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"Delicate"
"Delicate"
	Sawyr and Ryan Tedder Mix cover artwork
Single by Taylor Swift
from the album Reputation
Released	March 12, 2018
Studio	MXM (Los Angeles, California and Stockholm, Sweden);
Genre	Electropop
Length	3:52
Label	Big Machine
Songwriter(s)	Taylor Swift; Max Martin; Shellback;
Producer(s)	Max Martin; Shellback;
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Music video
	"Delicate" on YouTube

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"Delicate" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her sixth studio album, Reputation (2017). It was written by Swift and its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. Swift described "Delicate" as one of the songs about vulnerability on Reputation, contrary to the album's recurring themes of vengeance and feigned disinterest in her perceived image. The lyrics are about her insecurity in whether her new love interest would be bothered by her blemished reputation. To create a sound accompanying the vulnerable sentiment, Martin and Shellback manipulated Swift's vocals with a vocoder. "Delicate" is an electropop ballad with dense synthesizers and house beats.

The song's music video, directed by Joseph Kahn and filmed in Los Angeles, premiered on March 11, 2018, at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards. In the video, after becoming invisible upon receiving a mysterious note, Swift dances barefoot through public places, and ultimately becomes visible again after dancing in a pouring rain. Critics interpreted the video as Swift's autobiographical reference to her personal life, as she had retreated herself from the press while promoting Reputation. A day following the video's release, "Delicate" was released to US radio stations by Big Machine and Republic Records, as the fourth mainstream radio single from the album.^{[note 1]}

"Delicate" received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised Swift's songwriting and the song's mellower production compared to the album's overarching brash sound. It featured in 2018 year-end lists by Billboard, Slant Magazine, and Rolling Stone. A sleeper hit in the United States, "Delicate" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard's airplay charts: Mainstream Top 40, Adult Contemporary, and Adult Pop Songs. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The single peaked within the top 40 of singles charts in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Norway, and received platinum certifications in Australia and Brazil.

Background

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift released her fifth studio album, 1989, in October 2014. 1989's synth-pop production transformed Swift's sound and image from country-oriented to mainstream pop.^[3] The album was a commercial success, selling over five million copies in the US within one year, and spawning three Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles.^[4] The BBC asserted that the success solidified Swift's status as a global pop star.^[5]

Swift was a target of tabloid gossip during the promotion of 1989.^[6] Her "America's Sweetheart" reputation, a result of her wholesome and innocent image, was blemished from publicized short-lived relationships and disputes with other celebrities, including a dispute with rapper Kanye West and media personality Kim Kardashian.^[7]^[8] Swift became increasingly reticent on social media, having previously maintained an active presence with a large following, and avoided interactions with the press amidst the tumultuous affairs.^[9] She conceived her sixth studio album, Reputation, as an answer to the media commotion surrounding her celebrity.^[10]

Production and composition

"Delicate"

A short sample of the refrain of "Delicate", which features Swift singing over a muted pulse and vocals manipulated by a vocoder.

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Swift wrote "Delicate" with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback.^[11] It was engineered by Sam Holland and Michael Ilbert at MXM Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and Los Angeles, California.^[11] The song was mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound Studios in New York.^[11]

Lyrically, Swift conceived "Delicate" as a confession to a prospective lover, and described the song—the fifth track on Reputation—as the album's "first point of vulnerability".^[12] The preceding four tracks are about Swift's flippant disinterest in her perceived reputation, which is the recurring theme throughout the album. On "Delicate", she begins to reveal her inner vulnerability.^[9] During an album release party with iHeartRadio, Swift explained the meaning behind the song: while she could feign disinterest in others' opinions about her, things became complicated "when you meet somebody that you really want in your life", which prompted her to wonder, "Could something fake like your reputation affect something real, like someone getting to know you?"^[12] To create a sound that reflects the lyrics' vulnerable sentiment, Martin and Shellback manipulated Swift's vocals with a vocoder, which Swift thought sounded "really emotional, vulnerable, and ... sad but beautiful". This vocoder effect is recurring on subsequent tracks of Reputation.^[12]

"Delicate" is an "electro-ballad".^[13] The song incorporates dense synthesizers and house-influenced beats.^[14]^[15] At the beginning of the song, Swift confesses to her love interest that, because her reputation has "never been worse", "you must like me for me".^[16] Critic Carl Wilson from Slate interpreted this part as Swift's revelation on her public image: after the media gossip, she achieved a "liberation" that allowed her to "make her private life her own at last".^[17] She shares intimate moments with her love interest at a dive bar "on the East Side".^[13]^[18] Throughout the song, Swift goes through her inner monolog about whether what she does would affect this blossoming romance and how much her feelings would be reciprocated, over a muted pulse: "Is it cool that I said all that? Is it too soon to do this yet? 'Cause I know that it's delicate."^[13]^[19] Though she feigns confidence and tries to control her inner self-awareness, she admits: "I pretend you're mine all the damn time."^[20] In the refrain, a high-pitched voice echoes the title "Delicate" back to Swift's lyrics.^[21]

Release

The music video of "Delicate" premiered at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 11.^[22] Following the video's premiere, Big Machine and Republic Records released the song to US hot adult contemporary radio stations on March 12,^[23] and US contemporary hit radio on March 13, as Reputation's fourth pop radio single.^[24]^{[note 1]} Swift released another music video for the song—shot in a vertical format—exclusively on Spotify for users in the US, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Latin America, on March 30, 2018.^[25] It was available on YouTube for audiences worldwide on May 15.^[26] In Europe, "Delicate" was available for digital download in Germany on March 12,^[27] and to Italian and UK radio stations on April 20, 2018.^[28]^[29]

As part of the Spotify Singles series, Swift recorded a stripped-down version of "Delicate" using acoustic guitars in place of the original version's synthesizers.^[30] The version was released alongside Swift's cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" as a two-track extended play (EP) on April 13, 2018, by Spotify.^[31] Two official remixes supported "Delicate": one by Sawyr and Ryan Tedder, available on May 25,^[32] and the other by Seeb, available on June 8, 2018.^[33]

Music video

Synopsis

The video was filmed at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel (above) and the 7th Street/Metro Center station (below).

Directed by Joseph Kahn, the music video was shot over two nights in Los Angeles; landmarks featured include the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, the 7th Street/Metro Center station, the Los Angeles Theater, and the Golden Gopher bar.^[34]^[35] The video opens with Swift on the red carpet, seeming disconnected from the crowd gazing off in the distance. She snaps back to reality as a reporter points a microphone at her face for an interview.^[36] Amidst camera lights, a mysterious figure slips a sparkling paper note into her hand.^[37]

After the red carpet interviews, Swift walks into a hotel lobby surrounded by four bodyguards as the guests turn around and look at her. Swift is bothered by the attention toward her, and when she gets some privacy in a dressing room, she turns the note over in her hand and makes silly faces in the mirror before being interrupted by a group of women.^[36] When she turns back to the mirror, the note sparkles and she realizes she has become invisible as her reflection in the mirror disappears.^[36]^[37]

Thrilled by her newfound freedom from fame, Swift starts dancing barefoot through the hotel.^[36] Though she seems elated by her invisibility, there are poignant moments—at one scene in an elevator with another woman, Swift thinks that woman is smiling at her, but she is in fact looking at her own reflection in the mirror.^[38] Swift continues dancing through a subway platform, and dances in a pouring rain before arriving at a dive bar. As she holds the note, everyone in the bar turns and looks at her, and she is visible again, smiling.^[34]^[36]

Analysis and reception

Media outlets considered the video's depiction of Swift's invisibility from the crowd an autobiographical reference, given that she had not given press interviews while promoting Reputation.^[39] Writing for The Washington Post, Emily Yahr described the video as a representation of Swift's celebrity. Yahr explained that the scenes where Swift appears jaded from the reporters and bodyguards were parallel to Swift's retreat from the press, and called her invisibility a metaphor for "the only time she's able to be herself".^[36] Denise Warner from Billboard wrote that the video's depiction of Swift being "clearly disturbed by her fame" resembled the narrative of Britney Spears's 2000 video "Lucky".^[40] In another analysis for Billboard, Richard He wrote: "Swift's a singer and guitarist by trade, but through her dancing and facial expressions, she's learned to tell stories with her whole body." According to He, while the lyrics to "Delicate" were inspired by Swift's love life, the video was inspired by her relationship with her audience. He observed that her cathartic, honest, and rather awkward dancing "for the pure joy of music" reminded her audience of "the reason she began writing songs in the first place".^[37] The video won Best Music Video at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards.^[41]

Upon the video's release, some commentators on the internet accused "Delicate" of plagiarizing an advertisement directed by Spike Jonze in 2016 for "Kenzo World", a fragrance by the French brand Kenzo.^[42]^[43] As noted by Emma Payne—a scholar in music and cinema in the digital era—both visuals depict a woman who "breaks free from the pressures of society and acts freely as though nobody is watching"; to express this sentiment, both feature a choreography made up of unconventional dance moves, such as "marching and stomping" and "animalistic squatting", intertwined with conventional ballet moves. Payne commented that in doing so, the video allows the audience to see the "real" Swift beyond her commercially marketed image. She noted, nonetheless, due to the plagiarism controversy, Swift's persona was scrutinized for being "insincere or fake", a claim that had perpetuated since her earlier "dorky" image.^[44]

Critical reception

"Delicate" received widespread acclaim from music critics, most of whom commended Swift's songwriting. Roisin O'Connor of The Independent described the song as an example of Swift's "most honest and direct songwriting".^[34] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine similarly praised Swift's portrayal of vulnerability as "a necessary exercise" for her to mature as a singer-songwriter.^[45] Ann Powers writing for NPR called "Delicate" one of Reputation's "most memorable tracks", and described it as a reminder of Swift's songwriting talents in creating personal and relatable songs about her generation's "fashion choices, modes of gossip, dating habits and dreams of a comfortable middle-class life".^[46] To explain this viewpoint, Powers highlighted the lyrics mentioning Swift's love interest in Nike shoes: "In 21st-century America, 'Nikes' is as evocative a word as 'heartache' or 'promise.' Swift understands the heart that beats beneath the brand name."^[46]

Other critics highlighted the song's mellower production and vulnerable sentiment, in contrast to Reputation's heavy electronic production and themes about drama and vengeance. Zach Schonfeld of Newsweek complimented "Delicate" for offering a heartfelt atmosphere in contrast with "the bravado and EDM aggression of the opening tracks".^[47] In a similar vein, Troy Smith from The Plain Dealer called it one of the album's better songs because "Swift keeps the mood light".^[48] For Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine, the song's blending "scathing self-critique with effervescent pop" offers an enjoyable moment that contrasts with the album's dominant "tired, repetitive EDM tricks".^[49] Clash editor Shahzaib Hussain criticized Reputation as a pretentious album with excessive lyrics about fame, but praised "Delicate" as one of the tracks that offer emotional honesty.^[50] On a less enthusiastic side, Spin's Jordan Sargent wrote that even though the song is one of Reputation's most honest, it is still "unshackled" from the album's recurring themes of drama and vengeance. Sargent, however, noted that production-wise, it contains an "ethereal lusciousness" that hints at "new paths for her to travel".^[51]

