Taylor Swift took to Instagram on Sunday to share behind-the-scenes photos from her latest music video for the song The Fate of Ophelia.
The 35-year-old singer — whose 12th album The Life of A Showgirl came out on Friday — looked more glamorous than ever in over-the-top costumes including a cranberry-red corset and opera gloves.
She was dripping in diamonds and her hair was styled in a platinum-blonde bob with coiffed curls.
Taylor captioned the post, ‘Writing, rehearsing, directing and shooting the music video for “The Fate of Ophelia” was the thrill of a lifetime because I got to be reunited with my Eras Tour family!!’
The note continued, ‘I wanted each one-take scene to feel like a live performance and remind us all of how it felt to be at those shows together. Making every moment count.’
It comes after the song was streamed 30.9 million times on Spotify in its first 24 hours, according to Hits.
Taylor Swift took to Instagram on Sunday to share behind-the-scenes photos from her latest music video for the song The Fate of Ophelia
The 35-year-old singer looked more glamorous than ever in over-the-top costumes including a cranberry-red corset and opera gloves
She was dripping in diamonds and her hair was styled in a platinum-blonde bob with coiffed curls
Taylor added in her Instagram caption about the music video: ‘It’s a journey through the chaotic world of show business. I loved working with @rpstam, @ethantobman, and @nopenother to dream up these visuals.’
Wrapping up the message, she added, ‘A huge thank you to this massive cast who kept it 100 and also kept the secret of this video even existing. It’s out on YouTube NOW!’
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A nautical inspired scene showed the pop star center stage in a 50s-era blue swimsuit with a matching sparkly swim cap and coordinating boa.
Her backup dancers were identically dressed and used ring buoys as props.
And Taylor channeled the William Shakespeare character Ophelia in another part of the visual.
As a whole, the singer-songwriter’s new album tallied 250 million global Spotify streams during its first day on the platform.
It holds the second-most number of streams ever achieved by an album in one day, and is bested by her previous release, The Tortured Poets Department.
The initial 16-track version of TTPD had 233 million first-day streams, and the deluxe edition added another 81 million to reach a total of 314 million, per Hits.
Taylor captioned the post, ‘Writing, rehearsing, directing and shooting the music video for “The Fate of Ophelia” was the thrill of a lifetime because I got to be reunited with my Eras Tour family!!’
The note continued, ‘I wanted each one-take scene to feel like a live performance and remind us all of how it felt to be at those shows together. Making every moment count’
Taylor added in her Instagram caption about the music video: ‘It’s a journey through the chaotic world of show business’
The song was streamed 30.9 million times on Spotify in its first 24 hours, according to Hits
The Fate of Ophelia music video premiered in Taylor’s two-day movie event, titled The Official Release Party of a Showgirl.
The 89-minute feature played exclusively in AMC theaters from October 3-5, coinciding with her album release.
According to Variety, the movie is expected to triumph over the weekend box office following its $15.8 million earnings on Friday from 3,702 locations.
It’s been about two years since Taylor commanded attention in theaters with her The Eras Tour concert documentary. It had a $96 million opening weekend.
Her The Official Release Party of a Showgirl follow-up was announced just two weeks before its premiere.
The hitmaker posed in a warmly lit dressing room in one BTS snapshot
Yet another look called for dramatic feather headdresses worn by the songstress and her dancers
Taylor channeled the William Shakespeare character Ophelia in another part of the visual
The video premiered in her movie event, titled The Official Release Party of a Showgirl
Via social media, the pop star promoted the screening by telling her Swifties fan base that dancing is ‘optional but very much encouraged.’
With its nearly $16M in revenue from Friday, the picture is on track to reach between $25 million and $30 million after the full weekend.
On Saturday the longtime entertainer surprised her devoted Swifties fanbase with four limited edition versions of her latest album.
Following Friday’s release, she took to social media to announce the special editions.
Taylor wrote, ‘File this under “save your best for the finale”…’
She added, ‘I think my favorite moments from the tour were the acoustic surprises. So I went back into the studio with Max and Shellback to record acoustic/unplugged versions of a few of the Showgirl songs with brand new vocals and production!’
And she noted elsewhere, ‘Four limited CD releases each including two acoustic bonus tracks on my site now for 24 hours while supplies last.’