" See What You Made Me Do " is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on August 24, 2017 by Big Machine Records as the lead single from her sixth studio album Reputation (2017). Swift wrote the song with his producer, Jack Antonoff. "Look What You Made Me Do" is an electroclash and pop song, with lyrics on issues that build on Swift's reputation. Right Fred said the band members Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass, and Rob Manzoli were also credited as songwriters for their melodic interpolation song "I'm Too Sexy" (1991).
The song solves a series of notes, including recordings for most shows in a single day at Spotify. Commercially, "Look What You Made Me Do" has topped charts in Australia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Slovakia, United Kingdom, and America Union. It has also received Platinum certification in Australia, Canada, Italy, Sweden and the United States. It also received Diamond certification in Brazil.
The song received mixed responses from music critics. The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn and after it was released on YouTube, this video reached the most number of impressions in its first 24 hours of release compared to other music videos on the site.
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Release and promotion
On August 23, 2017, Swift announced that the first single of her upcoming sixth album, titled Reputation , will be out the following night. The song was released for streaming service on August 24, and generated over eight million streams in twenty-four hours from its Spotify release, breaking the record for the highest first day stream for a single song. The record was surpassed in 2018 by Drake's "God Plan". "Look What You Made Me Do" was later released the next day to iTunes for digital downloads via Big Machine Records and to contemporary Italian hits radio before the British radio broadcast on August 26, 2017. This impacted American contemporary hit radio three days later. The CD single release was followed in Germany on October 27, 2017.
A lyrical video based largely on the image of Saul Bass used in the movie Vertigo was released via Vevo Swift's official account on August 25, 2017. This video was produced by Swift and Joseph Kahn. It gained over 19 million views over the first 24 hours on YouTube, surpassing "Something Like It" by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay as the most viewed lyric video of the time period. As of May 2018, the lyric videos on YouTube have garnered nearly 1 billion views.
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Composition
"Look What You Made Me Do" runs for 3 minutes and 31 seconds. Music critics have described the track as an electroclash and pop hybrid, as well as a dance-pop and electro-pop song. It emphasizes the error placed on the enemy, specifically the line "I have a list of names and you are red, underlined". The middle eight of the song featured Swift saying, "Sorry, old Taylor can not come to the phone now/Why? - Oh, because he's dead!"
"Look What You Made Me Do" is performed in A minor key with a tempo of 128 beats per minute. Swift vocals range from G 3 to F 5 .
Critic Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone recorded a "dream aesthetic" in this song, and believed it was a continuation of the "antagonist persona" of "Bad Blood".
Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbrass and Rob Manzoli, members of the British pop-dance group Right Said Fred are credited as songwriters because the song interprets their melody of "I'm Too Sexy". According to Fred Fairbrass, he and his siblings were contacted a week before the release of "Look What You Made Me Do" and asked whether "big and contemporary female artists who have not released anything for a while" - whose identities they were not told - will be able to use some of the songs them for their latest single. Although the brothers agreed to the deal, they did not officially know that the artist in question was Swift until the morning after the song was released, but has concluded that it was him based on the description given to them. Both Fairbrass brothers say they enjoy "See What You Make Me Do"; Fred Fairbrass told Rolling Stone, "I like the cynical aspect of the lyrics, because 'I'm Too Sexy' is a cynical song, and I think he's channeling it pretty well." A representative for Swift confirmed that the song inserted a melody of "I'm Too Sexy", but did not include sample audio from the previous song.