Retrospectively, critics have considered "Delicate" one of Swift's strongest songs. Paste's Jane Song,^[52] NME's Hannah Mylrae,^[15] and Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield all lauded the song's depiction of vulnerability in terms of both lyrics and music, specifically through the vocoder effects.^[20] Sheffield ranked it first on his list of the best songs of 2017: "At heart, 'Delicate' is a story about a girl in her room, hearing an electro-beat that lures her to go seek some scandalous adventures in the city lights. In other words, the story of pop music."^[53] He ranked "Delicate" fourth on his 2021 ranking of all the 199 songs in Swift's discography.^[54] The song featured on 2018 year-end lists by Slant Magazine (9th),^[55] Rolling Stone (12th),^[56] and Billboard (35th).^[57] "Delicate" was one of the award-winning songs at the BMI Pop Awards (2019),^[58] and the ASCAP Awards (2019 and 2020).^[59]^[60]

Commercial performance

"Delicate" was a sleeper hit in the US^[61]^[62] Upon its single release in March 2018, it entered at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 32 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) chart.^[1] By May, the single entered the top 40 of the Hot 100, fueled by gains in airplay, giving Swift her 56th top-40 entry. In doing so, it extended Swift's record as the woman with the most Hot 100 top-40 entries.^[63] In its sixteenth charting week by July, "Delicate" rose to the Hot 100's top 20, driven primarily by strong airplay.^[64]^[65] It was the second single from Reputation to enter the top 10 of Billboard's Radio Songs chart (peaking at number two), after lead single "Look What You Made Me Do".^[66]^[67] A radio-driven hit, "Delicate" peaked atop the Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) chart,^[68] and was Reputation's first number-one single on the Billboard Adult Top 40 (Adult Pop Songs)^[69] and Adult Contemporary charts.^[70] It became the biggest radio hit from Reputation.^[64]

Overall, "Delicate" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending a total of 35 weeks on the chart, becoming the longest-charting single from Reputation.^[71] The single was one of the 10 most successful songs on US airplay of 2018, culminating 2.509 billion radio audience impressions.^[72]^{[note 2]} It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which denotes two million units consisted of sales and on-demand streaming.^[74] Philip Cosores from Uproxx claimed that the single was Reputation's biggest hit, surpassing the Hot 100 number one "Look What You Made Me Do", which "found a place in cultural ubiquity, but ... felt more like an obligation than an outright choice".^[75] Writing for Billboard, Andrew Unterberger described the US chart success of "Delicate" as a "turnaround in momentum" for Swift during the Reputation era. While the preceding singles did not chart more than 20 weeks, "Delicate" continued to grow, especially in airplay, and got "bigger the longer audiences have spent with it". Unterberger attributed the single's success to its vulnerable sentiment and production, a departure from the "outwardly vindictive" sentiments of its preceding singles, which proved that "[the audience] too still like Taylor for Taylor".^[64]

"Delicate" peaked within the top 20 on singles charts of Iceland (3),^[76] Honduras (11),^[77] Malaysia (14),^[78] the Czech Republic (19),^[79] and Canada (20).^[80] It was a top-40 chart entry in Greece,^[81] Hungary,^[82] Ireland,^[83] New Zealand,^[84] Norway (where it was certified gold),^[85] and Australia (where it was certified platinum).^[86] The single was certified platinum in Brazil^[87] and Portugal,^[88] and gold in the UK,^[89] where it charted outside the top 40.^[90]^[91]

Live performances and covers

Swift included "Delicate" on the set list of her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018).^[92] During the concerts, she performed the song while standing in a golden balloon basket that floated above across the crowd.^[93] Swift performed an acoustic version of the song on a guitar, at BBC Radio 1's Biggest Weekend on May 27, 2018, in Swansea.^[94] On December 6, 2018, Swift made an unannounced appearance at the Ally Coalition Talent Show, a benefit concert organized by producer Jack Antonoff in New York, where she performed an acoustic rendition of "Delicate" with Hayley Kiyoko.^[95]

On April 23, 2019, Swift performed an acoustic version of the song at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts during the Time 100 Gala, where she was honored as one of the "100 most influential people" of the year.^[96] During promotion of her seventh studio album Lover in 2019, Swift performed the song at the Wango Tango festival on June 1,^[97] at the Amazon Prime Day concert on July 10,^[98] and at the City of Lover one-off concert in Paris on September 9.^[99]

On May 23, 2018, British singer-songewriter James Bay covered "Delicate" as part of his BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.^[100] American singer Kelly Clarkson performed the song in her daytime talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show.^[101]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Reputation.^[11]

Taylor Swift – vocals, songwriter
Max Martin – producer, songwriter, programming, keyboards
Shellback – producer, songwriter, programming, keyboards
Sam Holland – engineer
Michael Ilbert – engineer
Cory Bice – assistant engineer
Jeremy Lertola – assistant engineer
Serban Ghenea – mixing
John Hanes – mix engineer
Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Delicate"
Chart (2017–2019)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[102]	28
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[103]	70
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[104]	4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[105]	4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[80]	20
Canada AC (Billboard)^[106]	3
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)^[107]	6
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)^[108]	2
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[79]	19
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[109]	31
Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)^[110]	46
France (SNEP)^[111]	169
Greece International (IFPI)^[81]	25
Honduras (Monitor Latino)^[77]	11
Hungary (Stream Top 40)^[82]	32
Iceland (RÚV)^[76]	3
Ireland (IRMA)^[83]	31
Malaysia (RIM)^[78]	14
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)^[112]	10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[84]	33
Norway (VG-lista)^[113]	27
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)^[114]	42
Portugal (AFP)^[90]	56
Scotland (OCC)^[115]	51
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[116]	61
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[117]	44
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[118]	98
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[119]	88
UK Singles (OCC)^[91]	45
US Billboard Hot 100^[71]	12
US Radio Songs (Billboard)^[120]	2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[121]	1
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[122]	1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)^[123]	4
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[124]	1
Venezuela (National-Report)^[125]	69

Year-end charts

2018 year-end chart positions for "Delicate"
Chart (2018)	Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[126]	36
Iceland (Plötutíóindi)^[127]	60
Portugal (AFP)^[128]	174
US Billboard Hot 100^[129]	24
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[130]	9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[131]	2
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)^[132]	45
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[133]	18

2019 year-end chart positions for "Delicate"
Chart (2019)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[134]	6

Certifications

Sales certifications for "Delicate"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[86]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[87]	Platinum	40,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[135]	Gold	45,000^‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[85]	Gold	30,000^‡
Portugal (AFP)^[88]	Platinum	10,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[89]	Gold	400,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[74]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Delicate"
Region	Date	Format(s)	Version	Label(s)	Ref.
Germany	March 12, 2018	Digital download	Original	Universal	^[27]
United States	March 12, 2018	Hot adult contemporary radio		Big Machine Republic	^[23]
United States	March 13, 2018	Contemporary hit radio		Big Machine Republic	^[24]
Italy	April 20, 2018	Radio airplay		Universal	^[28]
Various	May 25, 2018	Digital download streaming	Sawyr and Ryan Tedder remix	Big Machine	^[32]
Various	June 8, 2018	Digital download streaming	Seeb remix	Big Machine	^[33]

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b "Delicate" was Reputation's fourth single released to US pop and adult contemporary radio stations.^[1] Another single from Reputation, "New Year's Day", was released to US country radio before "Delicate".^[2]
^ Audience impressions refer to the number of audience reached by a song on airplay from a radio station.^[73]

