--- description: One song that has particularly grabbed fans' attention off Taylor Swift's new album Reputation is the steamy anthem "Dress." title: The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Taylor Swift's Song 'Dress' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82da13f4fb171b66/6988e55522fb855e88e239de/taylor-swift-dress-reputation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Taylor Swift's Song 'Dress' Is Giving the Internet a New Dress to Freak Out Over  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Nov 10, 2017 4:00 PM CUT  Taylor Swift performs onstage during The 1989 World Tour on June 13, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Taylor Swift performs onstage during The 1989 World Tour on June 13, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Dimitrios Kambouris/LP5/Getty Images for TAS  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Nov 10, 2017 4:00 PM CUT The Internet has had its hands full trying to decipher the [hidden meanings](http://time.com/5009227/taylor-swift-call-it-what-you-want-lyrics/ "undefined") behind [Taylor Swift’s](http://time.com/5018470/taylor-swift-reputation-album-reactions/ "undefined") new lyrics since her long-awaited album [_Reputation_](http://time.com/5018129/taylor-swift-reputation-album-release/ "undefined")dropped at midnight on Friday. And one song that has particularly grabbed fans’ attention is “Dress.” Featuring lyrics such as, “Only bought this dress so you could take it off,” and, “My hands are shaking from holding back from you,” the steamy anthem has made some listeners nostalgic for all the other times Tay has referenced her love for dresses throughout her musical career. Twitter user [@wakeupmydear](https://twitter.com/wakeupmydear/status/928101991691292673 "undefined") even pulled a line from each one of Swift’s albums that mentions the article of clothing, including, “The girl in the dress cried the whole way home,” and, “Spinning like a girl in a brand new dress.” Others couldn’t stop talking about the [photo](https://www.instagram.com/p/BbTRsz7nndG/?taken-by=taylorswift "undefined") Swift posted of herself in a rainbow dress on Instagram when the album dropped. “Cause of death: Taylor Swift in this rainbow dress,” user Katie Minard [tweeted](https://twitter.com/KatieMinard/status/927014006929477633 "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/wakeupmydear/status/928101991691292673) > [](https://twitter.com/KatieMinard/status/927014006929477633) See some of the reactions to “Dress” below. > [](https://twitter.com/margaretcullum/status/928099160728928256) > [](https://twitter.com/lizbarbb/status/928994873881104384) > [](https://twitter.com/Bear2Hyun/status/928879547067408384) > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fautopilot/status/928844252007743489) > [](https://twitter.com/joxnx%5Fgxrcix/status/928922823606890496) > [](https://twitter.com/swangoalsindeed/status/928855289406902272) > [](https://twitter.com/swuft13/status/928992685104517121) > [](https://twitter.com/carriesnotscary/status/928991967895347202) > [](https://twitter.com/EmilygHulse/status/928680168851431424) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5018729/taylor-swift-dress-reputation-internet-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5018729/taylor-swift-dress-reputation-internet-reactions/"},"headline":"Taylor Swift's Song 'Dress' Is Giving the Internet a New Dress to Freak Out Over","datePublished":"2017-11-10T16:00:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:48:41.713Z","description":"The steamy anthem has sent fans into a frenzy","url":"https://time.com/5018729/taylor-swift-dress-reputation-internet-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","Taylor Swift","Reputation"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82da13f4fb171b66/6988e55522fb855e88e239de/taylor-swift-dress-reputation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82da13f4fb171b66/6988e55522fb855e88e239de/taylor-swift-dress-reputation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Taylor-Swift-Dress-Reputation","caption":"Taylor Swift performs onstage during The 1989 World Tour on June 13, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.","creditText":"Dimitrios Kambouris/LP5/Getty Images for TAS","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/5018729/taylor-swift-dress-reputation-internet-reactions/","name":"Taylor Swift's Song 'Dress' Is Giving the Internet a New Dress to Freak Out Over"}}]}] ```