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Midnights

October 08, 2023

For the time of day, see Midnight. For other uses, see Midnight (disambiguation).

Midnights is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 21, 2022, via Republic Records. Announced at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, Midnights marked Swift's first new body of work since her 2020 indie folk albums, Folklore and Evermore. It is a moody concept album about nocturnal ruminations, written and produced by Swift with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff.

Midnights
Standard cover
Studio album by
Taylor Swift
ReleasedOctober 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)
Studio
Genre
Length44:02
LabelRepublic
Producer
Taylor Swift chronology
Red (Taylor's Version)
(2021) 		Midnights
(2022) 		Lover (Live from Paris)
(2023)
Singles from Midnights
  1. "Anti-Hero"
    Released: October 21, 2022
  2. "Lavender Haze"
    Released: November 29, 2022
  3. "Karma"
    Released: May 1, 2023

Inspired by Swift's "sleepless nights", Midnights explores topics of anxiety, insecurity, self-criticism, self-awareness, insomnia, and self-confidence, with lyricism characterized as confessional yet cryptic. Sonically, it experiments with chill-out, electropop, dream pop, and bedroom pop styles, resulting from an alternative approach to synth-pop using analog synthesizers, drum machine, subtle grooves, and hip hop/R&B rhythms. Swift unveiled the standard track list on a TikTok series called Midnights Mayhem with Me from September 21 to October 7, 2022.

The album was a commercial success across all formats of music consumption, breaking a string of records globally. It achieved the Spotify feat for the most single-day streams of an album and topped the charts in 28 territories. In the United States, it opened with over 1.57 million units, logged Swift's 11th number-one on the Billboard 200, the largest vinyl sales week of the 21st century, became the best-selling album of 2022, and spawned 10 top-ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100—the most for any album—in the same week. The lead single "Anti-Hero" marked her ninth number-one on the Hot 100, while the later singles "Lavender Haze" and "Karma" peaked at number two. Tracks such as "Maroon", "Snow on the Beach" featuring Lana Del Rey, "You're on Your Own, Kid", "Midnight Rain", and "Bejeweled" charted high internationally.

Acclaimed by music critics for its restrained production, candid songwriting, and vocal cadences, Midnights won a range of awards and was ranked by publications amongst the best albums of 2022. Journalists felt the album's ubiquitous success is a testament to Swift's cultural impact. To support Midnights and her previous albums, Swift embarked on the Eras Tour in 2023.

Background

After a dispute over the sale of the masters of her first six studio albums in 2019, Taylor Swift announced that she plans to re-record the albums.[1] She released the first two of these re-recordings, Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version), in 2021.[2] The latter included the ten-minute, original version of her 2012 song "All Too Well". It was accompanied by a corresponding short film, All Too Well: The Short Film, written and directed by Swift.[3] Many speculated that her next album would be Speak Now (Taylor's Version) or 1989 (Taylor's Version) (both 2023).[4][5]

Swift garnered five nominations for the short film at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2022,[6] and won three of them.[7] In her acceptance speech for the Video of the Year award, she announced a "brand-new" studio album scheduled for release on October 21, 2022.[8] Shortly after, Swift's official website was updated with a clock counting down to midnight and the phrase "Meet me at midnight".[8] The canvases of some of Swift's songs on Spotify were changed to a visual featuring the clock.[9] At midnight, Swift posted across her social media accounts that her tenth studio album would be titled Midnights, accompanied by a premise. She described the album as "the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout [her] life".[8] Swift's official website crashed due to heavy traffic following the posts.[10]

Writing and production

 
Jack Antonoff is Swift's main collaborator on Midnights.
 
Aaron Dessner worked on four bonus tracks.

According to Swift, the subject matter of Midnights was inspired by five major topics: self-hatred, revenge fantasies, "wondering what might have been", falling in love, and "falling apart".[11] Swift enlisted Jack Antonoff, who became a longtime collaborator with Swift since her 2014 album 1989,[12] to co-produce Midnights with her, which came together as a result of Swift's and Antonoff's partners, English actor Joe Alwyn and American actress Margaret Qualley, respectively, shooting in Panama for the 2022 romantic thriller film Stars at Noon. While their partners filmed, Swift and Antonoff worked together in New York City.[13] The duo wrote 11 of the album's 13 songs together; of the remaining two, Swift wrote the track "Vigilante Shit" alone and "Sweet Nothing" with Alwyn, who is credited with his pseudonym William Bowery.[14] Some bonus tracks were co-produced by Aaron Dessner, who had collaborated with Swift on her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore.[15] She conceived the bonus tracks on their "journey to find that magic 13 [tracks]", and claimed that she released them because she wanted to share her entire creative process with fans.[16][17]

 
"Anti-Hero"
A sample of the hook in "Anti-Hero", a pop rock and synth-pop song about inferiority complex.
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Swift's love life inspired the lyrics of "Lavender Haze" and "Snow on the Beach", the former of which takes after the phrase "in the lavender haze" from the period drama series Mad Men. Swift wrote "Lavender Haze" after she and Alwyn had to protect their relationship from unsolicited scrutiny online ("weird rumors" and "tabloid stuff").[18][19] "Snow on the Beach" is about "falling in love with someone at the same time as they're falling in love with you",[20] and is co-written by American singer Lana Del Rey.[14] In "Anti-Hero", Swift detailed her insecurities, such as struggling with "not feeling like a person".[21]

Antonoff conferred a "very analogue" production to Midnights, using vintage synthesizers he has never used before, such as Oberheim OB-8, Yamaha DX7, and Solina. He processed some of the instrumentals and Swift's vocals using sound modulators such as Soundtoys, iZotope VocalSynth, Klemt Echolette, and Watkins Copicat to generate "interesting" effects.[22] The composition of "Lavender Haze" was conceived by Antonoff when he heard Sounwave, one of his collaborators, press a button accidentally, playing a "small little loop" produced by Jahaan Sweet. Sounwave edited the loop, processing it further, and Sam Dew added melodies to the loop with Zoë Kravitz, who had been working with Antonoff as well. Antonoff pitched the song to Swift, who wrote its lyrics; "Glitch" was also born from these sessions. Sweet further reached out to Swift via Antonoff with "Karma", which had also been worked on by Keanu Beats. The next day, Antonoff returned with "Karma" finished with Swift's vocals on it.[23]

Music and lyrics

 
 
Lana Del Rey (left) features on "Snow on the Beach", and Ice Spice (right) features on a remix of "Karma" as a bonus track.

The standard edition of Midnights consists of thirteen tracks. The deluxe CD adds three bonus songs, of which two are remixes, while Midnights (3am Edition), available only on streaming and digital download platforms, adds seven other bonus tracks. Six of the album's tracks are labelled explicit. Del Rey provides guest vocals on the fourth track, "Snow on the Beach".[24][25]

Composition

Midnights has been described as a dream pop,[26] synth-pop,[11] bedroom pop, electropop,[27][28] and chill-out music album,[29] with heavy R&B,[30][31][32] electronica,[33] and ambient elements.[34] Departing from the indie and alternative folk sound of Folklore and Evermore,[35] Swift sought to create an experimental pop album,[36] expanding her alternative approach to synth pop sounds.[37][38] "Maximalist minimalism" is the sonic signature of Midnights,[39] incorporating subtle melodies,[35] emphasized rhythms,[40] vintage synthesizers (prominently Moog and Roland Juno-60),[29][41] drum machine,[3][42] Reese bass,[43] Mellotron,[44] downbeats, and low-key harmonies.[45] Swift's vocals retain a country timbre,[29] but with rhythmic[45] and conversational cadences.[46] The vocals are sometimes electronically manipulated,[44] resulting in androgynous[44] and "hiccuping" vocal effects.[45] Influences of hip hop and rapping are present in Swift's vocal delivery as well, in line with the lyrics' internal rhymes.[29][45][33] In describing its overall sound, Paste said Midnights "moves fairly effortlessly between the discotheque and a moonlit boulevard",[47] The Guardian described it as "a moody, sophisticated filter on the pop that made [Swift's] name",[48] and Beats Per Minute regarded it Swift's foray into alternative R&B.[49]

Theme

We lie awake in love and in fear, in turmoil and in tears. We stare at walls and drink until they speak back. We twist in our self-made cages and pray that we aren't—right this minute—about to make some fateful life-altering mistake. This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face. For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching—hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve ... we'll meet ourselves.

— Swift, introducing Midnights via social media[8]

Midnights is a concept album,[24][50] about "after-hour agonies" and thoughts.[29] Midnight is a recurring lyrical motif in Swift's music, having been used in different contexts and viewpoints in her preceding albums.[note 1] The A.V. Club said Midnights expands the artistic motif "into a full-blown album".[52] The album marks Swift's return to a mostly autobiographical lyricism, after exploring fictitious storylines and characters in Folklore and Evermore.[31] The New Yorker said Midnights is a collage of various emotions during "the spontaneous, restless headspace of nighttime thought".[53] The main themes are self-assurance,[54] self-criticism, insecurity,[46] anxiety, public image,[55] insomnia,[40][56] and feminism,[57] with a characteristic confessional but "cryptic" tone.[36][35][47]

Several critics regard Midnights as Swift's most candid,[46][54] confident,[33] and frankest writing yet.[34] Some others consider it a consolidatory work of her career, such as containing "bits and pieces from all of Swift's eras" according to Billboard,[58] and a blend of "Reputation's attitude, 1989's unimpeachable hooks, Lover's heart-on-its-sleeve vulnerability" in the words of Consequence.[59]

Songs

 
"Maroon"
Critics noted the prominently rhythmic quality of Swift's songwriting in Midnights, demonstrated here by the chorus of the second track "Maroon".
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The opening track, "Lavender Haze", is a disco-inflected,[60] rhythmic pop song driven by a murky groove,[61] falsetto chorus,[44] modular synths, and backing vocals from Kravitz.[61] It is an R&B-leaning, "emo-erotic" track[44] about the tabloid scrutiny and online rumors that Swift and Alwyn face,[55] and references the Madonna–whore complex.[31] "Maroon" is a dynamic dream pop song[61] with a buzzing drone.[31] It is about a "missed-chance romance", recalling several specific memories.[61] The title is a call-back to Swift's fourth studio album, Red (2012), with the maroon color serving as the more "experienced version" of red.[31] "Anti-Hero" is a pop rock song about self-loathing.[61] "Snow on the Beach" is a hazy dream pop ballad, featuring backing vocals by Del Rey. It references "All for You" (2001) by Janet Jackson.[55]

 
"Midnight Rain"
Swift's vocals are manipulated to an "androgynous" lower pitch in some parts of Midnights, such as the refrain of "Midnight Rain".
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The fifth track, "You're on Your Own, Kid", is an alternative rock song[47] that begins with muted instrumentals and swells into a crescendo.[61] It discusses Swift's early stardom and her struggles during rise to fame,[62] such as her eating disorder.[31] "Midnight Rain", sees Swift remember an old relationship that was forestalled by her professional ambition and ambivalence about settling down.[62] It features a pitched-down hook, programmed drums and percussion.[61] "Question...?", asks rhetorical questions about "blurry" memories.[61] Its short intro interpolates Swift's own 2016 single "Out of the Woods".[31] "Vigilante Shit" is built around bubbling beats, swirling synths,[61] industrial elements,[63] and snare drums. It is a "noirish"[35] vengeance declaration, taking aim at an enemy and encourages other women to do the same.[61] "Bejeweled" is a disco tune[26] driven by synth arpeggios,[31] with lyrics recognizing Swift's self-worth.[61]

The tenth track, "Labyrinth", is a steady synth-pop song with skittering electronic elements,[61] church organ, and subtle guitars,[49] about the anxiety over falling in love again.[60] "Karma" is a playful, electroclash[61] and chillwave[49] "diss track"[32] with elements of new wave, alternative pop and techno,[61] and comical lyrics.[44] It describes the culmination of Swift's "good karma".[64] Employing a double entendre, "Sweet Nothing" is a relaxed, love song driven by saxophone[55][61] and electric piano,[44] emulating 1970s ballads.[31] It is an ode to Swift's calm romantic relationship inside her house, as opposed to her hectic stardom outside.[61] The standard album closes with "Mastermind", which satirizes[31] Swift's alternate perspective on fate and happenstance.[39] She confesses that her "calculating approach to pop stardom seeped into her love life as well", as opposed to her views about spontaneity of destiny in the Folklore track, "Invisible String".[61] It is also a nod to Swift's own "cryptic and Machiavellian" habit of leaving Easter eggs.[55]

