{"id":73619,"date":"2024-03-03T14:49:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T13:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/?page_id=73619"},"modified":"2025-12-07T02:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T01:41:42","slug":"the-black-dog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/the-tortured-poets-department\/the-tortured-poets-department-songs\/the-black-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"The Black Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"73619\" class=\"elementor elementor-73619\" 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 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b16286\" data-id=\"6b16286\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ce5982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ce5982\" 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\u201cThe Black Dog\u201d is track seventeen on <em>THE ANTHOLOGY<\/em>, the double album edition of Taylor\u2019s eleventh studio album, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/the-tortured-poets-department\/\">THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(2024). Written by her alone, it captures the moment she realizes an ex forgot to turn off his location, leading her to discover he is visiting a familiar bar called The Black Dog and wondering what he is doing there. Fittingly, the song was originally called \u201cOld Habits Die Screaming.\u201d\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-6291201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"6291201\" 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__6291201\" 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-ae1bbef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae1bbef\" 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<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d223d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d223d6\" 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 developed her eleventh studio album, <em>THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT<\/em>, \u201cfor about two years\u201d after finishing her previous album <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/midnights\/\">Midnights <\/a><\/em>(2022). \u201cThe Black Dog\u201d specifically was recorded at Electric Lady Studio in New York City on May 18, 2023. Taylor reflected on the creation of the album as a \u201clifeline\u201d for her, as it took place amidst media reports on her personal life and her relationships with <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/joe-alwyn\/\">Joe Alwyn<\/a>, Matty Healy, and Travis Kelce:\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-1389cd1 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1389cd1\" 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\u00ab<i>TORTURED POETS<\/i> is an album that I think, more than any of my albums that I\u2019ve ever made, I needed to make it. It was really a lifeline for me, just the things I was going through, and the things I was writing about. It kind of reminded me of why songwriting is something that actually gets me through my life. And I\u2019ve never had an album where I needed songwriting more than I\u2019d needed it on <i>TORTURED POETS<\/i>.\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-9ef97f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ef97f8\" 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\tThe album\u2019s \u201cBlack Dog\u201d deluxe edition along with the song was announced during Taylor\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour\/\">The Eras Tour<\/a>\u201d show in Singapore on March 3, 2024. On the digital version of the album, \u201cThe Black Dog\u201d opens the second part of <em>TORTURED POETS<\/em>, titled <em>THE ANTHOLOGY<\/em>. As the title suggests, it is a series of scattered musings and ruminations on different aspects of Taylor\u2019s life and career from 2022-2023, obscured through either a fictional or metaphorical lens.\n<br><br>\nAfter its release, the song made a notable cultural impact. The band The Starting Line, referenced in the lyrics, expressed gratitude for the shout-out, which coincided with a 55% surge in streaming of their catalog. Meanwhile, the Vauxhall pub The Black Dog experienced a surge of visiting Swift fans and even added Swift-themed items to their menu\u2014despite Taylor later confirming that she had no personal connection to the bar.\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-9bc49be elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9bc49be\" 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=\"9146010430\"><\/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-c519beb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c519beb\" 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<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ebe4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ebe4a7\" 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\u201cThe Black Dog\u201d showcases Taylor\u2019s signature storytelling style, in which a single, seemingly minor detail expands to reveal deeper emotional truths. The lyrics focus on her mourning a past relationship and explore the theme that losing someone can also mean losing the places tied to that connection\u2014a motif also explored on the album track \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/the-tortured-poets-department\/the-tortured-poets-department-songs\/so-long-london\/\">So Long, London<\/a>.\u201d\n<br><br>\nThe song centers on a bar called the Black Dog, a spot she and an ex-partner once frequented. It opens with Taylor realizing her phone still tracks his location, as he forgot to disable sharing, and watching him head to the bar. In the chorus, she imagines him inside, drawing the attention of a younger woman unable to recognize one of their favorite songs by The Starting Line. These observations deepen her heartbreak, leading her to consider hiring a priest in a symbolic attempt to exorcise her emotional demons. The song shifts from sorrow to anger, as she wishes him a miserable time in the bar: <em>\u201cAnd I hope it\u2019s shitty in The Black Dog.