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"Maroon" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, it is the second track of her tenth studio album, Midnights (2022) which was released on October 21, 2022 via Republic Records. "Maroon" was written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff. The song's production is dream pop with pre-set drum patterns, hypnotic trap beats, and modular synths. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, the song was blocked by Swift's own songs, Lavender Haze and Anti-Hero. "Maroon" also peaked inside the top-ten in nine other countries.

"Maroon"
Song by Taylor Swift
from the album Midnights
ReleasedOctober 21, 2022
Studio
  • Rough Customer (Brooklyn)
  • Electric Lady (New York)
  • Pleasure Hill Recording (Maine)[1]
GenreDream pop
Length3:38
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Swift
  • Jack Antonoff
Lyric video
"Maroon" on YouTube

Background

On August 28, 2022, Swift announced her tenth studio album, Midnights when she won Video Of The Year at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, set to be released on October 21, 2022; the tracklist of the album was not revealed.[2] Her long-time collaborator, Jack Antonoff who had worked with her before on her five studio albums since 1989 (2014), was revealed as one of the producers of Midnights when she posted a video on her Instagram account on September 6, 2022, titled "The making of Midnights".[3]

On September 21, 2022, Swift began unveiling the Midnights track-list in a randomized order through a short video series on TikTok, titled Midnights Mayhem with Me. Consisting of 13 episodes,[4] Swift announces a song title with each episode[5] by rolling a lottery cage containing 13 ping pong balls numbered from one to thirteen,[6] each representing a track of Midnights. When a ball drops out, she announces the title of the corresponding track on the album through a telephone.[7] In episode five of the series, she revealed "Maroon" on September 30, 2022.[8]

Composition

The song is written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff.[9] The production of "Maroon" is dream pop.[10] The instrumental of the song features pre-set drum patterns,[11] hypnotic trap beats,[12] and modular synths.[1]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Pitchfork.[1]

Commercial performance

"Maroon" debuted at 14.4 million streams on it's first day globally, becoming the third biggest opening day for a song in the platform's history, behind Swift's own songs.[13] The song debuted at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 with 37.6 million streams, 2900 digital downloads sold and 471,000 airplays.[14] The song was blocked by her own songs, Lavender Haze, which is the opening track of Midnights[12] and Anti-Hero, the album's lead single and her ninth number-one on the chart.[14] Swift is also the first artist to occupy the entire top-ten of the Hot 100; Streaming Songs, and Digital Songs charts simultaneously.[14]

Charts

Chart performance for "Maroon"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 4
Global 200 (Billboard)[17] 4
Greece International (IFPI)[18] 9
Malaysia International (RIM)[19] 5
Philippines (Billboard)[20] 5
Singapore (RIAS)[21] 5
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] 49
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 26
Swiss Streaming (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 21
UK Audio Streaming (OCC)[25] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 3
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[27] 11

References

  1. ^ a b c "Taylor Swift Releases New Album Midnights: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork. October 21, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Martoccio, Angie (August 29, 2022). "Taylor Swift Announces New Album 'Midnights': 'A Journey Through Terrors and Sweet Dreams'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (September 16, 2022). "Taylor Swift Confirms Jack Antonoff as Producer on 'Midnights' in New Behind-the-Scenes Look". Variety. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Jones, Damian (October 7, 2022). "Taylor Swift reveals all song titles on new album 'Midnights'". NME. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  5. ^ McArdle, Tommy (September 21, 2022). "Taylor Swift Begins Revealing 'Midnights' Song Titles — Starting with 'Track 13, Because of Course'". People. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Aniftos, Rania (September 23, 2022). "Taylor Swift Announces Next 'Midnights' Song Title & It's Spicy". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. ^ Gallagher, Alex (September 23, 2022). "Taylor Swift shares song title 'Vigilante Shit' in 'Midnights' tracklist reveal series". NME. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Taylor Swift Continues 'Midnights Mayhem' With 'Maroon' Song Title". Rolling Stone. September 30, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  9. ^ Mier, Tomás (October 21, 2022). "Taylor Swift Surprises Fans With 'Midnights 3 A.M. Edition' Featuring 7 Additional Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 8, 2022..
  10. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (October 21, 2022). "Every Song Ranked on Taylor Swift's 'Midnights'". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  11. ^ Attard, Paul (October 24, 2022). "Taylor Swift 'Midnights' Review: Starkly Intimate, If Redundant". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Taylor Swift Deals in Dark Magic on Midnights". pastemagazine.com. October 20, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  13. ^ "SWIFT'S SPOTIFY SIEGE". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c Trust, Gary (October 31, 2022). "Taylor Swift Makes History as First Artist With Entire Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100, Led by 'Anti-Hero' at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  16. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  17. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  18. ^ "IFPI Charts". ifpi.gr. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  19. ^ "Top 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 43 (21/10/2022-27/10/2022)". RIM. November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Facebook.
  20. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Philippines Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  21. ^ "RIAS Top Charts Week 43 (21 - 27 Oct 2022)". RIAS. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "Taylor Swift – Maroon" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  23. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 43". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  24. ^ "Streaming Charts Top 100" (in German). Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  25. ^ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  26. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  27. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Billboard Vietnam Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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