On August 18th 2014, Taylor Swift announced three surprises via a worldwide online stream for ABC News and Yahoo.
The first was the unveiling of “Shake it Up” a song which Taylor stated was supposed to address “being yourself” and reacting to rumors. In her mind, she stated, there is two ways you can react: negatively or by shaking it off.
The second was that “Shake It Off” would serve as the first single from her next album, titled 1989. This title signifies her birth year, but the 1980’s also served as a musical muse for Taylor Swift.
Lastly was the unveiling of the music video that accompanies this song. The inspiration was to gather a bunch of professional musicians and throw Taylor Swift into the fray and make a spontaneous video. The final frames also include 100 hand-selected fans of Taylor.
On August 18th 2014, Taylor Swift announced three surprises via a worldwide online stream for ABC News and Yahoo.
The first was the unveiling of “Shake it Up” a song which Taylor stated was supposed to address “being yourself” and reacting to rumors. In her mind, she stated, there is two ways you can react: negatively or by shaking it off.
The second was that “Shake It Off” would serve as the first single from her next album, titled 1989. This title signifies her birth year, but the 1980’s also served as a musical muse for Taylor Swift.
Lastly was the unveiling of the music video that accompanies this song. The inspiration was to gather a bunch of professional musicians and throw Taylor Swift into the fray and make a spontaneous video. The final frames also include 100 hand-selected fans of Taylor.