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-"'''Delicate'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]], taken from her sixth studio album, ''[[Reputation (album)|Reputation]]'' (2017). It was written by Swift and its producers, [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]]. Swift described "Delicate" as one of the songs about vulnerability on ''Reputation'', contrary to the album's recurring themes of vengeance and feigned disinterest in her perceived image. The lyrics are about her insecurity in whether her new love interest would be bothered by her blemished reputation. To create a sound accompanying the vulnerable sentiment, Martin and Shellback manipulated Swift's vocals with a [[vocoder]]. "Delicate" is an [[electropop]] [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]] with dense [[synthesizers]] and [[house music|house]] beats.
+"'''Delicate'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]], taken from her sixth studio album, ''[[Reputation (album)|Reputation]]'' (2017). It was written by Swift and its producers, [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]]. Swift described "Delicate" as one of the songs about vulnerability on ''Reputation'', contrary to the album's recurring themes of vengeance and feigned disinterest in her perceived image. The lyrics are about her insecurity in whether her new love interest would be bothered by her blemished reputation. To create a sound accompanying the vulnerable sentiment, Martin and Shellback manipulated Swift's vocals with a [[vocoder]]. "Delicate" is an [[electropop]] [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]] with dense synthesizers and [[house music|house]] beats.
-The song's [[music video]], directed by [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]] and filmed in [[Los Angeles]], premiered on March 11, 2018, at the [[2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards]]. In the video, after becoming invisible upon receiving a mysterious note, Swift dances barefoot through public places, and ultimately becomes visible again after dancing in a pouring rain. Critics interpreted the video as Swift's autobiographical reference to her personal life, as she had retreated herself from the press while promoting ''Reputation''. A day following the video's release, "Delicate" was released to US radio stations by [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]] and [[Republic Records]], as the fourth mainstream radio [[single (music)|single]] from the album.{{NoteTag|"Delicate" was ''Reputation''{{'s}} fourth single released to US [[contemporary hit radio|pop]] and [[adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] radio stations.<ref name="milestone"/> Another single from ''Reputation'', "[[New Year's Day (Taylor Swift song)|New Year's Day]]", was released to US [[country radio]] before "Delicate".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8039304/taylor-swift-new-years-day-reputation-country-radio|title=Taylor Swift's 'New Year's Day' Goes to Country Radio: Is Country Ready for It?|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|last2=Asker|first2=Jim|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=March 19, 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423044757/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8039304/taylor-swift-new-years-day-reputation-country-radio|url-status=live}}</ref>|name="single"}}
+The song's music video, directed by [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]] and filmed in Los Angeles, premiered on March 11, 2018, at the [[2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards]]. In the video, after becoming invisible upon receiving a mysterious note, Swift dances barefoot through public places, and ultimately becomes visible again after dancing in a pouring rain. Critics interpreted the video as Swift's autobiographical reference to her personal life, as she had retreated herself from the press while promoting ''Reputation''. A day following the video's release, "Delicate" was released to US radio stations by [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]] and [[Republic Records]], as the fourth mainstream radio single from the album.{{NoteTag|"Delicate" was ''Reputation''{{'s}} fourth single released to US [[contemporary hit radio|pop]] and [[adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] radio stations.<ref name="milestone"/> Another single from ''Reputation'', "[[New Year's Day (Taylor Swift song)|New Year's Day]]", was released to US [[country radio]] before "Delicate".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8039304/taylor-swift-new-years-day-reputation-country-radio|title=Taylor Swift's 'New Year's Day' Goes to Country Radio: Is Country Ready for It?|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|last2=Asker|first2=Jim|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=March 19, 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423044757/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8039304/taylor-swift-new-years-day-reputation-country-radio|url-status=live}}</ref>|name="single"}}
-"Delicate" received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised Swift's songwriting and the song's mellower production compared to the album's overarching brash sound. It featured in 2018 year-end lists by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', ''[[Slant Magazine]]'', and ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. A [[sleeper hit]] in the U.S., "Delicate" peaked at number 12 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and topped ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[airplay]] charts: [[Mainstream Top 40]], [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]], and [[Adult Pop Songs]]. It was certified [[RIAA certification|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). The single peaked within the top 40 of singles charts in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Norway, and received [[List of music recording certifications|platinum certifications]] in Australia and Brazil.
+"Delicate" received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised Swift's songwriting and the song's mellower production compared to the album's overarching brash sound. It featured in 2018 year-end lists by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', ''[[Slant Magazine]]'', and ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. A [[sleeper hit]] in the United States, "Delicate" peaked at number 12 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and topped ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[airplay]] charts: [[Mainstream Top 40]], [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]], and [[Adult Pop Songs]]. It was certified [[RIAA certification|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). The single peaked within the top 40 of singles charts in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Norway, and received [[List of music recording certifications|platinum certifications]] in Australia and Brazil.
 == Background ==
-American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]] released her fifth studio album, ''[[1989 (Taylor Swift album)|1989]]'', in October 2014. ''1989''{{'s}} [[synth-pop]] production transformed Swift's sound and image from [[country music|country]]-oriented to mainstream [[pop music|pop]].<ref>{{cite journal|first=Myles|last=McNutt|title=From 'Mine' to 'Ours': Gendered Hierarchies of Authorship and the Limits of Taylor Swift's Paratextual Feminism|year=2020|journal=[[Communication, Culture and Critique]]|volume=13|issue=1|doi=10.1093/ccc/tcz042|page=79}}</ref> The album was a commercial success, selling over five million copies in the U.S. within one year, and spawning three [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one singles.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6745034/taylor-swift-1989-anniversary-chart-facts|title=Taylor Swift's '1989' One-Year Anniversary: 13 Impressive Chart Facts for the Blockbuster Album|first=Trevor|last=Anderson|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 17, 2015|access-date=March 16, 2021|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504084527/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6745034/taylor-swift-1989-anniversary-chart-facts|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[BBC]] asserted that the success solidified Swift's status as a global pop star.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190820-taylor-swift-and-the-struggle-to-maintain-pop-superstardom|title=Taylor Swift's Lover: The struggle to maintain superstardom|first=Nick|last=Levine|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=March 16, 2021|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301114553/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190820-taylor-swift-and-the-struggle-to-maintain-pop-superstardom|url-status=live}}</ref>
+American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]] released her fifth studio album, ''[[1989 (Taylor Swift album)|1989]]'', in October 2014. ''1989''{{'s}} [[synth-pop]] production transformed Swift's sound and image from [[country music|country]]-oriented to mainstream pop.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Myles|last=McNutt|title=From 'Mine' to 'Ours': Gendered Hierarchies of Authorship and the Limits of Taylor Swift's Paratextual Feminism|year=2020|journal=[[Communication, Culture and Critique]]|volume=13|issue=1|doi=10.1093/ccc/tcz042|page=79}}</ref> The album was a commercial success, selling over five million copies in the US within one year, and spawning three [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one singles.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6745034/taylor-swift-1989-anniversary-chart-facts|title=Taylor Swift's '1989' One-Year Anniversary: 13 Impressive Chart Facts for the Blockbuster Album|first=Trevor|last=Anderson|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 17, 2015|access-date=March 16, 2021|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504084527/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6745034/taylor-swift-1989-anniversary-chart-facts|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[BBC]] asserted that the success solidified Swift's status as a global pop star.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190820-taylor-swift-and-the-struggle-to-maintain-pop-superstardom|title=Taylor Swift's Lover: The struggle to maintain superstardom|first=Nick|last=Levine|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=March 16, 2021|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301114553/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190820-taylor-swift-and-the-struggle-to-maintain-pop-superstardom|url-status=live}}</ref>
 Swift was a target of [[tabloid journalism|tabloid]] gossip during the promotion of ''1989''.<ref name="USAToday">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/11/09/5-things-taylor-swifts-past-usa-today-interviews-tell-us-her-reputation-era/840232001/|title=5 things Taylor Swift's past USA Today interviews tell us about her 'Reputation' era|work=[[USA Today]]|date=November 9, 2017|first=Patrick|last=Ryan|access-date=November 9, 2017|archive-date=November 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110033304/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/11/09/5-things-taylor-swifts-past-usa-today-interviews-tell-us-her-reputation-era/840232001/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her "America's Sweetheart" reputation, a result of her wholesome and innocent image, was blemished from publicized short-lived relationships and disputes with other celebrities, including a dispute with rapper [[Kanye West]] and media personality [[Kim Kardashian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/07/18/taylors-good-girl-rep-frayed-latest-feuding-kanyekardashians/87247770/|title=Is Taylor's good-girl rep frayed by Kanye/Kardashian feud?|first=Maria|last=Puente|work=[[USA Today]]|date=July 18, 2016|access-date=February 23, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218182222/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/07/18/taylors-good-girl-rep-frayed-latest-feuding-kanyekardashians/87247770/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5773209/taylor-swift-miss-americana-netflix-review/|title=Taylor Swift: Miss Americana Is an Intriguing But Incomplete Sketch of an Icon in Transition|first=Judy|last=Berman|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=January 28, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2021|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308060622/https://time.com/5773209/taylor-swift-miss-americana-netflix-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Swift became increasingly reticent on social media, having previously maintained an active presence with a large following, and avoided interactions with the press amidst the tumultuous affairs.<ref name="WPost"/> She conceived her sixth studio album, ''[[Reputation (album)|Reputation]]'', as an answer to the media commotion surrounding her celebrity.<ref name="rsrep">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-moments-that-couldnt-fit-in-our-cover-story-890700/|title=9 Taylor Swift Moments That Didn't Fit in Our Cover Story|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|date=September 30, 2019|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=December 9, 2019|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001144210/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-moments-that-couldnt-fit-in-our-cover-story-890700/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-Swift wrote "Delicate" with its producers, [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]].<ref name="notes"/> It was [[audio engineering|engineered]] by Sam Holland and Michael Ilbert at [[MXM Studios]] in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, and Los Angeles, California.<ref name="notes"/> The song was [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by [[Serban Ghenea]] at MixStar Studios in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], and [[audio mastering|mastered]] by Randy Merrill at [[Sterling Sound Studios]] in New York.<ref name="notes"/>
+Swift wrote "Delicate" with its producers, [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]].<ref name="notes"/> It was [[audio engineering|engineered]] by Sam Holland and Michael Ilbert at [[MXM Studios]] in Stockholm, Sweden, and Los Angeles, California.<ref name="notes"/> The song was [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by [[Serban Ghenea]] at MixStar Studios in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], and [[audio mastering|mastered]] by Randy Merrill at [[Sterling Sound Studios]] in New York.<ref name="notes"/>
 Lyrically, Swift conceived "Delicate" as a confession to a prospective lover, and described the song—the fifth track on ''Reputation''—as the album's "first point of vulnerability".<ref name="iheartradio">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111152137/https://961kiss.iheart.com/content/2017-11-10-taylor-swifts-iheartradio-reputation-release-party-everything-we-learned/|url=https://961kiss.iheart.com/content/2017-11-10-taylor-swifts-iheartradio-reputation-release-party-everything-we-learned/|title=Taylor Swift's iHeartRadio reputation Release Party: Everything We Learned|date=November 10, 2017|publisher=[[iHeartRadio]]|archive-date=November 11, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The preceding four tracks are about Swift's flippant disinterest in her perceived reputation, which is the recurring theme throughout the album. On "Delicate", she begins to reveal her inner vulnerability.<ref name="WPost">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/11/15/taylor-swift-avoided-and-mocked-the-media-with-reputation-and-it-worked/|title=Taylor Swift avoided&nbsp;– and mocked&nbsp;– the media with 'Reputation.' And it worked.|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=Emily|last=Yahr|date=November 15, 2017|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019202738/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/11/15/taylor-swift-avoided-and-mocked-the-media-with-reputation-and-it-worked/|url-status=live}}</ref> During an album release party with [[iHeartRadio]], Swift explained the meaning behind the song: while she could feign disinterest in others' opinions about her, things became complicated "when you meet somebody that you really want in your life", which prompted her to wonder, "Could something fake like your reputation affect something real, like someone getting to know you?"<ref name="iheartradio"/> To create a sound that reflects the lyrics' vulnerable sentiment, Martin and Shellback manipulated Swift's vocals with a [[vocoder]], which Swift thought sounded "really emotional, vulnerable, and ... sad but beautiful". This vocoder effect is recurring on subsequent tracks of ''Reputation''.<ref name="iheartradio"/>
