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{{short description|2017 song by Taylor Swift}} |
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| name = Gorgeous |
| name = Gorgeous |
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| artist = [[Taylor Swift]] |
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| album = [[Reputation (album)|Reputation]] |
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| released = October 20, 2017 |
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| album = [[Reputation (Taylor Swift album)|Reputation]] |
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| genre = * [[Bubblegum music|Bubblegum pop]] |
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| released = January 12, 2018<ref name="universal">{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.de/taylorswift/musik/gorgeous-423098|title=Gorgeous (Track)|publisher=[[Universal Music Group]]|language=German|accessdate=August 12, 2020}}</ref> |
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* [[electropop]] |
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* [[synth-pop]] |
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] |
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| length = {{duration|m=3|s=29}} |
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| label = [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]] |
| label = [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]] |
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| studio = [[MXM Studios|MXM]] (Los Angeles/Stockholm) |
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| writer = * Taylor Swift |
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* [[Max Martin]] |
* [[Max Martin]] |
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* [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]] |
* [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]] |
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| producer = * Max Martin |
| producer = * Max Martin |
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* Shellback |
* Shellback |
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"'''Gorgeous'''" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]] for her sixth studio album, ''[[Reputation (Taylor Swift album)|Reputation]]'' (2017). The song had a limited release as a single in the UK on January 12, 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8006719/taylor-swift-gorgeous-single-release|title=Taylor Swift's 'Gorgeous' New Single Has Arrived: Listen|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=October 20, 2017|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020094302/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8006719/taylor-swift-gorgeous-single-release|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bbcuk"/> "Gorgeous" is a fizzy [[Pop music|pop]] song with [[electropop]] elements with lyrics describing a [[Crush (psychology)|crush]]. |
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"'''Gorgeous'''" is a song by the American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]] from her sixth studio album, ''[[Reputation (album)|Reputation]]''. She wrote the song with the Swedish producers [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]]. A [[Bubblegum music|bubblegum]], [[electropop]], and [[synth-pop]] song, "Gorgeous" features a [[Loop (music)|loop]] instrumented by minimal [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]–inspired [[drum machine]] beats and [[synthesizers]], occasional acoustic guitars, and a [[Triangle (musical instrument)|triangle]] ding before the [[refrain]]. Inspired by Swift's relationship with the English actor [[Joe Alwyn]], the lyrics are flirtatious confessions to a newfound romantic interest: the narrator jokingly tells this man that his striking beauty makes her miserable and yearning for more. |
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Upon release, "Gorgeous" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the straightforward songwriting and the "delightful" production. The song reached the top 10 on charts in Australia, Canada, Hungary and Malaysia. It also peaked at number 13 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart and at number 15 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. |
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[[Big Machine Records]] released "Gorgeous" for [[Music download|download]] on October 20, 2017. Critical reception of the song was mixed: some reviews complimented its simple lyrics and production, but some others deemed the songwriting subpar for Swift's abilities. The track reached the top 20 on charts and received [[music recording certification|certifications]] in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Swift included "Gorgeous" in the [[set list]] of her 2018 [[Reputation Stadium Tour]]. |
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==Release and background== |
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After Swift held a secret listening party on October 13, 2017 where she played her sixth studio album ''[[Reputation (Taylor Swift album)|Reputation]]'' for 100 fans from all around the world,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/music/a13021709/taylor-swift-just-hosted-her-first-reputation-listening-party-in-london/|title=Taylor Swift Just Hosted Her First 'Reputation' Listening Party in London|last=Mackleden|first=Amy|date=October 14, 2017|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020083914/http://www.elle.com/culture/music/a13021709/taylor-swift-just-hosted-her-first-reputation-listening-party-in-london/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/taylor-swift-holds-first-secret-reputation-listening-party-fans-uk-and-swifties-are-freaking-out|title=Taylor Swift Holds First Secret 'Reputation' Listening Party for Fans in the UK and Swifties Are Freaking Out|last=Drysdale|first=Jennifer|date=October 13, 2017|website=[[Entertainment Weekly#Website|Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020141109/http://www.etonline.com/taylor-swift-holds-first-secret-reputation-listening-party-fans-uk-and-swifties-are-freaking-out|url-status=live}}</ref> she announced the release of a song titled "Gorgeous" through her [[Instagram]] account on October 19. It included a small preview of the track, featuring "a baby voice saying 'gorgeous' over an [[Electropop|electro-pop]] soundbed", as described by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/music/a13052130/taylor-swift-gorgeous-song-teaser/|title=Taylor Swift Announces a New "Gorgeous" Taylor Swift Song Is Coming|last=Bailey|first=Alyssa|date=October 19, 2017|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020032400/http://www.elle.com/culture/music/a13052130/taylor-swift-gorgeous-song-teaser/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8006607/taylor-swift-gorgeous-new-track|title=Taylor Swift Teases New Track 'Gorgeous' Before Release|last=Karsen|first=Shira|date=October 19, 2017|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019230542/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8006607/taylor-swift-gorgeous-new-track|url-status=live}}</ref> It was then released the following day as a promotional single.