The first bonus track, "The Great War", evokes battle imagery to show the easiness two people in a relationship can find themselves in a conflict, while also paying tribute to a partner who puts a stop to one's own destructive tendencies.[65] In the ballad "Bigger Than the Whole Sky", Swift sings about the grief after the loss of a loved one; it was compared to "Ronan", which was written about the death of a young boy to cancer days before his fourth birthday.[66] "Paris" is an upbeat, synth-heavy[67] pop track, reminiscent of her style in 1989.[68] "High Infidelity" employs audio distortions as a metaphor for a bad connection in a relationship between musicians.[69] "Glitch" is an electronica song,[70] about "malfunctioning" from lust. It features octave shifts in the chorus.[68] In "Would've, Could've, Should've", Swift expresses regret over entering into a relationship with a "grown" man when she was 19, his treatment of her, and the persisting emotional trauma.[68][70] "Dear Reader" is an electro-pop tune[67] about Swift's concern over her listeners regarding her music as the "guiding light".[68] "Hits Different" is an emotional breakup song reflecting on the past relationship in style of country pop prevalent in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[71][72] The Late Night Edition contains the exclusive track "You're Losing Me (From the Vault)", an "airy" ballad describing dissolution of a long-term romantic relationship due to the diminishing understanding between the partners.[73]

Art direction

Upon the album's announcement, press outlets speculated that Swift's Moschino outfit for the VMAs afterparty—a navy blue micro mini romper embellished with silver stars—teased the album's aesthetic.[74][75][76] Analyzing the album's promotional pictures, The Ringer described the aesthetic as "glam, but a chill, interior kind of glamor as opposed to big popstar glamor", with midnight blue dominating the color palette and retro photographs featuring upholstery.[24] Clock faces and 1960s–1970s "family-room decor" are also part of the Midnights iconography.[44][24] Vogue noted 1970s styles in Swift's fashion,[77] marking a departure from the rural, cottagecore attire she had adopted for Folklore and Evermore.[78][14] Fashion critic Jess Cartner-Morley found it reminiscent of the album cover of Country Life (1974) by English art rock band Roxy Music and the photographs by French artist Guy Bourdin for Vogue France.[79]

Cover artwork

The standard cover artwork of Midnights is minimalist.[80] It takes inspiration from old-fashioned LP jackets whose songs were listed on the front cover.[81] The photograph of Swift featured in the artwork depicts her in blue eye shadow, black eye liner, and her signature red lips,[80] observing a glimmering lighter held near her face.[82] It depicts trāṭaka according to Beats Per Minute.[49] The typeface used is Neue Haas Grotesk.[83] The album title and track listing are in a blue gradient.[80] The vinyl edition of the cover, posted by Swift across her social media, splits the track list into an A-side and B-side, indicating a two-sided LP.[84] Three limited-edition color variants of the physical album, featuring different cover artworks were also issued.[note 2] The Cut said the covers depict Swift in "various states of glamorous late-night stress."[86] The Dallas Observer noted similarities to the indie sleaze aesthetic.[87] Additionally, the reverse side of the standard and three alternate editions each portray a quarter sector of a dial; when assembled together and combined with a clock mechanism sold separately, they form a functioning clock.[88]

Release and promotion

Midnights was released on October 21, 2022.[8] It marked her fifth album in the three-year span of 2020–2022, whereas she had released only four albums in the entire 2010s decade preceding that; commenting on the recent "rapid pace" of her album cycles, Swift stated that she feels to create music "more freely" than she did during her 20s, and that she is "happier when [she] is making things more often."[89] Swift engaged in a traditional roll-out for Midnights, following limited promotion of her surprise-released albums during the COVID-19 pandemic.[90]

On the Midnights Manifest, an itinerary for the album launch, Swift teased a "very chaotic surprise" occurring hours after the release, which was eventually revealed to be the extended album, entitled Midnights (3am Edition), containing seven bonus tracks that Swift said were written for the album but ultimately excluded from the standard thirteen; and was released at 03:00 EDT.[91][92] Upon release, Midnights was available in five CD, LP, and digital album editions each, as well as a cassette.[93][94] A limited-edition purple marbled LP variant was available in the US only on May 21 and 22, 2023.[95] Two special editions, subtitled Late Night and Til Dawn, were released on May 26; they contain more bonus tracks,[note 3] including a remix of "Karma" featuring American rapper Ice Spice.[99][100]

Marketing

 
Title card of Midnights Mayhem with Me, a series of TikTok videos by Swift where she revealed the track titles one by one.

To "defy" her usual routine of incorporating Easter eggs to hint at information,[101] Swift released a video series on TikTok called Midnights Mayhem with Me, consisting of thirteen episodes between September 21 and October 7, 2022.[102] She unveiled the track-list in a randomized order in the series, one song per episode, in front of a curtain backdrop, accompanied by an elevator music tune.[101] A lottery cage containing 13 ping pong balls numbered from one to thirteen,[103] each representing a track of the album, was rolled, and when a ball drops out, Swift disclosed the title of the corresponding track on the album, through a telephone. The first episode revealed the thirteenth track "Mastermind",[104] and the final episode revealed "Snow on the Beach" and its Del Rey feature.[102]

Some lyrics from Midnights were displayed on Spotify's billboards across the world in the days leading up to the album's launch, starting with Times Square on October 17.[105] Swift also posted an itinerary, entitled Midnights Manifest, detailing the promotional events scheduled for the album.[106] She limited her press appearances and did not perform, only appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on October 24,[107] and The Graham Norton Show on October 28.[108] An iHeartRadio program called Midnights with Taylor, featuring commentary from Swift, ran on its pop stations from October 21 to 26, during which the album received airplay.[109] She also answered some fan-submitted questions for Sirius XM Hits 1.[110]

Visuals

Four music videos—for "Anti-Hero", "Bejeweled", "Lavender Haze", and the "Karma" remix—all written and directed by Swift, were released on October 21 and 25, 2022,[111][112] January 27 and May 26, 2023, respectively.[113][114] The teaser trailer for the album's music videos exclusively premiered during Amazon Prime Video's Thursday Night Football broadcast on October 20, 2022, with a pre-taped introduction by Swift,[115] which was first announced by American sportscaster Charissa Thompson on October 14 as "something very, very special".[116] It revealed a trailer compiling clips of several visual works based on Midnights.[117] The cast includes Swift, Jack Antonoff, Laura Dern, the Haim sisters, Mike Birbiglia, Laith Ashley, Dita Von Teese, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, John Early, and Pat McGrath, with cinematography by Rina Yang, who previously worked with Swift on All Too Well: The Short Film.[118] The video for the lead single, "Anti-Hero", premiered eight hours after the release of Midnights.[119][120] She described it as a depiction of her "nightmare scenarios and intrusive thoughts".[121] Besides "Anti-Hero", the Midnights Manifest itinerary specified a music video release for "another track", which Swift later confirmed to be "Bejeweled",[122] which was an alternate take on the Cinderella plot.[123] The "Lavender Haze" music video—described by Swift as a "sultry sleepless 70's fever dream"—explores psychedelic and surrealist symbolisms,[124][125] featuring Laith Ashley.[126] The video for "Karma" featuring Ice Spice premiered at the first East Rutherford show of the Eras Tour. It features cosmic and celestial imagery.[127]

Media response

Pitchfork,[128] Time,[129] and the Recording Academy named Midnights as one of the most anticipated records of fall 2022;[130] USA Today called it the most anticipated release of Swift's career.[116] Time found the 13-song track list a "concise lineup" for Swift, whose last album, Red (Taylor's Version), consisted of 30 tracks.[131] The New York Times called Swift a "restless creative force" for releasing her fifth album in three years and expected Midnights to become one of 2022's best-selling albums, despite its October release,[132] with Quartz projecting Midnights to achieve record-setting vinyl sales.[133] Los Angeles Times compared Swift's "prolific run of albums" to those of "the all-time greats".[note 4]

The lack of a pre-released single led to speculation over the album's sound on the internet.[79][135] Variety opined Midnights could either "continue in that more subdued, acoustic, Americana vein" of Folklore and Evermore, or return to the "pure pop" of Lover (2019) and its immediate predecessors.[81] ABC News described the album's release as a "dramatic" event.[136] Several publications, such as The Washington Post, praised Swift's marketing strategy.[137] Fortune and El País commended the promotional roll-out for its "aura of mystery and excitement" and the "art of suspense".[138][139] Slate and I-D opined that Midnights is "the result of a winning formula"—hybridizing the modern "surprise-drop approach", which is more streaming-friendly but unfavorable for physical sales, with the traditional, "old-school" rollout by preannouncing the album, but nevertheless withholding all of the songs until the release day, which cements the album release as a "proper newsworthy event".[140][141]

Singles

 
Swift during the Midnights act, the closing act of the Eras Tour (2023)

"Anti-Hero" is the lead single of Midnights.[142] Republic Records released the song to the US hot adult contemporary radio on October 24, 2022, followed by contemporary hit radio on October 25.[143] It became the best-selling song of 2022.[144] "Bejeweled" and "Question...?" were released for limited-time digital download exclusively through Swift's website on October 25, as promotional singles.[145][146] "Lavender Haze" was released to US contemporary hit radio as the second single on November 29, 2022.[147] "Karma" became the third single to US adult contemporary radio on May 1, 2023.[148]

Tour

Main article: The Eras Tour

On November 1, 2022, Swift announced her sixth concert tour, the Eras Tour. She described the tour as "a journey through the musical eras of [her] career". An all-stadium tour, it consists of 131 concerts across five continents. It recorded an incredibly high demand for tickets globally, so much so that Swift kept on adding additional dates to all the legs of the tour.[149][150][151] On November 15, the tickets went up for sale on Ticketmaster's website, which crashed immediately, halting the presale.[152] The public on-sale was later canceled due to "insufficient" inventory to meet the demand.[153] Nevertheless, the Eras Tour sold over two million tickets on its first day of presale alone, breaking the all-time record for the most concert tickets sold by an artist in a single day.[154] However, Ticketmaster was widely criticized by fans, customers, consumer groups and US lawmakers for a flawed and deceitful ticketing service.[155] Two lawsuits were filed by fans on Ticketmaster for "intentional deception", fraud, price fixing and antitrust violations, in December 2022.[156] Beyond the controversy, the tour had a socioeconomic impact on popular culture.[157]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10[158]
Metacritic85/100[159]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [160]
American Songwriter     [161]
Clash8/10[162]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[39]
The Guardian     [42]
The Independent     [35]
NME     [54]
Pitchfork7.0/10[41]
Rolling Stone     [55]
The Times     [163]

Midnights received widespread acclaim from music critics, most of whom praised its subdued production and vocals;[164][165] some named it Swift's best album yet.[140] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to ratings from publications, the album received a weighted mean score of 85 based on 28 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[159] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 8.0 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[158]

Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield, and Alex Bilmes of Esquire dubbed Midnights an instant classic; Spanos praised Swift's "brilliant and fresh" songwriting style,[55] Sheffield highlighted the moody production,[26] and Blimes called it "the pop album of the year".[60] Reviews published by Billboard's Jason Lipshutz,[40] Variety's Chris Willman,[44] Clash's Matthew Neale,[162] Under the Radar's Andy Von Pip,[34] and The Guardian's Alexis Petridis all appreciated Midnights for favoring an elegant and understated production over the market-oriented chart hits of Swift's contemporaries.[42] Alex Hopper in American Songwriter said the album is a "grungier" 1989 with the lyrical proficiency of Folklore and Evermore.[161] PopMatters' Rick Quinn stated that Swift "demonstrates her mastery of pop structure and style" in Midnights.[70] In Paste, Ellen Johnson considered the album more nuanced than mainstream pop, while containing some of Swift's "sleekest pop tunes yet".[47] The Associated Press' Elise Ryan felt the album is a product of Swift's maturity and artistic evolution,[36] while Gigwise's Lucy Harbron praised the reinvention and experimentation.[37]

