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"I Wish You Would (Taylor's Version)"
"I Wish You Would (Taylor's Version)"
Song by Taylor Swift
from the album 1989 (Taylor's Version)
Released	October 27, 2023
Length	3:27
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Taylor Swift; Jack Antonoff;
Producer(s)	Taylor Swift; Jack Antonoff;
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	"I Wish You Would (Taylor's Version)" on YouTube

"I Wish You Would"
"I Wish You Would"
Song by Taylor Swift
from the album 1989
Released	October 27, 2014
Studio	Lamby's House, Brooklyn, New York; Conway, Los Angeles;
Genre	Bubblegum pop
Length	3:27
Label	Big Machine
Songwriter(s)	Taylor Swift; Jack Antonoff;
Producer(s)	Taylor Swift; Jack Antonoff;

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"I Wish You Would" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who wrote and produced it with Jack Antonoff for her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014). Taking inspiration from various songs released in the 80s, "I Wish You Would" is a bubblegum pop song about the longing of a relationship between two lovers who do not confess their feelings to each other.

Several critics commended the vintage feel of the song, however it was also criticized as a more forgettable track, with a lack of Swift's songwriting style. Commercially, "I Wish You Would" charted at number 56 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart and received certifications in Australia and the United Kingdom. It was included on Swift's 1989 World Tour (2015).

Following a 2019 dispute regarding the ownership of Swift's back catalog, she re-recorded the song as "I Wish You Would (Taylor's Version)" for the re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor's Version) (2023). It charted at number 26 on the Billboard Global 200 and reached the top 40 within Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. The re-recorded track was applauded by critics for its uptick in production quality.

Background and production

Taylor Swift had identified as a country musician until she released her fourth studio album, Red, in October 2012.^[1]^[2] The album featured eclectic pop and rock styles alongside the country stylings of her previous works.^[3] This caused a media debate over Swift's identity as a country artist.^[4] In mid-2013, she began writing songs for her next studio album, desiring to explore more of the styles that were incorporated onto Red.^[5]^[6] Inspired by 1980s synth-pop, Swift named the album 1989 to signify an artistic reinvention and described it as her first "official pop album".^[7]

On 1989, Swift worked with new producers including Jack Antonoff, who had previously collaborated with her on the One Chance soundtrack song "Sweeter than Fiction" (2013).^[8]^[9] He produced two tracks for the album's standard edition: "Out of the Woods" and "I Wish You Would".^[8]^[10] For "I Wish You Would", the song started with Antonoff experimenting and sampling the snare drums on Fine Young Cannibals' 1988 single "She Drives Me Crazy". He played the sample to Swift on an iPhone and sent it to her after she heard it.^[11] "I Wish You Would" was recorded by Antonoff and at Lamby's House Studios in Brooklyn, New York, and Sam Holland at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. Max Martin handled the vocal production at MXM Productions. It was mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound in Edgewater, New Jersey.^[10]

Releases

"I Wish You Would" was released as the seventh track on 1989 on October 27, 2014, by Big Machine Records.^[12] It charted at number 56 on the Canadian Digital Songs Sales chart.^[13] The song received a platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)^[14] and a silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).^[15] In 2015, "I Wish You Would" was included as part of the set list of the 1989 World Tour.^[16] She also performed the song during the British Summer Time concert series that year.^[17] On June 2, 2024, Swift sang "I Wish You Would" as a "surprise song" at the Chicago stop of her Eras Tour. She performed it again as part of a mashup with her track "Is It Over Now?" (2023) at the tour's Sydney stop on February 25, 2024.^[18]

After signing a new contract with Republic Records, Swift began re-recording her first six studio albums in November 2020.^[19] The decision followed a public 2019 dispute between Swift and talent manager Scooter Braun, who acquired Big Machine Records, including the masters of Swift's albums that the label had released.^[20]^[21] By re-recording the albums, Swift had full ownership of the new masters, which enabled her to control the licensing of her songs for commercial use and therefore substituted the Big Machine–owned masters.^[22] The re-recording of "I Wish You Would", subtitled "Taylor's Version", was released as part of 1989's re-recording, 1989 (Taylor's Version), on October 27, 2023.^[23]

The re-recorded track reached the Billboard Global 200 (26)^[24] and the countries of Canada (32)^[25] and New Zealand (30).^[26] In the United States, "I Wish You Would (Taylor's Version)" debuted and peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it extended Swift's record for the most top-40 chart entries by a female artist.^[27]^[28]