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gorgeous-single/id1298641074|title=Gorgeous - Single|last=|first=|date=|website=[[iTunes]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020120948/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gorgeous-single/id1298641074|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, a [[lyric video]] for the song was premiered.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vevo.com/watch/taylor-swift/gorgeous-(lyric-video)/USCJY1750017|title=Gorgeous - Taylor Swift|date=October 20, 2017|website=[[Vevo]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020190747/https://www.vevo.com/watch/taylor-swift/gorgeous-(lyric-video)/USCJY1750017|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also revealed that the baby's voice featured on the song is from James Reynolds, daughter of actors [[Blake Lively]] and [[Ryan Reynolds]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8031174/taylor-swift-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-daughter-gorgeous|title=Taylor Swift Confirms That Blake Lively & Ryan Reynold's Daughter James is the Voice of 'Gorgeous'|work=Billboard|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111013937/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8031174/taylor-swift-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-daughter-gorgeous|url-status=live}}</ref> As of March 2020 the lyric video has over 115 million views on [[YouTube]].<!--keep view count to multiples of 5 million--><ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUoe7cf0HYw|title=Taylor Swift - Gorgeous (Lyric Video)|date=October 19, 2017|last=Swift|first=Taylor|type=Video|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> |
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==Production and release== |
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[[Taylor Swift]] wrote "Gorgeous" with Swedish producers [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]] for her sixth studio album, ''[[Reputation (album)|Reputation]]''. The song was also produced by Martin and Shellback.<ref name="notes"/> It was [[audio engineer|engineered]] at [[MXM Studios]] in Los Angeles and [[Stockholm]], Sweden. The track was [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by [[Serban Ghenea]] at MixStar Studios in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]; and [[Audio mastering|mastered]] by Randy Merrill at [[Sterling Sound Studios]] in New York.<ref name="notes"/> On October 19, 2017, Swift gave a preview of the song in an [[Instagram]] post which featured a baby voice saying the word "gorgeous" over an [[electropop]] production.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/music/a13052130/taylor-swift-gorgeous-song-teaser/|title=Taylor Swift Announces a New 'Gorgeous' Taylor Swift Song Is Coming|last=Bailey|first=Alyssa|date=October 19, 2017|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020032400/http://www.elle.com/culture/music/a13052130/taylor-swift-gorgeous-song-teaser/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8006607/taylor-swift-gorgeous-new-track|title=Taylor Swift Teases New Track 'Gorgeous' Before Release|last=Karsen|first=Shira|date=October 19, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019230542/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8006607/taylor-swift-gorgeous-new-track|url-status=live}}</ref> The baby's voice featured on the song is that of James Reynolds, a daughter of actors [[Blake Lively]] and [[Ryan Reynolds]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8031174/taylor-swift-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-daughter-gorgeous|title=Taylor Swift Confirms That Blake Lively & Ryan Reynold's Daughter James is the Voice of 'Gorgeous'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111013937/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8031174/taylor-swift-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-daughter-gorgeous|url-status=live}}</ref> Swift decided to feature the baby's voice after she played an acoustic guitar [[demo (music)|demo]] to Lively and Reynolds and then their daughter kept saying the word "gorgeous".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8031174/taylor-swift-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-daughter-gorgeous|title=Taylor Swift Confirms That Blake Lively & Ryan Reynold's Daughter James is the Voice of 'Gorgeous'|first=Megan|last=Armstrong|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 10, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130012257/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8031174/taylor-swift-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-daughter-gorgeous|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 20, "Gorgeous" was released for digital download as a [[promotional single]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gorgeous-single/id1298641074|title=Gorgeous – Single|publisher=[[iTunes]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020120948/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gorgeous-single/id1298641074|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was the third song issued preceding the release of ''Reputation'', following the singles "[[Look What You Made Me Do]]" and "[[...Ready for It?]]".<ref name="rs"/> |
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Swift performed "Gorgeous" as part of her set list for the [[WBBM-FM|B96 Chicago]] and [[Pepsi]] Jingle Bash 2017 on December 7, 2017, in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-jingle-bash-review-allstate-1209-story.html|title=Taylor Swift and Backstreet Boys defy fest formula at Jingle Bash|last=Klein|first=Joshua|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=December 8, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210212547/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-jingle-bash-review-allstate-1209-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Swift also sang the song during the [[Jingle Bell Ball#2017|Jingle Bell Ball 2017]] in London and at [[BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend]] in [[Swansea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/performances/jingle-bell-ball-2017-set-list/|title=Taylor Swift Owned The #CapitalJBB Stage & Brought All Her Biggest Hits For This Iconic Performance|publisher=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital]]|date=December 10, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211024528/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/performances/jingle-bell-ball-2017-set-list/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-wows-the-crowd-at-bbcs-biggest-weekend-36951941.html|title=Taylor Swift wows the crowd at BBC's Biggest Weekend|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=June 23, 2018|language=en|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623170256/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-wows-the-crowd-at-bbcs-biggest-weekend-36951941.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was included in the set-list for her [[Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour|Reputation Stadium Tour]] (2018).