1989 (Taylor Swift album)
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October 27, 2014 |
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| Label (s) | Big Machine Records, Universal Music | ||||||||||||||
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Title (number) |
13/19 |
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48:29 / 68:20 |
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1989 is the fifth studio album by American singer Taylor Swift, named after the year she was born . It was released on October 27, 2014 on Big Machine Records and Universal Music as a standard and deluxe edition.
production
In addition to Taylor Swift, various other music producers were involved in the production of the album , including in particular Max Martin and Shellback as well as Jack Antonoff, Nathan Chapman, Imogen Heap , Greg Kurstin , Mattman & Robin, Ali Payami, Ryan Tedder and Noel Zancanella.
Cover design
The album cover features a Polaroid photo of Taylor Swift showing her face down from her nose and her upper body. She wears a light blue and white sweater with seagulls on it, which is also part of the official merchandise collection for 1989 . At the bottom of the picture are the words Taylor Swift and 1989, written in black felt pen . The deluxe edition has the same motif, but here the title 1989 is written across the picture and on the lower edge of the picture are the words Taylor Swift and DLX , also written with black felt pen.
Track list
| # | title | producer | length |
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| 1 | Welcome to New York | Ryan Tedder , Noel Zancanella, Taylor Swift | 3:31 |
| 2 | Blank space | Max Martin , Shellback | 3:50 |
| 3 | Style | Max Martin, Shellback, Ali Payami | 3:49 |
| 4th | Out of the woods | Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift, Max Martin | 3:54 |
| 5 | All You Had to Do Was Stay | Max Martin, Shellback, Mattman & Robin | 3:11 |
| 6th | Shake it off | Max Martin, Shellback | 3:39 |
| 7th | I wish you would | Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift, Greg Kurstin , Max Martin | 3:26 |
| 8th | Bad blood | Max Martin, Shellback | 3:31 |
| 9 | Wildest Dreams | Max Martin, Shellback | 3:38 |
| 10 | How You Get the Girl | Max Martin, Shellback | 4:07 |
| 11 | This love | Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift | 4:09 |
| 12 | I know places | Ryan Tedder, Noel Zancanella, Taylor Swift | 3:15 |
| 13 | Clean | Imogen Heap , Taylor Swift | 4:29 |
Deluxe Edition Bonus Titles:
| # | title | producer | length |
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| 14th | Wonderland | Max Martin, Shellback | 4:05 |
| 15th | You are in love | Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift, Max Martin | 4:26 |
| 16 | New Romantics | Max Martin, Shellback | 3:49 |
| 17th | I Know Places (Voice Memo) | 3:35 | |
| 18th | I Wish You Would (Voice Memo) | 1:46 | |
| 19th | Blank Space (Voice Memo) | 2:10 |
Chart successes and singles
1989 entered the US album charts at number 1 on November 9, 2014 . In Germany the album reached the highest position 4 two days earlier and was able to stay in the top 100 for 53 weeks. The album reached the top of the album charts in twelve countries.
The first single was the song Shake It Off , which reached number 5 in Germany and topped the charts in the USA. The second release, Blank Space , was ranked 9th in Germany and also number 1 in the United States. After the less successful single Style (DE # 76), Bad Blood (DE # 29) was followed by the next number one hit in the USA. The rapper Kendrick Lamar is also featured on the single version of the song . The fifth, sixth and seventh singles were Wildest Dreams , Out of the Woods and New Romantics . In addition, some songs on the album placed in the charts of various countries due to high individual downloads.