Lyrics and composition

"I Wish You Would" is a bubblegum pop song^[29] that takes inspiration from 80s synth-pop songs;^[30] Matthew Horton of NME theorized that a probable inspiration for the song is Fine Young Cannibals's 1989 album, The Raw & The Cooked.^[31] Mikael Wood of Los Angeles Times linked "I Wish You Would" to "King of Wishful Thinking" (1990) by Go West. Several other critics saw American band Haim as a possible inspiration.^[32]^[33]^[34] Additionally, Marah Earkin cited the soundtrack of Mannequin Two: On the Move as a possible inspiration for the song.^[32]

"I Wish You Would" portrays the hopeful insistence of young love.^[35] It conveys a "John Hughes movie visual" about an unsynchronized relationship between two lovers pinning, but not confessing their feelings of love, to each other. The relationship is a dramatic and tense one that is "never quite where it needs to be". Swift compared it to her 2015 single, "Style", which led fans to theorize that it is about English singer Harry Styles.^[36] Swift's character sees her love interest every night through the window.^[31] The song is backed by a choppy guitar riff sent by Antonoff during the Red Tour,^[34]^[37] alongside a jagged baseline. The song also has surging snare drums and synths that complement its verses^[38] and go faster in tempo as the song progresses before climaxing at the chorus with heavy percussion and layered vocals.^[30]^[39]

The secret message for "I Wish You Would" says, "He drove past her street each week", which Erin Strecker, writer from Billboard, connected to the music video of Swift's earlier hit, Picture to Burn (2008).^[40] This is in contrast to what Swift said in an interview with Rolling Stone, where she says it's about an ex who buys a house near to hers.^[37] Swift portrays the song as a sister record to her 2016 single "Out of the Woods" and 2023 single "Is It Over Now?", the latter being an outtake from the original 1989.^[41]

Critical reception

A group of staff from Billboard commends Swift's ability to capture "the overall feeling of 1989" in "I Wish You Would".^[42] In her 2020 ranking of every Taylor Swift song, Hannah Mylrea of NME ranked "I Wish You Would" as 71st out of 161 songs, calling it a "slightly Haim-ish pop juggernaut".^[34] Alexic Pedritis of The Guardian commended its bold vintage vibe and innovative aspects of "I Wish You Would".^[43] In a review for 1989 (Taylor's Version), Shaad D'Souza of Pitchfork acknowledged the song as a highlight from the re-recording, describing it as a "tug-of-war between yearning and anthemic".^[44] Another review of 1989 (Taylor's Version) by Slant Magazine writer Jonathan Keefe noted "I Wish You Would" re-recording's improvement in quality from its original version, elaborating that Antonoff's production "packs even greater heft".^[45] On a less positive side, Alex Hopper of American Songwriter as a more forgettable track, even though he acknowledges its "retro flavour and driving melody", comparing it to Haim.^[46] Craig Mathieson of The Sydney Morning Herald criticized the lack of noticeability of Swift's songwriting style in "I Wish You Would".^[47]

"I Wish You Would" was performed as part of the setlist of the 1989 World Tour.^[48] "I Wish You Would" was also performed acoustically as a surprise number twice during the Eras Tour, once as a standalone song during the first Chicago show and in mashup with "Is It Over Now?" during the third Sydney show.^[49]

Personnel

"I Wish You Would" (2014)^[10]

Taylor Swift – lead vocals, background vocals, writer, producer, executive producer
Jack Antonoff – writer, producer, keyboards, drums, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums

"I Wish You Would (Taylor's Version)" (2023)^[50]

Musicians

Taylor Swift – vocals, background vocals
Jack Antonoff – programming, synthesizer, electric guitar; bass guitar, drums
Mikey Freedom Hart – synthesizer, electric guitar, programming, background vocals
Evan Smith – synthesizer, programming
Michael Riddleberger – drums, percussion
Sean Hutchinson – drums, percussion
Zem Audu – synthesizer

Technical

Randy Merrill – mastering
Ryan Smith – mastering
Laura Sisk – engineering
Jack Antonoff – engineering
David Hart – engineering
Evan Smith – engineering
Michael Riddleberger – engineering
Mikey Freedom Hart – engineering
Sean Hutchinson – engineering
Zem Audu – engineering
Oli Jacobs – engineering
Bryce Bordone – mix engineering
Jack Manning – engineering assistance
Jon Sher – engineering assistance
Megan Searl – engineering assistance
Joey Miller – engineering assistance
Jozef Caldwell – engineering assistance
Jacob Spitzer – engineering assistance
John Turner – engineering assistance