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8455216/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-set-list |title=Here Are All the Songs Taylor Swift Played on the Opening Night of the Reputation Tour|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 29, 2018|archive-date= May 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522091658/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8455216/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-set-list|url-status=live}}</ref> Swift also performed "Gorgeous" as a surprise song on [[The Eras Tour]] on April 29, 2023, in [[Atlanta]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=June 10, 2023 |title=All the Surprise Songs Taylor Swift Has Performed on The Eras Tour (So Far) |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-eras-tour-surprise-songs/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=67058557 |access-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319011405/https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-eras-tour-surprise-songs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She sang the track again as a mashup with her song "I Think He Knows" (2019) on May 17, 2024, in the tour's stop at [[Stockholm]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=May 19, 2024 |title=All the Surprise Songs Taylor Swift Has Performed on The Eras Tour (So Far) |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-eras-tour-surprise-songs/i-think-he-knows-gorgeous/ |access-date=May 20, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520055948/https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-eras-tour-surprise-songs/i-think-he-knows-gorgeous/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Swift co-wrote "Gorgeous" with its producers [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/80219066|title=Gorgeous by Taylor Swift on TIDAL|date=October 20, 2017|website=[[Tidal (service)|TIDAL]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020135842/https://listen.tidal.com/album/80219066|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been described as a "radio-friendly [[Pop music|pop]]" song.<ref name=":4" /> Lyrically, the song depicts "the pursuit of a maddening love interest", whom Swift describes as "gorgeous".<ref name=":0" /> Hugh McIntyre of ''[[Forbes]]'' characterized the production of the song as "simultaneously a basic [[808 drum]] and an attempt at something that pushes [[Electropop|electro-pop]] into a more interesting territory than [[Top 40]] is used to".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/10/20/taylor-swift-drops-new-single-gorgeous-from-upcoming-album-reputation/#2025ba95fdb8|title=Taylor Swift Drops New Single 'Gorgeous' From Upcoming Album 'Reputation'|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|date=October 20, 2017|website=[[Forbes#Forbes.com|Forbes]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020075103/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/10/20/taylor-swift-drops-new-single-gorgeous-from-upcoming-album-reputation/#2025ba95fdb8|url-status=live}}</ref> Maeve McDermott of ''[[USA Today]]'' likened the chorus of the song to the sound of [[Katy Perry]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/10/19/taylor-swift-gorgeous-new-single-arriving-midnight-friday-reputation/780370001/|title=Taylor Swift's 'Gorgeous' is her best new 'Reputation' single so far|last=McDermott|first=Maeve|date=October 20, 2017|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019232515/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/10/19/taylor-swift-gorgeous-new-single-arriving-midnight-friday-reputation/780370001/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', the man mentioned in the song is the British actor [[Joe Alwyn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/music/a13053421/taylor-swift-gorgeous-song-lyrics/|title=Taylor Swift's "Gorgeous" Song Lyrics Seem to Tell Her and Joe Alwyn's Love Story|last=Bailey|first=Alyssa|date=October 20, 2017|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020113921/http://www.elle.com/culture/music/a13053421/taylor-swift-gorgeous-song-lyrics/|url-status=live}}</ref> The song is composed in the key of [[C major]] with a [[tempo]] of 92 beats per minute, with Swift's vocals spanning from C<sub>3</sub> to F<sub>5</sub>.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0178954|title=Taylor Swift "Gorgeous" Sheet Music in C Major (transposable) - Download & Print|website=Musicnotes.com|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=October 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021060122/http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0178954|url-status=live}}</ref> The baby voice featured in the song's intro, pronouncing "gorgeous", is a sample of that of James Reynolds, daughter of [[Blake Lively]] and [[Ryan Reynolds]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bruner|first=Raisa|date=November 10, 2017|title=Analyzing Every Song on Taylor Swift's 'Reputation'|url=http://time.com/5017724/taylor-swift-reputation-explained/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621040320/http://time.com/5017724/taylor-swift-reputation-explained/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|accessdate=July 13, 2020|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> |
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"Gorgeous" is a [[bubblegum music|bubblegum pop]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tucker |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Tucker |date=November 13, 2017 |title=Taylor Swift Pushes Further Into Electro-Pop With ''Reputation'' |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/11/13/563738577/taylor-swift-pushes-further-into-electro-pop-with-reputation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027212210/https://www.npr.org/2017/11/13/563738577/taylor-swift-pushes-further-into-electro-pop-with-reputation |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=2021-10-26 |work= |publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> electropop,<ref name="rs" /><ref name="variety" />{{Sfn|Zaleski|2024|p=141}} and [[synth-pop]] song.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-reputation-best-album-8527988/|title=Why Taylor Swift's ''Reputation'' Is Her Best Album|last=Lynch|first=Joe|date=August 22, 2019|access-date=February 29, 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=January 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125160844/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-reputation-best-album-8527988/|url-status=live}}</ref> Compared to the two previous ''Reputation'' singles ("Look What You Made Me Do" and "...Ready for It?"), "Gorgeous" features a brighter atmosphere with a "radio-friendly" production.<ref name="rs"/><ref name="variety"/> The track is accompanied by a gleeful [[loop (music)|loop]] accompanied by minimal [[synthesizers]] and [[drum machine|drums]], and occasional acoustic [[guitar]] sounds.<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/10/taylor-swift-gorgeous-review/|title=Review: Taylor Swift – 'Gorgeous'|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Jordan|last=Sargent|date=October 20, 2017|access-date=October 29, 2019|archive-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904222524/https://www.spin.com/2017/10/taylor-swift-gorgeous-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ewrev"/> The [[pre-chorus]] is instrumented by a drum beat reminiscent of [[808 drums]] used in [[hip hop music]].<ref name="atlantic"/> [[Annie Zaleski]] wrote that the track's rhythm resembles sounds of a ticking clock.