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"Style"
Song

"Style" is a song by American singer Taylor Swift from her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014). It will be released as the third single from the album on February 9, 2015.

Background and concept

"Style" is an electropop-inspired pop rock song,[1] debuted as a snippet in the Target commercial to promote her album. In late December 2014, Big Machine Records head Scott Borchetta answered a fan's question on an impromptu Q&A on social networking site Twitter. The fan asked, "What's Taylor's next single?" and Scott responded promptly that he was leaning towards "Style". It was an "obvious single choice", according to Billboard.[1] Before "Style" was officially confirmed as a single, it had already impacted on several Top 40 radio networks after Borchetta's announcement, adding the song into their playlists.[citation needed] In January 2015, Republic Records officially anounced "Style" as Swift's third single from 1989, set for a release on February 9, 2015.[2]

Critical reception

"Style" garnered acclaim from critics. PopMatters described Swift as "(trying) on several fresh styles that fit her like a cashmere-lined leather glove" on this song and praises it as "immaculate, almost impossibly ebullient and thrilling".[3] AbsolutePunk lauded it for its "radiant hooks" and as "a song that is almost certain to get stuck in your head after just one listen."[4] The Observer called it a "percolating funk-pop number that satisfies on every level".[5] The New York Times declared it as the album's high mark and compared it to the original Miami Vice soundtrack. NOW Magazine called it the top track from the album.[6]

The hook of "Style" was praised by Consequence of Sound, proclaiming it's "one of the album’s most arresting hooks... The song is deliriously triumphant, but triumph is an easy place to get to when you’re young, hot, and loaded in the country’s sparkliest city. Here, Swift’s girl-next-door likability slips, making it harder to forget that “Style” literally debuted as an advertisement."[7] Drowned In Sound commented that "There's that same 'stay positive' philosophy, and a fair few shouty bits. Best of all is 'Style', which celebrates Swift's fling with 1D's Harry Styles (geddit?) as though being young and reckless is all a part of growing up. This is something anyone can relate to, whether they've made a string of poor romantic choices or 'done a whitey' on the weekend gone by."[8] NME described "Style" as "so ’80s-indebted with its thick piano-house and uplifting “Take me home” coda, echoes the retro-modern atmosphere conjured by the slinky cool of Electric Youth and Blood Orange.[9]

Less positively, The Independent called "Style" "desperately inclusive electropop grooves and corporate rebel clichés of songs", though "a certain piquancy" is apparent.[10] The LA Times praised it as "a sensual funk track" in their mixed review for the album.[11] Pitchfork Media named "Style" the 50th best song of 2014.[12]

Chart performance

The song first debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 60 due to strong sales of parent album 1989 but fell off the week after. Following her live performance at the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show the song re-entered the charts in the week ending December 18 and moved to number 75 with sales of 48,000 copies.[13] It has so far reached number 29 on the Hot 100.[14] As of January 2015, "Style" has sold 450,672 digital units in the United States.[15]

Live performances

Swift first performed it live as part of Taylor Swift's 1989 Secret Session with iHeartRadio on October 27, 2014 in New York City, streamed on iHeartRadio and Yahoo! Swift later performed "Style" alongside with "Blank Space" during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2014.[16]

Track listing

  • Digital download - Japan Version[17]
  1. "Style" (Pop mix) – 3:51

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[18] 17
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 30
France (SNEP)[20] 191
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 18
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[22] 32
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23] 28
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24] 147
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 29
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[25] 19
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[26] 14

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States February 9, 2015 Hot adult contemporary Big Machine, Republic [2]
February 10, 2015 Contemporary hit radio [27]
Rhythmic contemporary [28]

References

  1. ^ a b Lipshutz, Jason (December 29, 2014). "Taylor Swift's Next Single Should Be 'Style,' Says Head of Her Record Label". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Taylor Swift 'Style': Officially Impacts HAC 2/9". Republic Records. Archived from the original on January 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Taylor Swift: 1989". Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  4. ^ "Taylor Swift - 1989 - Album Review". Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "Taylor Swift: 1989 review – a bold, gossipy confection". Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  6. ^ "Taylor Swift". Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "Taylor Swift – 1989". Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  8. ^ "Album Review: Taylor Swift - 1989". Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  9. ^ "NME Reviews - Taylor Swift - '1989'". Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  10. ^ "Taylor Swift, 1989 - album review: Pop star shows 'promising signs of maturity'". Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  11. ^ "Review: Taylor Swift smooths out the wrinkles on sleek '1989'". Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  12. ^ Sargent, Jordan. "The 100 Best Tracks of 2014". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  13. ^ Gary Trust (December 18, 2014). "Taylor Swift Leads Billboard Hot 100, Ed Sheeran Soars to Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Taylor Swift - Chart history: The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2015. Cite error: The named reference "Hot100" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  15. ^ "Taylor Swift 'Style' | Republic Playbook". Republic Records. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  16. ^ Goodman, Jessica (December 9, 2014). "Taylor Swift Was The Real Angel At The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  17. ^ "iTunes - Style - Single". iTunes. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  18. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  19. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  20. ^ "Taylor Swift – Style" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  21. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  22. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  23. ^ "Taylor Swift – Style". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  24. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 8.11.2014 (wk48)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  25. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  26. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  27. ^ "Taylor Swift 'Style' – Republic Playbook". Republic Records. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015.
  28. ^ "Republic Playbook: Taylor Swift 'Style'". Republic Records. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015.
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