New Romantics (song)

"New Romantics"
Single by Taylor Swift
from the album 1989
Released February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014;
MXM Studios
(Stockholm)
Genre
Length 3:50
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Max Martin
  • Shellback
Taylor Swift singles chronology
"Out of the Woods"
(2016)		 "New Romantics"
(2016)
Music video
"New Romantics" on YouTube

"New Romantics" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014). The last Target-exclusive bonus track on the deluxe edition of the album, the song was released to iTunes Store on March 3, 2015 as the fifth promotional single and entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 71 due to digital sales.[4][5] The following year, "New Romantics" was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on February 23, 2016 through Big Machine Records and Republic Records as the seventh official 1989 single.[6]

Critical reception

Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone ranked "New Romantics" as the 2nd best song of 2014, stating "I have no idea why she left a song this urgent and glittery and perfect off her album (it's a bonus track), but geniuses are weird".[7]

Music video

A music video for New Romantics was officially released on April 6 as an Apple Music exclusive, and was made available on Swift's Vevo and YouTube channels on April 13, 2016.[8][9] The video contains various clips of performances and behind-the-scenes taken from The 1989 World Tour.

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 71 due to strong digital download sales on the chart dated March 21, 2015, but fell off the chart the following week.[5] After its release as a single in February 2016, the song also debuted at number 28 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, and number at 26 on Adult Top 40.[10]

In Australia, it debuted at number 47 on the ARIA Singles Chart where it later peaked at number 35.[11]

Credits and personnel

Recording and management
Personnel

Credits are adapted from liner notes of 1989.[12]

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 35
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 58
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 24
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[17] 31
France (SNEP)[18] 190
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[19] 90
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[20] 59
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[21] 40
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 132
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 46
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[24] 18
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[25] 9
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[26] 18

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[27] Gold 35,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

A list of releases showing the format, date, and record label(s)
Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States March 3, 2015 Digital download – promotional single Big Machine [4]
February 23, 2016 Contemporary hit radio
[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Taylor Swift's 'New Romantics' Set as Next '1989' Single". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Taylor Swift 1989". AllMusic. October 27, 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (December 22, 2014). "Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2014". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media). Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 "New Romantics - Single by Taylor Swift". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 Trust, Gary (March 13, 2015). "Hot 100 Chart Moves: Kanye West, Paul McCartney & Carly Rae Jepsen Debut". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2014". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Taylor Drops 'New Romantics' Music Video". April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Watch Taylor's New Music Video". April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ Trust, Gary (February 29, 2016). "Taylor Swift, Fifth Harmony & Gwen Stefani Debut on Pop Songs Chart". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart- Australia's Official Top 50 Songs - ARIA Charts - ARIA Charts". Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  12. ↑ 1989 (Compact disc liner notes). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2014. BMRBD0500A.
  13. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Taylor Swift – New Romantics". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Taylor Swift – New Romantics" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Taylor Swift – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Taylor Swift. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for Taylor Swift. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada Hot AC for Taylor Swift. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Taylor Swift – New Romantics" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Taylor Swift – Chart history" Japan Hot 100 for Taylor Swift. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  20. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert {{{year}}}{{{week}}} into search. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-04-15". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  22. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 16.04.2016 (wk15)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Taylor Swift – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Taylor Swift. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Taylor Swift – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Taylor Swift. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Taylor Swift – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Taylor Swift. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Taylor Swift – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Taylor Swift. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  27. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (April 23, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Gnash 'I Hate U, I Love U' Spends Second Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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