{{Sfn|Zaleski|2024|p=141}} Swift sings in a high, carefree tone.<ref name="atlantic"/> Chris Willman from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' drew similarities between the song and Swift's previous single "[[Blank Space]]" (2014).<ref name="variety"/> Maeve McDermott of ''[[USA Today]]'' likened the chorus of the song to the music of [[Katy Perry]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/10/19/taylor-swift-gorgeous-new-single-arriving-midnight-friday-reputation/780370001/|title=Taylor Swift's 'Gorgeous' is her best new 'Reputation' single so far|last=McDermott|first=Maeve|date=October 20, 2017|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019232515/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/10/19/taylor-swift-gorgeous-new-single-arriving-midnight-friday-reputation/780370001/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Atlantic]]''{{'s}} Spencer Kornhaber commented that the song's drums in the pre-chorus reminded him of hip hop songs, specifically the 2004 single "[[Drop It Like It's Hot]]" by [[Snoop Dogg]] featuring [[Pharrell Williams]].<ref name="atlantic"/> |
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Lyrically, the song depicts Swift getting infatuated with a new love interest<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8006719/taylor-swift-gorgeous-single-release|title=Taylor Swift's 'Gorgeous' New Single Has Arrived: Listen|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=October 20, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020094302/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8006719/taylor-swift-gorgeous-single-release|url-status=live}}</ref> that is too beautiful and seems unattainable, inspired by Swift's relationship with the English actor [[Joe Alwyn]].{{Sfn|Zaleski|2024|p=141}} "Gorgeous" begins with a baby's voice saying the word "gorgeous", sampling the voice of James Reynolds, daughter of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bruner|first=Raisa|date=November 10, 2017|title=Analyzing Every Song on Taylor Swift's 'Reputation'|url=https://time.com/5017724/taylor-swift-reputation-explained/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621040320/http://time.com/5017724/taylor-swift-reputation-explained/|archive-date=June 21, 2018|access-date=July 13, 2020|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> In the track, Swift portrays a promiscuous aspect in an attempt to get the attention of a prospective lover.<ref name="atlantic"/> She confesses that she is prompted to cheat on her boyfriend in order to get along with this new man, through the lines, "I got a boyfriend, he's older than us / He's in the club doing I don't know what."<ref name="bbrev"/> She gets [[melodrama]]tic, singing "You've ruined my life by not being mine", which is followed by a [[triangle (musical instrument)|triangle]] ding. In the [[refrain]], Swift restates that her love interest is so "gorgeous" that she "can't say anything to [his] face", leaving her dumbstruck.<ref name="bbrev"/> Compared to her previous songs about unrequited love or hopeless romance, "Gorgeous" sees Swift assuming a more assertive position: "I'm so furious / At you for making me feel this way."<ref name="atlantic"/> She no longer gets overtly heartbroken should the relationship with this person not come true: "Guess I'll just stumble on home to my cats... alone."<ref name="bbrev"/> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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The song garnered mixed reviews from critics. In a positive review, Maeve McDermott of ''USA Today'' called it a proof for Swift's "domination".<ref name=":1" /> Christopher Rosa from ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' stated that it was evidence that Swift was "single-handedly saving pop music in 2017," calling it "fizzy" and "delightful".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/taylor-swift-just-released-an-insanely-catchy-new-song-called-gorgeous|title=Swift just released an Insanely Catchy Song Called 'Gorgeous'.|last=Rosa|first=Christopher|date=October 20, 2017|website=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020092055/https://www.glamour.com/story/taylor-swift-just-released-an-insanely-catchy-new-song-called-gorgeous|url-status=live}}</ref> In a review for [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']], Chris William called it a pop song that offers "conventional pleasures", and appreciated it as a welcoming reminder of Swift's abilities as a songwriter, after the dark sounds of ''Reputation''{{'s}} previous singles "Look What You Made Me Do" and "...Ready for It?".<ref name="variety">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/album-reviews/taylor-swift-gorgeous-single-review-1202595083/|title=Song Review: Taylor Swift's 'Gorgeous'|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=October 20, 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021060237/http://variety.com/2017/music/album-reviews/taylor-swift-gorgeous-single-review-1202595083/|url-status=live}}</ref> Jon Blistein of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' agreed, calling it the "[[yin and yang|yang]] to the vindictive, angry [[yin and yang|yin]]" of "Look What You Made Me Do".<ref name="rs">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swift-plays-nice-on-romantic-new-song-gorgeous-w509741|title=Taylor Swift Plays Nice on Romantic New Song 'Gorgeous'|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=October 20, 2017|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020071630/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swift-plays-nice-on-romantic-new-song-gorgeous-w509741|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Clayton Purdom from ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' wrote that the song "clears the low bar set by its two predecessors ['Look What You Made Me Do' and '...Ready for It?']", calling it "an extremely basic and extremely good" song.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-releases-gorgeous-her-first-good-single-1819713054|title=Taylor Swift releases 'Gorgeous,' her first good single in forever|last=Purdom|first=Clayton|date=October 20, 2017|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=October 20, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020181201/https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-releases-gorgeous-her-first-good-single-1819713054|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Eric Renner Brown gave it a B+, deeming it a welcoming sign of Swift's songwriting skills compared to the petty lyrics of the two previous ''Reputation'' singles.<ref name="ewrev">{{Cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/music/2017/10/20/taylor-swift-gorgeous-review/ |title=Taylor Swift's 'Gorgeous' reveals she lied to you about the Old Taylor: EW review |last=Brown |first=Erick Renner |date=October 20, 2017 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=October 20, 2017 |archive-date=October 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020231711/http://ew.com/music/2017/10/20/taylor-swift-gorgeous-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Richard S. He from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' was less complimentary, calling the lyrics clumsy: "For the first time ever, [Swift's] so tongue-tied she can't even think of a rhyme."