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"Fortnight"
Swift rests her head on her hand, while Malone with a full beard and lots of tattoos wears a brimmed cap and clasps his hands together against his raised knee.
SinglebyTaylor SwiftfeaturingPost Malone
from the albumThe Tortured Poets Department
ReleasedApril 19, 2024(2024-04-19)
Studio
Genre
Length3:48
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Taylor Swift
  • Jack Antonoff
Taylor Swiftsingles chronology
"Is It Over Now?"
(2023)
"Fortnight"
(2024)
"I Can Do It with a Broken Heart"
(2024)
Post Malonesingles chronology
"Pickup Man"
(2023)
"Fortnight"
(2024)
"I Had Some Help"
(2024)
Music video
"Fortnight"onYouTube

"Fortnight"is a song by the American singer-songwriterTaylor Swiftfeaturing the American rapper and singerPost Malone,taken from Swift's eleventh studio album,The Tortured Poets Department.The two artists wrote the track withJack Antonoff,who produced it with Swift.Republic Recordsreleased the song as thelead singleconcurrently with its parent album on April 19, 2024. A 1980s-inspireddowntempoelectropopandsynth-popballad,"Fortnight" is instrumented by a pulsingsynthbassline.Its lyrics portray a woman in an unhappy marriage who becomes next-door neighbors with an ex-lover who is also married, and the two vow to escape to Florida.

Music critics were divided on the song; some praised the vocal chemistry of Swift and Malone, but others considered the production weak. "Fortnight" broke the record for thehighest single-day streamson the streaming platformSpotify.In the United States, the song debuted atop theBillboardHot 100with the second highest single-week streaming figure since 2020, marking Swift's twelfth and Malone's fifth number-one song. It earned Swift her fifth number-one single on theBillboardGlobal 200chart and peaked atop the charts in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

An accompanying music video for "Fortnight", directed by Swift, was released the same day as the single's release. It stars Swift, Malone, and the actorsEthan HawkeandJosh Charles.With a black-and-white cinematography, the video includes intertwining scenes of Swift in a psychiatric hospital, and Swift and Malone as lovers.

Background and release

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Swift performing "Fortnight" forThe Tortured Poets Departmentact onthe Eras Tour,on a bed emblazoned with the album's logo.

Swift announcedThe Tortured Poets Department,her eleventh original studio album, at the66th Annual Grammy Awardson February 5, 2024.[1]The following day, she announced the track listing via social media;Post Malonewas revealed to be the featured artist on the opening track, "Fortnight".[2]She had worked on the album while on the U.S. leg ofthe Eras Tourin 2023.[3]During an interview withZane LoweforApple Music 1,Malone said that Swift initiated the collaboration by simply "hitting him up". He then "rolled in the studio" and hung out with her, having a "good day" together.[4]At the time of the interview, Malone revealed that he had not heard the full song yet.[5]

The track was released as the lead single ofThe Tortured Poets Departmenton April 19, 2024, concurrently with the album's release.[6]Republic Recordsserviced "Fortnight" tocontemporary hitandhot adult contemporaryradio in the United States,[7]whileUniversal Musicpromoted it onradio airplayin Italy.[8]The track was also made available for purchase as aCD singlethrough Swift's online store in the United States,[9]Ireland and the United Kingdom,[10]and Germany and Switzerland.[11]

A remix produced byBlond:ishwas released on May 21, 2024.[12]Starting from the May 2024 shows inNanterreas part of the Eras Tour, Swift revamped the set list to include songs fromThe Tortured Poets Departmentin a new act, including "Fortnight".[13][14]For its performance, the stage features a "TTPD" -emblazoned bed and dancers dressed as nurses. Swift sings the song as she sits on a typewriter, across from a dancer.[15]On July 8, 2024, an acoustic version and a remix produced byCultswas released.[16]

Music and lyrics

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"Fortnight" is an 1980s-influenceddowntempoelectropop[17]andsynth-pop[18][19]ballad.[20]Its subtleelectronicproduction is instrumented by a pulsingsynthbasslinegenerated by8-bitsynth plucks.[21][22]The song is written in thekeyofB majorin common time signature with atempoof 96 beats per minute.[23]Some critics opined that "Fortnight" was stylistically similar to the music of Swift's 2022 albumMidnights.[24][25][26]Clash's Lauren Webb wrote that the track had a 1980spower balladsensibility reminiscent of such artists asRoxette,Cutting Crew,andPhil Collins.[18]Writing forBillboard,Jason Lipshutz observed how "Swift sings in a dulled monotone that flares up with the stabs of emotion" in theversesbefore Malone "swirls around her upon arrival" in thebridge.[27]