Critical reception
"Look What You Made Me Do" received mixed criticism from critics. USA Today says that the polarization reaction to a song depicts Swift's position as "an ubiquitous cultural force". The Telegraph Randy Lewis praised the song, deeming Swift and Antonoff's work as "blows [ing] past the cliches of production from the song of applause and hikcuped syllable hook that has mushroomed in the Top 40 tariffs in recent years with highly inventive textures and fresh melodic, rhythmic and sonic accents ". He also added how music and sonic tracks shifted beside the lyrics. Sarah Carson of Los Angeles Times wrote positive reviews of the song, saying: "The growing and growing crescendo is a crime of protagonists threatening Swift", praising Swift for his success in embracing media criminal characters. described it as before the song release. Chris Willman also praised Swift's embrace of darker pop music and the style conflict between pre-chorus and song choir. Variety ' Mark Harris, in the New York magazine's pop culture blog, thought of Swift's song as a pop art song for the Trump era in how he took over his public hostility as empowering a badge of honor without acknowledging his own responsibility or blame.
However, the single received more criticism than previous singles. Maura Johnston of The Guardian wrote a negative review of the song, blaming the "careless" lyrics and blaming Swift for not providing a clear context in the lyrics. Lindsay Zolad from The Ringer said, "Released to a very confused public on Thursday night, the song is a bizarre collage of retro references: mid-aughts, Gossip Girl pop-ups, soundtracks for Maleficent live-action, and - yes, True - True, Fred, I'm too sexy, except without humor and intelligence.Yes, Taylor Swift's song just made me praise Right Said Fred. "Brittany Spanos from Rolling Stone believes that this song marking the continuation of the feud between Swift and rapper Kanye West; the last one was previously called Swift in the song "Famous" by using the line, "I feel like me and Taylor may still have sex/Why?/I make that bitch famous". The single was recorded as a darker and more angry job than what Swift had done before. Hugh McIntye of Forbes is critical of the change in style, saying that it "does not sound like [Swift]" and that "may have some defeat to succeed". Meaghan Garvey from Pitchfork calls it a "self-own hardcore" song.
Performance chart
In the United States, "Look What You Made Me Do" debuted at number seventy seven on Billboard Hot 100, which was supported by the first three days of screenings. It also sold just under 200,000 digital copies within its first day of sales in the country, where it became the fastest selling download since "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran. One week later, the song rose from No. 1. 77 to No. 1 on the Hot 100 after the first week of tracking, becoming the fifth largest rally to the top spot and number one Swift number one in the United States. It ended the 16-week reign of Despacito. It also topped the nation's Streaming Songs chart with 84.4 million streams, becoming the most flowing song in a week by female artist and second overall behind the 103 million "Harlem Shake" Baauer earned in 2013. The line also has a stream more weekly in the US than any other song in 2017. The song stays on the charts for three consecutive weeks, tying up with American Cardi B rapper "Bodak Yellow" as the longest-standing woman at number one on the charts in 2017. 353,000 copies. sold in the first week, "Look What You Made Me Do" opened on the US Digital Songs chart and had the biggest sales in the country since Justin Timberlake "Can not Stop the Feeling!" in 2016 as well as the best weekly sales for a song by a female artist since Adele's "Hello" in 2015. The song also became the country's first song number with female artist since Halsey was featured in "Closer" by The Chainsmokers and the first song by female lead artist since "Cheap Thrills" with Sean Paul (both in 2016). It is also the first solo song by a woman on top of the US charts since Adele's "Hello". It stays on the Hot 100 and the Streaming Songs chart for the second week with 114,000 copies sold and 61.2 million streams, though it drops to number two on the Digital Song chart when another song
In the UK, "Look What You Made Me Do" sold 20,000 copies and streamed 2.4 million times in less than a week. The song debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart on September 1, 2017 - for the week ending September 7, 2017 - with sales opening of 30,000 copies and 5.3 million streams per week and became Swift's first chart-topping song in the UK. After two weeks in the top spot, he was taken away by Sam Smith's "Too Good at Goodbyes".
"Look What You Made Me Do" also debuted at number one in the Republic of Ireland on September 1, 2017 and became Swift's first song to occupy the Irish Singles Song Ladder. Thus, he surpassed the top three of the single "Love Story" (in 2009) and "Shake It Off" (in 2014).
