Taylor Swift is treating her fans to more than one version of her upcoming 11th studio album.
Three editions of The Tortured Poets Department, the original and two bonus versions, will be released on Friday, April 19. In addition to the 16 songs from the standard edition, each album variation will feature one of three bonus tracks titled “The Manuscript,” “The Bolter” and “The Albatross.”
While many fans believed Swift’s next album release would be Reputation (Taylor’s Version), the singer surprised fans by announcing The Tortured Poets Department at the 2024 Grammys.
“[The way I can celebrate] is by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the past two years, which is that my brand new album comes out April 19,” she said while accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the February 2024 awards ceremony. “It’s called The Tortured Poets Department and I’m going to go post the cover right now backstage.”
She followed up the reveal by announcing the album’s two bonus versions during her Eras Tour concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
In true Swiftie fashion, fans wasted no time theorizing about the possible meanings behind the different album versions and their bonus tracks, namely how they may be connected to her relationship with ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
Keep scrolling for everything you need to know about the different versions of The Tortured Poets Department:
