"Blank Space," by singer / songwriter and performer Taylor Swift is the second single from her fifth album, 1989. It was written by herself, producer Max Martin and multi-instrumentalist Shellback. The track is produced in the electropop style, with Lorde seen as a possible musical influence.
The song is a mid-tempo ballad about relationships, with lyrics that reference Taylor's personal experiences and her reputation for failed relationships in the media. Starting with just a snare beat, the verse develops with Taylor using a short vocal melody, incorporating stacked vocals on certain words and phrases.
Over the same chord progression, she creates a chorus by developing the verse vocal melody, hitting her upper range with the line "Got a long list of lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane..." before wrapping it up; the music stops leaving just her vocal for the line "I'll write your name...". After a couple of repeat choruses it ends with the same sparse melody and snare beat that formed the intro.
Overall, this is a superb song that was both critically and commercially successful upon its release and deservedly so. With knowing, pithy lyrics and a classy vocal performance, Taylor proved she had made the transition from country to pop music with this track, along with the rest of her millions-selling 1989 album.
"Blank Space," by singer / songwriter and performer Taylor Swift is the second single from her fifth album, 1989. It was written by herself, producer Max Martin and multi-instrumentalist Shellback. The track is produced in the electropop style, with Lorde seen as a possible musical influence.
The song is a mid-tempo ballad about relationships, with lyrics that reference Taylor's personal experiences and her reputation for failed relationships in the media. Starting with just a snare beat, the verse develops with Taylor using a short vocal melody, incorporating stacked vocals on certain words and phrases.
Over the same chord progression, she creates a chorus by developing the verse vocal melody, hitting her upper range with the line "Got a long list of lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane..." before wrapping it up; the music stops leaving just her vocal for the line "I'll write your name...". After a couple of repeat choruses it ends with the same sparse melody and snare beat that formed the intro.
Overall, this is a superb song that was both critically and commercially successful upon its release and deservedly so. With knowing, pithy lyrics and a classy vocal performance, Taylor proved she had made the transition from country to pop music with this track, along with the rest of her millions-selling 1989 album.