-"Delicate" is an "[[electropop|electro]]-[[Sentimental ballad|ballad]]".<ref name="time">{{cite news |last1=Bruner |first1=Raisa |title=Analyzing Every Song on Taylor Swift's Reputation |url=https://time.com/5017724/taylor-swift-reputation-explained/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=July 25, 2020 |date=November 10, 2017 |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726183953/https://time.com/5017724/taylor-swift-reputation-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song incorporates dense [[synthesizers]] and [[house music|house]]-influenced [[beat (music)|beats]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/music/taylor-swift-reputation-review.html|title=Taylor Swift Is a 2017 Pop Machine on 'Reputation,' but at What Cost?|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|author-link=Jon Caramanica|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127090052/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/music/taylor-swift-reputation-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nme">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2747916|title=Every Taylor Swift song ranked in order of greatness|first=Hannah|last=Mylrae|date=September 8, 2020|work=[[NME]]|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917054150/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2747916|url-status=live}}</ref> At the beginning of the song, Swift confesses to her love interest that, because her reputation has "never been worse", "you must like me for me".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pop-review-taylor-swift-reputation-stk8w7b7n|title=Pop review: Taylor Swift: Reputation|first=Will|last=Hodgkinson|date=November 10, 2017|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111051506/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pop-review-taylor-swift-reputation-stk8w7b7n|url-status=live}}</ref> Critic [[Carl Wilson (writer)|Carl Wilson]] from ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' interpreted this part as Swift's revelation on her public image: after the media gossip, she achieved a "liberation" that allowed her to "make her private life her own at last".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/arts/2017/11/taylor-swifts-new-album-reputation-reviewed.html|title=On Reputation, the 'Old Taylor' Is Dead, but the New One Isn't Quite Ready to Come to the Phone|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|first=Carl|last=Wilson|author-link=Carl Wilson (writer)|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103111827/https://slate.com/arts/2017/11/taylor-swifts-new-album-reputation-reviewed.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She shares intimate moments with her love interest at a [[dive bar (drinking establishment)|dive bar]] "on the East Side".<ref name="time"/><ref name="variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/reviews/album-review-taylor-swift-reputation-1202611695/|title=Album Review: Taylor Swift's 'Reputation'|first=Chris|last=Willman|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109063146/https://variety.com/2017/music/reviews/album-review-taylor-swift-reputation-1202611695/|url-status=live}}</ref> Throughout the song, Swift goes through her inner monologue about whether what she does would affect this blossoming romance and how much her feelings would be reciprocated, over a muted [[pulse (music)|pulse]]: "Is it cool that I said all that? Is it too soon to do this yet? 'Cause I know that it's delicate."<ref name="time"/><ref name="pitchforkrev">{{cite web|last1=Cox|first1=Jamieson|title=Taylor Swift: Reputation Album Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-reputation/|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113115407/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-reputation/|url-status=live}}</ref> Though she feigns confidence and tries to control her inner self-awareness, she admits: "I pretend you're mine all the damn time."<ref name="rs-sheffield">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/delicate-2017-202724/|title=Taylor Swift's Songs: Delicate|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|author-link=Rob Sheffield|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=December 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213185145/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/delicate-2017-202724|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[refrain]], a high-pitched voice echoes the title "Delicate" back to Swift's lyrics.<ref name="atlantic">{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/11/reputation-taylor-swift-first-review/545561/|title=The Old Taylor Swift Is Hiding Within Reputation|date=November 10, 2017|first=Spencer|last=Kornhaber|website=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625050316/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/11/reputation-taylor-swift-first-review/545561/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+"Delicate" is an "[[electropop|electro]]-[[Sentimental ballad|ballad]]".<ref name="time">{{cite news |last1=Bruner |first1=Raisa |title=Analyzing Every Song on Taylor Swift's Reputation |url=https://time.com/5017724/taylor-swift-reputation-explained/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=July 25, 2020 |date=November 10, 2017 |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726183953/https://time.com/5017724/taylor-swift-reputation-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song incorporates dense synthesizers and [[house music|house]]-influenced [[beat (music)|beats]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/music/taylor-swift-reputation-review.html|title=Taylor Swift Is a 2017 Pop Machine on 'Reputation,' but at What Cost?|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|author-link=Jon Caramanica|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127090052/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/music/taylor-swift-reputation-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nme">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2747916|title=Every Taylor Swift song ranked in order of greatness|first=Hannah|last=Mylrae|date=September 8, 2020|work=[[NME]]|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917054150/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2747916|url-status=live}}</ref> At the beginning of the song, Swift confesses to her love interest that, because her reputation has "never been worse", "you must like me for me".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pop-review-taylor-swift-reputation-stk8w7b7n|title=Pop review: Taylor Swift: Reputation|first=Will|last=Hodgkinson|date=November 10, 2017|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111051506/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pop-review-taylor-swift-reputation-stk8w7b7n|url-status=live}}</ref> Critic [[Carl Wilson (writer)|Carl Wilson]] from ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' interpreted this part as Swift's revelation on her public image: after the media gossip, she achieved a "liberation" that allowed her to "make her private life her own at last".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/arts/2017/11/taylor-swifts-new-album-reputation-reviewed.html|title=On Reputation, the 'Old Taylor' Is Dead, but the New One Isn't Quite Ready to Come to the Phone|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|first=Carl|last=Wilson|author-link=Carl Wilson (writer)|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103111827/https://slate.com/arts/2017/11/taylor-swifts-new-album-reputation-reviewed.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She shares intimate moments with her love interest at a [[dive bar (drinking establishment)|dive bar]] "on the East Side".<ref name="time"/><ref name="variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/reviews/album-review-taylor-swift-reputation-1202611695/|title=Album Review: Taylor Swift's 'Reputation'|first=Chris|last=Willman|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109063146/https://variety.com/2017/music/reviews/album-review-taylor-swift-reputation-1202611695/|url-status=live}}</ref> Throughout the song, Swift goes through her inner monolog about whether what she does would affect this blossoming romance and how much her feelings would be reciprocated, over a muted [[pulse (music)|pulse]]: "Is it cool that I said all that? Is it too soon to do this yet? 'Cause I know that it's delicate."<ref name="time"/><ref name="pitchforkrev">{{cite web|last1=Cox|first1=Jamieson|title=Taylor Swift: Reputation Album Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-reputation/|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113115407/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-reputation/|url-status=live}}</ref> Though she feigns confidence and tries to control her inner self-awareness, she admits: "I pretend you're mine all the damn time."<ref name="rs-sheffield">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/delicate-2017-202724/|title=Taylor Swift's Songs: Delicate|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|author-link=Rob Sheffield|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=December 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213185145/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/delicate-2017-202724|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[refrain]], a high-pitched voice echoes the title "Delicate" back to Swift's lyrics.<ref name="atlantic">{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/11/reputation-taylor-swift-first-review/545561/|title=The Old Taylor Swift Is Hiding Within Reputation|date=November 10, 2017|first=Spencer|last=Kornhaber|website=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625050316/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/11/reputation-taylor-swift-first-review/545561/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Release==
-The music video of "Delicate" premiered at the [[2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards]] on March 11.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8231873/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-iheart-radio-music-awards/|title=Taylor Swift to Release 'Delicate' Music Video at iHeart Radio Music Awards|first=Nina|last=Braca|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 5, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2021|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213115408/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8231873/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-iheart-radio-music-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the video's premiere, [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]] and [[Republic Records]] released the song to US [[hot adult contemporary]] radio stations on March 12,<ref name="US-HAC">{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|title=Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases|publisher=All Access Music Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311154126/https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|archive-date=March 11, 2018|access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref> and US [[contemporary hit radio]] on March 13, as ''Reputation''{{'s}} fourth pop radio single.<ref name="US-CHR">{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40/M Future Releases|publisher=All Access Music Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311153716/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=March 11, 2018|access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref>{{NoteTag|name="single"}} Swift released another music video for the song—shot in a [[vertical video|vertical]] format—exclusively on [[Spotify]] for users in the U.S., the U.K., Sweden, and Latin America, on March 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8274561/taylor-swift-delicate-vertical-video-spotify|title=Taylor Swift Gets Up Close & Personal in 'Delicate' Vertical Video|date=March 30, 2018|first=Rania|last=Aniftos|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 30, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151333/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8274561/taylor-swift-delicate-vertical-video-spotify|url-status=live}}</ref> It was available on [[YouTube]] for audiences worldwide on May 15.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8274561/taylor-swift-delicate-vertical-video-spotify|title=Taylor Swift Gets Up Close & Personal in 'Delicate' Vertical Video|first=Rania|last=Aniftos|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 30, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2021|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151333/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8274561/taylor-swift-delicate-vertical-video-spotify|url-status=live}}</ref> In Europe, "Delicate" was available for digital download in Germany on March 12,<ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.de/taylorswift/musik/delicate-448809|title=Delicate von Taylor Swift|language=de|publisher=[[Universal Music Group]]|access-date=January 23, 2021|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129023259/https://www.universal-music.de/taylorswift/musik/delicate-448809|url-status=live}}</ref> and to Italian and UK radio stations on April 20, 2018.<ref name="IT-CHR">{{cite web|url=http://www.earone.it/news/taylor_swift_delicate_radio_date_20_04_2018_28526256/|title=Taylor Swift&nbsp;– Delicate (Radio Date: 20-04-2018)|last=Ceschi|first=Isabella|date=April 20, 2018|publisher=[[Universal Music Group]]|access-date=April 18, 2018|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206145651/https://www.earone.it/news/taylor_swift_delicate_radio_date_20_04_2018_28526256/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bbcradio">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|title=BBC – Radio 1&nbsp;– Playlist|publisher=[[BBC Radio 1]]|date=April 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421201823/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|archive-date=April 21, 2018|access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref>