Reviews also noticed a more refined aspect to Swift's songwriting approach in Midnights. According to NME's Hannah Mylrea, the "candid" lyrics depart from the narrative-driven songwriting Swift had been known for and offer a glimpse into her expanding artistry.[54] Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times admired Swift's strong vocals and wrote that while much of Midnights relies on her well-known first-person songwriting, it is "so strong [...] that eventually you stop caring what's drawn directly from Swift's real life and what's not".[166] Helen Brown of The Independent wrote although the music might take time for listeners to absorb, Midnights is enriched by Swift's "assured lyrical control" and "feline vocal stealth".[35] The Observer's Kitty Empire described Midnights as "an album of fascinating small-hours contemplation".[30]

Some critics were more reserved in their praise, taking issue with Antonoff's "bit redundant" production style.[167] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times,[168] Chris Richards of The Washington Post,[169] and Paul Attard of Slant Magazine wrote positive reviews but felt that Swift played it safe.[170] For Ann Powers of NPR,[29] Pitchfork's Quinn Moreland,[41] and The Line of Best Fit's Paul Bridgewater, the album's sound could have been better,[171] with Robert Christgau believing it to be less tunefully defined than Swift's previous efforts and attributing this to its more "textured" approach.[172] The Daily Telegraph's Neil McCormick liked the intimacy in Midnights, but felt Swift's uncertainty "to press deeper into intimate songcraft or restart a commercial juggernaut".[173] Carl Wilson of Slate complimented the album's concept, sound and vocals, but felt some lyrics were weak.[31]

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings of Midnights
Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2022
3
 [174]
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2022
17
[48]
Los Angeles Times The 20 Best Albums of 2022
4
 [175]
NME The 50 Best Albums of 2022
12
[176]
People Best Albums of 2022
3
 [177]
PopMatters The 80 Best Albums of 2022
5
 [178]
Rolling Stone Rob Sheffield's Top 20 Albums of 2022
2
 [179]
Slant Magazine The 50 Best Albums of 2022
18
[180]
USA Today The 10 Best Albums of 2022
3
 [181]
Variety Chris Willman's Best Albums of 2022
1
 [182]

Commercial performance

Midnights is Swift's most commercially successful album to-date.[183][5] It broke a string of sales, streaming, digital, vinyl and official chart records globally.[184] Billboard declared it a blockbuster.[38] According to Universal Music Group, Midnights moved three million global album-equivalent units in its first week, and over six million in two months.[185]

It broke all-time records on Spotify, such as those for the most streamed album in a single day with 186 million streams in its opening day,[186] surpassing the previous record of 155 million streams by Drake's Certified Lover Boy (2021),[187] and the fastest album to amass 700 million streams (within a week).[188] Swift became the most streamed artist in a single day in Spotify history, with 228 million streams across her discography (the first artist to cross the 200-million mark),[189] in addition to various feats on other streaming platforms.[note 5] She was the second most streamed artist on Spotify in 2022, behind Bad Bunny.[196]

All of the album's tracks entered the Billboard Global 200; nine and eight of those charted within the top 10 of the Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts, respectively, setting records for the most simultaneous top-10 entries on both and making Swift the first artist to occupy the entire top five of the Global 200.[197] The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) ranked Swift as 2022's Global Recording Artist of the Year, making her the first act to win the accolade three times (after 2014 and 2019);[198] Midnights ranked second on the list of 2022's most consumed albums across all formats.[199][note 6]

Americas

In the US, Midnights sold over 800,000 pure copies in its first day, marking the best-selling album of 2022 and the biggest sales week for an album since Swift's own Reputation (2017).[203][204] It surpassed 1.2 million units in its first three days, becoming Swift's fifth album to open with one million sales—a record unique to her,[note 7] and reached 1.4 million units by the fifth day, as well as 1.05 million pure sales, marking the largest opening week of the last seven years and Swift's career-best.[206][205]

Midnights has topped the Billboard 200 for six weeks,[207] and spent thirteen consecutive weeks atop the Top Album Sales chart—the most since Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture (1997).[208][209] It opened with 1,578,000 units, of which 1.14 million were pure sales, including 575,000 vinyl LPs and 395,000 CDs. It became the year's best-selling vinyl LP and CD. Midnights garnered 549.26 million streams in its first week, the third-largest streaming week of all time. Overtaking Oops!... I Did It Again (2000) by Britney Spears, it marked the second-largest first week for an album by a female artist in the US, after Adele's 25 (2015). Swift tied Barbra Streisand for the most number-one albums among women (11), and most consecutive number-one debuts, surpassing Eminem and Kanye West.[205] Midnights earned over 200,000 units in each of its first four weeks,[210] and finished 2022 with 3.294 million total units.[144] It subsequently became the first 21st-century album to sell over one million vinyl LPs in the US.[211] As of July 2023, Midnights has sold 2.454 million in traditional album sales in the United States.[212]

All of the album's 20 tracks debuted in the top 45 of the US Billboard Hot 100, giving Swift a total of 188 Hot 100 entries;[213] the 13 standard tracks arrived in the top 15, led by "Anti-Hero",[note 8] Swift's ninth US number-one song. Swift became the first act to control the entire top 10 of the Hot 100 concurrently; the woman with the most top-10 entries (40), surpassing Madonna (38); the first act to debut atop the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 simultaneously four times;[note 9] and the first act to occupy the entire top 10 of the Hot 100, Streaming Songs, and Digital Songs charts together. Midnights is the first album in history with ten top-10 songs, surpassing Certified Lover Boy (9). Billboard noted its streams were strong enough to monopolize the top 10 without airplay or digital sales.[214] Swift ranked as 2022's Billboard Year-End top female artist.[215]

In Brazil, Midnights marked the biggest first-week Spotify streams ever for an album in the country.[184] On the Canadian Albums Chart, Midnights opened with the biggest first-week of the year and scored Swift's 11th number-one album.[216][184] All 20 tracks debuted within the first 35 spots of the Canadian Hot 100, with the top 10 spots entirely occupied by the album, led by "Anti-Hero".[217]

Asia-Pacific

In China, Midnights sold over 200,000 digital albums in its first day on QQ Music,[218] opened with the year's best units for an international artist,[184] and became 2022's best-selling album by a western artist.[219] Three, four and eleven Midnights tracks debuted on the Indonesia Songs,[220] Hong Kong Songs,[221] and Malaysia Songs charts, led by "Anti-Hero" at numbers one, six and one, respectively.[222] All of the album's standard tracks charted on the Vietnam Hot 100,[223] and within the top-15 of Singapore Top 30 Chart.[224] In the Philippines, it garnered the biggest first-week Spotify streams ever for an album in the country,[184] and occupied the top 13 spots of the Philippines Songs chart, with "Anti-Hero" at number one.[225] On India's IMI International Top 20 Singles chart, Midnights debuted seven tracks, led by "Anti-Hero" at number four.[226]

The album became a record tenth consecutive number-one album for Swift in Australia, with the biggest opening week since Reputation. It set the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) records for the biggest streaming and vinyl sales weeks for an album. All of its standard tracks entered the ARIA Singles Chart, occupying the entire top 14 region, except the seventh spot.[227][228] With the debut of "Anti-Hero" atop the singles chart, Swift earned a record third Australian "Chart Double" of her career, extending the feat for five consecutive weeks.[229] It was the best-selling album of 2022 in Australia,[230] and has since spent fourteen weeks atop the country's album chart—her longest running number-one album.[231][232][233] Midnights was Swift's 11th consecutive number-one album on the New Zealand Albums Chart.[184] Four of its tracks debuted within the top-five of the New Zealand Top 40 Singles chart.[234]

Europe

Midnights opened with Swift's best first-week units in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the UK.[184] In the latter, Midnights sold over 140,000 units in its first three days, surpassing the opening-week tally of Harry Styles' Harry's House (113,000 units) to become the fastest-selling album of 2022.[235] Ultimately, the album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, beating The Car by Arctic Monkeys to the top spot with 204,000 units—Swift's highest first-week tally. She broke Madonna's record for the shortest time for a female act to accumulate nine UK number-one albums, and became the first woman since Miley Cyrus in 2013 to simultaneously debut atop both the albums and singles chart, following the number-one debut of "Anti-Hero" as well.[236] It also sold 80,000 vinyl copies in 2022, the highest annual figure for an album in the 21st century, propelling the UK's total vinyl sales past CD sales for the first time since 1987.[237] Midnights spent five weeks atop the albums chart—her longest running number-one album in the UK.[238][239]

The album marked Swift's eighth number-one album on the Irish Albums Chart and the biggest first week since Ed Sheeran's ÷ (2017),[184] and spent eight weeks atop the chart.[240] It scored her first number-one album on Germany's Top 100 Albums chart with the largest streaming week for an album by an international artist in the country in 2022 (20 million),[241] and marked the year's biggest overall opening week for an international artist there.[184] Furthermore, Midnights marked the biggest debut-week Spotify streams for an English-language artist in Spain,[184] and seven and eight of its tracks debuted on Norway's Topp 40 Singles[242] and Billboard Luxembourg Songs charts, respectively.[243] The album was Swift's fourth number-one debut on Portugal's Top 50 Albums chart,[244] spent five non-consecutive weeks at number one in Sweden,[245] and was the third best-selling album of 2022 in Austria, the Netherlands, and the UK.[246] In the UK, the album sold 416,965 units over the course of the final two months of 2022, making it the third best selling album of the year. Nearly 50% of Midnights' sales were CDs, LPs, and cassettes. Midnights was the best selling physical album with 206,136 copies sold, while it sold 11,679 digital copies. It was also the best selling vinyl in the country with 89,163 units sold.[247]

Accolades

Further information: List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift § Guinness World Records

Swift achieved over 20 Guinness World Record entries with the release of Midnights.[248] She won all of her three nominations at the 48th People's Choice Awards, including the Female Artist of 2022,[249] and won nine awards at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, including Artist of the Year.[250] She has received seven nominations at the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards.[251]

Awards and nominations for Midnights
Organization Year Category Result Ref.
Guinness World Records 2022 Most Streamed Album on Spotify in 24 Hours Won [252]
Most First-Day Streams of an Album on Spotify Won
Most First-Day Streams of an Album on Spotify (Female) Won [253]
Most Streamed Album by a Female Artist in One Week (USA) Won [254]
Fastest-Selling Vinyl Album (USA) Won [255]
Most Streamed Album on Amazon Music in 24 Hours Won [256]
People's Choice Awards The Album of 2022 Won [249]
Capricho Awards Album of the Year Nominated [257]
NetEase Annual Music Awards 2023 Top English Album Won [258]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Album Won [259]
Japan Gold Disc Awards Best 3 Western Albums Won [260]
Juno Awards International Album of the Year Nominated [261]
Gaffa Awards International Release of the Year Nominated
[262]
iHeartRadio Music Awards Pop Album of the Year Won
[263]
MTV Video Music Awards Album of the Year Won [250]

Impact

 
Swift at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, where she won nine awards, including Album of the Year for Midnights

Swift's unanticipated announcement of the album at the Video Music Awards was a "headline-grabbing" moment, according to Billboard. Bruce Gillmer, the show's producer, stated that Midnights gave a "massive lift" to the viewership ratings.[264] The album's cover artwork became an Internet trend, mimicked and parodied by social media users, including official accounts of brands, organizations and celebrities.[note 10] Apple Fitness+ released three exercise programs designed around Swift's music, featuring tracks from Midnights, curated for yoga, treadmill and HIIT workouts.[267] Spotify's servers crashed for several minutes when the album was released.[268][269]

Critical commentary described the pan-format success of Midnights in the streaming era as unprecedented. Various publications dubbed Swift as the paramount pop star of the 21st century, wielding a commercial and cultural dominance surpassing those of her contemporaries. Billboard noted how the album's success is "evenly" distributed across streaming, album sales and track sales, unlike other albums of 2022.[144] The Financial Times pondered whether Swift is "the last pop superstar", underscoring the 1.5 million first-week units—a figure unseen since the "1990s boy bands" era, which was regarded as the peak for the US music business. Music publisher Matt Pincus called Swift "basically an intellectual property franchise now. Like a DC movie".[270] Fortune compared her to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[138] I-D dubbed Swift the "last remaining real popstar", capable of "shifting more albums and filling more stadiums than her contemporaries [...] unseen since the industry's golden era".[141] Noting a 2021 article from The New York Times that asked "if Adele couldn't sell more than a million albums in a single week, could any artist?" after her album 30 missed the mark, Rolling Stone responded that Swift "has once again moved the goalposts regarding what the music industry can see as possible from a major pop star".[271]

Many journalists acknowledged Swift's longevity. Slate underscored how Swift's career has lasted longer than that of the Beatles, and broke the band's once-deemed "unbeatable" records.[140] Business journalist Greg Jericho, in The Guardian, lauded her ability to remain culturally relevant and successful 18 years into her music career, writing that the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen were past their prime at that stage.[188] Bree Player of Marie Claire wrote, "The word 'icon' is thrown around far too liberally these days, but Miss Swift is a living legend."[272] When Jimmy Fallon listed Swift the album's achievements at The Tonight Show, Swift expressed her gratitude for the success but underscored the ageism regarding female singers: "It's like, you know, I'm 32. So, we're considered geriatric popstars [...] They start trying to put us out to pasture at age 25, I'm just happy to be here!"[273][274]

Midnights catalysed Swift's cultural impact in 2022, which persisted into 2023 as well. The Washington Post proclaimed that Swift dominated 2022.[275] According to CNET, 2022 is the most prominent year of Swift's career, led by the "mainstream cultural success" of Midnights.[276] Bloomberg News reported that the album generated $230 million in sales for Universal Music Group in 2022, accounting for 3% of their annual revenue—the highest from any artist.[277] As a result, Swift was the highest-paid woman in entertainment in 2022, earning US$92 million.[278] Glamour stated that the album helped Swift to not only have an influence on popular culture but to dominate all of its aspects in 2023.[279]

Track listing

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Midnights.