album
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2014 | 1989 |
DE4th  (53 weeks)DE |
AT5 × 3
(56 weeks)AT |
CH3  (53 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 4
(… Where.)UK |
US1 × 9
(… Where.)US |
First published: October 27, 2014
Sales: + 12,365,000 |
Singles
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments) |
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| 2014 | Shake it off |
DE5 (38 weeks)DE |
AT6th (31 weeks)AT |
CH7th (35 weeks)CH |
UK2 × 2
(55 weeks)UK |
US1  (50 weeks)US |
First published: August 18, 2014
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| Blank space |
DE9 (25 weeks)DE |
AT6 (26 weeks) AT |
CH12 (24 weeks)CH |
UK4th (29 weeks)UK |
US1 × 8
(36 weeks)US |
First published: November 10, 2014
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| 2015 | Style |
DE76 (7 weeks) DE |
AT28 (16 weeks) AT |
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UK21st (19 weeks)UK |
US6th × 3
(32 weeks)US |
First published: February 9, 2015
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| Bad blood |
DE29 (16 weeks) DE |
AT22 (16 weeks) AT |
CH28 (12 weeks) CH |
UK4th (16 weeks)UK |
US1 × 6
(25 weeks)US |
First published: May 17th, 2015
feat. Kendrick Lamar |
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| Wildest Dreams | - |
AT21 (17 weeks) AT |
- |
UK40 (12 weeks)UK |
US5 × 4
(27 weeks)US |
First published: August 25, 2015
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| 2016 | Out of the woods | - |
AT64 (1 week) AT |
- | - |
US18th (10 weeks)US |
First published: January 12, 2016
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| New Romantics | - | - | - | - |
US46 (8 weeks)US |
First published: February 23, 2016
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| 2014 | Welcome to New York | - | - | - |
UK39 (2 weeks) UK |
US48 (2 weeks)US |
First published: October 20, 2014
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| 2015 | Wonderland | - | - | - | - |
US51 (1 week) US |
First published: February 17, 2015
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| You are in love | - | - | - | - |
US83 (1 week) US |
First published: February 24, 2015
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Sales figures and awards
The album was awarded a platinum record in Germany in 2018 for over 200,000 copies sold . It was triple platinum in Austria and the United Kingdom. Most successful in 1989 was in the United States, where it was certified nine-fold platinum for more than nine million units sold. The singles Shake It Off and Blank Space also achieved gold status in Germany. Worldwide sales are over 12.3 million, making it the singer's most successful album.
At the Grammy Awards 2016 , 1989 was named Album of the Year and Best Vocal Album - Pop . The Bad Blood video also won the Best Music Video award .
Awards overview:
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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9 × platinum
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560,000 |
 Brazil (PMB)
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Platinum (CD) + Gold (Download)
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90,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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platinum
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20,000 |
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Germany (BVMI)
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platinum
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200,000 |
 France (SNEP)
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platinum
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100,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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gold
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25,000 |
 Japan (RIAJ)
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platinum
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250,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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6 × platinum
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480,000 |
 Mexico (AMPROFON)
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7 × gold
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210,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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6 × platinum
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90,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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gold
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20,000 |
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Austria (IFPI)
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3 × platinum
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45,000 |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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2 × platinum
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40,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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gold
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20,000 |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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gold
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15,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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gold
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20,000 |
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United States (RIAA)
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9 × platinum
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9,000,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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4 × platinum
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1,200,000 |
| All in all |
7 × gold 47 × platinum |
12,365,000 |
Main article: Taylor Swift / Music Sales Awards
reception
| Professional reviews | |
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| Average rating | |
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| Metacritic | 76% |
| More reviews | |
| source | rating |
| laut.de |
 
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| Rolling Stone |
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| allmusic |
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The album received mostly positive reviews:
- laut.de gavethree out of a possible five points in 1989 and certified the singer had made a successful transition from country to pop music :
“With a lot of reverb, earthy rhythms, one or the other long-lasting melody and accented synth interludes, the American makes the mostly lifeless art of her new pop colleagues look pretty old. We're not talking about milestones in the genre, but at least the newcomer to the industry is giving back a fraction of what others in the past have never seen again, namely: life. Taylor Swift's take on pop is simple but efficient. No keyboards doubled to the point of vomiting, no jittery dub beats, no strobe lights on the ceiling. Here all that ends up in one pot that is needed to ensure a lively atmosphere on long car journeys. "
Ryan Adams released a cover album of the same name in 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cover of the standard edition
- ↑ Cover of the deluxe edition
- ↑ Chart tracking 1989 on officialcharts.de
- ↑ Taylor Swift singles on chartsurfer.de
- ↑ Chart positions: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Awards: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Rating: metacritic.com
- ↑ Rating: laut.de
- ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone
- ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
- ↑ laut.de: Review of the sound carrier
- ↑ http://www.musikexpress.de/aufnahme-ablossen-ryan-adams-covert-taylor-swifts-album-1989-343475/