Charts

"I Wish You Would" (2014)

2014 weekly chart performance for "I Wish You Would"
Chart (2014)	Peak position
Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[13]	56

"I Wish You Would (Taylor's Version)" (2023)

Chart performance for "I Wish You Would (Taylor's Version)"
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[25]	32
Global 200 (Billboard)^[24]	26
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[26]	30
US Billboard Hot 100^[27]	30

Certifications

Certifications for "I Wish You Would"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[14]	Platinum	70,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ Light, Alan (December 5, 2014). "Billboard Woman of the Year Taylor Swift on Writing Her Own Rules, Not Becoming a Cliche and the Hurdle of Going Pop". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ Eells, Josh (September 16, 2014). "Taylor Swift Reveals Five Things to Expect on 1989". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Zollo, Paul (July 13, 2020). "Behind the Album: Taylor Swift's 1989". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ Smith, Grady (October 20, 2013). "Taylor Swift Goes 80s Bubblegum on New Single 'Sweeter than Fiction'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
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^ ^a ^b "Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Oct 2023 Single Accreds" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "British single certifications – Taylor Swift – I Wish You Would". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
^ Sheffield, Rob (July 11, 2015). "Taylor Swift's Epic '1989' Tour: Rob Sheffield's Report". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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^ Zellner, Xander (November 6, 2023). "Taylor Swift Charts All 21 Songs From '1989 (Taylor's Version)' on the Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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^ "Review: Taylor Swift smooths out the wrinkles on sleek '1989'". Los Angeles Times. October 27, 2014. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
^ "Who Are Taylor Swift's 1989 Songs About? What She Has Said About the Inspirations". Peoplemag. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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^ Strecker, Erin (October 27, 2014). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Liner Note Messages & Reference Guide". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ "Taylor Swift Reveals Original Lyrics for 1989's "New Romantics" and "Wonderland"". E! Online. October 27, 2023. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ Unterberger, Rania; Aniftos, Rania; Atkinson, Katie; Dailey, Hannah; Kaminsky, Becky; Lipshutz, Jason; Lynch, Joe; Nicholson, Jessica; Pascual, Danielle (March 16, 2023). "The 100 Best Taylor Swift Songs: Staff Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
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 == Releases ==
 [[File:Taylor Swift 021 (18301369322).jpg|thumb|upright|Swift performed "I Wish You Would" as part of the set list of [[the 1989 World Tour]].|alt=Taylor Swift in a black crop top and shorts, putting her arms on her back, with a microphone on her right arm.]]
-"I Wish You Would" was released as the seventh track on ''1989'' on October 27, 2014, by [[Big Machine Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swift |first=Taylor |author-link=Taylor Swift |date=October 27, 2014 |title=''1989'' |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/1989/1440935467 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005110614/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1989/id907242701 |archive-date=October 5, 2016 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] (US)}}</ref> It charted at number 56 on the [[Canadian Digital Song Sales|Canadian Digital Songs Sales]] chart.<ref name="Canada2014" /> The song received a platinum certification by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA23s"/> and a silver certification by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).<ref name="BPI"/> In 2015, "I Wish You Would" was included as part of the set list of [[the 1989 World Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=2015-07-11 |title=Taylor Swift's Epic '1989' Tour: Rob Sheffield's Report |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/taylor-swifts-epic-1989-tour-every-night-with-us-is-like-a-dream-191845/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413001431/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/taylor-swifts-epic-1989-tour-every-night-with-us-is-like-a-dream-191845/ |archive-date=2020-04-13 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> She also performed the song during the [[British Summer Time (concerts)|British Summer Time]] [[concert series]] that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Britton |first=Luke Morgan |date=June 28, 2015 |title=Taylor Swift Brings Out Cara Delevingne and Serena Williams During London Hyde Park Show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-130-1224941 |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref> On June 2, 2024, Swift sang "I Wish You Would" as a "surprise song" at the Chicago stop of her [[The Eras Tour|Eras Tour]]. She performed it again as part of a [[Mashup (music)|mashup]] with her track "[[Is It Over Now?]]" (2023) at the tour's Sydney stop on February 25, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Katie Louise |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Here's Every Surprise Song Performed on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/eras-tour-surprise-songs-setlist/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701112020/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/eras-tour-surprise-songs-setlist/ |archive-date=July 1, 2024 |access-date=July 2, 2024 |publisher=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital FM]]}}</ref>