"Look What You Made Me Do" opened at number one in Australia on September 2, 2017, becoming his fifth song on the ARIA Charts. It spent another week at the national summit before "Too Good at Goodbyes" took the top spot there as well. The song has been certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for delivery of 70,000 units. After debuting at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, "Look What You Made Me Do" is also certified Platinum by Music Canada for delivery of 80,000 units on September 14, 2017.
In New Zealand, "Look What You Made Me Do" came in at number one on September 1, 2017, becoming the fourth chart-topping single Swift there.
In the Philippines, "Look What You Made Me Do" debuted at number 7 on the Philippine Hot 100 in the first week. A week later, it jumped to number 1 place, ending a 10-week "Despacito" government by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber. It dropped to the runner-up position the following week, as the last song reclaimed the top spot for week 11.
Music video
Production and release
The preparation for the music video began in January 2017, while the shooting took place in May. The dance was choreographed by Tyce Diorio, who had worked with Swift on "Shake It Off" before. Swift's make-up as a zombie is done by Bill Corso. Postproduction of the video takes place until the morning of its release. A 20-second music video teaser was released on Good Morning America on August 25th.
The song's music video premiered on August 27, 2017 at the MTV Video Music Awards 2017. The video broke the record for the most watched video in 24 hours by reaching 43.2 million views on YouTube on the first day. This peaked 27.7 million Vevo saw Adele's "Hello" interested in that time frame, as well as 36 million YouTube views of Psy's "Gentleman" video. It was viewed at an average of 30,000 times per minute in the first 24 hours, with views reaching over 3 million views per hour. As of May 2018, it has over 910 million views, making it 91 of the most watched Vevo videos of all time and has reached 7.5 million likes on YouTube, making it the 19th most liked YouTube video of all time.
It is also reported that the diamond used in a scene is authentic. Diamonds, borrowed from celebrity Neil Lane jewelry, are said to be worth more than $ 10 million, triggering stringent security measures. The video was named the fifth best music video by Rolling Stone and sixth best music video by Billboard.
Synopsis
Swift says that some of the video premises are rooted in the idea that, "If everything you write about me is true, it would be very silly." This is a theory of satirical theories about his true intentions that have little validity. The video begins with a Swift zombie crawling out of the grave, where the headstone reads "Here comes the reputation of Lies Taylor Swift", and digs another grave for himself Met Gala 2014. The next scene shows Swift in a tub filled with diamonds. He was then seen sitting on the throne while the serpent surrounded him and served tea. Swift then crashed his Golden Bugatti Veyron in a post and sang the song while holding a Grammy when the paparazzi took a photo. He is also seen swinging in a cage, robbing a streaming company with a cat mask, and leading a motorcycle gang. After that, he gathered a group of women in "U Squad" and danced with a group of men in another room. At the climax of the video, Swift is seen standing on the T-shaped throne while clones himself (from his past music video), fighting and fighting with each other trying to grab it. At the end of the video, the clones clashed with each other, describing each other as "very fake" and "playing the victim," ending with VMA Taylor in 2009 saying "I really want to be excluded from this narrative" and other Taylors shouting at him for "shut up! " synchronously, while the Swift version in the background watch in silence.
Analysis
This video contains many hidden meanings and references. In the opening scene, there is a tombstone "Nils SjÃÆ'¶berg" shown when Swift digs a grave, referring to the pseudonym that he used to credit the songwriting on Calvin Harris's 2016 single "This Is What You Came For". Similarly, Swift-masked as a cadaveric version of herself in "Out of the Woods" music video - is shown digging a grave for herself in a Gala Met 2014 dress, an event marked by her first public appearance with short hair. A dollar bill in the tub full of diamonds that he was bathing also speculated to symbolize the dollar he earned for winning the previous sexual assault trial in 2017. The interpretation for the tub scene is in stark contrast. Some believe it was a response to the seductive media statement that he "cried in a marble bathtub surrounded by pearls." Others speculate that the bathtub scene is a joke at Kim Kardashian, wife of long-time hostile couple, Kanye West. Some viewers took the scene as a reference to Kardashian 2016 robbery, where he robbed jewelry worth more than $ 10 million dollars while being held at gunpoint at a Paris hotel in France. Others argue that the claim is unfounded, because Kardashian was not in the tub during the robbery.