Midnights – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lavender Haze"
3:22
2."Maroon"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:38
3."Anti-Hero"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:20
4."Snow on the Beach" (featuring Lana Del Rey)
  • Swift
  • Del Rey
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
4:16
5."You're on Your Own, Kid"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:14
6."Midnight Rain"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
2:54
7."Question...?"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:30
8."Vigilante Shit"Swift
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
2:44
9."Bejeweled"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:14
10."Labyrinth"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
4:07
11."Karma"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Spears
  • Sweet
  • Keanu Torres
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Sounwave
  • Keanu Beats
  • Sweet[b]
3:24
12."Sweet Nothing"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:08
13."Mastermind"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:11
Total length:44:02
Midnights – Lavender Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Hits Different"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Dessner
3:54
15."You're on Your Own, Kid" (Strings remix)
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:20
16."Sweet Nothing" (Piano remix)
  • Swift
  • Bowery
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:28
Total length:54:50
Midnights – 3am Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."The Great War"
  • Swift
  • Dessner
  • Swift
  • Dessner
4:00
15."Bigger Than the Whole Sky"Swift
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:38
16."Paris"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:16
17."High Infidelity"
  • Swift
  • Dessner
  • Swift
  • Dessner
3:51
18."Glitch"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Spears
  • Dew
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Sounwave
2:28
19."Would've, Could've, Should've"
  • Swift
  • Dessner
  • Swift
  • Dessner
4:20
20."Dear Reader"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:45
Total length:69:20
Midnights – Til Dawn Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
21."Hits Different"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Dessner
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Dessner
3:54
22."Snow on the Beach" (featuring More Lana Del Rey)
  • Swift
  • Del Rey
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:50
23."Karma" (featuring Ice Spice)
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Isis Gaston
  • Ephrem Lopez
  • Spears
  • Sweet
  • Keanu Torres
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Sounwave
  • Keanu Beats
  • Sweet[b]
3:22
Total length:81:26
Midnights – Late Night Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."The Great War"
  • Swift
  • Dessner
  • Swift
  • Dessner
4:00
15."Bigger Than the Whole Sky"Swift
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:38
16."High Infidelity"
  • Swift
  • Dessner
  • Swift
  • Dessner
3:51
17."Would've, Could've, Should've"
  • Swift
  • Dessner
  • Swift
  • Dessner
4:20
18."Dear Reader"
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:45
19."You're Losing Me" (From the Vault)
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Dessner
 4:38
20."Snow on the Beach" (featuring More Lana Del Rey)
  • Swift
  • Del Rey
  • Antonoff
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
3:50
21."Karma" (featuring Ice Spice)
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Isis Gaston
  • Ephrem Lopez
  • Spears
  • Sweet
  • Keanu Torres
  • Swift
  • Antonoff
  • Sounwave
  • Keanu Beats
  • Sweet[b]
3:22
Total length:77:06

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies a co-producer
  • "Question...?" interpolates Swift's 2014 song "Out of the Woods" written by herself and Antonoff.[31]

Personnel

Musicians

  • Taylor Swift – vocals
  • Jack Antonoff – percussion, programming, synthesizer (all tracks); background vocals (1, 3–5, 7, 9, 10, 13), drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 11–13), Mellotron (1, 3–5, 7), Wurlitzer organ (1, 3, 8), bass (2–5, 9, 15, 18, 20), electric guitar (2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20), piano (2, 12, 15, 16, 20), acoustic guitar (3, 4, 5, 9, 15), crowd noises (7), slide guitar (15)
  • Aaron Dessner – percussion (14, 17), keyboards (14, 17), synth bass (14), piano (14, 17), electric guitar (14, 19), synthesizer (17, 19), acoustic guitar (17), bass guitar (19), harmonica (19)
  • Sam Dew – background vocals (1, 18)
  • Zoë Kravitz – background vocals (1, 18)
  • Jahaan Sweet – synth pads (1, 11); bass, flute, synthesizer (1); keyboards (11),
  • Sounwave – programming (1, 11)
  • Dominic Rivinius – snare drum (1), drums (7-8)
  • Evan Smith – saxophone (2, 12, 13); clarinet, flute, organ (2, 12); synthesizer (4, 5, 7–9, 13, 16), percussion (16)
  • Bobby Hawk – violin (3, 4, 13)
  • Dylan O'Brien – drums (4), crowd noises (7)
  • Lana Del Rey – vocals (4)
  • Rachel Antonoff – crowd noises (7)
  • Austin Swift – crowd noises (7)
  • Sean Hutchinson – drums (5, 7), percussion (5)
  • Mikey Freedom Hart – keyboards (9); programming (12-13), synthesizer (12-13, 16), theremin (16), organ (16)
  • Keanu Beats – synthesizer (11)
  • Michael Riddleberger – drums (13)
  • Zem Audu – saxophone (12-13)
  • Kyle Resnick – trumpet (14)
  • Yuki Numata Resnick – violin
  • Benjamin Lanz – drums, trombone (17)
  • James Krivchenia – drums (17)
  • Bryce Dessner – electric guitar (19)
  • Bryan Devendorf – drums (19)
  • James McAlister – drums (19), synthesizer (19)
  • Thomas Bartlett – keyboards (19), synthesizer (19)

Technical

  • Jack Antonoff – engineering
  • Laura Sisk – engineering
  • Şerban Ghenea – mixing
  • Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Jahaan Sweet – engineering (1, 11)
  • Ken Lewis – engineering (1, 7, 8)
  • Evan Smith – engineering (2, 4, 5, 7–9, 12, 13)
  • Jon Gautier – engineering (3, 13)
  • Dave Gross – engineering (4)
  • Sean Hutchinson – engineering (5, 7)
  • David Hart – engineering (9, 13)
  • Sounwave – engineering (11)
  • Keanu Beats – engineering (11)
  • Michael Riddleberger – engineering (13)
  • Zem Audu – engineering (13)
  • John Rooney – engineering assistance
  • Jon Sher – engineering assistance
  • Megan Searl – engineering assistance
  • Jonathan Garcia – engineering assistance (1, 7, 8)
  • Mark Aguilar – engineering assistance (1, 11)
  • Jacob Spitzer – engineering assistance (4)
  • Laurene Marquez – additional engineer
  • James McAlister – drums programming (14, 17, 19)
  • Jonathan Low – mixer, engineering (17, 19)
  • Bella Blasko – engineering (14, 17, 19)
  • Justin Vernon – additional engineer (19)
  • Thomas Bartlett – additional engineer (19)

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Midnights, with pure sales where available
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[337] Platinum 70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[338] Platinum 15,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[339] Gold 10,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[340] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[341] Platinum 20,000‡
France (SNEP)[342] Gold 50,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[343] Gold 100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[344] Platinum 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[345] 3× Platinum 45,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[346] Platinum 140,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[347] Gold 10,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[348] Platinum 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[349] Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[350] 2× Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[351] 2× Platinum 2,454,000[note 11]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Midnights
Region Date Format(s) Edition Label Ref.
Various October 21, 2022
Standard Republic [352][353]
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 3am [354]
CD Deluxe [355]
Japan October 26, 2022 Universal Japan [356]
Taiwan November 18, 2022 Standard Universal Taiwan [357]
Brazil December 14, 2022 Universal Brasil [358]
Deluxe [359]
United States January 5, 2023 Digital download Limited Republic [360]
May 22, 2023 Love Potion LP [361]
Various May 26, 2023
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Til Dawn [362]
United States CD Late Night [363]
Various Digital download [364]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Examples include songs "You Belong with Me" (2008), "Untouchable" (2009), "All Too Well" and "22" (2012), "Better Man" and "Nothing New" (2021), "Style" and "You Are in Love" (2014), "...Ready for It?" and "New Year's Day" (2017), "Daylight" (2019), "The Last Great American Dynasty" and "Happiness" (2020).[51]
  2. ^ The standard, widely available artwork of Midnights is called "Moonstone Blue". The limited edition covers are namely "Jade Green", "Blood Moon", and "Mahogany". The Target-exclusive CD is titled "Lavender".[85]
  3. ^ The digital and streaming-exclusive Til Dawn Edition contains 23 tracks: the 20 3am tracks, "Hits Different" (originally a Target-exclusive), a reworked version of "Snow on the Beach" with more vocals from Del Rey, and the remix of "Karma" featuring Ice Spice. The Late Night Edition contains 21 tracks: the same tracks as Til Dawn (minus "Paris", "Glitch" and "Hits Different") and a bonus song "You're Losing Me (From the Vault)". CDs are only purchasable at certain shows on the Eras Tour;[96][97] digital copies were sold on Swift's webstore for 24 hours beginning on May 26.[98]
  4. ^ Such as David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, and Dolly Parton in their prime.[134]
  5. ^ Such as the Apple Music record for the most-streamed pop album in a single day,[190][191] the Amazon Music records for the most-streamed album in a single day and week,[192][193] the Amazon Alexa record for the most single-day requests ever, and the Apple Music Spatial Audio record for the most single-day streams.[194][195]
  6. ^ Additionally, Midnights was the top-selling vinyl LP,[200] third best-selling album in pure sales,[201] and fifth most-streamed album of 2022.[202]
  7. ^ After Speak Now (2010), Red (2012), 1989 (2014) and Reputation (2017).[205]
  8. ^ "Anti-Hero", "Lavender Haze", "Maroon", "Snow on the Beach", "Midnight Rain", "Bejeweled", "Question... ?", "You're On Your Own, Kid", "Karma", and "Vigilante Shit", in that order from spots one through ten; "Mastermind", "Labyrinth" and "Sweet Nothing" entered at numbers 13, 14, and 15, respectively.[214]
  9. ^ Following Folklore and "Cardigan", Evermore and "Willow", and Red (Taylor's Version) and "All Too Well (Taylor's Version).[214]
  10. ^ Such as the Olympic Games, International Basketball Federation, the United States women's national soccer team, Pittsburgh Panthers, Duke Blue Devils, Virginia Cavaliers, Texas Longhorns, Pittsburgh Steelers, HBO Max, Fruit by the Foot, Heinz, Dairy Queen, and America's Got Talent's Terry Crews, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofía Vergara.[265][266]
  11. ^ US pure sales for Midnights as of July 2023[212]

