So It Goes...
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| Song by Taylor Swift | |
| from the album Reputation | |
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| Length | 3:52 |
| Label | Big Machine |
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"So It Goes..." is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her sixth studio album, Reputation (2017). Swift wrote the song with the producers Max Martin, Shellback and Oscar Görres. Certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), "So It Goes..." quotes Kurt Vonnegut's novel, "Slaughterhouse-Five". Its lyrics, which had been interpreted as about Swift's then-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, depicts a narrator's vulnerability to a lover, which is portrayed as a greater force.
Background[edit]
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The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift released her fifth studio album, 1989, in October 2014. 1989's synth-pop production transformed Swift's sound and image from country-oriented to mainstream pop.[1] The album was a commercial success, selling over five million copies in the United States within one year, and spawning three Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles.[2] The BBC asserted that the success solidified Swift's status as a global pop star.[3]
Swift was a target of tabloid gossip during the promotion of 1989.[4] Her "America's Sweetheart" reputation, a result of her wholesome and innocent image, was blemished from publicized short-lived relationships and disputes with other celebrities, including a dispute with the rapper Kanye West and the media personality Kim Kardashian.[5][6] Swift became increasingly reticent on social media, having previously maintained an active presence with a large following, and avoided interactions with the press amidst the tumultuous affairs.[7] She conceived her sixth studio album, Reputation, as an answer to the media commotion surrounding her celebrity.[8]
Production and composition[edit]
Swift wrote "So It Goes..." with its producers, Max Martin, Shellback and Oscar Görres.[9] "So It Goes..." is a love song about reflecting on how a new love interest might help her out of her fixations,[10] but with concerns of fear and danger. Swift portrays herself as trapped and powerless against a greater force,[11] while singing about leaving scratches on its back.[12] Some of the lyrics signal how she found love during her darkest days: "And all the pieces fall/Right into place".[13] The song shares its name with a phrase from American author Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Slaughterhouse-Five".[11] "So It Goes..." is the eighth track on Reputation,[9] and has a chord progression of G6/A, except for the choruses and the refrains.[14]
Critical reception[edit]
Taylor Maple of Bustle described "So It Goes..." as "reminiscent of a relationship that's endured despite public attention or the stresses that come along with it", connecting it to how Swift and then-boyfriend American actor Joe Alwyn met.[15] Kayleigh Roberts and Samantha Olson of Cosmopolitan also drew connections to Swift and Alwyn's relationship.[16] Jamieson Cox of Pitchfork described "So It Goes..." as "replacement-level trap-pop", while commending that "it's hard to shake the thought of her smeared lipstick, of fingernails dug into someone's back".[17] Wendy Michaels of Elite Daily described the lyrics of the song as sexual and steamy.[18] Craig Jenkins of Vulture commended in his review of Reputation that the song "[weighs] the freedom of being single against the irresistible magnetism of a growing attraction".[19]
Chris Richards of The Washington Post posted a negative review of the song, describing it as an attempt to "rap like Travis Scott".[20] Alex Hopper of American Songwriter ranked the song as nine out of ten of the least streamed songs in every Taylor Swift album, further elaborating that it is "not as powerful as [other songs on Reputation]".[21] Mackenzie Jamieson of FSView & Florida Flambeau called "So It Goes..." a "extremely soft-boiled" song, describing it as "flat and mostly boring", and a "lukewarm song about aggressive sex".[22]
Live performances[edit]
Swift performed "So It Goes..." on her Reputation Stadium Tour on select dates, both as a surprise song and in place of Dancing with Our Hands Tied.[23][24] The song was excluded from the set list for The Eras Tour, but was performed as a surprise song on the November 20, 2023 show in Rio de Janeiro.[25]
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[26]
- Taylor Swift – vocals, executive producer
- Max Martin – producer, keyboards, programming
- Shellback – producer, keyboards, programming
- Oscar Görres – producer, keyboards, programming, piano
- Michael Ilbert – engineer
- Sam Holland – engineer
- Cory Bice – assistant engineer
- Jeremy Lertola – assistant engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- John Hanes – mix engineer
- Randy Merrill – mastering
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[27] | 1× Gold | 35,000^ |
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References[edit]
- ↑ McNutt, Myles (2020). "From 'Mine' to 'Ours': Gendered Hierarchies of Authorship and the Limits of Taylor Swift's Paratextual Feminism". Communication, Culture and Critique. 13 (1): 79. doi:10.1093/ccc/tcz042.
- ↑ Anderson, Trevor (October 17, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' One-Year Anniversary: 13 Impressive Chart Facts for the Blockbuster Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Levine, Nick (August 21, 2019). "Taylor Swift's Lover: The struggle to maintain superstardom". BBC. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ryan, Patrick (November 9, 2017). "5 things Taylor Swift's past USA Today interviews tell us about her Reputation era". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Puente, Maria (July 18, 2016). "Is Taylor's good-girl rep frayed by Kanye/Kardashian feud?". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Berman, Judy (January 28, 2020). "Taylor Swift: Miss Americana Is an Intriguing But Incomplete Sketch of an Icon in Transition". Time. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Yahr, Emily (November 15, 2017). "Taylor Swift Avoided – and Mocked – the Media with Reputation. And It Worked". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hiatt, Brian (September 30, 2019). "9 Taylor Swift Moments That Didn't Fit in Our Cover Story". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Reputation (CD). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2017. p. 8. B0028815-02.
- ↑ "Analyzing Every Song on Taylor Swift's 'Reputation'". TIME. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ahlgrim, Callie. "20 Taylor Swift songs with literary references you may have missed". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ↑ Powers, Ann (10 November 2017). "Review: The Old Taylor's Not Dead". NPR.
- ↑ Gibson, Kelsie (2017-11-10). "Who Taylor Swift Is Singing About in the Songs on "Reputation"". Popsugar. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ↑ "So It Goes... chords by Taylor Swift". Ultimate Guitar.
- ↑ "Where Did Taylor Swift & Joe Alwyn Meet? The "So It Goes" Lyrics Seem To Hint At The Answer". Bustle. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ↑ Roberts, Kayleigh; Olson, Samantha (2024-02-26). "Every Song Taylor Swift Has Written About Joe Alwyn (So Far)". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ Cox, Jamieson (13 November 2017). "Taylor Swift: Reputation". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift's Song "So It Goes..." Is Actually Really Sexual, According To The Lyrics". Elite Daily. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ Jenkins, Craig (2017-11-10). "Taylor Swift's Reputation Fixates on Big Enemies and Budding Romance". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ↑ Richards, Chris (November 10, 2017). "It's Taylor Swift's world. The rest of us just go insane in it". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Hopper, Alex (2023-10-24). "The Least Streamed Songs on Every Taylor Swift Album Ranked". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ↑ Jamieson, Mackenzie. "Are you ready for it? A track by track analysis of Taylor Swift's 'Reputation'". FSView. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ↑ Farley, Rebecca (July 11, 2018). "In Washington, D.C., Taylor Swift Finally Performed "So It Goes"". Refinery29. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Iasimone, Ashley (2018-11-20). "All the Surprise Songs Taylor Swift Has Performed On Her Reputation Stadium Tour B-Stage". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ Iasimone, Ashley (2024-02-18). "All the Surprise Songs Taylor Swift Has Performed on The Eras Tour (So Far)". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ↑ Reputation (CD liner notes). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2017. 00843930033102.
- ↑ "Jan 2024 Single Accreds" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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