Is Mercury retrograde the only way to explain how Taylor Swift manages to outdo herself—over and over—without breaking a sweat? While Capricorns are busy color-coding their calendars and Virgos mourn spilled Starbucks, Swift has decided to drop not one, but eight new versions of songs from her latest blockbuster album, The Life of a Showgirl . (It’s almost enough to make even a Leo blush.) Forget streaming fatigue: the stars clearly haven’t aligned for rest, at least not in Swift’s universe, where every delayed flight or awkward DMs with an ex can suddenly become a limited edition acoustic track. With each CD drop more exclusive than the password to a Taurus’ private meme stash, the queen of reinvention proves she’s more in tune with cosmic timing than the rest of us are with our snooze buttons. Have your earbuds charged, your crystals vibrating, and your credit card ready, because Taylor’s latest surprise isn’t just an album refresh—it’s a full-blown celestial event. LEARN MORE
Taylor Swift is already releasing new versions of eight songs from The Life of a Showgirl.
The Grammy winner shared the news on Instagram, revealing that she recorded “acoustic/unplugged versions” of various tracks from her new album, available across four limited CD releases. Each individual CD is equipped with two re-recordings, and they are all themed differently.
“File this under ‘save your best for the finale’… I think my favorite moments from the tour were the acoustic surprises. So I went back into the studio with Max and Shellback to record acoustic/unplugged versions of a few of the Showgirl songs with brand new vocals and production!” she wrote on Instagram Saturday. “Cannot WAIT for you to hear.”
The four CD releases are available for purchase on Swift’s site for 24 hours, featuring new artwork as well.
The Life of a Showgirl, which released Friday, has already set multiple records. On Friday, not even 12 hours after the album dropped, Spotify confirmed the project earned the most single-day streams on the platform in 2025 so far.
Apple Music also revealed The Life of a Showgirl holds the most single-day streams for a record this year, while Amazon Music said the record is its most-streamed album of all time for a single day.
To celebrate the album’s release, Swift debuted a special theatrical release with The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, which notably dominated the Oct. 3-5 box office.
The various CD releases and their tracks are listed below.
Life Is A Song Acoustic Version CD
“Opalite (Life Is A Song Acoustic Version)” and “Ruin the Friendship (My Advice Version)”
Dressing Room Rehearsal Version CD
“Wi$h Li$t (Settled Down Acoustic Version)” and “The Life of a Showgirl (Dressing Room Rehearsal Acoustic Version)”
Alone In My Tower Acoustic Version CD
“The Fate of Ophelia (Alone In My Tower Acoustic Version)” and “Eldest Daughter (Now You’re Home Acoustic Version)”
So Glamorous Cabaret Version CD
“Elizabeth Taylor (So Glamorous Cabaret Version)” and Elizabeth Taylor (Original Songwriting Voice Memo)
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