Taylor Swift announced her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, and revealed cover art and the tracklist on the New Heights podcast. The album is scheduled for release on Oct. 3, and Swift has posted website countdowns teasing vinyl variants and deluxe CDs. Fans await the first single, which has not been revealed. During the New Heights appearance, Swift referenced the number 47 multiple times, prompting one fan to link 47 to Ophelia's death in Act 4, Scene 7 of Hamlet and to the opening track titled "The Fate of Ophelia." The fan speculates that the repeated 47 references signal that "The Fate of Ophelia" will be the lead single and receive a music video, following Swift's frequent pattern of releasing the opening track as the first single.
On Aug. 12, the singer announced her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, and unveiled the cover art and tracklist the next day on the New Heights podcast, hosted by her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason. Since then, Swift has been posting countdowns to her website to unveil new vinyl variants, deluxe CDs, and potentially more to come before Showgirl drops on Oct. 3.
Therefore, the fan speculates that Swift's constant nods to 47 is a subtle indicator that "The Fate of Ophelia" will also be the first single from Showgirl, and receive a music video. It would follow a pattern that Swift has followed for several of her past albums, where the opening track is also the first single. ( Midnights is an exception since "Anti-Hero" was third on the tracklist.)
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