Taylor Swifthas made it clear that her sixth studio album,reputation (Taylor’s Version), is a no-go, but apparently, there’s an unreleasedreputationmusic video she could give fans. WhenSwift told fans she now owns all her music, she also revealed some upsetting news. She never finished re-recordingreputationand has no plans to release it.
Fans had been anticipatingthe release ofreputationall year. Swift had also seemingly dropped a few Easter eggs that the LP could be on its way. However, it turns out that fan-intuition was wrong. Luckily,there is onereputationsecret that just got out, giving Swift the perfect chance to make it up to fans who desperately wanted the re-recording.
Taylor Swift Filmed A Music Video For “King Of My Heart”
Taylor Swift is no stranger to keeping her career endeavors a secret until they are good and ready for a big announcement, but little did Swifties know she’s been hiding a secret “King of My Heart” music video all these years. The song wasthe 10th track onreputationbut was never released as a single.
That’s becauseSwift switched gears and decided to release “Ready For It…“and its accompanying music video instead. According to director Joseph Kahn, whoSwift worked with on four1989music videosand all thereputationvideos, “King Of My Heart” was Swift’s initial choice to follow up the release of “Look What You Made Me Do.”
Kahn recently appeared on theOurselves Podcast, hosted by Iranian filmmaker Arrad. The director spoke aboutwhat it was like working with Swiftthroughout the years and let it slip that they worked on the “King Of My Heart” video together, but it never saw the light of day.
“We shot like this sort of very conceptual thing, and then she decided “…Ready for it?” was a better single and decided to go that way instead,” Kahn revealed. WhileKahn initially said the video was never finished, he clarified his statement after Arrad pushed for more.
Kahn revealed that the shooting was completed, but the post-production wasn’t. According to Kahn,the video heavily relied on visual effects, which were never fully added in since Swift changed her mind.
Why Swift Might Actually Release The Video Now
However, just because thereputationera is long over, itdoesn’t mean Swift can’t release the video now. After all,her Eras Tour made billionsoff the concept of nostalgia and revisiting her past. There’s also a slew of fans who were disappointed when Swift revealed she wouldn’t be releasingreputation (Taylor’s Version).
This would be the perfect way to make it up to those fans. Swift was very clear in her letter that not only does she now own all her recorded music, butshe also owns all her music videos.
The letter and Kahn’s recent podcast revealcould be Easter eggs that she has plans to get the video finishedand out into the world. At the time ofreputation’s release, Swift was lying low and staying out of the spotlight, which meant she didn’t release as many singles and music videos as she had on her previous album,1989.
Now that she’s back in the spotlight as the biggest artist in the world, releasing “King of My Heart” would givereputationthe love and attention it always deserved. However, ifTaylor Swiftdoes decide to keep the video in the vault, at least fans will havethosereputationvault tracksshe mentioned to look forward to.
