{"id":2156,"date":"2020-08-26T19:09:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T18:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/?page_id=2156"},"modified":"2025-09-06T20:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T19:51:28","slug":"welcome-to-new-york","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/1989-songs\/welcome-to-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2156\" class=\"elementor elementor-2156\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" 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to New York&#8221; is the opening track for Taylor&#8217;s fifth studio album, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/\">1989<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(2014). It introduced the world to a brand new chapter in her life. After experimenting with electro pop elements on her previous album, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/\">RED<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(2012), her country starlet persona was all but gone with the release of <em>1989<\/em>. The re-recording of the song, \u201cWelcome to New York (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u201d, was released on October 27, 2023.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d39f4c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"d39f4c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__d39f4c6\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4947017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4947017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background and Release<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56ab06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56ab06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInspired by 1980s synth-pop with synthesizers, drum pads, and overlapped vocals, Taylor decided to move away from the signature country styles of her previous releases and incorporate straightforward pop production for <em>1989. <\/em>The recording process began in mid-2013 concurrently with the start of Taylor&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/the-red-tour\/\">The RED Tour<\/a>&#8221; in support of her fourth studio album, <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/\"><em>RED<\/em> <\/a>(2012).\n<br><br>\nTaylor recalled that her relocation to New York City in March 2014 served as an inspiration for <em>1989<\/em>&#8216;s conception, saying: &#8220;I was so intimidated by this city for so long. I thought I would never be able to make it here, because I wasn&#8217;t something enough \u2014 bold enough, brave enough to take on this huge city in all of its blaring honesty. And then at a certain point I just thought, &#8216;I&#8217;m ready.'&#8221; She said that the city&#8217;s energy prompted her to embark on &#8220;endless potential and possibilities&#8221;. To this end, she actively sought to collaborate with new producers, including Ryan Tedder. Tedder was contacted by Taylor via a Voice Memo, and produced two tracks for <em>1989<\/em>: &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/1989-songs\/i-know-places\/\">I Know Places<\/a>&#8220;.\n\n&#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; was released for digital download via the <em>iTunes Store<\/em> on October 20, 2014, as one of <em>1989<\/em>&#8216;s pre-release promotional singles. Prior to the digital release, Taylor shared a 30-second sample of the song on <em>YouTube<\/em>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-951a0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"951a0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1001259664\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3192a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3192a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lyrical Theme and Production<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610eab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"610eab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; was written by Taylor and Ryan Tedder, even before Taylor had moved to New York. Tedder programmed the song with a Roland Juno-106 synthesizer and finished the first demo within three hours. He then produced four different versions of the song, but Taylor chose the one closest to the first demo as the final version. The song&#8217;s title is a literal way for Taylor to welcome fans to her new sound. Paralleling her own move from Nashville to New York, <i>1989<\/i> as an album reflects her new lifestyle &#8212; moving from her country roots to the big city with all its glitz and glamour. Regarding the song&#8217;s role as the album opener, she said:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cef30 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"61cef30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abI wanted to start <i>1989<\/i> with this song because New York has been an important landscape and location for the story of my life in the last couple of years. I dreamt and obsessed over moving to New York, and then I did it. The inspiration that I found in that city is hard to describe and to compare to any other force of inspiration I\u2019ve ever experienced in my life. It\u2019s an electric city.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8333db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8333db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLyrically, the song also sees Taylor supporting equality for the LGBTQ+ community for the first time:\n<br><br>\n<em>And you can want who you want<\/em><br>\n<em>Boys and boys and girls and girls<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e511776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e511776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Live Performances<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1de2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc1de2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor performed &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; during the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/secret-sessions\/\">1989 Secret Sessions<\/a>&#8220;, live streamed by <em>Yahoo!<\/em> and iHeartRadio on October 27, 2014. The song was also included as the opener for &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/1989-world-tour\/\">The 1989 World Tour<\/a>&#8220;, which Taylor embarked on to support <i>1989 <\/i>throughout 2015.\n<br><br>\nShe has since performed &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; acoustically multiple times, usually when she is in the New York area. On July 20, 2018, she sang it as the surprise song for her &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/reputation-stadium-tour\/\">reputation Stadium Tour<\/a>&#8221; show in East Rutherford. She also performed it at the &#8220;Amazon Prime Day Concert 2019&#8221; and the &#8220;Z100 Jingle Ball 2019&#8221; during the <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/album-eras\/lover-era\/\"><em>Lover<\/em> Era<\/a>. Four years later, Taylor sang &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; on May 28, 2023, in East Rutherford, where she chose it as the first &#8220;surprise song&#8221; as part of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour\/\">The Eras Tour<\/a>&#8221; (2023-2024). On March 18, 2024, Taylor performed a mashup of &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; with &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/1989-songs\/clean\/\">Clean<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/1989-taylors-version\/say-dont-go\/\">Say Don&#8217;t Go<\/a>&#8221; during her second &#8220;Eras Tour&#8221; show in Stockholm, to celebrate the tour&#8217;s 89th show. In New Orleans on October 27, 2024, Taylor paired it with &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/midnights\/midnights-songs\/hits-different\/\">Hits Different<\/a>&#8221; (2022).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5132b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cf5132b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2601830537\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef59a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fef59a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Critical Reception<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a955c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9a955c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; was met with mixed reviews from contemporary critics, who found the song lacking substance compared to other popular New York tribute songs. Robert Christgau, in a review published on <em>Cuepoint<\/em>, felt that most critics had been too harsh so as to not appear to be fans of Taylor. He said, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s silly to demand sociology from someone who can&#8217;t stroll Central Park without bodyguards&#8221;, and defended Taylor&#8217;s perspectives given her upper middle class background as opposed to the majority of the middle class in New York City. On a more positive note, Daniel D&#8217;Addario of <em>TIME<\/em> stated that the song was a &#8220;new kind of equality anthem&#8221;. He added that he felt that the song&#8217;s lighthearted production and the lyrics &#8220;You can want who you want \/ Boys and boys and girls and girls&#8221; effectively promoted sexual equality.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b225abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b225abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commercial Performance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1838c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1838c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; was released as a promotional single for the album on October 20, 2014. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling one million units in the United States.\n<br><br>\nAs proof of Taylor&#8217;s love for her adopted hometown, all proceeds from sales of the single went to New York City Public Schools. The city also showed love back when it made Taylor a tourism ambassador.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ccc44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59ccc44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taylor's Version<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d42f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1d42f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWelcome to New York (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u201d is included as the opening track on Taylor\u2019s fourth re-recorded album, <em>1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>. It was released on October 27, 2023.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244eb13 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"244eb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260cf6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"260cf6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lyrics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b544ad elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"4b544ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7891\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7891\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Album Version<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7892\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7892\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Original Lyrics (2014)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7891\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Album Version<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7891\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7891\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><b>[Verse 1]<\/b><br \/>Walking through a crowd<br \/>The village is aglow<br \/>Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats<br \/>Everybody here wanted something more<br \/>Searching for a sound we hadn&#8217;t heard before<br \/>And it said<\/p><p><b>[Pre-Chorus]<\/b><br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>It&#8217;s a new