--- title: Taylor Swift Just Teased the Release of New Song "Gorgeous" description: The 'Reputation' singer is teasing an upcoming single, named "Gorgeous," planned to drop at midnight Eastern. canonical: https://time.com/4989648/taylor-swift-gorgeous/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-19T16:53:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:09.405Z og:title: Fans Are Freaking Out Over Taylor Swift Teasing Her New Song og:description: It's the third song to be released off her upcoming album 'Reputation' og:url: https://time.com/4989648/taylor-swift-gorgeous/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta88ce0a104024700/6988db7c22fb852559e22961/taylor-swift-music-video-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1810 og:image:height: 1018 og:image:alt: taylor-swift-celebrity-beefs og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fans Are Freaking Out Over Taylor Swift Teasing Her New Song twitter:description: It's the third song to be released off her upcoming album 'Reputation' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta88ce0a104024700/6988db7c22fb852559e22961/taylor-swift-music-video-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Taylor Swift Just Teased Her New Song. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=96cd6e30-c8f2-435f-bfd3-81da757cc582&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1)  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 19, 2017 4:53 PM UTC   by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 19, 2017 4:53 PM UTC The holidays are coming early for [Taylor Swift fans](http://time.com/4987712/taylor-swift-iconic-looks-video/), as she’s gifting eager listeners something special tonight: a new song off her upcoming album [_Reputation._](http://time.com/4944028/taylor-swift-reputation-album-theories/) Called “Gorgeous,” the song was first teased on Swift’s Instagram on Thursday afternoon; it’s expected to drop at midnight Eastern time, according to her hot-pink posts on the social media platform, which use the same font and typography style as her album cover. There’s not a lot to go off of musically, but the theme of the song is probably something [in the vein of appearances.](http://time.com/4950216/taylor-swift-behind-the-scenes-lwymmd/) (Hey, that title is pretty direct.) In the teaser audio clip, a child’s voice can be heard squeaking “Gorgeous” before segueing into a minimalist electronic melody of sorts. And… that’s all we’ve got for now. T minus under 12 hours until it’s out for all of us to analyze in full, though. “Gorgeous” will be Swift’s third song released off the hotly-anticipated Nov. 10 album, following chart topper [“Look What You Made Me Do”](http://time.com/4951871/taylor-swift-right-said-fred-mashup/) and follow-up “Ready For It.” In the last month, Swift has stayed mostly under the radar, although she’s held [private listening parties](http://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-secret-listening-party-london-reputation-2150099) for fans in London and made [at least one house visit](https://twitter.com/TSwiftNZ/status/918299671566495744?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inquisitr.com%2F4558547%2Ftaylor-swift-pregnant-pregnancy-speculation-new-photos%2F) to surprise a super-fan. She’s also been sending [bouquets of flowers](http://time.com/4958812/taylor-swift-cardi-b-flowers/) and hanging around on Tumblr and Instagram, liking and reblogging certain posts, perhaps in preparation for the new social app [she’ll be launching.](http://time.com/4978473/taylor-swift-app/) The holidays are guaranteed to be filled with Swift, too, as she’s signed on to perform for a [number of December music events](http://time.com/4977034/taylor-swift-show-2017/) like Jingle Ball in New York and Los Angeles. Until then, stay “Gorgeous.” In the meantime, the reactions are major. > [](https://twitter.com/taylorgetsme/status/921044259792355328) > [](https://twitter.com/98syouth/status/921046050592448518) > [](https://twitter.com/lillyxknj/status/921045865413922816) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4989648/taylor-swift-gorgeous/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4989648/taylor-swift-gorgeous/"},"headline":"Taylor Swift Just Teased Her New Song. 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