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For the time of day see Midnight For other uses see Midnight disambiguation Midnights is the tenth studio album by American singer songwriter Taylor Swift released on October 21 2022 via Republic Records Announced at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Midnights marked Swift s first new body of work since her 2020 indie folk albums Folklore and Evermore It is a moody concept album about nocturnal ruminations written and produced by Swift with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff MidnightsStandard coverStudio album by Taylor SwiftReleasedOctober 21 2022 2022 10 21 StudioAudu Brooklyn Big Mercy Brooklyn Blue Plate Haworth Electric Lady New York Hutchinson Sound Brooklyn Henson Los Angeles Keanu Beats Melbourne Moultrie Brooklyn Neon Wave Pirmasens Pleasure Hill Portland Rough Customer Brooklyn Sound House Lakeland Sound of Waves Los Angeles Sweet Spot Los Angeles GenreSynth pop electropop bedroom pop dream popLength44 02LabelRepublicProducerTaylor Swift Jack Antonoff Sounwave Jahaan Sweet Keanu BeatsTaylor Swift chronologyRed Taylor s Version 2021 Midnights 2022 Lover Live from Paris 2023 Singles from Midnights Anti Hero Released October 21 2022 Lavender Haze Released November 29 2022 Karma Released May 1 2023Inspired by Swift s sleepless nights Midnights explores topics of anxiety insecurity self criticism self awareness insomnia and self confidence with lyricism characterized as confessional yet cryptic Sonically it experiments with chill out electropop dream pop and bedroom pop styles resulting from an alternative approach to synth pop using analog synthesizers drum machine subtle grooves and hip hop R amp B rhythms Swift unveiled the standard track list on a TikTok series called Midnights Mayhem with Me from September 21 to October 7 2022 The album was a commercial success across all formats of music consumption breaking a string of records globally It achieved the Spotify feat for the most single day streams of an album and topped the charts in 28 territories In the United States it opened with over 1 57 million units logged Swift s 11th number one on the Billboard 200 the largest vinyl sales week of the 21st century became the best selling album of 2022 and spawned 10 top ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100 the most for any album in the same week The lead single Anti Hero marked her ninth number one on the Hot 100 while the later singles Lavender Haze and Karma peaked at number two Tracks such as Maroon Snow on the Beach featuring Lana Del Rey You re on Your Own Kid Midnight Rain and Bejeweled charted high internationally Acclaimed by music critics for its restrained production candid songwriting and vocal cadences Midnights won a range of awards and was ranked by publications amongst the best albums of 2022 Journalists felt the album s ubiquitous success is a testament to Swift s cultural impact To support Midnights and her previous albums Swift embarked on the Eras Tour in 2023 Contents 1 Background 2 Writing and production 3 Music and lyrics 3 1 Composition 3 2 Theme 3 3 Songs 4 Art direction 4 1 Cover artwork 5 Release and promotion 5 1 Marketing 5 2 Visuals 5 3 Media response 5 4 Singles 5 5 Tour 6 Critical reception 6 1 Year end lists 7 Commercial performance 7 1 Americas 7 2 Asia Pacific 7 3 Europe 8 Accolades 9 Impact 10 Track listing 11 Personnel 12 Charts 12 1 Weekly charts 12 2 Monthly chart 12 3 Year end charts 13 Certifications and sales 14 Release history 15 See also 16 Footnotes 17 References 18 External linksBackgroundAfter a dispute over the sale of the masters of her first six studio albums in 2019 Taylor Swift announced that she plans to re record the albums 1 She released the first two of these re recordings Fearless Taylor s Version and Red Taylor s Version in 2021 2 The latter included the ten minute original version of her 2012 song All Too Well It was accompanied by a corresponding short film All Too Well The Short Film written and directed by Swift 3 Many speculated that her next album would be Speak Now Taylor s Version or 1989 Taylor s Version both 2023 4 5 Swift garnered five nominations for the short film at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28 2022 6 and won three of them 7 In her acceptance speech for the Video of the Year award she announced a brand new studio album scheduled for release on October 21 2022 8 Shortly after Swift s official website was updated with a clock counting down to midnight and the phrase Meet me at midnight 8 The canvases of some of Swift s songs on Spotify were changed to a visual featuring the clock 9 At midnight Swift posted across her social media accounts that her tenth studio album would be titled Midnights accompanied by a premise She described the album as the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout her life 8 Swift s official website crashed due to heavy traffic following the posts 10 Writing and production nbsp Jack Antonoff is Swift s main collaborator on Midnights nbsp Aaron Dessner worked on four bonus tracks According to Swift the subject matter of Midnights was inspired by five major topics self hatred revenge fantasies wondering what might have been falling in love and falling apart 11 Swift enlisted Jack Antonoff who became a longtime collaborator with Swift since her 2014 album 1989 12 to co produce Midnights with her which came together as a result of Swift s and Antonoff s partners English actor Joe Alwyn and American actress Margaret Qualley respectively shooting in Panama for the 2022 romantic thriller film Stars at Noon While their partners filmed Swift and Antonoff worked together in New York City 13 The duo wrote 11 of the album s 13 songs together of the remaining two Swift wrote the track Vigilante Shit alone and Sweet Nothing with Alwyn who is credited with his pseudonym William Bowery 14 Some bonus tracks were co produced by Aaron Dessner who had collaborated with Swift on her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore 15 She conceived the bonus tracks on their journey to find that magic 13 tracks and claimed that she released them because she wanted to share her entire creative process with fans 16 17 nbsp Anti Hero source source track A sample of the hook in Anti Hero a pop rock and synth pop song about inferiority complex Problems playing this file See media help Swift s love life inspired the lyrics of Lavender Haze and Snow on the Beach the former of which takes after the phrase in the lavender haze from the period drama series Mad Men Swift wrote Lavender Haze after she and Alwyn had to protect their relationship from unsolicited scrutiny online weird rumors and tabloid stuff 18 19 Snow on the Beach is about falling in love with someone at the same time as they re falling in love with you 20 and is co written by American singer Lana Del Rey 14 In Anti Hero Swift detailed her insecurities such as struggling with not feeling like a person 21 Antonoff conferred a very analogue production to Midnights using vintage synthesizers he has never used before such as Oberheim OB 8 Yamaha DX7 and Solina He processed some of the instrumentals and Swift s vocals using sound modulators such as Soundtoys iZotope VocalSynth Klemt Echolette and Watkins Copicat to generate interesting effects 22 The composition of Lavender Haze was conceived by Antonoff when he heard Sounwave one of his collaborators press a button accidentally playing a small little loop produced by Jahaan Sweet Sounwave edited the loop processing it further and Sam Dew added melodies to the loop with Zoe Kravitz who had been working with Antonoff as well Antonoff pitched the song to Swift who wrote its lyrics Glitch was also born from these sessions Sweet further reached out to Swift via Antonoff with Karma which had also been worked on by Keanu Beats The next day Antonoff returned with Karma finished with Swift s vocals on it 23 Music and lyrics nbsp nbsp Lana Del Rey left features on Snow on the Beach and Ice Spice right features on a remix of Karma as a bonus track The standard edition of Midnights consists of thirteen tracks The deluxe CD adds three bonus songs of which two are remixes while Midnights 3am Edition available only on streaming and digital download platforms adds seven other bonus tracks Six of the album s tracks are labelled explicit Del Rey provides guest vocals on the fourth track Snow on the Beach 24 25 Composition Midnights has been described as a dream pop 26 synth pop 11 bedroom pop electropop 27 28 and chill out music album 29 with heavy R amp B 30 31 32 electronica 33 and ambient elements 34 Departing from the indie and alternative folk sound of Folklore and Evermore 35 Swift sought to create an experimental pop album 36 expanding her alternative approach to synth pop sounds 37 38 Maximalist minimalism is the sonic signature of Midnights 39 incorporating subtle melodies 35 emphasized rhythms 40 vintage synthesizers prominently Moog and Roland Juno 60 29 41 drum machine 3 42 Reese bass 43 Mellotron 44 downbeats and low key harmonies 45 Swift s vocals retain a country timbre 29 but with rhythmic 45 and conversational cadences 46 The vocals are sometimes electronically manipulated 44 resulting in androgynous 44 and hiccuping vocal effects 45 Influences of hip hop and rapping are present in Swift s vocal delivery as well in line with the lyrics internal rhymes 29 45 33 In describing its overall sound Paste said Midnights moves fairly effortlessly between the discotheque and a moonlit boulevard 47 The Guardian described it as a moody sophisticated filter on the pop that made Swift s name 48 and Beats Per Minute regarded it Swift s foray into alternative R amp B 49 Theme We lie awake in love and in fear in turmoil and in tears We stare at walls and drink until they speak back We twist in our self made cages and pray that we aren t right this minute about to make some fateful life altering mistake This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night a journey through terrors and sweet dreams The floors we pace and the demons we face For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching hoping that just maybe when the clock strikes twelve we ll meet ourselves Swift introducing Midnights via social media 8 Midnights is a concept album 24 50 about after hour agonies and thoughts 29 Midnight is a recurring lyrical motif in Swift s music having been used in different contexts and viewpoints in her preceding albums note 1 The A V Club said Midnights expands the artistic motif into a full blown album 52 The album marks Swift s return to a mostly autobiographical lyricism after exploring fictitious storylines and characters in Folklore and Evermore 31 The New Yorker said Midnights is a collage of various emotions during the spontaneous restless headspace of nighttime thought 53 The main themes are self assurance 54 self criticism insecurity 46 anxiety public image 55 insomnia 40 56 and feminism 57 with a characteristic confessional but cryptic tone 36 35 47 Several critics regard Midnights as Swift s most candid 46 54 confident 33 and frankest writing yet 34 Some others consider it a consolidatory work of her career such as containing bits and pieces from all of Swift s eras according to Billboard 58 and a blend of Reputation s attitude 1989 s unimpeachable hooks Lover s heart on its sleeve vulnerability in the words of Consequence 59 Songs nbsp Maroon source source track Critics noted the prominently rhythmic quality of Swift s songwriting in Midnights demonstrated here by the chorus of the second track Maroon Problems playing this file See media help The opening track Lavender Haze is a disco inflected 60 rhythmic pop song driven by a murky groove 61 falsetto chorus 44 modular synths and backing vocals from Kravitz 61 It is an R amp B leaning emo erotic track 44 about the tabloid scrutiny and online rumors that Swift and Alwyn face 55 and references the Madonna whore complex 31 Maroon is a dynamic dream pop song 61 with a buzzing drone 31 It is about a missed chance romance recalling several specific memories 61 The title is a call back to Swift s fourth studio album Red 2012 with the maroon color serving as the more experienced version of red 31 Anti Hero is a pop rock song about self loathing 61 Snow on the Beach is a hazy dream pop ballad featuring backing vocals by Del Rey It references All for You 2001 by Janet Jackson 55 nbsp Midnight Rain source source Swift s vocals are manipulated to an androgynous lower pitch in some parts of Midnights such as the refrain of Midnight Rain Problems playing this file See media help The fifth track You re on Your Own Kid is an alternative rock song 47 that begins with muted instrumentals and swells into a crescendo 61 It discusses Swift s early stardom and her struggles during rise to fame 62 such as her eating disorder 31 Midnight Rain sees Swift remember an old relationship that was forestalled by her professional ambition and ambivalence about settling down 62 It features a pitched down hook programmed drums and percussion 61 Question asks rhetorical questions about blurry memories 61 Its short intro interpolates Swift s own 2016 single Out of the Woods 31 Vigilante Shit is built around bubbling beats swirling synths 61 industrial elements 63 and snare drums It is a noirish 35 vengeance declaration taking aim at an enemy and encourages other women to do the same 61 Bejeweled is a disco tune 26 driven by synth arpeggios 31 with lyrics recognizing Swift s self worth 61 The tenth track Labyrinth is a steady synth pop song with skittering electronic elements 61 church organ and subtle guitars 49 about the anxiety over falling in love again 60 Karma is a playful electroclash 61 and chillwave 49 diss track 32 with elements of new wave alternative pop and techno 61 and comical lyrics 44 It describes the culmination of Swift s good karma 64 Employing a double entendre Sweet Nothing is a relaxed love song driven by saxophone 55 61 and electric piano 44 emulating 1970s ballads 31 It is an ode to Swift s calm romantic relationship inside her house as opposed to her hectic stardom outside 61 The standard album closes with Mastermind which satirizes 31 Swift s alternate perspective on fate and happenstance 39 She