Talk:List of songs by Taylor Swift

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On 21 June 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved from List of songs recorded by Taylor Swift to List of songs written by Taylor Swift. The result of the discussion was not moved.

On 7 July 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved from List of songs recorded by Taylor Swift to List of songs by Taylor Swift. The result of the discussion was moved.

1989 Deluxe Edition...

Shouldn't "Wonderland", "You are in Love" and "New Romantics" be listed as "1989 - Deluxe Edition"? Eric Cable | Talk 15:58, 11 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yup. -- Frankie _talk 16:20, 11 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Groovy. Eric Cable | Talk 18:34, 11 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Final paragraph

The latest paragraph about reputation is not to FA standard. — Calvin999 11:47, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hope it is now. FrB.TG (talk) 12:29, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In terms of writing, yes, but her being exec and a list of songwriters doesn't really say anything about the songs. — Calvin999 12:30, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 21 June 2021

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved to List of songs by Taylor Swift (non-admin closure) Colonestarrice (talk) 00:45, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

List of songs recorded by Taylor Swift → List of songs written by Taylor Swift – It makes much more sense for the page to be songs Swift, a singer-songwriter, has written rather than songs she has recorded. If the page is moved, 17 songs would be removed (the covers of songs she has done), but that would open up the door for all the unreleased songs she has written (and there are many more than 17 of them) to be included, which makes much more sense, as the covers didn't do much for her career, but the five years of songwriting Swift did before releasing an album basically started her career. D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 02:15, 21 June 2021 (UTC)—Relisting. —usernamekiran (talk) 20:54, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose the puropse of this list is to focus on what recordings have been released, with popularity (or lack thereof) being irrelevant here. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 03:59, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If we want to include both recordings and compositions, could we use "List of songs by Taylor Swift"? That way nothing has to be excluded. Mysterymanblue 07:12, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- That's a good compromise. I would support the page being moved there as well. D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 12:24, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Doggy54321: Are the unreleased songs you want to add verifiable in RS? I don't know the situation with Swift specifically, but my experience is that, with most artists, unreleased tracks are mostly tracked by fans, via leaks, live performances, or snooping ASCAP registrations. Colin M (talk) 23:00, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- @Colin M: Short answer: depends on what you classify as RS. Some of them, like "Permanent Marker" and "I'd Lie", have been covered in reliable news media, but most of them are from ASCAP. Since ASCAP registrations prove that the songs exist (and since Swift writes all of her songs, which is reflected in the ASCAP registration details), I would consider them a reliable primary source. Another type of sourcing I would use is the Lover deluxe edition booklets, as they include journal entries from Swift's diaries over the years. Those journal entries include lyrics to songs with titles such as "Nothin' New", and, since the journal entries are from Swift herself, I would consider them to be another appropriate primary source. I do not plan on using anything further than that, such as live performances and demos uploaded from who knows where, because stuff like this happens where someone has impersonated Swift. Also, I do think it borderline crosses into WP:SYNTH territory, as who is to say she wrote those songs? Thanks! D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 23:31, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
What about just creating a separate article at List of unreleased songs recorded by Taylor Swift? There's precedent for such lists. See Category:Lists of unreleased songs by recording artists. Colin M (talk) 23:59, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- @Colin M: That is a really great option that I hadn't thought of before. There are over 100 unreleased songs, so it would probably overtake the references section (not to mention the main section) and impede on the fact that this list is a featured list. I had originally considered doing an "Unreleased songs" section like what is at List of songs recorded by Ariana Grande, but the songs would have to be recorded for them to be included (and AFAIK there aren't any demos published by reliable sources), so that is why I went the RM route. I think I'll let this RM go on for the next six days, and, based off of the consensus, I will reassess whether the unreleased songs should go in this article or in a separate one. Thanks for the advice! D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 00:22, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alternate proposal

I suggest moving to List of songs by Taylor Swift and include all songs either written or recorded or both, clearly indicating which is the case. Agree that songs she wrote for others are at least as important as songs by others she has recorded, probably more important even. But more than one list seems undue weight to me.

There is much previous discussion and movement on this! See particularly but not only Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of songs by Taylor Swift. We need a strong consensus and thorough discussion here in order to get long-term stability. Andrewa (talk) 03:06, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support per my comment above. Mysteryman blue 08:37, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support per my comment above. One question: if this page does get moved, should the headers be "released", "unreleased" and "written for other artists" or "written" and "recorded"? I personally like the former option better, as a lot of the songs overlap (90% of her discography is songs she has both written and recorded, so "Shake It Off" would go into both the "written" and "recorded" sections, for example). Thanks for the alternate proposal! D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 11:52, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- I would be inclined to have sections rather than one enormous list, although for most things I prefer a single sortable table with a flag column or two. But large tables are a pest to update and this one is already going to be large and likely to grow. Probably the order of the sections would include written. recorded and released first, and unreleased last with subsections. It's good to discuss the format a bit here, in case it calls the whole idea into question. But this discussion can and no doubt will mainly occur after the move if it occurs. Andrewa (talk) 14:59, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Andrewa: I agree that it is good to discuss the format a bit here. I can't visualize your idea in my head. Would you mind doing something like what I've done here? The permalink includes my idea of what the format could be, so if you could give feedback on that as well, that would be great. Thanks! D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 21:03, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support alternative. Let's keep the broader category of information. BD2412 T 01:39, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Request

Hi, someone needs to include the songs from the Midnights album. Thanks, Unlimitedlead (talk) 10:50, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I added the standard tracklist, I'll do the 3am edition and Target bonus tracks later, if no one else gets to it. Rfl0216 (talk) 19:38, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What about 1989 Taylor's version? 71.183.216.31 (talk) 19:56, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind found them 71.183.216.31 (talk) 00:48, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

104.7.219.160 (talk) 17:43, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Stylization of "Florida!!!"

The inclusion of the song "Florida!!!" creates a syntax error, therefore I added it as "Florida". Is there any other way to get around this? SaltieChips (talk) 21:02, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] FrB.TG (talk) 21:52, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The images before the title list should be made into a better gallery

I don't want to scroll down for 15 seconds just to reach the table

BitByte10 (talk) 13:32, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Weird Al parodies

Two "Weird Al" Yankovic parodies of her songs (TMZ and part of Polkamania!, of You Belong With Me and Shake it Off respectively) are credited as being co-written by Swift, but they are not listed on this page. Despite her only involvement in the parodies presumably being giving permission, should they be listed on this page, and in which section? Xeroctic (talk) 19:51, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]