Up to #28 Global. Hopefully it gets a nice boost after the single announcement in tomorrows update.

I love the official cover! Very trip hop / Madonna's Frozen.

Why does this lowkey EAT.

Edited January 22Jan 22 by Raphy

13 hours ago, Syňth said:

why is it so... emo?

its giving midnights for me

1 hour ago, Raphy said:

I love the official cover! Very trip hop / Madonna's Frozen.

Is this a still from the MV? Or just a showgirl outtake?

31 minutes ago, Cole said:

its giving midnights for me

25 minutes ago, cruelcooper said:

Is this a still from the MV? Or just a showgirl outtake?

yea the contrast of it for such a happy bright song is interesting. Definitely showgirl outtakes with a blue filter.

1 hour ago, Raphy said:

Why does this lowkey EAT.

Damn! I loved the chorus in here!

and that little video like Daft Punk gives a nice style to the song.

33 minutes ago, Cole said:

its giving midnights for me

It's kinda weird since this is nothing like showgirl orange colors.

But Im happy we are ready to move on from FOO to the best song in the album :)

This hits so good on a sunny winter day

Where is the video??

do we know if she already film a video?

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It's summer in Aus rn and yeah this is a superior summer album

Is she releasing a mv for this

Streets are saying the video is scrapped because it features scenes with "ice" skating and car crashing on the snow.

Don't know how true. Messy timing though.

I thought this was interesting. No wonder I love it, it has that raw guitar driven feel to it.

"Opalite" by Taylor Swift (from The Life of a Showgirl) is best classified as an upbeat pop-rock/soft-rock track rather than a pure synth-pop song because its production relies on a "raw" instrumental foundation rather than exclusively synthesized, electronic sounds.

While the track features elements of dance-pop and boogie—contributing to its "dancy" feel—the underlying instrumentation is heavily driven by acoustic jangles, bass-led, and groovy, organic sounds that define its pop-rock categorization.

Key Production Elements (Ignoring Vocals)

Acoustic & Organic Instrumentation: The track opens with an acoustic jangle and is driven by a strong bass and harmony, distinguishing it from purely synth-driven tracks.

"Retro" Feel: Instead of modern, heavily processed electronic synthesizers, "Opalite" features a retro, "bouncy" swing arrangement.

Boogie vs. Synth-Funk: "Opalite" fits within the boogie genre—a raw, 70s-style funk-rock blend—rather than synth-funk, as it leans on live-instrument-style, organic grooves.

Why It's Pop-Rock and Not Just Synth-Pop

While modern production (like that from Max Martin and Shellback) often mixes genres, "Opalite" is, at its core, a pop-rock song with a 60s/70s-inspired, organic sound rather than a "New Romantics" style 80s synth-pop sound. It mixes elements, but the "raw" feel of the instruments in the mix gives it a pop-rock,, rather than electronic, backbone.

Video premiere on Spotify/Apple Friday, YouTube to follow on the 8th.

yr officially over

OMGMGMFMFMDMSLWWLWLWLW I CANT BELIEVE SJE SHOT A VIDEOOO

Beautiful single cover and vinyl

Beautiful single cover if that's the official one, it is a better representation of the song. Excited for the video, although I'd hope she waited another week considering Bad Bunny's SuperBowl could overshadow a lil bit.

Ahhhhh she's about to serve disco *****

I wasn't expecting a video, but I'm fully on board with this

Wait she's MOVING

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