Taylor Swift’s new single “Look What You Made Me Do” from her highly anticipated sixth studio album, Reputation, is finally here in all of its snake-infused, bad-girl glory, and fans are justifiably freaking out.
This is the first single Swift’s put out in three years, and she did not skimp on the theatrics prior to its release. After completely wiping her social media pages — we’re talking followers, past posts, profile pics, everything — she surprised us earlier this week with cryptic gifs of slithering serpents and a very John Galliano-esque album cover photo that left everyone buzzing. She also reportedly didn’t even let some of her execs hear the track prior to the release. That is how top-secret and important this piece of cultural history was.
Would this album be aimed at the media, who love to cover her every date and cookie-baking excursion? Would she talk about her years-long feuds with Katy Perry, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West?
As it turns out, YES TO ALL OF IT.
“Look What You Made Me Do” is an admittedly super sexy “fuck you” to seemingly everyone who’s wronged Swift, with lines like “But I got smarter, I got harder in the knick of time…I’ve got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined.”
Tay is NOT playing, people. She straight-up says that the “old Taylor” is “dead” and that all she thinks about is karma. This track is FIRE.
Within minutes of the release, Twitter erupted into an inferno of hot takes. There are currently thousands pouring in, but here is a small sampling:
“Don’t like your tilted stage” KANYE IS OVERRR #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo pic.twitter.com/vUVdyswqD4
— eli. (@illicitboy) August 25, 2017
WE CAN’T GET OVER THIS LINE:
I’M SORRY THE OLD TAYLOR CAN’T COME TO THE PHONE RIGHT NOW. WHY? OH, ‘CUZ SHE’S DEAD. #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo
— Taylor Swift Updates (@SimplySFans) August 25, 2017
this song makes me want to go punch everyone who has ever wronged me #RepitationERA #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo
— ?Frankie ⭐️ (@Frankietheflee) August 25, 2017
WHEN YOU THOUGHT TAYLOR CANT GET MORE SAVAGE THAN BAD BLOOD #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo
— Dale ? (@DaleSwifty) August 25, 2017
“HONEY, I ROSE UP FROM THE DEAD,
I DO IT ALL THE TIME”
QUEEN!!!!!! #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo
— Justine (@justayswift13) August 25, 2017
Not quite as catchy as “Shake it Off”…and I wouldn’t be surprised if Kanye woke up mysteriously dead tomorrow morning #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo
— Mike McNeil (@mikemcneil624) August 25, 2017
From “Got a long list of ex-lovers” to “I’ve got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined” That upgrade. ?
— Adie ? (@AdrianneVanAlen) August 25, 2017
Taylor:”sorry the ild taylor cant come to the phone right now. why? BECAUSE SHE’S DEAD!”
the whole fandom:#LOOKWHATYOUMADEMEDO pic.twitter.com/N7NM9Bywza
— ?️? Sam (@schamire) August 25, 2017
THE SNAKE RING ??@taylorswift13 #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo pic.twitter.com/AxpoU7NXOu
— Miranda Charles (@mirandagcharles) August 25, 2017
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) August 25, 2017
Taylor during the writing process of #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo…
“I’ve got a list of names and yours is in red underlined” pic.twitter.com/d8K5E3CU3v
— Nathan (@sachdaddy) August 25, 2017
this is the best god damn bio #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo pic.twitter.com/wcBKGkcVfp
— cat (@catrific) August 25, 2017
I would DIE to be in the Kardashian group text right now. #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo pic.twitter.com/zeR9ZSr8Tb
— elizaxo (@lisa_elizaxo) August 25, 2017
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