soundtrack<br \/>I could dance to this beat, beat<br \/>Forever more<br \/>The lights are so bright<br \/>But they never blind me, me<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<\/p><p><b>[Verse 2]<\/b><br \/>When we first dropped our bags on apartment floors<br \/>Took our broken hearts<br \/>Put them in a drawer<br \/>Everybody here was someone else before<br \/>And you can want who you want<br \/>Boys and boys and girls and girls<\/p><p><b>[Pre-Chorus]<\/b><br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>It&#8217;s a new soundtrack<br \/>I could dance to this beat, beat<br \/>Forever more<br \/>The lights are so bright<br \/>But they never blind me, me<br \/>Welcome to New York <em>(New York)<\/em><br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<\/p><p><b>[Bridge]<\/b><br \/>Like any great love it keeps you guessing<br \/>Like any real love it&#8217;s ever changing<br \/>Like any true love it drives you crazy<br \/>But you know you wouldn&#8217;t change anything, anything, anything<\/p><p><b>[Pre-Chorus]<\/b><br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<\/p><p><strong>[Final Chorus]<\/strong><em><br \/><\/em>It&#8217;s a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat<br \/>The lights are so bright but they never blind me <em>(Welcome to New York)<\/em><br \/>New soundtrack<em> (It&#8217;s been waiting for you, welcome to New York)<\/em><br \/>The lights are so bright<br \/>But they never blind me <em>(Welcome to New York)<br \/><\/em>So bright, they never blind me<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7892\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Original Lyrics (2014)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7892\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7892\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><b>[Verse 1]<\/b><br \/>Walking through a crowd<br \/>The village is aglow<br \/>Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats<br \/>Everybody here wanted something more<br \/>Searching for a sound we hadn&#8217;t heard before<br \/>And it said<\/p><p><b>[Pre-Chorus]<\/b><br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>It&#8217;s a new soundtrack<br \/>I could move to this beat, beat<br \/>Forever more<br \/>And the lights are so bright<br \/>But they never blind me, me<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<\/p><p><b>[Verse 2]<\/b><br \/>When we first dropped our bags on apartment floors<br \/>Took our broken hearts<br \/>Put them in a drawer<br \/>Everybody here was someone else before<br \/>And you can want who you want<br \/>Boys and boys and girls and girls<\/p><p><b>[Pre-Chorus]<\/b><br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>It&#8217;s a new soundtrack<br \/>I could dance to this beat, beat<br \/>Forever more<br \/>The lights are so bright<br \/>But they never blind me, me<br \/>Welcome to New York <em>(New York)<\/em><br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<\/p><p><b>[Bridge]<\/b><br \/>Like any great love it keeps you guessing<br \/>Like any real love it&#8217;s ever changing<br \/>Like any true love it drives you crazy<br \/>But you know you wouldn&#8217;t change anything, anything, anything<\/p><p><b>[Pre-Chorus]<\/b><br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>It&#8217;s been waiting for you<br \/>Welcome to New York<br \/>Welcome to New York<\/p><p><strong>[Final Chorus]<\/strong><em><br \/><\/em>It&#8217;s a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat<br \/>The lights are so bright but they never blind me <em>(Welcome to New York)<\/em><br \/>New soundtrack<em> 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data-id=\"fed76dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><th>Artist<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/biography\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Albums<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/\">1989<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/1989-taylors-version\/\">1989 (Taylor&#8217;s Version)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Released<\/th><td>October 20, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Re-Released<\/th><td>October 27, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Written<\/th><td>January 23, 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Studios<\/th><td>Conway (Los Angeles)<br \/>Mandarin Oriental Hotel (Milan)<br \/>Kitty Committee (New York)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Genre<\/th><td>Synth Pop<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Length<\/th><td>3:33<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Labels<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/big-machine-records\/\">Big Machine Records<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/republic-records\/\">Republic Records<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Songwriters<\/th><td>Taylor Swift<br \/>Ryan Tedder<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Producers<\/th><td>Ryan Tedder<br \/>Noel Zancanella<br \/>Taylor Swift<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"infobox-header description\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><h6>1989 CHRONOLOGY<\/h6><\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"50%\"><strong>Welcome to New York<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/1989-songs\/blank-space\/\">Blank Space<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6658\" alt=\"&quot;3x Platinum&quot; certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe begin our story in New York\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4619f13 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4619f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tSingle Artwork\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a0e23 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"57a0e23\" 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It introduced the world to a brand new chapter in her life. After experimenting with electro pop elements on her previous album, RED\u00a0(2012), her country starlet