Some American publications pointed to the fact that the title is aBritish Englishnoun meaning "two weeks".[28][29]The lyrics are about a woman's account of how she becomes a neighbor of an ex-lover, who is now married to another woman, while she herself is unhappily married.[17][30]That she lives next-door to her ex-lover makes her fantasize about killing the wife ( "Your wife waters flowers/ I want to kill her" ).[28]After the second verse, during the double chorus, Swift's character finds out about her husband's infidelity ( "My husband is cheating/ I wanna kill him" ).[28]By the end, Malone's character, representing the ex-lover of Swift's character, sings about escaping to Florida ( "Thought of callin' ya, but you won't pick up/ 'Nother fortnight lost in America/ Move to Florida, buy the car you want/ But it won't start up till you touch, touch, touch me" ).[28]

In an album premiere special withiHeartRadio,Swift shared that the single "really exhibits a lot of the common themes that run throughout [the album]", including "fatalism, longing, pining away, lost dreams".[31]She added, in a commentary forAmazon Music,that "Fortnight" displayed "fatalistic" themes with hyperbolic and dramatic lyrics ( "I love you, it's ruining my life" ), which represented the album.[32]The New York Times'Lindsay Zoladz thought that the track is "chilly and controlled" until it "[thaws] and [glows]" after the lyric "I love you, it's ruining my life".[33]InAmerican Songwriter,Thom Donovan summed up the storyline as "a former love affair turning into a suburban nightmare".[28]Consequence's Mary Siroky opined that the lyrics had a heavy "air of death" ( "I want to kill him" ),[34]whileUSA Today's Melissa Ruggeri thought that they were "darkly funny" ( "I was a functioning alcoholic 'til nobody noticed my new aesthetic" ).[35]Helen Brown ofThe Independentsuggested that the lyrics were autobiographical,[36]butPitchfork'sShaad D'Souza suggested that they blended the confessional and fictional, evoking the songwriting of Swift's 2020 albumFolklore.[37]

Critical reception

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Some critics praised Post Malone's guest vocals.

Alli Rosenbloom ofCNNdescribed the song as a "dynamic first track" and "perhaps the album's catchiest", praising how Swift's and Malone's vocals go well together.[38]Mesfin Fekadu ofThe Hollywood Reporteralso picked it as an album highlight.[26]In theIrish Independent,John Meagher opined that Malone's guest appearance was restrained compared to his usual tendency for "melodramatic performances", and the result turned out to be "all the better".[39]Ed Power inThe Daily Telegraphwrote: "His breathy singing voice dovetails surprisingly with Swift's angsty coo".[40]Lipshutz ranked "Fortnight" fifth out of the 31 tracks on thedouble albumedition ofThe Tortured Poets Department,praising how Malone's appearance suits well with Swift's vocals and gives the bridge "subtle power and hangdog charm".[27]InPopMatters,Igor Bannikov complimented the "buoyant" synth-pop production and acclaimed the track as "the best opening track in her career".[21]Zoladz complimented the lyrics, describing "Fortnight" as a "potent [reminder] of how viscerally Swift can summon the flushed delirium of a doomed romance".[33]

In less enthusiastic reviews, Callie Ahlgrim ofBusiness Insiderand Laura Molloy ofNMEdeemed "Fortnight" uninventive for Swift's artistry, arguing that its sound is too similar to Antonoff and Swift's previous collaborations.[41][42]Mark Richardson ofThe Wall Street Journallabelled it "so-so".[20]Variety's Chris Willman regarded the single as a good choice forpop radio,but he contended that it was "not much of an indication of the more visceral, obsessive stuff" for the album's remainder.[24]Pastecriticized the song as "a heady vat of pop nothingness",[43]whileOur Culture Mag's said: "no tortured love story should sound this bland."[44]Alex Hudson ofExclaim!wrote: "I'm genuinely shocked that a seasoned hit-maker like Swift could possibly consider such a dreary, unmemorable song to be a single."[45]

Commercial performance

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After one day of release, "Fortnight" set thesingle-day streaming record for any song on Spotify,surpassing the all-time peak previously held byMariah Carey's song "All I Want for Christmas Is You"(1994).[46]The single debuted atop theBillboardGlobal 200,marking Swift's fifth number-one song and tying her withBad Bunnyfor the most chart toppers among solo acts. It was one of the 9 tracks fromThe Tortured Poets Departmentto debut within the top 10, extending Swift's number of top-10 entries to 33.[47]

In the United States, "Fortnight" debuted at number 9 onAdult Pop Airplayand number 13 onPop Airplay.It tied her own "Shake It Off"(2014) as the highest debut on the former chart, and “Bad Blood"(2015) as the second-highest debut on the latter chart.[48]On the Adult Pop Airplay chart dated June 22, 2024, the single reached number one to become Swift's record-extending 13th chart topper and Malone's second.[49]On theBillboardHot 100,"Fortnight" debuted at number one on the chart dated May 4, 2024, with first-week figures of 76.2 million streams, 31.1 million radio airplay audience impressions, and 19,000 copies sold. It registered as the second highest first-week streaming figure sinceBillboardremovedYouTubesong user-generated content from its chart metrics in 2020. As Swift's 12th number-one single and seventh number-one debut, it tied Swift withAriana Grandefor the most number-one debuts for a female artist. "Fortnight" also marked Malone's fifth number-one single and first number-one debut.[50]The single spent two consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100.[51]

