Spotify crashes as Taylor Swift’s new album is released
- Fans all over the world were forced to wait patiently for hours to hear the artist’s latest sounds on the streaming platform
- Despite the technical problems, the hugely anticipated work set a record as the most-streamed album in a day, Spotify said
Taylor Swift’s 10th album Midnights, marking a gradual return to pop for the US singer-songwriter, sparked an online fan frenzy following its witching hour release on Friday – and crashed Spotify in the process.
Swifties from the United States to France and Britain were forced to wait patiently for hours to get their first earful of Swift’s latest sound on the streaming platform – released at the stroke of midnight.
Despite the technical problems, the hugely anticipated work set a record as the most-streamed album in a day, Spotify said.
“And before the clock could even strike midnight on October 22nd, Taylor Swift broke the record for most-streamed album in a single day in Spotify history,” the platform said on Twitter.
“How did I get this lucky, having you guys out here doing something this mind blowing?!,” the singer tweeted in response.
The album’s 13 songs tell “the story of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life”, Swift explained on Twitter. Together, they form “a full picture of the intensities of that mystifying, mad hour”.
Once all Spotify issues were resolved – most within the hour – enthusiasts discovered melodies set to an electropop beat, complete with synths, dubstep-inspired rhythms and a more androgynous side to Swift’s vocals.