+The music video of "Delicate" premiered at the [[2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards]] on March 11.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8231873/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-iheart-radio-music-awards/|title=Taylor Swift to Release 'Delicate' Music Video at iHeart Radio Music Awards|first=Nina|last=Braca|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 5, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2021|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213115408/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8231873/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-iheart-radio-music-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the video's premiere, [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]] and [[Republic Records]] released the song to US [[hot adult contemporary]] radio stations on March 12,<ref name="US-HAC">{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|title=Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases|publisher=All Access Music Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311154126/https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|archive-date=March 11, 2018|access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref> and US [[contemporary hit radio]] on March 13, as ''Reputation''{{'s}} fourth pop radio single.<ref name="US-CHR">{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40/M Future Releases|publisher=All Access Music Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311153716/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=March 11, 2018|access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref>{{NoteTag|name="single"}} Swift released another music video for the song—shot in a [[vertical video|vertical]] format—exclusively on [[Spotify]] for users in the US, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Latin America, on March 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8274561/taylor-swift-delicate-vertical-video-spotify|title=Taylor Swift Gets Up Close & Personal in 'Delicate' Vertical Video|date=March 30, 2018|first=Rania|last=Aniftos|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 30, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151333/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8274561/taylor-swift-delicate-vertical-video-spotify|url-status=live}}</ref> It was available on YouTube for audiences worldwide on May 15.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8274561/taylor-swift-delicate-vertical-video-spotify|title=Taylor Swift Gets Up Close & Personal in 'Delicate' Vertical Video|first=Rania|last=Aniftos|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 30, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2021|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151333/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8274561/taylor-swift-delicate-vertical-video-spotify|url-status=live}}</ref> In Europe, "Delicate" was available for digital download in Germany on March 12,<ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=https://www.universal-music.de/taylorswift/musik/delicate-448809|title=Delicate von Taylor Swift|language=de|publisher=[[Universal Music Group]]|access-date=January 23, 2021|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129023259/https://www.universal-music.de/taylorswift/musik/delicate-448809|url-status=live}}</ref> and to Italian and UK radio stations on April 20, 2018.<ref name="IT-CHR">{{cite web|url=http://www.earone.it/news/taylor_swift_delicate_radio_date_20_04_2018_28526256/|title=Taylor Swift&nbsp;– Delicate (Radio Date: 20-04-2018)|last=Ceschi|first=Isabella|date=April 20, 2018|publisher=[[Universal Music Group]]|access-date=April 18, 2018|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206145651/https://www.earone.it/news/taylor_swift_delicate_radio_date_20_04_2018_28526256/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bbcradio">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|title=BBC – Radio 1&nbsp;– Playlist|publisher=[[BBC Radio 1]]|date=April 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421201823/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|archive-date=April 21, 2018|access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref>
-As part of the [[Spotify Singles]] series, Swift recorded a stripped-down version of "Delicate" using [[acoustic guitars]] in place of the original version's synthesizers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/04/taylor-swift-delicate-acoustic-stream-spotify-apple/|title=Taylor Swift&nbsp;– 'Delicate' (Acoustic Version)|first=Anna|last=Gaca|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2021|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821123656/https://www.spin.com/2018/04/taylor-swift-delicate-acoustic-stream-spotify-apple/|url-status=live}}</ref> The version was released alongside Swift's cover of [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]'s "[[September (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|September]]" as a two-track [[extended play]] (EP) on April 13, 2018, by Spotify.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-taylor-swifts-acoustic-cover-of-earth-wind-fires-september-628643/|title=Hear Taylor Swift's Acoustic Cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Ryan|last=Reed|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224230211/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-taylor-swifts-acoustic-cover-of-earth-wind-fires-september-628643/|url-status=live}}</ref> Two official [[remix]]es supported "Delicate": one by Sawyr and [[Ryan Tedder]], available on May 25,<ref name="S&RTM">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/delicate-sawyr-and-ryan-tedder-mix-single/1389281518|title=Delicate (Sawyr and Ryan Tedder Mix)&nbsp;– Single by Taylor Swift|date=May 25, 2018|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=December 31, 2018|archive-date=December 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231093210/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/delicate-sawyr-and-ryan-tedder-mix-single/1389281518|url-status=live}}</ref> and the other by [[Seeb (music producers)|Seeb]], available on June 8, 2018.<ref name="SRemix">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/delicate-seeb-remix-single/1395482302|title=Delicate (Seeb Remix)&nbsp;– Single by Taylor Swift|date=June 8, 2018|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=December 31, 2018|archive-date=December 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231093130/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/delicate-seeb-remix-single/1395482302|url-status=live}}</ref>
+As part of the [[Spotify Singles]] series, Swift recorded a stripped-down version of "Delicate" using acoustic guitars in place of the original version's synthesizers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/04/taylor-swift-delicate-acoustic-stream-spotify-apple/|title=Taylor Swift&nbsp;– 'Delicate' (Acoustic Version)|first=Anna|last=Gaca|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2021|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821123656/https://www.spin.com/2018/04/taylor-swift-delicate-acoustic-stream-spotify-apple/|url-status=live}}</ref> The version was released alongside Swift's cover of [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]'s "[[September (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|September]]" as a two-track [[extended play]] (EP) on April 13, 2018, by Spotify.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-taylor-swifts-acoustic-cover-of-earth-wind-fires-september-628643/|title=Hear Taylor Swift's Acoustic Cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Ryan|last=Reed|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224230211/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-taylor-swifts-acoustic-cover-of-earth-wind-fires-september-628643/|url-status=live}}</ref> Two official [[remix]]es supported "Delicate": one by Sawyr and [[Ryan Tedder]], available on May 25,<ref name="S&RTM">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/delicate-sawyr-and-ryan-tedder-mix-single/1389281518|title=Delicate (Sawyr and Ryan Tedder Mix)&nbsp;– Single by Taylor Swift|date=May 25, 2018|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=December 31, 2018|archive-date=December 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231093210/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/delicate-sawyr-and-ryan-tedder-mix-single/1389281518|url-status=live}}</ref> and the other by [[Seeb (music producers)|Seeb]], available on June 8, 2018.<ref name="SRemix">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/delicate-seeb-remix-single/1395482302|title=Delicate (Seeb Remix)&nbsp;– Single by Taylor Swift|date=June 8, 2018|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=December 31, 2018|archive-date=December 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231093130/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/delicate-seeb-remix-single/1395482302|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-Directed by [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]], the music video was shot over two nights in [[Los Angeles]]; landmarks featured include the [[Millennium Biltmore Hotel]], the [[7th Street/Metro Center station]], the [[Los Angeles Theater]], and [[the Golden Gopher]] bar.<ref name="independent"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-downtown-los-angeles|title=All the Downtown Los Angeles Spots Featured in Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Music Video|date=March 12, 2018|first=Elise|last=Taylor|website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=March 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318031649/https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-downtown-los-angeles|url-status=live}}</ref> The video opens with Swift on the red carpet, seeming disconnected from the crowd gazing off in the distance. She snaps back to reality as a reporter points a microphone at her face for an interview.<ref name="wpostvideo">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/03/11/taylor-swift-has-disappeared-from-public-view-her-delicate-music-video-may-hint-at-why/|title=Taylor Swift has disappeared from public view. Her 'Delicate' music video may hint at why.|first=Emily|last=Yahr|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=March 11, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref> Amidst camera lights, a mysterious figure slips a sparkling paper note into her hand.<ref name="bbvid">{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032528/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8240727/taylor-swift-delicate-video-analysis-dancing-reputaiton|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8240727/taylor-swift-delicate-video-analysis-dancing-reputaiton|title=Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Video Dances Away Her Regrets: Critic's Take|first=Richard S.|last=He|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 12, 2018|archive-date=November 9, 2020|access-date=February 3, 2021|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
+Directed by [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]], the music video was shot over two nights in Los Angeles; landmarks featured include the [[Millennium Biltmore Hotel]], the [[7th Street/Metro Center station]], the [[Los Angeles Theater]], and [[the Golden Gopher]] bar.<ref name="independent"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-downtown-los-angeles|title=All the Downtown Los Angeles Spots Featured in Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Music Video|date=March 12, 2018|first=Elise|last=Taylor|website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=March 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318031649/https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-downtown-los-angeles|url-status=live}}</ref> The video opens with Swift on the red carpet, seeming disconnected from the crowd gazing off in the distance. She snaps back to reality as a reporter points a microphone at her face for an interview.<ref name="wpostvideo">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/03/11/taylor-swift-has-disappeared-from-public-view-her-delicate-music-video-may-hint-at-why/|title=Taylor Swift has disappeared from public view. Her 'Delicate' music video may hint at why.|first=Emily|last=Yahr|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=March 11, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref> Amidst camera lights, a mysterious figure slips a sparkling paper note into her hand.<ref name="bbvid">{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032528/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8240727/taylor-swift-delicate-video-analysis-dancing-reputaiton|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8240727/taylor-swift-delicate-video-analysis-dancing-reputaiton|title=Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Video Dances Away Her Regrets: Critic's Take|first=Richard S.|last=He|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 12, 2018|archive-date=November 9, 2020|access-date=February 3, 2021|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
 After the red carpet interviews, Swift walks into a hotel lobby surrounded by four bodyguards as the guests turn around and look at her. Swift is bothered by the attention toward her, and when she gets some privacy in a dressing room, she turns the note over in her hand and makes silly faces in the mirror before being interrupted by a group of women.<ref name="wpostvideo"/> When she turns back to the mirror, the note sparkles and she realizes she has become invisible as her reflection in the mirror disappears.<ref name="wpostvideo"/><ref name="bbvid"/>
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 Media outlets considered the video's depiction of Swift's invisibility from the crowd an autobiographical reference, given that she had not given press interviews while promoting ''Reputation''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/12/entertainment/taylor-swift-delicate-video/index.html|title=Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' video decoded|first=Lisa Respers|last=France|date=March 12, 2018|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=March 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331115703/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/12/entertainment/taylor-swift-delicate-video/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Emily Yahr described the video as a representation of Swift's celebrity. Yahr explained that the scenes where Swift appears jaded from the reporters and bodyguards were parallel to Swift's retreat from the press, and called her invisibility a metaphor for "the only time she's able to be herself".<ref name="wpostvideo"/> Denise Warner from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote that the video's depiction of Swift being "clearly disturbed by her fame" resembled the narrative of [[Britney Spears]]'s 2000 video "[[Lucky (Britney Spears song)|Lucky]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8240368/taylor-swift-delicate-video-watch|title=Taylor Swift Channels Britney Spears' 'Lucky,' Maddie Ziegler in 'Delicate' Video|date=March 12, 2018|first=Denise|last=Warner|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-date=November 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108173327/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8240368/taylor-swift-delicate-video-watch|url-status=live}}</ref> In another analysis for ''Billboard'', Richard He wrote: "Swift's a singer and guitarist by trade, but through her dancing and facial expressions, she's learned to tell stories with her whole body." According to He, while the lyrics to "Delicate" were inspired by Swift's love life, the video was inspired by her relationship with her audience. He observed that her cathartic, honest, and rather awkward dancing "for the pure joy of music" reminded her audience of "the reason she began writing songs in the first place".<ref name="bbvid"/> The video won [[IHeartRadio Music Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]] at the [[2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/iheartradio-music-awards-2019-full-list-winners-1191273|title=iHeartRadio Music Awards: Full List of Winners|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 14, 2019|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427070419/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/iheartradio-music-awards-2019-full-list-winners-1191273|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Upon the video's release, some commentators on the internet accused "Delicate" of [[plagiarism|plagiarizing]] an advertisement directed by [[Spike Jonze]] in 2016 for "Kenzo World", a fragrance by the French brand [[Kenzo (brand)|Kenzo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taylor-swifts-delicate-video-looks-a-lot-like-spike-jonzes-kenzo-perfume-ad-1093880|title=Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Video Looks a Lot Like Spike Jonze's Kenzo Perfume Ad|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Sam|last=Reed|date=March 12, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109041127/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taylor-swifts-delicate-video-looks-a-lot-like-spike-jonzes-kenzo-perfume-ad-1093880|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43382742|title=Taylor Swift: Delicate video accused of copying Kenzo advert|date=March 13, 2018|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=February 11, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204183820/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43382742|url-status=live}}</ref> As noted by Emma Payne—a scholar in music and cinema in the digital era—both visuals depict a woman who "breaks free from the pressures of society and acts freely as though nobody is watching"; to express this sentiment, both feature a choreography made up of unconventional dance moves, such as "marching and stomping" and "animalistic squatting", intertwined with conventional [[ballet]] moves. Payne commented that in doing so, the video allows the audience to see the "real" Swift beyond her commercially marketed image. She noted, nonetheless, due to the plagiarism controversy, Swift's persona was scrutinized for being "insincere or fake", a claim that had perpetuated since her earlier "dorky" image.<ref name="sonic">{{cite journal|url=https://www.sonicscope.org/pub/jr3x2zx6/release/2?readingCollection=b9637a4a|title=The Essence of Femininity: The Subversive Potential of the Music Video Aesthetic in Perfume Advertisement|first=Emma|last=Payne|journal=Sonic Scope|volume=1|date=October 6, 2020|doi=10.21428/66f840a4.0cbdf606|access-date=February 4, 2021|doi-access=free}}</ref>
