--- title: Taylor Swift New Single Inspires the Best Internet Reactions description: Taylor Swift dropped the first single off her new album 'Reputation' and the Internet has zero chill about the new song. canonical: https://time.com/4913298/taylor-swift-look-you-made-me-do-reactions/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-25T05:06:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:46:45.108Z og:title: Taylor Swift's Song Is Here. 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(Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 28: Taylor Swift performs during her '1989' World Tour at ANZ Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) Mark Metcalfe—Getty Images by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/) and [Kevin Lui](https://time.com/author/kevin-lui/) Aug 25, 2017 5:06 AM UTC After months of [living life under-the-radar](http://time.com/4833926/taylor-swift-july-4th-2017-friends/) and [leaving cryptic hints for her ever-loyal Swifties](http://time.com/4906762/taylor-swift-deletes-social-media/) on her social media accounts, the long wait for new music from [Taylor Swift](http://time.com/3578249/taylor-swift-interview/) is finally over. The pop princess [released](http://time.com/4912652/taylor-swift-first-single/) her first single “Look What You Made Me Do” from [her upcoming album _Reputation_](http://time.com/4909294/taylor-swift-announces-reputation/) late on Thursday night. The last time Swift dropped music was 2014’s _1989_, marking nearly three years since she released music; prior to this, from 2006 – 2014, Swift had reliably released an album every other year in the fall. As might be expected, the Internet had plenty of feelings about Swift’s new music and promptly took to social media to share their thoughts. > [](https://twitter.com/theyearofelan/status/900924210796675072) > [](https://twitter.com/DJMany/status/900924564703674368) > [](https://twitter.com/Taylorincolor/status/900925397910528001) > [](https://twitter.com/kepIer22b/status/900944202229362690) Fans picked up on the final line in the track, which is a voice message of Swift saying, “The old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now. Why? Oh, ’cause she’s dead.” The line is also now Swift’s new Twitter bio, after she scrubbed her social media history in anticipation of the release. > [](https://twitter.com/officialMegann/status/900926986335514624) > [](https://twitter.com/Desmond%5FMary/status/900933421320486913) > [](https://twitter.com/Swift13Updates/status/900925390641745921) > [](https://twitter.com/heidimontag/status/900926110099161092) > [](https://twitter.com/scottborchetta/status/900926493840355328) Others were not so enthused… > [](https://twitter.com/WAVVES/status/900931290827857920) > [](https://twitter.com/Uptomyknees/status/900943855905759235) > [](https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/900941410739695617) You can stream “Look What You Made Me Do” in [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/2VjtYe7gpfUi2OkGxR2O2z?si=Yhb7x1gt) or buy on [iTunes.](http://taylor.lk/reputation-iT) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4913298/taylor-swift-look-you-made-me-do-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4913298/taylor-swift-look-you-made-me-do-reactions/"},"headline":"The Internet Has Erupted With Hot Takes on Taylor Swift's Song 'Look What You Made Me Do'","datePublished":"2017-08-25T05:06:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:46:45.108Z","description":"It's the first track off \"Reputation\"","url":"https://time.com/4913298/taylor-swift-look-you-made-me-do-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","viral","Taylor Swift","Reputation"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe4c573233d9adfb/6988dae686f68e3a656e620e/taylor-swift-new-single-internet-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin Lui","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-lui/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe4c573233d9adfb/6988dae686f68e3a656e620e/taylor-swift-new-single-internet-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Taylor Swift '1989' World Tour - Sydney","caption":"Taylor Swift '1989' World Tour - Sydney","creditText":"Mark Metcalfe—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4913298/taylor-swift-look-you-made-me-do-reactions/","name":"The Internet Has Erupted With Hot Takes on Taylor Swift's Song 'Look What You Made Me Do'"}}]}] ```