confesses that her calculating approach to pop stardom seeped into her love life as well as opposed to her views about spontaneity of destiny in the Folklore track Invisible String 61 It is also a nod to Swift s own cryptic and Machiavellian habit of leaving Easter eggs 55 The first bonus track The Great War evokes battle imagery to show the easiness two people in a relationship can find themselves in a conflict while also paying tribute to a partner who puts a stop to one s own destructive tendencies 65 In the ballad Bigger Than the Whole Sky Swift sings about the grief after the loss of a loved one it was compared to Ronan which was written about the death of a young boy to cancer days before his fourth birthday 66 Paris is an upbeat synth heavy 67 pop track reminiscent of her style in 1989 68 High Infidelity employs audio distortions as a metaphor for a bad connection in a relationship between musicians 69 Glitch is an electronica song 70 about malfunctioning from lust It features octave shifts in the chorus 68 In Would ve Could ve Should ve Swift expresses regret over entering into a relationship with a grown man when she was 19 his treatment of her and the persisting emotional trauma 68 70 Dear Reader is an electro pop tune 67 about Swift s concern over her listeners regarding her music as the guiding light 68 Hits Different is an emotional breakup song reflecting on the past relationship in style of country pop prevalent in the late 1990s and early 2000s 71 72 The Late Night Edition contains the exclusive track You re Losing Me From the Vault an airy ballad describing dissolution of a long term romantic relationship due to the diminishing understanding between the partners 73 Art directionUpon the album s announcement press outlets speculated that Swift s Moschino outfit for the VMAs afterparty a navy blue micro mini romper embellished with silver stars teased the album s aesthetic 74 75 76 Analyzing the album s promotional pictures The Ringer described the aesthetic as glam but a chill interior kind of glamor as opposed to big popstar glamor with midnight blue dominating the color palette and retro photographs featuring upholstery 24 Clock faces and 1960s 1970s family room decor are also part of the Midnights iconography 44 24 Vogue noted 1970s styles in Swift s fashion 77 marking a departure from the rural cottagecore attire she had adopted for Folklore and Evermore 78 14 Fashion critic Jess Cartner Morley found it reminiscent of the album cover of Country Life 1974 by English art rock band Roxy Music and the photographs by French artist Guy Bourdin for Vogue France 79 Cover artwork The standard cover artwork of Midnights is minimalist 80 It takes inspiration from old fashioned LP jackets whose songs were listed on the front cover 81 The photograph of Swift featured in the artwork depicts her in blue eye shadow black eye liner and her signature red lips 80 observing a glimmering lighter held near her face 82 It depicts traṭaka according to Beats Per Minute 49 The typeface used is Neue Haas Grotesk 83 The album title and track listing are in a blue gradient 80 The vinyl edition of the cover posted by Swift across her social media splits the track list into an A side and B side indicating a two sided LP 84 Three limited edition color variants of the physical album featuring different cover artworks were also issued note 2 The Cut said the covers depict Swift in various states of glamorous late night stress 86 The Dallas Observer noted similarities to the indie sleaze aesthetic 87 Additionally the reverse side of the standard and three alternate editions each portray a quarter sector of a dial when assembled together and combined with a clock mechanism sold separately they form a functioning clock 88 Release and promotionMidnights was released on October 21 2022 8 It marked her fifth album in the three year span of 2020 2022 whereas she had released only four albums in the entire 2010s decade preceding that commenting on the recent rapid pace of her album cycles Swift stated that she feels to create music more freely than she did during her 20s and that she is happier when she is making things more often 89 Swift engaged in a traditional roll out for Midnights following limited promotion of her surprise released albums during the COVID 19 pandemic 90 On the Midnights Manifest an itinerary for the album launch Swift teased a very chaotic surprise occurring hours after the release which was eventually revealed to be the extended album entitled Midnights 3am Edition containing seven bonus tracks that Swift said were written for the album but ultimately excluded from the standard thirteen and was released at 03 00 EDT 91 92 Upon release Midnights was available in five CD LP and digital album editions each as well as a cassette 93 94 A limited edition purple marbled LP variant was available in the US only on May 21 and 22 2023 95 Two special editions subtitled Late Night and Til Dawn were released on May 26 they contain more bonus tracks note 3 including a remix of Karma featuring American rapper Ice Spice 99 100 Marketing nbsp Title card of Midnights Mayhem with Me a series of TikTok videos by Swift where she revealed the track titles one by one To defy her usual routine of incorporating Easter eggs to hint at information 101 Swift released a video series on TikTok called Midnights Mayhem with Me consisting of thirteen episodes between September 21 and October 7 2022 102 She unveiled the track list in a randomized order in the series one song per episode in front of a curtain backdrop accompanied by an elevator music tune 101 A lottery cage containing 13 ping pong balls numbered from one to thirteen 103 each representing a track of the album was rolled and when a ball drops out Swift disclosed the title of the corresponding track on the album through a telephone The first episode revealed the thirteenth track Mastermind 104 and the final episode revealed Snow on the Beach and its Del Rey feature 102 Some lyrics from Midnights were displayed on Spotify s billboards across the world in the days leading up to the album s launch starting with Times Square on October 17 105 Swift also posted an itinerary entitled Midnights Manifest detailing the promotional events scheduled for the album 106 She limited her press appearances and did not perform only appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on October 24 107 and The Graham Norton Show on October 28 108 An iHeartRadio program called Midnights with Taylor featuring commentary from Swift ran on its pop stations from October 21 to 26 during which the album received airplay 109 She also answered some fan submitted questions for Sirius XM Hits 1 110 Visuals Four music videos for Anti Hero Bejeweled Lavender Haze and the Karma remix all written and directed by Swift were released on October 21 and 25 2022 111 112 January 27 and May 26 2023 respectively 113 114 The teaser trailer for the album s music videos exclusively premiered during Amazon Prime Video s Thursday Night Football broadcast on October 20 2022 with a pre taped introduction by Swift 115 which was first announced by American sportscaster Charissa Thompson on October 14 as something very very special 116 It revealed a trailer compiling clips of several visual works based on Midnights 117 The cast includes Swift Jack Antonoff Laura Dern the Haim sisters Mike Birbiglia Laith Ashley Dita Von Teese Mary Elizabeth Ellis John Early and Pat McGrath with cinematography by Rina Yang who previously worked with Swift on All Too Well The Short Film 118 The video for the lead single Anti Hero premiered eight hours after the release of Midnights 119 120 She described it as a depiction of her nightmare scenarios and intrusive thoughts 121 Besides Anti Hero the Midnights Manifest itinerary specified a music video release for another track which Swift later confirmed to be Bejeweled 122 which was an alternate take on the Cinderella plot 123 The Lavender Haze music video described by Swift as a sultry sleepless 70 s fever dream explores psychedelic and surrealist symbolisms 124 125 featuring Laith Ashley 126 The video for Karma featuring Ice Spice premiered at the first East Rutherford show of the Eras Tour It features cosmic and celestial imagery 127 Media response Pitchfork 128 Time 129 and the Recording Academy named Midnights as one of the most anticipated records of fall 2022 130 USA Today called it the most anticipated release of Swift s career 116 Time found the 13 song track list a concise lineup for Swift whose last album Red Taylor s Version consisted of 30 tracks 131 The New York Times called Swift a restless creative force for releasing her fifth album in three years and expected Midnights to become one of 2022 s best selling albums despite its October release 132 with Quartz projecting Midnights to achieve record setting vinyl sales 133 Los Angeles Times compared Swift s prolific run of albums to those of the all time greats note 4 The lack of a pre released single led to speculation over the album s sound on the internet 79 135 Variety opined Midnights could either continue in that more subdued acoustic Americana vein of Folklore and Evermore or return to the pure pop of Lover 2019 and its immediate predecessors 81 ABC News described the album s release as a dramatic event 136 Several publications such as The Washington Post praised Swift s marketing strategy 137 Fortune and El Pais commended the promotional roll out for its aura of mystery and excitement and the art of suspense 138 139 Slate and I D opined that Midnights is the result of a winning formula hybridizing the modern surprise drop approach which is more streaming friendly but unfavorable for physical sales with the traditional old school rollout by preannouncing the album but nevertheless withholding all of the songs until the release day which cements the album release as a proper newsworthy event 140 141 Singles nbsp Swift during the Midnights act the closing act of the Eras Tour 2023 Anti Hero is the lead single of Midnights 142 Republic Records released the song to the US hot adult contemporary radio on October 24 2022 followed by contemporary hit radio on October 25 143 It became the best selling song of 2022 144 Bejeweled and Question were released for limited time digital download exclusively through Swift s website on October 25 as promotional singles 145 146 Lavender Haze was released to US contemporary hit radio as the second single on November 29 2022 147 Karma became the third single to US adult contemporary radio on May 1 2023 148 Tour Main article The Eras Tour On November 1 2022 Swift announced her sixth concert tour the Eras Tour She described the tour as a journey through the musical eras of her career An all stadium tour it consists of 131 concerts across five continents It recorded an incredibly high demand for tickets globally so much so that Swift kept on adding additional dates to all the legs of the tour 149 150 151 On November 15 the tickets went up for sale on Ticketmaster s website which crashed immediately halting the presale 152 The public on sale was later canceled due to insufficient inventory to meet the demand 153 Nevertheless the Eras Tour sold over two million tickets on its first day of presale alone breaking the all time record for the most concert tickets sold by an artist in a single day 154 However Ticketmaster was widely criticized by fans customers consumer groups and US lawmakers for a flawed and deceitful ticketing service 155 Two lawsuits were filed by fans on Ticketmaster for intentional deception fraud price fixing and antitrust violations in December 2022 156 Beyond the controversy the tour had a socioeconomic impact on popular culture 157 Critical receptionProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 8 0 10 158 Metacritic85 100 159 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 160 American Songwriter nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 161 Clash8 10 162 Entertainment WeeklyB 39 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 42 The Independent nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 35 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 54 Pitchfork7 0 10 41 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 55 The Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 163 Midnights received widespread acclaim from music critics most of whom praised its subdued production and vocals 164 165 some named it Swift s best album yet 140 On Metacritic which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to ratings from publications the album received a weighted mean score of 85 based on 28 reviews indicating universal acclaim 159 Aggregator AnyDecentMusic gave it 8 0 out of 10 based on their assessment of the critical consensus 158 Rolling Stone s Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield and Alex Bilmes of Esquire dubbed Midnights an instant classic Spanos praised Swift s brilliant and fresh songwriting style 55 Sheffield highlighted the moody production 26 and Blimes called it the pop album of the year 60 Reviews published by Billboard s Jason Lipshutz 40 Variety s Chris Willman 44 Clash s Matthew Neale 162 Under the Radar s Andy Von Pip 34 and The Guardian s Alexis Petridis all appreciated Midnights for favoring an elegant and understated production over the market oriented chart hits of Swift s contemporaries 42 Alex Hopper in American Songwriter said the album is a grungier 1989 with the lyrical proficiency of Folklore and Evermore 161 PopMatters Rick Quinn stated that Swift demonstrates her mastery of pop structure and style in Midnights 70 In Paste Ellen Johnson considered the album more nuanced than mainstream pop while containing some of Swift s sleekest pop tunes yet 47 The Associated Press Elise Ryan felt the album is a product of Swift s maturity and artistic evolution 36 while Gigwise s Lucy Harbron praised the reinvention and experimentation 37 Reviews also noticed a more refined aspect to Swift s songwriting approach in Midnights According to NME s Hannah Mylrea the candid lyrics depart from the narrative driven songwriting Swift had been known for and offer a glimpse into her expanding artistry 54 Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times