+"I Wish You Would" was released as the seventh track on ''1989'' on October 27, 2014, by [[Big Machine Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swift |first=Taylor |author-link=Taylor Swift |date=October 27, 2014 |title=''1989'' |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/1989/1440935467 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005110614/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1989/id907242701 |archive-date=October 5, 2016 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] (US)}}</ref> It charted at number 56 on the [[Canadian Digital Song Sales|Canadian Digital Songs Sales]] chart.<ref name="Canada2014" /> The song received a platinum [[Music recording certification|certification]] by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA23s"/> and a silver certification by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).<ref name="BPI"/> In 2015, "I Wish You Would" was included as part of the set list of [[the 1989 World Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=2015-07-11 |title=Taylor Swift's Epic '1989' Tour: Rob Sheffield's Report |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/taylor-swifts-epic-1989-tour-every-night-with-us-is-like-a-dream-191845/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413001431/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/taylor-swifts-epic-1989-tour-every-night-with-us-is-like-a-dream-191845/ |archive-date=2020-04-13 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> She also performed the song during the [[British Summer Time (concerts)|British Summer Time]] [[concert series]] that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Britton |first=Luke Morgan |date=June 28, 2015 |title=Taylor Swift Brings Out Cara Delevingne and Serena Williams During London Hyde Park Show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-130-1224941 |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref> On June 2, 2024, Swift sang "I Wish You Would" as a "surprise song" at the Chicago stop of her [[The Eras Tour|Eras Tour]]. She performed it again as part of a [[Mashup (music)|mashup]] with her track "[[Is It Over Now?]]" (2023) at the tour's Sydney stop on February 25, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Katie Louise |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Here's Every Surprise Song Performed on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/eras-tour-surprise-songs-setlist/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701112020/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/eras-tour-surprise-songs-setlist/ |archive-date=July 1, 2024 |access-date=July 2, 2024 |publisher=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital FM]]}}</ref>
 After signing a new contract with [[Republic Records]], Swift began re-recording her first six studio albums in November 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Melas |first=Chloe |date=November 16, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Speaks Out about Sale of Her Masters |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/entertainment/taylor-swift-masters/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118064935/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/taylor-swift-speaks-out-about-sale-of-her-masters-1.5191925 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> The decision followed a [[Taylor Swift masters dispute|public 2019 dispute]] between Swift and talent manager [[Scooter Braun]], who acquired Big Machine Records, including the [[Mastering (audio)|masters]] of Swift's albums that the label had released.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 22, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift Wants to Re-Record Her Old Hits |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49432817 |url-status=live |access-date=August 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822202321/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49432817 |archive-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Finnis |first=Alex |date=November 17, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Masters: The Controversy around Scooter Braun Selling the Rights to Her Old Music Explained |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/taylor-swift-masters-scooter-braun-selling-rights-music-rerecording-row-explained-762411 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212170953/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/taylor-swift-masters-scooter-braun-selling-rights-music-rerecording-row-explained-762411 |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=February 13, 2021 |work=[[i (newspaper)|i]]}}</ref> By re-recording the albums, Swift had full ownership of the new masters, which enabled her to control the licensing of her songs for [[Synchronization rights|commercial use]] and therefore substituted the Big Machine–owned masters.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shah |first=Neil |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Releases New ''Fearless'' Album, Reclaiming Her Back Catalog |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/taylor-swift-releases-new-fearless-album-reclaiming-her-back-catalog-11617945524 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008111731/https://www.wsj.com/articles/taylor-swift-releases-new-fearless-album-reclaiming-her-back-catalog-11617945524 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 |issn=}}</ref> The re-recording of "I Wish You Would", subtitled "Taylor's Version", was released as part of ''1989''{{'}}s re-recording, ''[[1989 (Taylor's Version)]]'', on October 27, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vassell |first=Nicole |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Fans Celebrate As Pop Star Releases ''1989 (Taylor's Version)'' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-1989-track-list-b2436950.html |url-access=limited |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=[[The Independent]] |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030093741/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-1989-track-list-b2436950.html |url-status=live }}</ref>