<ref name="bbrev">{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8006824/taylor-swift-gorgeous-new-song|title=Taylor Swift's 'Gorgeous' Turns Love into Slapstick Romantic Comedy|first=Richard S.|last=He|date=October 20, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=October 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023041048/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8006824/taylor-swift-gorgeous-new-song|url-status=live}}</ref> Spencer Kornhaber of ''[[The Atlantic]]'' praised the song's catchy production and straightforward lyrics, but felt that the song's hip hop influences proved that Swift was becoming another unoriginal singer "[attempting] to convey new edge, new danger, by trying on a little more syncopation".<ref name="atlantic">{{cite magazine |last=Kornhaber |first=Spencer |date=October 20, 2017 |title=Taylor Swift 'Gorgeous' Review |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/10/gorgeous-taylor-swift-review-hip-hop/543525/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025004/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/10/gorgeous-taylor-swift-review-hip-hop/543525/ |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2017 |magazine=[[The Atlantic]]}}</ref> |
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==Commercial performance== |
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In the United States, the song debuted at number thirteen on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number 16 on the [[Streaming Songs]] chart with 16.9 million U.S. streams, and at number one on the [[Digital Songs]] chart with first-week downloads of 68,000 copies. It also became her 14th song to top the Digital Songs chart and her 13th to open at the summit, tying her with [[Rihanna]] for the most number one entries on the chart with 14 each.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8015123/taylor-swift-gorgeous-rihanna-digital-song-sales-number-one|title=Taylor Swift Ties Rihanna for Most Digital Song Sales No. 1s With Debut of 'Gorgeous'|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=October 30, 2017|accessdate=November 9, 2017|journal=Billboard|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108020554/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8015123/taylor-swift-gorgeous-rihanna-digital-song-sales-number-one|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Frank Guan of ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', while saying that the song "isn't terrible", was disappointed with the production and lyrics. Guan deemed the romantic narrative of the song "disjointed and implausible", and Swift's delivery akin to a "malfunctioning android". He added that judging from the vengeance and drama-filled lyrics of the previous ''Reputation'' singles, "Gorgeous" proved that Swift was becoming "a woman whose tremendous success has magnified her resentments to the point where she can't even enjoy the happiest of emotions: falling in love".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/review-taylor-swifts-gorgeous.html|title=The Odd Timing and Faulty Logic of Taylor Swift's 'Gorgeous'|first=Frank|last=Guan|date=October 20, 2017|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020223419/http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/review-taylor-swifts-gorgeous.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly, Jordan Sargent from ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' felt that the song, whose narrative was a step down from Swift's traditional vivid songwriting, was overshadowed by the dark and tumultuous promotional campaign for ''Reputation'' and its lead single "Look What You Made Me Do".<ref name="Spin"/> |
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In Australia, the song entered the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] at number 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2017/week-five-at-1-for-post-malone-s-rockstar|title=Week five at No. 1 for Post Malone's Rockstar|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=October 28, 2017|accessdate=November 9, 2017|archive-date=October 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029070156/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2017/week-five-at-1-for-post-malone-s-rockstar|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Commercial performance== |
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After impacting UK radio as a single, the song also peaked at number 15 in the country. |
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In the U.S., "Gorgeous" debuted at number 13 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart dated October 30, 2017.<ref name="bb1">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8014924/taylor-swift-gorgeous-sales-projection|title=Taylor Swift's 'Gorgeous' Set to Start as Week's Top-Selling Song|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=October 27, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 9, 2017|url-access=subscription|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207115932/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8014924/taylor-swift-gorgeous-sales-projection|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="debut"/> Despite not being released to radio, the song drew 3.6 million in all-format airplay audience.<ref name="debut"/> On the [[Digital Songs]] chart, it was Swift's 14th number-one chart entry, extending Swift's record as the artist with the most Digital Songs number-one debuts (13).<ref name="debut">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8015123/taylor-swift-gorgeous-rihanna-digital-song-sales-number-one|title=Taylor Swift Ties Rihanna for Most Digital Song Sales No. 1s With Debut of 'Gorgeous'|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=November 9, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108020554/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8015123/taylor-swift-gorgeous-rihanna-digital-song-sales-number-one|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> This made ''Reputation'' the first album since [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s ''[[Views (album)|Views]]'' (2016) to spawn three or more Digital Songs number ones, and the first album by a female artist since Swift's ''1989'' (2014) to do so.<ref name="bb1"/> "Gorgeous" spent four weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="hot100"/> It was [[RIAA certification|certified gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for exceeding 500,000 units based on sales and on-demand streaming.<ref name="riaa"/> |