+Upon the video's release, some commentators on the internet accused "Delicate" of [[plagiarism|plagiarizing]] an advertisement directed by [[Spike Jonze]] in 2016 for "Kenzo World", a fragrance by the French brand [[Kenzo (brand)|Kenzo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taylor-swifts-delicate-video-looks-a-lot-like-spike-jonzes-kenzo-perfume-ad-1093880|title=Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Video Looks a Lot Like Spike Jonze's Kenzo Perfume Ad|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Sam|last=Reed|date=March 12, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109041127/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taylor-swifts-delicate-video-looks-a-lot-like-spike-jonzes-kenzo-perfume-ad-1093880|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43382742|title=Taylor Swift: Delicate video accused of copying Kenzo advert|date=March 13, 2018|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=February 11, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204183820/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43382742|url-status=live}}</ref> As noted by Emma Payne—a scholar in music and cinema in the digital era—both visuals depict a woman who "breaks free from the pressures of society and acts freely as though nobody is watching"; to express this sentiment, both feature a choreography made up of unconventional dance moves, such as "marching and stomping" and "animalistic squatting", intertwined with conventional ballet moves. Payne commented that in doing so, the video allows the audience to see the "real" Swift beyond her commercially marketed image. She noted, nonetheless, due to the plagiarism controversy, Swift's persona was scrutinized for being "insincere or fake", a claim that had perpetuated since her earlier "dorky" image.<ref name="sonic">{{cite journal|url=https://www.sonicscope.org/pub/jr3x2zx6/release/2?readingCollection=b9637a4a|title=The Essence of Femininity: The Subversive Potential of the Music Video Aesthetic in Perfume Advertisement|first=Emma|last=Payne|journal=Sonic Scope|volume=1|date=October 6, 2020|doi=10.21428/66f840a4.0cbdf606|access-date=February 4, 2021|doi-access=free}}</ref>
 ==Critical reception==
-"Delicate" received widespread acclaim from music critics, most of whom commended Swift's songwriting. Roisin O'Connor of ''[[The Independent]]'' described the song as an example of Swift's "most honest and direct songwriting".<ref name="independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-watch-lyrics-reputation-world-tour-a8251316.html|title=Taylor Swift dances like nobody's watching in 'Delicate' video|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=March 12, 2018|website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-date=December 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207023049/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-watch-lyrics-reputation-world-tour-a8251316.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] similarly praised Swift's portrayal of vulnerability as "a necessary exercise" for her to mature as a singer-songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reputation-mw0003100199|title=Reputation&nbsp;– Taylor Swift|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 21, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031033/https://www.allmusic.com/album/reputation-mw0003100199|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ann Powers]] writing for [[NPR]] called "Delicate" one of ''Reputation''{{'s}} "most memorable tracks", and described it as a reminder of Swift's songwriting talents in creating personal and relatable songs about her generation's "fashion choices, modes of gossip, dating habits and dreams of a comfortable [[American middle class|middle-class]] life".<ref name="npr"/> To explain this viewpoint, Powers highlighted the lyrics mentioning Swift's love interest in [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] shoes: "In 21st-century America, 'Nikes' is as evocative a word as 'heartache' or 'promise.' Swift understands the heart that beats beneath the brand name."<ref name="npr">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/11/10/562360434/the-old-taylors-not-dead|title=The Old Taylor's Not Dead|first=Ann|last=Powers|author-link=Ann Powers|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=November 10, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609090728/https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/11/10/562360434/the-old-taylors-not-dead|url-status=live}}</ref>
+"Delicate" received widespread acclaim from music critics, most of whom commended Swift's songwriting. Roisin O'Connor of ''[[The Independent]]'' described the song as an example of Swift's "most honest and direct songwriting".<ref name="independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-watch-lyrics-reputation-world-tour-a8251316.html|title=Taylor Swift dances like nobody's watching in 'Delicate' video|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=March 12, 2018|website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-date=December 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207023049/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-delicate-music-video-watch-lyrics-reputation-world-tour-a8251316.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] similarly praised Swift's portrayal of vulnerability as "a necessary exercise" for her to mature as a singer-songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reputation-mw0003100199|title=Reputation&nbsp;– Taylor Swift|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 21, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031033/https://www.allmusic.com/album/reputation-mw0003100199|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ann Powers]] writing for [[NPR]] called "Delicate" one of ''Reputation''{{'s}} "most memorable tracks", and described it as a reminder of Swift's songwriting talents in creating personal and relatable songs about her generation's "fashion choices, modes of gossip, dating habits and dreams of a comfortable [[American middle class|middle-class]] life".<ref name="npr"/> To explain this viewpoint, Powers highlighted the lyrics mentioning Swift's love interest in [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] shoes: "In 21st-century America, 'Nikes' is as evocative a word as 'heartache' or 'promise.' Swift understands the heart that beats beneath the brand name."<ref name="npr">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/11/10/562360434/the-old-taylors-not-dead|title=The Old Taylor's Not Dead|first=Ann|last=Powers|author-link=Ann Powers|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=November 10, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609090728/https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/11/10/562360434/the-old-taylors-not-dead|url-status=live}}</ref>
 Other critics highlighted the song's mellower production and vulnerable sentiment, in contrast to ''Reputation''{{'s}} heavy [[electronic music|electronic]] production and themes about drama and vengeance. Zach Schonfeld of ''[[Newsweek]]'' complimented "Delicate" for offering a heartfelt atmosphere in contrast with "the bravado and [[electronic dance music|EDM]] aggression of the opening tracks".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/taylor-swift-reputation-album-review-gorgeous-ready-708853|title=Taylor Swift's 'Reputation': A Track-By-Track Review, From 'Ready For It' to 'New Year's Day'|last=Schonfeld|first=Zach|date=November 14, 2017|website=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018064113/https://www.newsweek.com/taylor-swift-reputation-album-review-gorgeous-ready-708853|url-status=live}}</ref> In a similar vein, Troy Smith from ''[[The Plain Dealer]]'' called it one of the album's better songs because "Swift keeps the mood light".<ref name="reception2">{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/11/taylor_swifts_reputation_remai.html|title=Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' remains stellar on new album|last=Smith|first=Troy|date=November 10, 2017|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|access-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114839/http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/11/taylor_swifts_reputation_remai.html|archive-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> For Sal Cinquemani from ''[[Slant Magazine]]'', the song's blending "scathing self-critique with effervescent pop" offers an enjoyable moment that contrasts with the album's dominant "tired, repetitive EDM tricks".<ref name="Slant">{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-reputation/|title=Review: Taylor Swift, Reputation|first=Sal|last=Cinquemani|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=November 10, 2017|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007203951/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-swift-reputation/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' editor Shahzaib Hussain criticized ''Reputation'' as a pretentious album with excessive lyrics about fame, but praised "Delicate" as one of the tracks that offer emotional honesty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/taylor-swift-reputation|title=Taylor Swift&nbsp;– Reputation|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|first=Shahzaib|last=Hussain|date=November 21, 2017|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726103906/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/taylor-swift-reputation|url-status=live}}</ref> On a less enthusiastic side, ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''{{'s}} Jordan Sargent wrote that even though the song is one of ''Reputation''{{'s}} most honest, it is still "unshackled" from the album's recurring themes of drama and vengeance. Sargent, however, noted that production-wise, it contains an "ethereal lusciousness" that hints at "new paths for her to travel".<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/11/review-taylor-swift-reputation/|title=Review: In Embracing Evil on Reputation, Taylor Swift Has Never Sounded More Free|first=Jordan|last=Sargent|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=November 14, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115225401/https://www.spin.com/2017/11/review-taylor-swift-reputation/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Retrospectively, critics have considered "Delicate" one of Swift's strongest songs. ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''{{'s}} Jane Song,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/best-taylor-swift-songs/#5-delicate-reputation|title=All 158 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked|first=Jane|last=Song|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=February 11, 2020|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413001443/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/best-taylor-swift-songs/#5-delicate-reputation|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[NME]]''{{'s}} Hannah Mylrae,<ref name="nme"/> and ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'s}} [[Rob Sheffield]] all lauded the song's depiction of vulnerability in terms of both lyrics and music, specifically through the vocoder effects.<ref name="rs-sheffield"/> Sheffield ranked it first on his list of the best songs of 2017: "At heart, 'Delicate' is a story about a girl in her room, hearing an electro-beat that lures her to go seek some scandalous adventures in the city lights. In other words, the story of pop music."<ref name="auto1">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/rob-sheffields-top-25-songs-of-2017-w514339|title=Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2017|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|date=December 20, 2017|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=March 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314165155/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/rob-sheffields-top-25-songs-of-2017-w514339|url-status=live}}</ref> He ranked "Delicate" fourth on his 2021 ranking of all the 199 songs in Swift's discography.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|date=2021-10-26|title=All 199 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked by Rob Sheffield|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/|access-date=2021-10-26|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> The song featured on 2018 year-end lists by ''Slant Magazine'' (9th),<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-singles-of-2018/P4|title=The 25 Best Singles of 2018|access-date=December 10, 2018|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=December 10, 2018|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121656/https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-singles-of-2018/P4|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' (12th),<ref name="auto">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2018-764204/weezer-africa-weird-al-yankovic-764318/|title=50 Best Songs of 2018|access-date=December 14, 2018|date=December 14, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524045115/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2018-764204/weezer-africa-weird-al-yankovic-764318/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Billboard'' (35th).<ref name="auto3">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2018/8489483/best-songs-2018-staff-picks|title=Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2018|access-date=December 11, 2018|date=December 11, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=December 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212014658/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2018/8489483/best-songs-2018-staff-picks|url-status=live}}</ref> "Delicate" was one of the award-winning songs at the [[BMI Awards|BMI Pop Awards]] (2019),<ref>{{cite web|title=Sting, Imagine Dragons and Martin Bandier Honored at BMI's 67th Annual Pop Awards|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2019-bmi-pop-awards|publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]]|access-date=May 16, 2019|date=August 11, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515103536/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2019-bmi-pop-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[ASCAP Awards]] (2019 and 2020).