Double the trouble.
Taylor Swift has sent her die-hard fans into a frenzy after announcing her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” is a double album.
The 14-time Grammy winner released her 11th studio album on Friday — but just as Swifties got their fix of her melancholic tracks, the singer revealed even more songs as part of the project in the middle of the night.
Titled “The Anthology,” Swift’s late-night surprise, announced at 2 a.m., includes 15 bonus tracks, bringing the total song count to a whopping 31.
“It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album. ✌️ I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn’t mine anymore… it’s all yours. 🤍” Swift wrote on Instagram.
Naturally, the news saw shocked fans flock to social media to share their collective excitement.
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS A DOUBLE ALBUM WITH 15 EXTRA SONGS?! TAYLOR SWIFT THE WOMAN THAT YOU ARE #TSTTPD,” one fan raved on X.
Another wrote, “BARELY GETTING ADJUSTED TO TTPD AND TAYLOR SWIFT ANNOUNCES A SECRET DOUBLE ALBUM LIKE YOU WANT ME TO COLLAPSE ??? HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GO ABOUT OUR NORMAL LIVES HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT ??”
“Who needs caffeine when you have taylor swift double album drops,” a third wrote, before another added, “The human brain cannot fully process a taylor swift double album release I don’t think.”
Here's what to know about Taylor Swift's new album 'The Tortured Poets Department':
- The 14-time Grammy winner released her highly anticipated 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday.
- Swift sent her fans into a frenzy at 2 a.m. after revealing the record is a double album. Titled “The Anthology,” Swift’s late-night surprise includes 15 bonus tracks, bringing the total song count to a whopping 31.
- Swift initially unveiled her 16-song album at midnight, including collaborations with Post Malone and Florence Welch on two tracks. There are also four bonus tracks, “The Manuscript,” “The Bolter,” “The Albatross” and “The Black Dog” that are featured on various vinyl versions of the album. The four tracks, as well as 11 new songs, are included in “The Anthology.”
- A poem about heartbreak that serves as a prologue for the album was written by Fleetwood Mac alum Stevie Nicks.
- There are several celeb names peppered throughout the album’s lyrics. The mention of singer Charlie Puth’s name took some Swifties by surprise.
- While some of Swift’s exes aren’t spared on “TTPD,” the singer, 34, does seemingly reference her current beau Travis Kelce on the new album’s track “The Alchemy” in a loving way.
- As for her exes, 1975 frontman Matty Healy is reportedly referenced throughout the 31-song-strong record. In fact, Healy — who, before their summer split, was a rebound romance for the pop superstar following her breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn after six years — appears to be the subject of the vicious takedown “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.” Other fans, however, may speculate the “sparkling summer” line is about Alwyn. There are also hints that “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)” — gotta love that title — might be about 35-year-old Healy.
- As for Alwyn, Swift dropped hints about the pair’s ill-fated six-year romance for a good — or for him, not so good — part of the album. Check out the 10 Alwyn-related references we’ve spotted.
- Read The Post’s review of “The Tortured Poets Department” here.
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“THE DOUBLE ALBUM THEORY WAS REAL WHAT EVEN TAYLOR SWIFT YOU INSANE WOMAN,” another Swiftie wrote.
Another added, “Taylor Swift casually dropping a double album at 2am is insane.
Swift initially unveiled her 16-song album at midnight, including collaborations with Post Malone and Florence Welch on two tracks.
There are also four bonus tracks, “The Manuscript,” “The Bolter,” “The Albatross,” and “The Black Dog” that are featured on various vinyl versions of the album.
The four tracks, as well as 11 new songs, are included in “The Anthology.”