admired Swift s strong vocals and wrote that while much of Midnights relies on her well known first person songwriting it is so strong that eventually you stop caring what s drawn directly from Swift s real life and what s not 166 Helen Brown of The Independent wrote although the music might take time for listeners to absorb Midnights is enriched by Swift s assured lyrical control and feline vocal stealth 35 The Observer s Kitty Empire described Midnights as an album of fascinating small hours contemplation 30 Some critics were more reserved in their praise taking issue with Antonoff s bit redundant production style 167 Jon Caramanica of The New York Times 168 Chris Richards of The Washington Post 169 and Paul Attard of Slant Magazine wrote positive reviews but felt that Swift played it safe 170 For Ann Powers of NPR 29 Pitchfork s Quinn Moreland 41 and The Line of Best Fit s Paul Bridgewater the album s sound could have been better 171 with Robert Christgau believing it to be less tunefully defined than Swift s previous efforts and attributing this to its more textured approach 172 The Daily Telegraph s Neil McCormick liked the intimacy in Midnights but felt Swift s uncertainty to press deeper into intimate songcraft or restart a commercial juggernaut 173 Carl Wilson of Slate complimented the album s concept sound and vocals but felt some lyrics were weak 31 Year end lists Select year end rankings of Midnights Publication List Rank Ref Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2022 3 174 The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2022 17 48 Los Angeles Times The 20 Best Albums of 2022 4 175 NME The 50 Best Albums of 2022 12 176 People Best Albums of 2022 3 177 PopMatters The 80 Best Albums of 2022 5 178 Rolling Stone Rob Sheffield s Top 20 Albums of 2022 2 179 Slant Magazine The 50 Best Albums of 2022 18 180 USA Today The 10 Best Albums of 2022 3 181 Variety Chris Willman s Best Albums of 2022 1 182 Commercial performanceMidnights is Swift s most commercially successful album to date 183 5 It broke a string of sales streaming digital vinyl and official chart records globally 184 Billboard declared it a blockbuster 38 According to Universal Music Group Midnights moved three million global album equivalent units in its first week and over six million in two months 185 It broke all time records on Spotify such as those for the most streamed album in a single day with 186 million streams in its opening day 186 surpassing the previous record of 155 million streams by Drake s Certified Lover Boy 2021 187 and the fastest album to amass 700 million streams within a week 188 Swift became the most streamed artist in a single day in Spotify history with 228 million streams across her discography the first artist to cross the 200 million mark 189 in addition to various feats on other streaming platforms note 5 She was the second most streamed artist on Spotify in 2022 behind Bad Bunny 196 All of the album s tracks entered the Billboard Global 200 nine and eight of those charted within the top 10 of the Global 200 and Global Excl US charts respectively setting records for the most simultaneous top 10 entries on both and making Swift the first artist to occupy the entire top five of the Global 200 197 The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI ranked Swift as 2022 s Global Recording Artist of the Year making her the first act to win the accolade three times after 2014 and 2019 198 Midnights ranked second on the list of 2022 s most consumed albums across all formats 199 note 6 Americas In the US Midnights sold over 800 000 pure copies in its first day marking the best selling album of 2022 and the biggest sales week for an album since Swift s own Reputation 2017 203 204 It surpassed 1 2 million units in its first three days becoming Swift s fifth album to open with one million sales a record unique to her note 7 and reached 1 4 million units by the fifth day as well as 1 05 million pure sales marking the largest opening week of the last seven years and Swift s career best 206 205 Midnights has topped the Billboard 200 for six weeks 207 and spent thirteen consecutive weeks atop the Top Album Sales chart the most since Titanic Music from the Motion Picture 1997 208 209 It opened with 1 578 000 units of which 1 14 million were pure sales including 575 000 vinyl LPs and 395 000 CDs It became the year s best selling vinyl LP and CD Midnights garnered 549 26 million streams in its first week the third largest streaming week of all time Overtaking Oops I Did It Again 2000 by Britney Spears it marked the second largest first week for an album by a female artist in the US after Adele s 25 2015 Swift tied Barbra Streisand for the most number one albums among women 11 and most consecutive number one debuts surpassing Eminem and Kanye West 205 Midnights earned over 200 000 units in each of its first four weeks 210 and finished 2022 with 3 294 million total units 144 It subsequently became the first 21st century album to sell over one million vinyl LPs in the US 211 As of July 2023 Midnights has sold 2 454 million in traditional album sales in the United States 212 All of the album s 20 tracks debuted in the top 45 of the US Billboard Hot 100 giving Swift a total of 188 Hot 100 entries 213 the 13 standard tracks arrived in the top 15 led by Anti Hero note 8 Swift s ninth US number one song Swift became the first act to control the entire top 10 of the Hot 100 concurrently the woman with the most top 10 entries 40 surpassing Madonna 38 the first act to debut atop the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 simultaneously four times note 9 and the first act to occupy the entire top 10 of the Hot 100 Streaming Songs and Digital Songs charts together Midnights is the first album in history with ten top 10 songs surpassing Certified Lover Boy 9 Billboard noted its streams were strong enough to monopolize the top 10 without airplay or digital sales 214 Swift ranked as 2022 s Billboard Year End top female artist 215 In Brazil Midnights marked the biggest first week Spotify streams ever for an album in the country 184 On the Canadian Albums Chart Midnights opened with the biggest first week of the year and scored Swift s 11th number one album 216 184 All 20 tracks debuted within the first 35 spots of the Canadian Hot 100 with the top 10 spots entirely occupied by the album led by Anti Hero 217 Asia Pacific In China Midnights sold over 200 000 digital albums in its first day on QQ Music 218 opened with the year s best units for an international artist 184 and became 2022 s best selling album by a western artist 219 Three four and eleven Midnights tracks debuted on the Indonesia Songs 220 Hong Kong Songs 221 and Malaysia Songs charts led by Anti Hero at numbers one six and one respectively 222 All of the album s standard tracks charted on the Vietnam Hot 100 223 and within the top 15 of Singapore Top 30 Chart 224 In the Philippines it garnered the biggest first week Spotify streams ever for an album in the country 184 and occupied the top 13 spots of the Philippines Songs chart with Anti Hero at number one 225 On India s IMI International Top 20 Singles chart Midnights debuted seven tracks led by Anti Hero at number four 226 The album became a record tenth consecutive number one album for Swift in Australia with the biggest opening week since Reputation It set the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA records for the biggest streaming and vinyl sales weeks for an album All of its standard tracks entered the ARIA Singles Chart occupying the entire top 14 region except the seventh spot 227 228 With the debut of Anti Hero atop the singles chart Swift earned a record third Australian Chart Double of her career extending the feat for five consecutive weeks 229 It was the best selling album of 2022 in Australia 230 and has since spent fourteen weeks atop the country s album chart her longest running number one album 231 232 233 Midnights was Swift s 11th consecutive number one album on the New Zealand Albums Chart 184 Four of its tracks debuted within the top five of the New Zealand Top 40 Singles chart 234 Europe Midnights opened with Swift s best first week units in France Germany Italy Poland and the UK 184 In the latter Midnights sold over 140 000 units in its first three days surpassing the opening week tally of Harry Styles Harry s House 113 000 units to become the fastest selling album of 2022 235 Ultimately the album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart beating The Car by Arctic Monkeys to the top spot with 204 000 units Swift s highest first week tally She broke Madonna s record for the shortest time for a female act to accumulate nine UK number one albums and became the first woman since Miley Cyrus in 2013 to simultaneously debut atop both the albums and singles chart following the number one debut of Anti Hero as well 236 It also sold 80 000 vinyl copies in 2022 the highest annual figure for an album in the 21st century propelling the UK s total vinyl sales past CD sales for the first time since 1987 237 Midnights spent five weeks atop the albums chart her longest running number one album in the UK 238 239 The album marked Swift s eighth number one album on the Irish Albums Chart and the biggest first week since Ed Sheeran s 2017 184 and spent eight weeks atop the chart 240 It scored her first number one album on Germany s Top 100 Albums chart with the largest streaming week for an album by an international artist in the country in 2022 20 million 241 and marked the year s biggest overall opening week for an international artist there 184 Furthermore Midnights marked the biggest debut week Spotify streams for an English language artist in Spain 184 and seven and eight of its tracks debuted on Norway s Topp 40 Singles 242 and Billboard Luxembourg Songs charts respectively 243 The album was Swift s fourth number one debut on Portugal s Top 50 Albums chart 244 spent five non consecutive weeks at number one in Sweden 245 and was the third best selling album of 2022 in Austria the Netherlands and the UK 246 In the UK the album sold 416 965 units over the course of the final two months of 2022 making it the third best selling album of the year Nearly 50 of Midnights sales were CDs LPs and cassettes Midnights was the best selling physical album with 206 136 copies sold while it sold 11 679 digital copies It was also the best selling vinyl in the country with 89 163 units sold 247 AccoladesFurther information List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift Guinness World Records Swift achieved over 20 Guinness World Record entries with the release of Midnights 248 She won all of her three nominations at the 48th People s Choice Awards including the Female Artist of 2022 249 and won nine awards at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards including Artist of the Year 250 She has received seven nominations at the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards 251 Awards and nominations for Midnights Organization Year Category Result Ref Guinness World Records 2022 Most Streamed Album on Spotify in 24 Hours Won 252 Most First Day Streams of an Album on Spotify WonMost First Day Streams of an Album on Spotify Female Won 253 Most Streamed Album by a Female Artist in One Week USA Won 254 Fastest Selling Vinyl Album USA Won 255 Most Streamed Album on Amazon Music in 24 Hours Won 256 People s Choice Awards The Album of 2022 Won 249 Capricho Awards Album of the Year Nominated 257 NetEase Annual Music Awards 2023 Top English Album Won 258 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Favorite Album Won 259 Japan Gold Disc Awards Best 3 Western Albums Won 260 Juno Awards International Album of the Year Nominated 261 Gaffa Awards International Release of the Year Nominated 262 iHeartRadio Music Awards Pop Album of the Year Won 263 MTV Video Music Awards Album of the Year Won 250 Impact nbsp Swift at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards where she won nine awards including Album of the Year for MidnightsSwift s unanticipated announcement of the album at the Video Music Awards was a headline grabbing moment according to Billboard Bruce Gillmer the show s producer stated that Midnights gave a massive lift to the viewership ratings 264 The album s cover artwork became an Internet trend mimicked and parodied by social media users including official accounts of brands organizations and celebrities note 10 Apple Fitness released three exercise programs designed around Swift s music featuring tracks from Midnights curated for yoga treadmill and HIIT workouts 267 Spotify s servers crashed for several minutes when the album was released 268 269 Critical commentary described the pan format success of Midnights in the streaming era as unprecedented Various publications dubbed Swift as the paramount pop star of the 21st century wielding a commercial and cultural dominance surpassing those of her contemporaries Billboard noted how the album s success is evenly distributed across streaming album sales and track sales unlike other albums of 2022 144 The Financial Times pondered whether Swift is the last pop superstar underscoring the 1 5 million first week units a figure unseen since the 1990s boy bands era which was regarded as the peak for the US music business Music publisher Matt Pincus called Swift basically an intellectual property franchise now Like a DC movie 270 Fortune compared her to the Marvel Cinematic Universe 138 I D dubbed Swift the last remaining real popstar capable of shifting more albums and filling more stadiums than her contemporaries unseen since the industry s golden era 141 Noting a 2021 article from The New York Times that asked if Adele couldn t sell more than a million albums in a single week could any artist after her album 30 missed the mark Rolling Stone responded that Swift has once again moved the goalposts regarding what the music industry can see as possible from a major pop star 271 Many journalists acknowledged Swift s longevity Slate underscored how Swift s career has lasted longer than that of the Beatles and broke the band s once deemed unbeatable records 140 Business journalist Greg Jericho in The Guardian lauded her ability to remain culturally relevant