<ref>{{cite web|title=2019 ASCAP Pop Music Awards|url=https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2019/pop-awards|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517145855/https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2019/pop-awards|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2020 ASCAP Pop Music Awards|url=http://www.ascap.com/popawards20|access-date=June 17, 2020|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617233542/https://www.ascap.com/popawards20|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Retrospectively, critics have considered "Delicate" one of Swift's strongest songs. ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''{{'s}} Jane Song,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/best-taylor-swift-songs/#5-delicate-reputation|title=All 158 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked|first=Jane|last=Song|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=February 11, 2020|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413001443/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/best-taylor-swift-songs/#5-delicate-reputation|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[NME]]''{{'s}} Hannah Mylrae,<ref name="nme"/> and ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'s}} [[Rob Sheffield]] all lauded the song's depiction of vulnerability in terms of both lyrics and music, specifically through the vocoder effects.<ref name="rs-sheffield"/> Sheffield ranked it first on his list of the best songs of 2017: "At heart, 'Delicate' is a story about a girl in her room, hearing an electro-beat that lures her to go seek some scandalous adventures in the city lights. In other words, the story of pop music."<ref name="auto1">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/rob-sheffields-top-25-songs-of-2017-w514339|title=Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2017|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|date=December 20, 2017|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=March 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314165155/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/rob-sheffields-top-25-songs-of-2017-w514339|url-status=live}}</ref> He ranked "Delicate" fourth on his 2021 ranking of all the 199 songs in Swift's discography.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|date=October 26, 2021|title=All 199 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked by Rob Sheffield|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/|access-date=October 26, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> The song featured on 2018 year-end lists by ''Slant Magazine'' (9th),<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-singles-of-2018/P4|title=The 25 Best Singles of 2018|access-date=December 10, 2018|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=December 10, 2018|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121656/https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-singles-of-2018/P4|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' (12th),<ref name="auto">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2018-764204/weezer-africa-weird-al-yankovic-764318/|title=50 Best Songs of 2018|access-date=December 14, 2018|date=December 14, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524045115/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2018-764204/weezer-africa-weird-al-yankovic-764318/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Billboard'' (35th).<ref name="auto3">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2018/8489483/best-songs-2018-staff-picks|title=Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2018|access-date=December 11, 2018|date=December 11, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=December 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212014658/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2018/8489483/best-songs-2018-staff-picks|url-status=live}}</ref> "Delicate" was one of the award-winning songs at the [[BMI Awards|BMI Pop Awards]] (2019),<ref>{{cite web|title=Sting, Imagine Dragons and Martin Bandier Honored at BMI's 67th Annual Pop Awards|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2019-bmi-pop-awards|publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]]|access-date=May 16, 2019|date=August 11, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515103536/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2019-bmi-pop-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[ASCAP Awards]] (2019 and 2020).<ref>{{cite web|title=2019 ASCAP Pop Music Awards|url=https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2019/pop-awards|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517145855/https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2019/pop-awards|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2020 ASCAP Pop Music Awards|url=http://www.ascap.com/popawards20|access-date=June 17, 2020|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617233542/https://www.ascap.com/popawards20|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Commercial performance==
-"Delicate" was a [[sleeper hit]] in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/05/taylor-swift-delicate-lyrics/|title=Here Are the Lyrics to Taylor Swift's 'Delicate'|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Nina|last=Braca|date=May 17, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206005801/https://www.spin.com/2019/05/taylor-swift-delicate-lyrics/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-reputation-grammys-snub-764008/|title=Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Is Grammys' Biggest Snub|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Brittany|last=Spanos|date=December 7, 2018|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208132356/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-reputation-grammys-snub-764008/|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon its single release in March 2018, it entered at number 84 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number 32 on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Top 40|Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)]] chart.<ref name="milestone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8257716/bad-wolves-zombie-taylor-swift-delicate-hot-100-chart-moves|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Bad Wolves Bring Back The Cranberries' 'Zombie' & Taylor Swift Hits a Milestone|date=March 23, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gary|last=Trust|access-date=February 5, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206014448/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8257716/bad-wolves-zombie-taylor-swift-delicate-hot-100-chart-moves|url-status=live}}</ref> By May, the single entered the top 40 of the Hot 100, fueled by gains in airplay, giving Swift her 56th top-40 entry. In doing so, it extended Swift's record as the woman with the most Hot 100 top-40 entries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/taylor-swift-delicate-extends-her-billboard-chart-record|title=Taylor Swift: 'Delicate' Extends Her Billboard Chart Record|first=Tim|last=McPhate|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=February 5, 2021|date=May 21, 2018}}</ref> In its sixteenth charting week by July, "Delicate" rose to the Hot 100's top 20, driven primarily by strong [[airplay]].<ref name="unterberger">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8464159/taylor-swift-delicate-reputation-biggest-radio-hit|title=Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Became the Biggest 'Reputation' Radio Hit While You Weren't Looking|date=July 6, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url-access=subscription|access-date=April 13, 2020|first=Andrew|last=Unterberger|archive-date=December 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213050237/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8464159/taylor-swift-delicate-reputation-biggest-radio-hit|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="radio">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8464213/demi-lovato-debuts-hot-100-chart-moves|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Demi Lovato Debuts, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj Add Their Fifth Shared Hit|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=July 6, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 5, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205072505/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8464213/demi-lovato-debuts-hot-100-chart-moves|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the second single from ''Reputation'' to enter the top 10 of ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Radio Songs (chart)|Radio Songs]] chart (peaking at number two), after lead single "[[Look What You Made Me Do]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/hsb/|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Radio Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 23, 2021|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227200157/https://www.billboard.com/music/Taylor-Swift/chart-history/HSB|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8462264/taylor-swift-delicate-reputation-radio-songs-top-10-hot-100-chart-moves|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Becomes Second Radio Songs Top 10 From 'Reputation'|first=Gary|last=Trust|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url-access=subscription|date=June 22, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205021122/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8462264/taylor-swift-delicate-reputation-radio-songs-top-10-hot-100-chart-moves|url-status=live}}</ref> A radio-driven hit, "Delicate" peaked atop the Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) chart,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8466462/taylor-swift-delicate-pop-songs-chart-no-1|title=Taylor Swift Tops Pop Songs Airplay Chart With 'Delicate'|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=July 23, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 5, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205193057/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8466462/taylor-swift-delicate-pop-songs-chart-no-1|url-status=live}}</ref> and was ''Reputation''{{'s}} first number-one single on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Top 40|Adult Top 40 (Adult Pop Songs)]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8463575/taylor-swift-delicate-no-1-adult-pop-songs-chart|title=Taylor Swift Scores First Adult Pop Songs No. 1 From 'Reputation' With 'Delicate'|first=Gary|last=Trust|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 2, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206224301/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8463575/taylor-swift-delicate-no-1-adult-pop-songs-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8474633/taylor-swift-delicate-adult-contemporary-chart-number-one|title=Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Hits No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=September 11, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033839/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8474633/taylor-swift-delicate-adult-contemporary-chart-number-one|url-status=live}}</ref> It became the biggest radio hit from ''Reputation''.<ref name="unterberger"/>
+"Delicate" was a [[sleeper hit]] in the US<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/05/taylor-swift-delicate-lyrics/|title=Here Are the Lyrics to Taylor Swift's 'Delicate'|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Nina|last=Braca|date=May 17, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206005801/https://www.spin.com/2019/05/taylor-swift-delicate-lyrics/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-reputation-grammys-snub-764008/|title=Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Is Grammys' Biggest Snub|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Brittany|last=Spanos|date=December 7, 2018|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208132356/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-reputation-grammys-snub-764008/|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon its single release in March 2018, it entered at number 84 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number 32 on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Top 40|Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)]] chart.<ref name="milestone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8257716/bad-wolves-zombie-taylor-swift-delicate-hot-100-chart-moves|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Bad Wolves Bring Back The Cranberries' 'Zombie' & Taylor Swift Hits a Milestone|date=March 23, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gary|last=Trust|access-date=February 5, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206014448/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8257716/bad-wolves-zombie-taylor-swift-delicate-hot-100-chart-moves|url-status=live}}</ref> By May, the single entered the top 40 of the Hot 100, fueled by gains in airplay, giving Swift her 56th top-40 entry. In doing so, it extended Swift's record as the woman with the most Hot 100 top-40 entries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/taylor-swift-delicate-extends-her-billboard-chart-record|title=Taylor Swift: 'Delicate' Extends Her Billboard Chart Record|first=Tim|last=McPhate|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=February 5, 2021|date=May 21, 2018}}</ref> In its sixteenth charting week by July, "Delicate" rose to the Hot 100's top 20, driven primarily by strong [[airplay]].<ref name="unterberger">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8464159/taylor-swift-delicate-reputation-biggest-radio-hit|title=Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Became the Biggest 'Reputation' Radio Hit While You Weren't Looking|date=July 6, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url-access=subscription|access-date=April 13, 2020|first=Andrew|last=Unterberger|archive-date=December 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213050237/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8464159/taylor-swift-delicate-reputation-biggest-radio-hit|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="radio">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8464213/demi-lovato-debuts-hot-100-chart-moves|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Demi Lovato Debuts, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj Add Their Fifth Shared Hit|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=July 6, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 5, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205072505/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8464213/demi-lovato-debuts-hot-100-chart-moves|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the second single from ''Reputation'' to enter the top 10 of ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Radio Songs (chart)|Radio Songs]] chart (peaking at number two), after lead single "[[Look What You Made Me Do]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/hsb/|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Radio Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 23, 2021|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227200157/https://www.billboard.com/music/Taylor-Swift/chart-history/HSB|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8462264/taylor-swift-delicate-reputation-radio-songs-top-10-hot-100-chart-moves|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Becomes Second Radio Songs Top 10 From 'Reputation'|first=Gary|last=Trust|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url-access=subscription|date=June 22, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205021122/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8462264/taylor-swift-delicate-reputation-radio-songs-top-10-hot-100-chart-moves|url-status=live}}</ref> A radio-driven hit, "Delicate" peaked atop the Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) chart,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8466462/taylor-swift-delicate-pop-songs-chart-no-1|title=Taylor Swift Tops Pop Songs Airplay Chart With 'Delicate'|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=July 23, 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 5, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205193057/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8466462/taylor-swift-delicate-pop-songs-chart-no-1|url-status=live}}</ref> and was ''Reputation''{{'s}} first number-one single on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Top 40|Adult Top 40 (Adult Pop Songs)]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8463575/taylor-swift-delicate-no-1-adult-pop-songs-chart|title=Taylor Swift Scores First Adult Pop Songs No. 1 From 'Reputation' With 'Delicate'|first=Gary|last=Trust|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 2, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206224301/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8463575/taylor-swift-delicate-no-1-adult-pop-songs-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8474633/taylor-swift-delicate-adult-contemporary-chart-number-one|title=Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' Hits No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=September 11, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033839/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8474633/taylor-swift-delicate-adult-contemporary-chart-number-one|url-status=live}}</ref> It became the biggest radio hit from ''Reputation''.<ref name="unterberger"/>