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In the U.K., where "Gorgeous" was added to [[BBC Radio 1]]'s playlist,<ref name="bbcuk">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist |title=BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist |publisher=[[BBC Radio 1]] |access-date=January 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112164557/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist |archive-date=January 12, 2018}}</ref> it peaked at number 15 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and was certified platinum (600,000 units) by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).<ref name="BPI"/> In Australia, the track peaked at number nine on the [[ARIA Singles Chart]], becoming ''Reputation''{{'s}} third top-10 chart entry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2017/week-five-at-1-for-post-malone-s-rockstar|title=Week five at No. 1 for Post Malone's Rockstar|publisher=[[ARIA Charts]]|date=October 28, 2017|access-date=November 9, 2017|archive-date=October 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029070156/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2017/week-five-at-1-for-post-malone-s-rockstar|url-status=live}}</ref> It was certified triple platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]].<ref name="aria"/> In Brazil, the song received a gold certification from [[Pro-Música Brasil]] (PMB).<ref name="PMB" /> Elsewhere, "Gorgeous" entered the top 10 on charts of Malaysia (eight),<ref name="rim"/> Canada (nine),<ref name="can"/> and Hungary (nine).<ref name="hungary"/> "Gorgeous" was a top-20 chart entry in Scotland (12),<ref name="sco"/> the Philippines (13),<ref name="phil"/> Lebanon (15),<ref name="lbn"/> Slovakia (17),<ref name="slovak"/> Ireland (18),<ref name="ire"/> and New Zealand (19).<ref name="nz"/> The song peaked at number 15 on the [[Euro Digital Song Sales]], a ''Billboard'' chart ranking the best-selling digital singles in Europe.<ref name="euro"/> It additionally charted within the top 40 on charts in Austria,<ref name="austria"/> the Czech Republic,<ref name="cz"/> Norway,<ref name="nor"/> Portugal,<ref name="pt"/> and Slovenia.<ref name="slov"/> |
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==Live performances== |
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Swift performed "Gorgeous" as part of her set list for the [[WBBM-FM|B96 Chicago]] and [[Pepsi]] Jingle Bash 2017 on December 7, 2017 in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-jingle-bash-review-allstate-1209-story.html|title=Taylor Swift and Backstreet Boys defy fest formula at Jingle Bash|last=Klein|first=Joshua|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=December 8, 2017|accessdate=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210212547/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-jingle-bash-review-allstate-1209-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Swift also sang the song during the [[Jingle Bell Ball#2017|Jingle Bell Ball 2017]] in [[London]] and at [[BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend]] in [[Swansea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/performances/jingle-bell-ball-2017-set-list/|title=Taylor Swift OWNED The #CapitalJBB Stage & Brought All Her Biggest Hits For This Iconic Performance|work=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital]]|date=December 10, 2017|accessdate=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211024528/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/performances/jingle-bell-ball-2017-set-list/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-wows-the-crowd-at-bbcs-biggest-weekend-36951941.html|title=Taylor Swift wows the crowd at BBC's Biggest Weekend - Independent.ie|work=Independent.ie|access-date=June 23, 2018|language=en|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623170256/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-wows-the-crowd-at-bbcs-biggest-weekend-36951941.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The song is also a regular part of her set-list for the [[Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8455216/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-set-list |title=Here Are All the Songs Taylor Swift Played on the Opening Night of the Reputation Tour|work= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|location=US|accessdate=November 29, 2018|archivedate= May 22, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522091658/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8455216/taylor-swift-reputation-tour-set-list|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Track listings== |
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==Credits and personnel== |
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Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Reputation''.<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Reputation|title-link=Reputation (Taylor Swift album)|others=[[Taylor Swift]]|year=2017|type=CD|publisher=[[Big Machine Records]]|id=B0028815-02}}</ref> |
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* [[Max Martin]] – producer, songwriter, [[Audio programming|programming]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] |
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* Written by Taylor Swift, [[Max Martin]], [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]] |
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* [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]] – producer, songwriter, programming, keyboards, [[guitars]] |
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* Produced by Max Martin and Shellbak |
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* Sam Holland – engineer |
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* [[Audio engineering|Engineered]] by Sam Holland at [[MXM Studios]] (Los Angeles) |
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* Jeremy Lertola – assistant engineer |
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* [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixed]] by [[Serban Ghenea]] at MixStar Studios ([[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]) |
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:* Engineered for mix by John Hanes |
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* Randy Merrill – mastering |
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* [[Audio mastering|Mastered]] by Randy Merrill at [[Sterling Sound Studios]] (New York) |
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* [[Audio programming|Programming]] by Shellback and Max Martin |
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==Charts== |
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! scope="row"| France ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP Sales Chart]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chartsinfrance.net/Taylor-Swift/Gorgeous-s44695.html|title=Taylor Swift - Gorgeous|publisher=PureMédias|access-date=October 29, 2023|archive-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029214116/https://www.chartsinfrance.net/Taylor-Swift/Gorgeous-s44695.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| Released | October 20, 2017 |
| Studio | MXM (Los Angeles/Stockholm) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:29 |
| Label | Big Machine |
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| "Gorgeous" on YouTube | |
"Gorgeous" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her sixth studio album, Reputation. She wrote the song with the Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback. A bubblegum, electropop, and synth-pop song, "Gorgeous" features a loop instrumented by minimal hip hop–inspired drum machine beats and synthesizers, occasional acoustic guitars, and a triangle ding before the refrain. Inspired by Swift's relationship with the English actor Joe Alwyn, the lyrics are flirtatious confessions to a newfound romantic interest: the narrator jokingly tells this man that his striking beauty makes her miserable and yearning for more.
