Taylor Swift releases another variant of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

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Taylor Swift has released another variant of ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘.Taylor Nation (@TaylorNation13), an official account for Swift’s team, posted on Twitter/X that fans could now “hear the Chairman fit the puzzle pieces of one of our favorite tracks together on new #TSTTPD digital album + bonus track”.On Saturday (August 3), it was announced that this iteration included a “First Draft Phone Memo” version of ‘My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys’, available for only 24 hours.For some observers, it’s a fairly transparent move.

After the album returned to Number One on the Billboard charts, it seems like the ‘Anti-Hero’ singer is shamelessly priming for a 14th week by strategically releasing another limited-time-only variation – of which nearly 40 have been released now.Taylor Swift releases new digital version of ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ featuring “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys (First Draft Phone Memo).” pic.twitter.com/4ETVnjC3de— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 3, 2024Fans have speculated the release was timed in an effort to block both Charli XCX and Billie Eilish from charting with their recently released albums, ‘Brat‘ and ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft‘.