Don't Blame Me (Taylor Swift song)

"Don't Blame Me"
"Don't Blame Me"
Song by Taylor Swift
from the album Reputation
Released	November 10, 2017
Genre	Pop; blues;
Length	3:56
Label	Big Machine
Songwriter(s)	Taylor Swift; Max Martin; Shellback;
Producer(s)	Max Martin; Shellback;

"Don't Blame Me" is a song by American singer Taylor Swift, who co-wrote the song with its producers Max Martin and Shellback. It is the fourth track on Swift's sixth studio album Reputation (2017).

Writing and composition

"Don't Blame Me" was written by Swift, Max Martin and Shellback, and was produced by the latter two. "Don't Blame Me" runs for a duration of three minutes and fifty-six seconds;^[1]^[2] and it has a tempo of 68 beats per minute. Swift performs it in the key of A minor in a vocal range span from E₃ to E₅, spanning two octaves. Musically, the track is an electropop song, with influences of blues and gospel, thus being compared to the works of musician Hozier. Lyrically, it talks about her being "crazy in love" with a guy, despite admitting herself as a heartbreaker in the past.^[3] The song has been rumored to be about her current boyfriend Joe Alwyn.^[4]

Personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from the liner notes of Reputation.^[5]

Taylor Swift – songwriting, vocals
Max Martin – songwriting, production
Shellback – songwriting, production
Michael Ilbert – engineering
Sam Holland – engineering
Cory Bice – engineering
Jeremy Lertola – engineering
Serban Ghenea – mixing
John Hanes – mix engineering
Randy Merrill – mastering

References

^ "reputation by Taylor Swift on TIDAL". TIDAL. November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
^ Kornhaber, Spencer (November 10, 2017). "The Old Taylor Swift Is Hiding Within Reputation". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
^ "What does "Don't Blame Me" by Taylor Swift mean?". Pop Songs Professor. November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
^ "Taylor Swift's "Don't Blame Me" Lyrics Prove How Much She Loves Joe Alwyn". Elite Daily. November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
^ Reputation (CD). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2017. p. 8. B0028815-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] "reputation by Taylor Swift on TIDAL". TIDAL. November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)

[2] Kornhaber, Spencer (November 10, 2017). "The Old Taylor Swift Is Hiding Within Reputation". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

[3] "What does "Don't Blame Me" by Taylor Swift mean?". Pop Songs Professor. November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

[4] "Taylor Swift's "Don't Blame Me" Lyrics Prove How Much She Loves Joe Alwyn". Elite Daily. November 10, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2018.

[notes-5] Reputation (CD). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2017. p. 8. B0028815-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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