Big Machine Records released "Gorgeous" for download on October 20, 2017. Critical reception of the song was mixed: some reviews complimented its simple lyrics and production, but some others deemed the songwriting subpar for Swift's abilities. The track reached the top 20 on charts and received certifications in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Swift included "Gorgeous" in the set list of her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour.
Production and release
[edit]Taylor Swift wrote "Gorgeous" with Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback for her sixth studio album, Reputation. The song was also produced by Martin and Shellback.[1] It was engineered at MXM Studios in Los Angeles and Stockholm, Sweden. The track was mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia; and mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound Studios in New York.[1] On October 19, 2017, Swift gave a preview of the song in an Instagram post which featured a baby voice saying the word "gorgeous" over an electropop production.[2][3] The baby's voice featured on the song is that of James Reynolds, a daughter of actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.[4] Swift decided to feature the baby's voice after she played an acoustic guitar demo to Lively and Reynolds and then their daughter kept saying the word "gorgeous".[5] On October 20, "Gorgeous" was released for digital download as a promotional single.[6] It was the third song issued preceding the release of Reputation, following the singles "Look What You Made Me Do" and "...Ready for It?".[7]
Swift performed "Gorgeous" as part of her set list for the B96 Chicago and Pepsi Jingle Bash 2017 on December 7, 2017, in Chicago.[8] Swift also sang the song during the Jingle Bell Ball 2017 in London and at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Swansea.[9][10] The song was included in the set-list for her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018).[11] Swift also performed "Gorgeous" as a surprise song on The Eras Tour on April 29, 2023, in Atlanta.[12] She sang the track again as a mashup with her song "I Think He Knows" (2019) on May 17, 2024, in the tour's stop at Stockholm.[13]
Composition
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"Gorgeous" is a bubblegum pop,[14] electropop,[7][15][16] and synth-pop song.[17] Compared to the two previous Reputation singles ("Look What You Made Me Do" and "...Ready for It?"), "Gorgeous" features a brighter atmosphere with a "radio-friendly" production.[7][15] The track is accompanied by a gleeful loop accompanied by minimal synthesizers and drums, and occasional acoustic guitar sounds.[18][19] The pre-chorus is instrumented by a drum beat reminiscent of 808 drums used in hip hop music.[20] Annie Zaleski wrote that the track's rhythm resembles sounds of a ticking clock.[16] Swift sings in a high, carefree tone.[20] Chris Willman from Variety drew similarities between the song and Swift's previous single "Blank Space" (2014).[15] Maeve McDermott of USA Today likened the chorus of the song to the music of Katy Perry.[21] The Atlantic's Spencer Kornhaber commented that the song's drums in the pre-chorus reminded him of hip hop songs, specifically the 2004 single "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams.[20]
Lyrically, the song depicts Swift getting infatuated with a new love interest[22] that is too beautiful and seems unattainable, inspired by Swift's relationship with the English actor Joe Alwyn.[16] "Gorgeous" begins with a baby's voice saying the word "gorgeous", sampling the voice of James Reynolds, daughter of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.[23] In the track, Swift portrays a promiscuous aspect in an attempt to get the attention of a prospective lover.[20] She confesses that she is prompted to cheat on her boyfriend in order to get along with this new man, through the lines, "I got a boyfriend, he's older than us / He's in the club doing I don't know what."[24] She gets melodramatic, singing "You've ruined my life by not being mine", which is followed by a triangle ding. In the refrain, Swift restates that her love interest is so "gorgeous" that she "can't say anything to [his] face", leaving her dumbstruck.[24] Compared to her previous songs about unrequited love or hopeless romance, "Gorgeous" sees Swift assuming a more assertive position: "I'm so furious / At you for making me feel this way."[20] She no longer gets overtly heartbroken should the relationship with this person not come true: "Guess I'll just stumble on home to my cats... alone."[24]
Critical reception
[edit]The song garnered mixed reviews from critics. In a positive review, Maeve McDermott of USA Today called it a proof for Swift's "domination".[21] Christopher Rosa from Glamour stated that it was evidence that Swift was "single-handedly saving pop music in 2017," calling it "fizzy" and "delightful".[25] In a review for Variety, Chris William called it a pop song that offers "conventional pleasures", and appreciated it as a welcoming reminder of Swift's abilities as a songwriter, after the dark sounds of Reputation's previous singles "Look What You Made Me Do" and "...Ready for It?".[15] Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone agreed, calling it the "yang to the vindictive, angry yin" of "Look What You Made Me Do".[7]
Clayton Purdom from The A.V. Club wrote that the song "clears the low bar set by its two predecessors ['Look What You Made Me Do' and '...Ready for It?']", calling it "an extremely basic and extremely good" song.[26] Entertainment Weekly's Eric Renner Brown gave it a B+, deeming it a welcoming sign of Swift's songwriting skills compared to the petty lyrics of the two previous Reputation singles.[19] Richard S. He from Billboard was less complimentary, calling the lyrics clumsy: "For the first time ever, [Swift's] so tongue-tied she can't even think of a rhyme."[24] Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic praised the song's catchy production and straightforward lyrics, but felt that the song's hip hop influences proved that Swift was becoming another unoriginal singer "[attempting] to convey new edge, new danger, by trying on a little more syncopation".[20]
