The Internet Is Loving Taylor Swift's New Album Reputation
After four singles and countless hot takes, Taylor Swift’s new album Reputation is here and the Internet can finally let out all of its emotions.
Swift dropped the 15-track offering at midnight on Friday, sending her fans into a near-immediate frenzy of analyzing lyrics and digging for references in new songs such as “I Did Something Bad,” “Dancing with Our Hands Tied” and “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.”
Leading up to the release, some Swifties were so excited it seemed like they may not even be able to make it to midnight. “GOOD FREAKING MORNING Y’ALL REPUTATION COMES OUT TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT LITERALLY HOW IS THIS REAL WE HAVE WAITED 3 YEARS FOR THIS ” wrote one particularly hyped Twitter user—and yes, in those block capitals.
But many fans were also thrown into a frenzy when the full, highly-anticipated album was leaked online 12 hours before the official release. Faced with the tantalizing quandary — to listen, or not listen — many Swifties took to Twitter.
Read some of the reactions to Reputation and its leak below.
Try to rationalize it all you want, listening to the leaks is not okay. You're not entitled to it because you bought an album. So stop trying to justify being shitty. #TaylorSwift #reputation #ts6 #Leaks
— starry eyes (@Swiftyizz) November 9, 2017
Reputation is out, guys!!!#TS6 #reputation pic.twitter.com/S4gVCYTIUA
— JAP Luceno (@ItsJAPL1998) November 9, 2017
don't ???? ever ???? call ???? yourself ???? a ???? swiftie ???? if ???? you ???? listened ???? to ???? the ???? leak#reputation
— lou ???????? (@unwealchonce) November 9, 2017
Someone asked me what I’m doing tomorrow..... like don’t they know Taylor’s dropping an album??? I’m busy going to target to buy my CD & never leaving my room. #TS6
— AnnaMarijka (@annamarijka) November 10, 2017
I already stopped breathing and it doesn’t come out until friday #ts6 pic.twitter.com/59showkhpF
— madison jayne bruce (@madssbrucee) November 8, 2017
So yeah it just hit me that in a matter of hours I will have the album that will define my early twenties and I’m just super emotional and I need a hug #reputation
— larndeer returns???? (@itslstock) November 10, 2017
Drank extra coffee today to make it to midnight for #TS6 ???????????????? @taylorswift13
— Aly Carpenter (@aly_carp) November 9, 2017
Buy #reputation swifties!! Remember, do not tolerate illegal downloading of songs
— RePUTAsyon (@perrypherals) November 10, 2017
Two sisters who wish they were together for #reputationnight FaceTiming for New Year’s Day ???????????? CHILLS #reputation @taylorswift pic.twitter.com/ebzE6Eu7iw
— Sarah (@sarahnorton94) November 10, 2017
It literally feels like Christmas Eve #reputation
— makenzie baird (@makenziebaird1) November 10, 2017
—With reporting by Laignee Barron/Hong Kong