Taylor Swift ‘Enjoys’ That Her Fans Tease Her for Being Cryptic
Taylor Swift fans always look for Easter Eggs ā even if they āteaseā the Midnights artist for her weirdly cryptic music videos. Hereās what this artist said about being the āmastermindā of her latest era.
Taylor Swift released āMidnightsā in October 2022
Fans met her at midnight ā even if they tried to figure out the albumās meaning beforehand. In October 2022, Swift released Midnights, complete with the music video for āAnti-Heroā and new original songs produced in part by Jack Antonoff. This quickly became one of Swiftās most popular album release dates.
According to Guinness World Records, since its debut, Midnights has broken three Spotify records ā most streamed album on Spotify in 24 hours, most day-one streams of an album on Spotify, and most streamed act on Spotify in 24 hours.
Like most albums, though, this production was full of Easter Eggs, whether it was Swift holding a phone upside down or nods to past eras in her official music videos. Some even took to social media, decyphering lyrics and imagery.
Taylor Swift is known for being cryptic ā and loves that her fans tease her about it
While visiting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Swift discussed the fan response to Midnights, saying she felt āsoft and fragileā from the support. Fallon even mentioned that āMastermindā was track 13 ā an intentional move from an actual mastermind.
āI think over the years my fans and I, we kind of have a really funny ā like, they tease me a lot and I enjoy it,ā Swift explained. āAnd one of the things they like to make fun of me for is the kind of cryptic needing to plan things out.ā
āI think we just stopped pretending that itās accidental at this point,ā she joked. This wouldnāt be the first time Swift joked about leaving Easter Eggs for fans.Ā
āIāve trained them to be that way,ā Swift said during a 2019 interview with Entertainment Weekly. āI love that they like the cryptic hint-dropping. Because as long as they like it, Iāll keep doing it. Itās fun. It feels mischievous and playful.āĀ
Taylor Swift left surprises for fans in the āAnti-Heroā and āBejeweledā music videos
The āAnti-Heroā music video even references past eras, especially with the āghostsā haunting Swiftās home. One ghost wears a cowboy hat, which could be a nod to her country roots. The other sports heart-shaped sunglasses and sparkly cat ears similar to those in the ā22ā music video.Ā
Some fans even anticipate another era from Swift beginning in December 2022 thanks to a teaser in the āBejeweledā music video. The production hinted at a āTaylorās Versionā of Speak Now, the next album in her discography set to be re-released.Ā
As an added surprise, Swift released a ā3am Editionā of Midnights just hours after the original album premiered. This included songs āGlitch,ā āWouldāve, Couldāve, Shouldāve,ā and āDear Reader,ā which each earned millions of Spotify streams.Ā