persona was all but gone with the release of 1989. The re-recording of the song, \u201cWelcome to New York (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u201d, was released on October 27, 2023. Table of Contents Background and Release Inspired by 1980s synth-pop with synthesizers, drum pads, and overlapped vocals, Taylor decided to move away from the signature country styles of her previous releases and incorporate straightforward pop production for 1989. The recording process began in mid-2013 concurrently with the start of Taylor&#8217;s &#8220;The RED Tour&#8221; in support of her fourth studio album, RED (2012). Taylor recalled that her relocation to New York City in March 2014 served as an inspiration for 1989&#8216;s conception, saying: &#8220;I was so intimidated by this city for so long. I thought I would never be able to make it here, because I wasn&#8217;t something enough \u2014 bold enough, brave enough to take on this huge city in all of its blaring honesty. And then at a certain point I just thought, &#8216;I&#8217;m ready.&#8217;&#8221; She said that the city&#8217;s energy prompted her to embark on &#8220;endless potential and possibilities&#8221;. To this end, she actively sought to collaborate with new producers, including Ryan Tedder. Tedder was contacted by Taylor via a Voice Memo, and produced two tracks for 1989: &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; and &#8220;I Know Places&#8220;. &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; was released for digital download via the iTunes Store on October 20, 2014, as one of 1989&#8216;s pre-release promotional singles. Prior to the digital release, Taylor shared a 30-second sample of the song on YouTube. Lyrical Theme and Production &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; was written by Taylor and Ryan Tedder, even before Taylor had moved to New York. Tedder programmed the song with a Roland Juno-106 synthesizer and finished the first demo within three hours. He then produced four different versions of the song, but Taylor chose the one closest to the first demo as the final version. The song&#8217;s title is a literal way for Taylor to welcome fans to her new sound. Paralleling her own move from Nashville to New York, 1989 as an album reflects her new lifestyle &#8212; moving from her country roots to the big city with all its glitz and glamour. Regarding the song&#8217;s role as the album opener, she said: \u00abI wanted to start 1989 with this song because New York has been an important landscape and location for the story of my life in the last couple of years. I dreamt and obsessed over moving to New York, and then I did it. The inspiration that I found in that city is hard to describe and to compare to any other force of inspiration I\u2019ve ever experienced in my life. It\u2019s an electric city.\u00bb Taylor Swift Lyrically, the song also sees Taylor supporting equality for the LGBTQ+ community for the first time: And you can want who you want Boys and boys and girls and girls Live Performances Taylor performed &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; during the &#8220;1989 Secret Sessions&#8220;, live streamed by Yahoo! and iHeartRadio on October 27, 2014. The song was also included as the opener for &#8220;The 1989 World Tour&#8220;, which Taylor embarked on to support 1989 throughout 2015. She has since performed &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; acoustically multiple times, usually when she is in the New York area. On July 20, 2018, she sang it as the surprise song for her &#8220;reputation Stadium Tour&#8221; show in East Rutherford. She also performed it at the &#8220;Amazon Prime Day Concert 2019&#8221; and the &#8220;Z100 Jingle Ball 2019&#8221; during the Lover Era. Four years later, Taylor sang &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; on May 28, 2023, in East Rutherford, where she chose it as the first &#8220;surprise song&#8221; as part of &#8220;The Eras Tour&#8221; (2023-2024). On March 18, 2024, Taylor performed a mashup of &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; with &#8220;Clean&#8221; and &#8220;Say Don&#8217;t Go&#8221; during her second &#8220;Eras Tour&#8221; show in Stockholm, to celebrate the tour&#8217;s 89th show. In New Orleans on October 27, 2024, Taylor paired it with &#8220;Hits Different&#8221; (2022). Critical Reception &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; was met with mixed reviews from contemporary critics, who found the song lacking substance compared to other popular New York tribute songs. Robert Christgau, in a review published on Cuepoint, felt that most critics had been too harsh so as to not appear to be fans of Taylor. He said, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s silly to demand sociology from someone who can&#8217;t stroll Central Park without bodyguards&#8221;, and defended Taylor&#8217;s perspectives given her upper middle class background as opposed to the majority of the middle class in New York City. On a more positive note, Daniel D&#8217;Addario of TIME stated that the song was a &#8220;new kind of equality anthem&#8221;. He added that he felt that the song&#8217;s lighthearted production and the lyrics &#8220;You can want who you want \/ Boys and boys and girls and girls&#8221; effectively promoted sexual equality. Commercial Performance &#8220;Welcome to New York&#8221; was released as a promotional single for the album on October 20, 2014. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling one million units in the United States. As proof of Taylor&#8217;s love for her adopted hometown, all proceeds from sales of the single went to New York City Public Schools. The city also showed love back when it made Taylor a tourism ambassador. Taylor&#8217;s Version \u201cWelcome to New York (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u201d is included as the opening track on Taylor\u2019s fourth re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version). It was released on October 27, 2023. 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