-Overall, "Delicate" peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, spending a total of 35 weeks on the chart, becoming the longest-charting single from ''Reputation''.<ref name="hot100"/> The single was one of the 10 most successful songs on US airplay of 2018, culminating 2.509&nbsp;billion radio audience impressions.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8492663/nielsen-music-top-album-2018-drake-scorpion|title=Drake's 'Scorpion' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album Of 2018 in U.S., 'God's Plan' Most-Streamed Song|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 8, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202234015/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8492663/nielsen-music-top-album-2018-drake-scorpion|url-status=live}}</ref>{{NoteTag|''Audience impressions'' refer to the number of audience reached by a song on [[airplay]] from a radio station.<ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709034623/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/charts-legend|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/charts-legend|title=Charts Legend|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=July 9, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref>}} It was certified [[RIAA certification|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), which denotes two million units consisted of sales and on-demand [[streaming media|streaming]].<ref name="riaa"/> Philip Cosores from ''[[Uproxx]]'' claimed that the single was ''Reputation''{{'s}} biggest hit, surpassing the Hot 100 number one "Look What You Made Me Do", which "found a place in cultural ubiquity, but ... felt more like an obligation than an outright choice".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/taylor-swift-reputation-narrative-change-delicate-tour/|title=How Taylor Swift Changed The Narrative Around 'Reputation' With A Hit Song And A Record-Breaking Tour|work=[[Uproxx]]|first=Philip|last=Cosores|date=August 30, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204184906/https://uproxx.com/music/taylor-swift-reputation-narrative-change-delicate-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''Billboard'', Andrew Unterberger described the US chart success of "Delicate" as a "turnaround in momentum" for Swift during the ''Reputation'' era. While the preceding singles did not chart more than 20 weeks, "Delicate" continued to grow, especially in airplay, and got "bigger the longer audiences have spent with it". Unterberger attributed the single's success to its vulnerable sentiment and production, a departure from the "outwardly vindictive" sentiments of its preceding singles, which proved that "[the audience] too still like Taylor for Taylor".<ref name="unterberger"/>
+Overall, "Delicate" peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, spending a total of 35 weeks on the chart, becoming the longest-charting single from ''Reputation''.<ref name="hot100"/> The single was one of the 10 most successful songs on US airplay of 2018, culminating 2.509&nbsp;billion radio audience impressions.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8492663/nielsen-music-top-album-2018-drake-scorpion|title=Drake's 'Scorpion' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album Of 2018 in U.S., 'God's Plan' Most-Streamed Song|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 8, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202234015/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8492663/nielsen-music-top-album-2018-drake-scorpion|url-status=live}}</ref>{{NoteTag|''Audience impressions'' refer to the number of audience reached by a song on [[airplay]] from a radio station.<ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709034623/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/charts-legend|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/charts-legend|title=Charts Legend|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=July 9, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref>}} It was certified [[RIAA certification|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), which denotes two million units consisted of sales and on-demand [[streaming media|streaming]].<ref name="riaa"/> Philip Cosores from ''[[Uproxx]]'' claimed that the single was ''Reputation''{{'s}} biggest hit, surpassing the Hot 100 number one "Look What You Made Me Do", which "found a place in cultural ubiquity, but ... felt more like an obligation than an outright choice".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/taylor-swift-reputation-narrative-change-delicate-tour/|title=How Taylor Swift Changed The Narrative Around 'Reputation' With A Hit Song and a Record-Breaking Tour|work=[[Uproxx]]|first=Philip|last=Cosores|date=August 30, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204184906/https://uproxx.com/music/taylor-swift-reputation-narrative-change-delicate-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''Billboard'', Andrew Unterberger described the US chart success of "Delicate" as a "turnaround in momentum" for Swift during the ''Reputation'' era. While the preceding singles did not chart more than 20 weeks, "Delicate" continued to grow, especially in airplay, and got "bigger the longer audiences have spent with it". Unterberger attributed the single's success to its vulnerable sentiment and production, a departure from the "outwardly vindictive" sentiments of its preceding singles, which proved that "[the audience] too still like Taylor for Taylor".<ref name="unterberger"/>
-"Delicate" peaked within the top 20 on singles charts of Iceland (3),<ref name="iceland"/> Honduras (11),<ref name="honduras"/> Malaysia (14),<ref name="malaysia"/> the Czech Republic (19),<ref name="czech"/> and Canada (20).<ref name="can"/> It was a top-40 chart entry in Greece,<ref name="greece"/> Hungary,<ref name="hungary"/> Ireland,<ref name="ireland"/> New Zealand,<ref name="nz"/> Norway (where it was certified gold),<ref name="ifpinorway"/> and Australia (where it was certified platinum).<ref name="aria"/> The single was certified platinum in Brazil<ref name="brazil"/> and Portugal,<ref name="portugal"/> and gold in the U.K.,<ref name="bpi"/> where it charted outside the top 40.<ref name="portugalsingles"/><ref name="occ"/>
+"Delicate" peaked within the top 20 on singles charts of Iceland (3),<ref name="iceland"/> Honduras (11),<ref name="honduras"/> Malaysia (14),<ref name="malaysia"/> the Czech Republic (19),<ref name="czech"/> and Canada (20).<ref name="can"/> It was a top-40 chart entry in Greece,<ref name="greece"/> Hungary,<ref name="hungary"/> Ireland,<ref name="ireland"/> New Zealand,<ref name="nz"/> Norway (where it was certified gold),<ref name="ifpinorway"/> and Australia (where it was certified platinum).<ref name="aria"/> The single was certified platinum in Brazil<ref name="brazil"/> and Portugal,<ref name="portugal"/> and gold in the UK,<ref name="bpi"/> where it charted outside the top 40.<ref name="portugalsingles"/><ref name="occ"/>
 ==Live performances and covers==
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 On April 23, 2019, Swift performed an acoustic version of the song at the [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]] during the [[Time 100|''Time'' 100 Gala]], where she was honored as one of the "100 most influential people" of the year.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8508485/taylor-swift-performs-style-delicate-time-100-gala|title=Taylor Swift Took Some of the World's Biggest Stars Down Memory Lane With This Performance|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=April 24, 2019|access-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424075818/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8508485/taylor-swift-performs-style-delicate-time-100-gala|archive-date=April 24, 2019|url-status=live|first=Lars|last=Brandle}}</ref> During promotion of her seventh studio album ''[[Lover (album)|Lover]]'' in 2019, Swift performed the song at the [[Wango Tango]] festival on June 1,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/taylor-swift-wango-tango-rainbow-pride-month-at-wango-tango-concert-1203230999/|title=Taylor Swift Goes Full Rainbow for Pride Month at L.A. Wango Tango Show|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Chris|last=Willman|date=June 2, 2019|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207053400/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/taylor-swift-wango-tango-rainbow-pride-month-at-wango-tango-concert-1203230999/|url-status=live}}</ref> at the [[Amazon Prime|Amazon Prime Day]] concert on July 10,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8519517/taylor-swift-performs-shake-it-off-amazon-prime-day-concert|title=Taylor Swift Sings 'Shake It Off,' 'Blank Space' & More at Amazon Prime Day Concert: Watch|first=Lars|last=Brandle|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 11, 2019|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712114938/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8519517/taylor-swift-performs-shake-it-off-amazon-prime-day-concert|url-status=live}}</ref> and at the [[City of Lover]] one-off concert in Paris on September 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/taylor-swift-city-of-lover-concert-review|title=Taylor Swift's The City of Lover concert: a triumphant yet intimate celebration of her fans and career|last=Mylrea|first=Hannah|website=[[NME]]|date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 12, 2019|archive-date=September 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916000640/https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/taylor-swift-city-of-lover-concert-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
-On May 23, 2018, British singer-songewriter [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]] covered "Delicate" as part of his [[BBC Radio 1]] [[Live Lounge]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=James Bay Gives Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' a Twist With Drake Mashup|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8457846/james-bay-sings-taylor-swift-delicate-drake-mashup-bbc-live-lounge|access-date=2021-07-30|magazine=Billboard|date=May 24, 2018|language=en}}</ref> American singer [[Kelly Clarkson]] performed the song in her daytime talk show, ''[[The Kelly Clarkson Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=November 4, 2019|title=Kelly Clarkson takes on Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' in latest Kellyoke cover|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/11/04/kelly-clarkson-covers-taylor-swift-delicate/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=[[EW.com]]|language=en}}</ref>
+On May 23, 2018, British singer-songewriter [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]] covered "Delicate" as part of his [[BBC Radio 1]] [[Live Lounge]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=James Bay Gives Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' a Twist With Drake Mashup|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8457846/james-bay-sings-taylor-swift-delicate-drake-mashup-bbc-live-lounge|access-date=July 30, 2021|magazine=Billboard|date=May 24, 2018|language=en}}</ref> American singer [[Kelly Clarkson]] performed the song in her daytime talk show, ''[[The Kelly Clarkson Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2019|title=Kelly Clarkson takes on Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' in latest Kellyoke cover|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/11/04/kelly-clarkson-covers-taylor-swift-delicate/|access-date=July 30, 2021|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Credits and personnel==
 Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Reputation''.<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Reputation|title-link=Reputation (Taylor Swift album)|others=[[Taylor Swift]]|year=2017|type=CD|page=8|publisher=[[Big Machine Records]]|id=B0028815-02}}</ref>
 * [[Taylor Swift]]&nbsp;– vocals, songwriter
-* [[Max Martin]]&nbsp;– producer, songwriter, [[Audio programming|programming]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
+* [[Max Martin]]&nbsp;– producer, songwriter, [[Audio programming|programming]], keyboards
 * [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]]&nbsp;– producer, songwriter, programming, keyboards
 * Sam Holland&nbsp;– [[audio engineer|engineer]]
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 ! scope="row"| Germany
 | rowspan="2"| March 12, 2018
-| [[Music download|Digital download]]
+| Digital download
 | rowspan="4"| Original
 | [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]
-| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="GER"/>
+| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="GER"/>
 |-
 ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States
 | [[Hot adult contemporary radio]]
 | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|[[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]]|[[Republic Records|Republic]]}}
-| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="US-HAC"/>
+| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="US-HAC"/>
 |-
 | March 13, 2018
 | [[Contemporary hit radio]]
-| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="US-CHR"/>
+| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="US-CHR"/>
 |-
 ! scope="row"| Italy
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 | [[Radio airplay]]
 | Universal
-| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="IT-CHR"/>
+| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="IT-CHR"/>
 |-
 ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various
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 | Sawyr and [[Ryan Tedder]] remix
 | rowspan="2"| Big Machine
-| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="S&RTM"/>
+| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="S&RTM"/>
 |-
 | June 8, 2018
 |  [[Seeb (music producers)|Seeb]] remix
-| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="SRemix"/>
+| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="SRemix"/>
 |}
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 {{Taylor Swift songs}}
-{{authority control}}
-{{featured article}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:2018 singles]]