"Fortnight" also debuted at number one and was Swift's fourth number-one single in the United Kingdom[52]and 12th in Australia.[53]The single also topped the charts in Canada,[54]Singapore,[55]and the United Arab Emirates,[56]as well asBillboard'sHits of the Worldcharts forHong Kong,[57]Malaysia,[58]andthe Philippines.[59]Across other European territories, "Fortnight" reached the top five in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, BelgianFlanders,Norway, Sweden,[60]Portugal,[61]Latvia,[62]Lithuania,[63]and Iceland.[64]The track peaked at number two on the chart for theMiddle East and North Africa(MENA) region.[65]In Asia-Pacific, "Fortnight" peaked in the top five ofBillboard'sHits of the World charts for Taiwan[66]and Indonesia.[67]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations for "Fortnight"
Organization Year Category Result Ref.
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2024 Favorite Music Collaboration Nominated [68]

Music video

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Ethan Hawke talking onto a mic
Side profile of Josh Charles
Dead Poets Society'sco-starsEthan Hawke(left) andJosh Charles(right) feature in the music video for "Fortnight".

Swift wrote and directed the music video for "Fortnight", with cinematography handled byRodrigo Prieto.[69]Four hours prior to the album's release, Swift posted a teaser for the music video on social media.[70]The music video was released on April 19, 2024. It has a black-and-white cinematography and features Swift and Malone as ex-lovers, andDead Poets Society's co-starsEthan HawkeandJosh Charlesas psychiatrists carrying out tests on Swift.[69][71]

The video starts with Swift seen in a white dress, chained to her bed in a mental facility;[72]the bed is suspended on the wall.[19]After a faceless person comes to give her a "Forget Him" pill, Swift is seen wiping her face to reveal tattoos, before walking into a white room filled with typewriters with her and Malone typing;[72][73]she is now seen in a black mourningVictoriandress.[40]Ed Power ofThe Daily Telegraphthought that this part symbolizes Swift's grievance from a broken relationship, demonstrated by the switch from a white wedding dress to a black mourning dress.[40]Slant Magazine's Alexa Camp wrote that Swift and Malone's typewriting was in "a sort of relationship rehabilitation center where they're tasked with reliving happier memories of each other".[19]

The video then shows scenes of Swift and Malone embracing on a lone highway before being caught up in a tornado that causes loose papers to swirl around them; Brittany Spanos ofRolling Stonethought that this part seemingly tells "the story of star-crossed lovers".[72][74]Back at the mental facility, Swift is seen strapped to a gurney, in a laboratory.[74]The doctors (Hawke and Charles) perform a shock therapy on her, as Malone stands by the side and watches on until sparks emit from the machine and Malone unplugs the machine.[75][72][73]In the final scene, Malone calls from a telephone booth that Swift is on top of in the pouring thunderstorm rain, on an isolated cliff. He ultimately comes out of the booth and grabs Swift's hand.[73]The video ends with silent-film credits.[69]

Swift shared via social media that the video summarizes the aspects of the album, "I wanted to show you the worlds I saw in my head that served as the backdrop for making this music. Pretty much everything in it is a metaphor or a reference to one corner of the album or another."[69]According to some publications, the music video evokes the 2023 moviePoor Things.[75][76]Megan Thomas of CNN wrote that the video is "strange yet beautiful".[74]Power thought that the video had a haunting quality, saying that "here, she gets under our skin like never before".[40]

Personnel

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Track listing

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  • Digital download and streaming –Blond:ishremix
  1. "Fortnight" (Blond:ish remix) – 3:36
  2. "Fortnight" – 3:48
  • Digital download and streaming – acoustic version
  1. "Fortnight" (acoustic version) – 3:48
  2. "Fortnight" (Cultsremix) – 3:14
  3. "Fortnight" – 3:48

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Fortnight"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[133] Platinum 70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[134] Gold 15,000
Portugal (AFP)[135] Gold 5,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[136] Gold 30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[137] Gold 400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Fortnight"
Region Date Format Version Label(s) Ref.
Canada April 19, 2024 Radio airplay Original [138]
Italy Universal [8]
United States Contemporary hit radio Republic [139]
Hot adult contemporaryradio [7]
Germany April 25, 2024 CD single Universal [11]
Switzerland
Ireland May 3, 2024 [10]
United Kingdom
Various May 21, 2024 Blond:ishremix Republic [12]
United States May 31, 2024 CD single Original [140][9]
Various July 9, 2024
  • Digital download
  • streaming
[16]

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