and successful 18 years into her music career writing that the Rolling Stones Bob Dylan David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen were past their prime at that stage 188 Bree Player of Marie Claire wrote The word icon is thrown around far too liberally these days but Miss Swift is a living legend 272 When Jimmy Fallon listed Swift the album s achievements at The Tonight Show Swift expressed her gratitude for the success but underscored the ageism regarding female singers It s like you know I m 32 So we re considered geriatric popstars They start trying to put us out to pasture at age 25 I m just happy to be here 273 274 Midnights catalysed Swift s cultural impact in 2022 which persisted into 2023 as well The Washington Post proclaimed that Swift dominated 2022 275 According to CNET 2022 is the most prominent year of Swift s career led by the mainstream cultural success of Midnights 276 Bloomberg News reported that the album generated 230 million in sales for Universal Music Group in 2022 accounting for 3 of their annual revenue the highest from any artist 277 As a result Swift was the highest paid woman in entertainment in 2022 earning US 92 million 278 Glamour stated that the album helped Swift to not only have an influence on popular culture but to dominate all of its aspects in 2023 279 Track listingCredits are adapted from the liner notes of Midnights Midnights Standard editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Lavender Haze Taylor SwiftJack AntonoffZoe KravitzMark SpearsJahaan SweetSam DewSwiftAntonoffSounwaveSweetBraxton Cook a 3 222 Maroon SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 383 Anti Hero SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 204 Snow on the Beach featuring Lana Del Rey SwiftDel ReyAntonoffSwiftAntonoff4 165 You re on Your Own Kid SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 146 Midnight Rain SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff2 547 Question SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 308 Vigilante Shit SwiftSwiftAntonoff2 449 Bejeweled SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 1410 Labyrinth SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff4 0711 Karma SwiftAntonoffSpearsSweetKeanu TorresSwiftAntonoffSounwaveKeanu BeatsSweet b 3 2412 Sweet Nothing SwiftWilliam BowerySwiftAntonoff3 0813 Mastermind SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 11Total length 44 02 Midnights Lavender EditionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length14 Hits Different SwiftAntonoffAaron DessnerSwiftAntonoffDessner3 5415 You re on Your Own Kid Strings remix SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 2016 Sweet Nothing Piano remix SwiftBowerySwiftAntonoff3 28Total length 54 50 Midnights 3am EditionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length14 The Great War SwiftDessnerSwiftDessner4 0015 Bigger Than the Whole Sky SwiftSwiftAntonoff3 3816 Paris SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 1617 High Infidelity SwiftDessnerSwiftDessner3 5118 Glitch SwiftAntonoffSpearsDewSwiftAntonoffSounwave2 2819 Would ve Could ve Should ve SwiftDessnerSwiftDessner4 2020 Dear Reader SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 45Total length 69 20 Midnights Til Dawn EditionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length21 Hits Different SwiftAntonoffDessnerSwiftAntonoffDessner3 5422 Snow on the Beach featuring More Lana Del Rey SwiftDel ReyAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 5023 Karma featuring Ice Spice SwiftAntonoffIsis GastonEphrem LopezSpearsSweetKeanu TorresSwiftAntonoffSounwaveKeanu BeatsSweet b 3 22Total length 81 26 Midnights Late Night EditionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length14 The Great War SwiftDessnerSwiftDessner4 0015 Bigger Than the Whole Sky SwiftSwiftAntonoff3 3816 High Infidelity SwiftDessnerSwiftDessner3 5117 Would ve Could ve Should ve SwiftDessnerSwiftDessner4 2018 Dear Reader SwiftAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 4519 You re Losing Me From the Vault SwiftAntonoffDessner 4 3820 Snow on the Beach featuring More Lana Del Rey SwiftDel ReyAntonoffSwiftAntonoff3 5021 Karma featuring Ice Spice SwiftAntonoffIsis GastonEphrem LopezSpearsSweetKeanu TorresSwiftAntonoffSounwaveKeanu BeatsSweet b 3 22Total length 77 06 Notes a signifies an additional producer b signifies a co producer Question interpolates Swift s 2014 song Out of the Woods written by herself and Antonoff 31 PersonnelMusicians Taylor Swift vocals Jack Antonoff percussion programming synthesizer all tracks background vocals 1 3 5 7 9 10 13 drums 1 3 4 6 11 13 Mellotron 1 3 5 7 Wurlitzer organ 1 3 8 bass 2 5 9 15 18 20 electric guitar 2 4 5 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 piano 2 12 15 16 20 acoustic guitar 3 4 5 9 15 crowd noises 7 slide guitar 15 Aaron Dessner percussion 14 17 keyboards 14 17 synth bass 14 piano 14 17 electric guitar 14 19 synthesizer 17 19 acoustic guitar 17 bass guitar 19 harmonica 19 Sam Dew background vocals 1 18 Zoe Kravitz background vocals 1 18 Jahaan Sweet synth pads 1 11 bass flute synthesizer 1 keyboards 11 Sounwave programming 1 11 Dominic Rivinius snare drum 1 drums 7 8 Evan Smith saxophone 2 12 13 clarinet flute organ 2 12 synthesizer 4 5 7 9 13 16 percussion 16 Bobby Hawk violin 3 4 13 Dylan O Brien drums 4 crowd noises 7 Lana Del Rey vocals 4 Rachel Antonoff crowd noises 7 Austin Swift crowd noises 7 Sean Hutchinson drums 5 7 percussion 5 Mikey Freedom Hart keyboards 9 programming 12 13 synthesizer 12 13 16 theremin 16 organ 16 Keanu Beats synthesizer 11 Michael Riddleberger drums 13 Zem Audu saxophone 12 13 Kyle Resnick trumpet 14 Yuki Numata Resnick violin Benjamin Lanz drums trombone 17 James Krivchenia drums 17 Bryce Dessner electric guitar 19 Bryan Devendorf drums 19 James McAlister drums 19 synthesizer 19 Thomas Bartlett keyboards 19 synthesizer 19 Technical Jack Antonoff engineering Laura Sisk engineering Serban Ghenea mixing Bryce Bordone mixing assistance Randy Merrill mastering Jahaan Sweet engineering 1 11 Ken Lewis engineering 1 7 8 Evan Smith engineering 2 4 5 7 9 12 13 Jon Gautier engineering 3 13 Dave Gross engineering 4 Sean Hutchinson engineering 5 7 David Hart engineering 9 13 Sounwave engineering 11 Keanu Beats engineering 11 Michael Riddleberger engineering 13 Zem Audu engineering 13 John Rooney engineering assistance Jon Sher engineering assistance Megan Searl engineering assistance Jonathan Garcia engineering assistance 1 7 8 Mark Aguilar engineering assistance 1 11 Jacob Spitzer engineering assistance 4 Laurene Marquez additional engineer James McAlister drums programming 14 17 19 Jonathan Low mixer engineering 17 19 Bella Blasko engineering 14 17 19 Justin Vernon additional engineer 19 Thomas Bartlett additional engineer 19 ChartsWeekly charts Weekly chart performance of Midnights Chart 2022 2023 PeakpositionArgentine Albums CAPIF 280 1Australian Albums ARIA 281 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 282 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 283 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 284 1Canadian Albums Billboard 285 1Croatian International Albums HDU 286 2Czech Albums CNS IFPI 287 1Danish Albums Hitlisten 288 1Dutch Albums Album Top 100 289 1Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 290 1French Albums SNEP 291 1German Albums Offizielle Top 100 292 1Greek Albums IFPI 293 1Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 294 4Icelandic Albums Plotutidindi 295 1Irish Albums OCC 296 1Italian Albums FIMI 297 1Japanese Albums Oricon 298 7Japanese Combined Albums Oricon 299 7Japanese Hot Albums Billboard Japan 300 8Lithuanian Albums AGATA 301 1New Zealand Albums RMNZ 302 1Norwegian Albums VG lista 303 1Polish Albums ZPAV 304 4Portuguese Albums AFP 305 1Scottish Albums OCC 306 1Slovak Albums CNS IFPI 307 1South Korean Albums Circle 308 81Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 309 1Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 310 1Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 311 1UK Albums OCC 312 1US Billboard 200 313 1 Monthly chart Monthly chart performance of Midnights Chart 2022 PositionUruguayan Albums CUD 314 1Year end charts Year end chart performance of Midnights Chart 2022 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 315 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 316 3Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 317 11Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 318 51Canadian Albums Billboard 319 14Danish Albums Hitlisten 320 20Dutch Albums Album Top 100 321 3French Albums SNEP 322 95German Albums Offizielle Top 100 323 4Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 324 31Italian Albums FIMI 325 56Japanese Download Albums Billboard Japan 326 97Lithuanian Albums AGATA 327 62New Zealand Albums RMNZ 328 2Norwegian Albums VG lista 329 10Polish Albums ZPAV 330 61Portuguese Albums AFP 331 9Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 332 9Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 333 25Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 334 9UK Albums OCC 335 3US Billboard 200 336 4Certifications and salesCertifications for Midnights with pure sales where available Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 337 Platinum 70 000 Austria IFPI Austria 338 Platinum 15 000 Belgium BEA 339 Gold 10 000 Canada Music Canada 340 2 Platinum 160 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 341 Platinum 20 000 France SNEP 342 Gold 50 000 Germany BVMI 343 Gold 100 000 Italy FIMI 344 Platinum 50 000 New Zealand RMNZ 345 3 Platinum 45 000 Mexico AMPROFON 346 Platinum 140 000 Norway IFPI Norway 347 Gold 10 000 Poland ZPAV 348 Platinum 20 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 349 Platinum 40 000 United Kingdom BPI 350 2 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 351 2 Platinum 2 454 000 note 11 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release historyRelease dates and formats for Midnights Region Date Format s Edition Label Ref Various October 21 2022 CassetteCDdigital downloadstreamingvinyl LP Standard Republic 352 353 Digital downloadstreaming 3am 354 CD Deluxe 355 Japan October 26 2022 Universal Japan 356 Taiwan November 18 2022 Standard Universal Taiwan 357 Brazil December 14 2022 Universal Brasil 358 Deluxe 359 United States January 5 2023 Digital download Limited Republic 360 May 22 2023 Love Potion LP 361 Various May 26 2023 Digital downloadstreaming Til Dawn 362 United States CD Late Night 363 Various Digital download 364 See alsoList of Billboard 200 number one albums of 2022 List of Billboard 200 number one albums of 2023 List of number one albums from the 2020s Denmark List of number one albums from the 2020s New Zealand List of number one albums of the 2020s Czech Republic List of number one albums of 2022 Australia List of number one albums of 2023 Australia List of number one albums of 2022 Belgium List of number one albums of 2022 Canada List of number one albums of 2022 Ireland List of number one albums of 2023 Ireland List of number one albums of 2022 Portugal List of number one albums of 2022 Spain List of number one hits of 2022 Austria List of number one hits of 2022 Denmark List of number one hits of 2022 France List of number one hits of 2022 Germany List of number one hits of 2022 Switzerland List of number one singles and albums in Sweden of 2022 List of Official Albums Streaming Chart number ones of 2022 List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020s List of UK top ten albums in 2022 Milestones and achievements for albums on SpotifyFootnotes Examples include songs You Belong with Me 2008 Untouchable 2009 All Too Well and 22 2012 Better Man and Nothing New 2021 Style and You Are in Love 2014 Ready for It and New Year s Day 2017 Daylight 2019 The Last Great American Dynasty and Happiness 2020 51 The standard widely available artwork of Midnights is called Moonstone Blue The limited edition covers are namely Jade Green Blood Moon and Mahogany The Target exclusive CD is titled Lavender 85 The digital and streaming exclusive Til Dawn Edition contains 23 tracks the 20 3am tracks Hits Different originally a Target exclusive a reworked version of Snow on the Beach with more vocals from Del Rey and the remix of Karma featuring Ice Spice The Late Night Edition contains 21 tracks the same tracks as Til Dawn minus Paris Glitch and Hits Different and a bonus song You re Losing Me From the Vault CDs are only purchasable at certain shows on the Eras Tour 96 97 digital copies were sold on Swift s webstore for 24 hours beginning on May 26 98 Such as David Bowie Stevie Wonder Aretha Franklin Bob Marley and Dolly Parton in their prime 134 Such as the Apple Music record for the most streamed pop album in a single day 190 191 the Amazon Music records for the most streamed album in a single day and week 192 193 the Amazon Alexa record for the most single day requests ever and the Apple Music Spatial Audio record for the most single day streams 194 195 Additionally Midnights was the top selling vinyl LP 200 third best selling album in pure sales 201 and fifth most streamed album of 2022 202 After Speak Now 2010 Red 2012 1989 2014 and Reputation 2017 205 Anti Hero Lavender Haze Maroon Snow on the Beach Midnight Rain Bejeweled Question You re On Your Own Kid Karma and Vigilante Shit in that order from spots one through ten Mastermind Labyrinth and Sweet Nothing entered at numbers 13 14 and 15 respectively 214 Following Folklore and Cardigan Evermore and Willow and Red Taylor s Version and All Too Well Taylor s Version 214 Such as the Olympic Games International Basketball Federation the United States women s national soccer team Pittsburgh Panthers Duke Blue Devils Virginia Cavaliers Texas Longhorns Pittsburgh Steelers HBO Max Fruit by the Foot Heinz Dairy Queen and America s Got Talent s Terry Crews Howie Mandel Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara 265 266 US pure sales for Midnights as of July 2023 212 References Rothman Michael August 22 2019 Taylor Swift will re record her old music next year after ownership dispute Good Morning America Archived from the original on November 12 2021 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