Frank Guan of New York, while saying that the song "isn't terrible", was disappointed with the production and lyrics. Guan deemed the romantic narrative of the song "disjointed and implausible", and Swift's delivery akin to a "malfunctioning android". He added that judging from the vengeance and drama-filled lyrics of the previous Reputation singles, "Gorgeous" proved that Swift was becoming "a woman whose tremendous success has magnified her resentments to the point where she can't even enjoy the happiest of emotions: falling in love".[27] Similarly, Jordan Sargent from Spin felt that the song, whose narrative was a step down from Swift's traditional vivid songwriting, was overshadowed by the dark and tumultuous promotional campaign for Reputation and its lead single "Look What You Made Me Do".[18]
Commercial performance
[edit]In the U.S., "Gorgeous" debuted at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated October 30, 2017.[28][29] Despite not being released to radio, the song drew 3.6 million in all-format airplay audience.[29] On the Digital Songs chart, it was Swift's 14th number-one chart entry, extending Swift's record as the artist with the most Digital Songs number-one debuts (13).[29] This made Reputation the first album since Drake's Views (2016) to spawn three or more Digital Songs number ones, and the first album by a female artist since Swift's 1989 (2014) to do so.[28] "Gorgeous" spent four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.[30] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for exceeding 500,000 units based on sales and on-demand streaming.[31]
In the U.K., where "Gorgeous" was added to BBC Radio 1's playlist,[32] it peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified platinum (600,000 units) by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[33] In Australia, the track peaked at number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Reputation's third top-10 chart entry.[34] It was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association.[35] In Brazil, the song received a gold certification from Pro-Música Brasil (PMB).[36] Elsewhere, "Gorgeous" entered the top 10 on charts of Malaysia (eight),[37] Canada (nine),[38] and Hungary (nine).[39] "Gorgeous" was a top-20 chart entry in Scotland (12),[40] the Philippines (13),[41] Lebanon (15),[42] Slovakia (17),[43] Ireland (18),[44] and New Zealand (19).[45] The song peaked at number 15 on the Euro Digital Song Sales, a Billboard chart ranking the best-selling digital singles in Europe.[46] It additionally charted within the top 40 on charts in Austria,[47] the Czech Republic,[48] Norway,[49] Portugal,[50] and Slovenia.[51]
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Reputation.[1]
- Taylor Swift – vocals, songwriter
- Max Martin – producer, songwriter, programming, keyboards
- Shellback – producer, songwriter, programming, keyboards, guitars
- Sam Holland – engineer
- Michael Ilbert – engineer
- Cory Bice – assistant engineer
- Jeremy Lertola – assistant engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- John Hanes – mix engineer
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- James Reynolds – baby voice intro
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2017–2018) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[52] | 9 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[47] | 32 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[53] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[54] | 17 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[38] | 9 |
| Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[55] | 45 |
| Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[48] | 24 |
| Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[46] | 15 |
| Finland Download (Latauslista)[56] | 22 |
| France (SNEP Sales Chart)[57] | 64 |
| Germany (GfK)[58] | 45 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[39] | 9 |
| Hungary (Stream Top 40)[59] | 23 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[44] | 18 |
| Italy (FIMI)[60] | 66 |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[61] | 52 |
| Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[42] | 15 |
| Malaysia (RIM)[37] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[62] | 60 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[45] | 19 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[49] | 28 |
| Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[41] | 13 |
| Portugal (AFP)[50] | 40 |
| Scotland (OCC)[40] | 12 |
| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[43] | 17 |
| Slovenia (SloTop50)[51] | 26 |
| South Korean International Singles (Gaon)[63] | 52 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[64] | 41 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[65] | 46 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[66] | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[30] | 13 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[35] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[36] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[67] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[33] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[31] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Reputation (CD). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2017. B0028815-02.
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- ^ Karsen, Shira (October 19, 2017). "Taylor Swift Teases New Track 'Gorgeous' Before Release". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Taylor Swift Confirms That Blake Lively & Ryan Reynold's Daughter James is the Voice of 'Gorgeous'". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
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[edit]- Zaleski, Annie (2024). "The Reputation Era". Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs. Thunder Bay Press. pp. 132–147. ISBN 978-1-6672-0845-9.