In a separate scene, Swift is shown sitting on a golden throne, where the engraved phrase "Et tu, Brute?" can be seen on the arm of a chair, a reference to the drama Shakespeare Julius Caesar . The famous Swift title as "snake" during the hiatus is also represented when the snake creeps onto the throne to serve tea. When Swift's car crashes, some speculate that it may be a jab in Katy Perry, as Swift's hairstyle is similar to Perry in a scene and a car crash resembles one in a Perry music video for "Unconditional" (2013). This sports car is also reminiscent of a car in the "Waking Up in Vegas" (2009) video Perry, who is also Kahn directed. However, given the theme of making fun of the media, it may be mocking media theories that Swift's real fall with Perry is only for publicity and album material. Swift mocks the idea that he will ruin his friendship for his business, with a car accident being a metaphor for the fall between him and Perry and he holds a Grammy Award after the accident in view of a photographer camera that refers to a song inspired by their award winning feud, media is the ulterior motive of Swift. Swift's withdrawal of his entire music catalog from streaming services and media theory that he actually did this to start his own streaming company is hinted when Swift and his crew robbed the streaming company in the video.
The quick meeting at "Squad U" was also said to be a reply to the media who dubbed his close friends the "squad" as artificial. During the second choir, Swift can be seen with eight people, each revealing the peak of the "I Heart TS" plant after unbuttoning the jacket at his command. The scene mocks the idea that Swift forced his girlfriend, Tom Hiddleston, to wear a tank top "I Heart TS" when they were in pairs. Swift is also seen standing on a clone of himself from the past, repeating the idea that he left himself in the past and ridiculed the idea that he was not genuine during the phases of his life. The shirt worn by his "You Belong with Me" clone is slightly different from the one in the original music video, with the names of his close friends written this time.
In June 2016, discussing the relationship between himself and Kanye West after the Western song "Famous" (2016) was released, Swift wrote on Instagram, "I really want to be excluded from this narrative." The same line is spoken by the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Taylor clone at the end of the video. She wore the same Swift outfit worn during the actual MTV Video Music Awards 2009, when West interrupted her award-winning speech for Best Female Videos.
Live show
Swift performs "Look What You Made Me Do" live for the first time as part of Jingle Ball 2017 KIIS-FM on December 1, 2017 in Inglewood, California. Two days later, Swift returns onstage to bring the song again as part of the 99.7 Now! Poptopia in San Jose, California with the same setlist. The following week Swift sang the song on three other occasions; B96 Chicago and Pepsi Jingle Bash 2017 in Chicago, Z100 Jingle Ball 2017 in New York City and Jingle Bell Ball 2017 in London.
The song is also a regular part of its setlist for the Reputation Stadium Tour, with a crooked throne and a golden snake, also a snake on the high screen behind in the middle of the song during the "I do not trust anyone and no one believes me, a fight starring in your nightmare "a large cobra floating on stage with a line from the bridge announcing the death of" Old Taylor "uttered by comedian, Tiffany Haddish.
Accolades
Usage in media
ABC used the song in a promotional video for Shonda Rhimes' Thursday line-up an hour after its release. ESPN network sisters use it in college television broadcast ads for the season-opening game between Alabama and Florida State, which airs on ABC on September 2 along with other songs "... Ready for It?". In the episode of South Park "Moss Piglets", bear water in Timmy and Jimmy's experiments for a fair science dance for the song in response to the Swift singing.
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Certification and sales
Releasing history
See also
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
- "See What You Make Me Do" (Video lyrics) on YouTube
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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