{"id":608497,"date":"2026-09-22T20:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/608497\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T20:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:20:11","slug":"taylor-swift-announces-new-single-patient-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/608497\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Announces New Single \u201cPatient Zero\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pop\u2019s resident Jigsaw wants to play another game. Taylor Swift<\/a> has spent the last week dropping her characteristic Easter eggs: She changed her Instagram<\/a> bio to \u201cAnd, baby, that’s sh0w business f0r y0u. \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25\u201d; tweaked the layout<\/a> of the \u201cRead My Letter\u201d page<\/a> of her website (yes, these things are significant); and, in a Law & Order-themed skit that aired during the 2026 Emmy Awards on Monday, September 14, rattled off a string of nonsense words that, according to some keen-eyed fans, unscramble<\/a> to reveal the message \u201cHI MY FIRST RECORD\u2019S RE-RECORD IS OUT NOV TEN. AHAHAHA.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of today, Swift has not shared any plans around Taylor Swift (Taylor\u2019s Version). She has, however, announced a new single. Out this Friday, September 25, \u201cPatient Zero<\/a>\u201d (as well as its \u201cacoustic\u201d and \u201cpiano\u201d versions) can be purchased in CD format on Swift\u2019s webstore<\/a>. Check out the song\u2019s three separate single covers below.<\/p>\n

Swift put out The Life of a Showgirl<\/a>, her record-breaking<\/a> 15th No. 1 album<\/a>, last October. This year, Swift has been inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame<\/a> and the National Recording Registry<\/a>, dropped music videos for the Showgirl tracks \u201cOpalite<\/a>\u201d and \u201cElizabeth Taylor<\/a>,\u201d and lent the original song \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You<\/a>\u201d to Toy Story 5. At this Sunday\u2019s MTV VMAs<\/a>, where her nine nods<\/a> leave her behind only Madonna, Swift will be honored with the\u2014checks notes\u2014inaugural \u201cArtist Director Honors.\u201d Something tells me we\u2019ll be hearing more from her soon.<\/p>\n

Revisit Kieran Press-Reynolds\u2019 Rabbit Holed Column Inside the Fan Insanity Unleashed by The Life of a Showgirl<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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