latest Podcast 198. [169] According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), 1989 was the second best-selling album of 2014 and the third best-selling album of 2015, and had sold 10.1 million copies worldwide by the end of 2016. [9] Speaking to the Associated Press in October 2013, Swift described them as "absolute dream collaborators" because they took her ideas in a different direction, which challenged her as a songwriter. To bolster sales, Swift and Big Machine marketed the album extensively through product endorsements, television and radio appearances, and social media engagement. [18] The song was the first time Swift composed lyrics for an existing instrumental. Swift became the first artist to have three albums each sell one million copies within the first week, and 1989 was the first album released in 2014 to exceed one million copies. [108], 1989 received generally positive reviews from contemporary critics;[9] most of them acknowledged Swift's mature perceptions. [61] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian lauded Swift's artistic control that resulted in a "perfectly attuned" 1980s-styled synth-pop authenticity. 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