\u201d<\/em> A clever lyric, <em>\u201ctail between your legs, you\u2019re leaving,\u201d<\/em> likens him to a dog, emphasizing shame and defeat.\n<br><br>\nThe song has sparked speculation about its inspiration. Philosopher George Mills described it as a \u201cmodernization of the black dog myths from folklore,\u201d with the bar symbolizing \u201cthe death of [Taylor\u2019s] relationship.\u201d The track also echoes Winston Churchill\u2019s famous metaphor for depression, while the real-life pub in Vauxhall became a pilgrimage site for Swifties, fueling rumors about her former partners, including Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy. In an October 2025 interview, Taylor clarified that these speculations were inaccurate:\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-5572635 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"5572635\" 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\u00abStill nobody knows what I'm even talking about on that song. They think they know, but they have no idea.\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-ed1d9cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed1d9cb\" 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\tThe Philadelphia-based pop-punk band The Starting Line gets mentioned twice in the song. The group exploded into the emo scene in 2002 with a song called \u201cThe Best of Me,\u201d which presumably is the unnamed Starting Line song Taylor keeps referring to in the lyrics. Speaking to <em>Variety <\/em>in April 2024, singer Kenny Vasoli said: \u201cI feel like it\u2019s trying to impart some sort of nostalgia of the time and the kind of music that we were making at that time, and I\u2019m very flattered that we were the representation of that. [\u2026] I\u2019m so glad that it seems to be used in a relatively positive light. It\u2019s really been quite an unexpected showering of love, and a very grateful moment for the band, because it\u2019s not something that we ever could have saw coming, especially not from someone of her magnitude. It\u2019s a very sweet name-drop.\u201d\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-3b1c02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3b1c02a\" 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=\"9146010430\"><\/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-b2505df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2505df\" 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\">Production<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8836b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b8836b\" 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\tMusically speaking, <em>THE ANTHOLOGY<\/em> sets a starkly different tone from the main album in general, with its first track being \u201cThe Black Dog.\u201d It is a post-industrial power ballad. A sparse arrangement led by bare piano accompanies the song, which begins at a slow pace and builds up for the rest of its length. Music critics noticed influences from Phoebe Bridgers\u2019s works because of how the song intensifies towards the end.\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-9f9cd1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f9cd1b\" 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-25e8d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e8d6e\" 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 \u201cThe Black Dog\u201d live on piano, as part of mashups of her other songs, three times throughout \u201cThe Eras Tour\u201d in 2024. She debuted the track at a London concert on June 21, combining it with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/red-songs\/come-back-be-here\/\">Come Back\u2026 Be Here<\/a>\u201d (2012) and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/midnights\/midnights-songs\/maroon\/\">Maroon<\/a>\u201d (2022). Introducing the song, she told the crowd:\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-dfcabe3 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"dfcabe3\" 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\u2019ve never played this one live, so, wish me lots of luck and send thoughts and prayers.\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-010c556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"010c556\" 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\tAt a Warsaw show of the tour on August 3, she sang a mashup of \u201cThe Black Dog\u201d and fan-favorite \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/folklore-album\/folklore-songs\/exile\/\">exile<\/a>\u201d (2020), which surprised and relished the audience. Taylor once more performed the song and fused it with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/speak-now-album\/speak-now-songs\/haunted\/\">Haunted<\/a>\u201d (2010) during a New Orleans tour show on October 25.\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-63c88fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"63c88fc\" 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=\"9146010430\"><\/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-ddec75d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddec75d\" 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-7a1f04f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a1f04f\" 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\u201cThe Black Dog\u201d was widely praised by critics and considered a standout track on <em>THE ANTHOLOGY<\/em>. <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s Rob Sheffield called its concept \u201cclassic Nashville-worthy,\u201d while <em>Variety<\/em>\u2019s Chris Willman ranked it among Taylor\u2019s ten best songs. <em>NME<\/em>\u2019s Hannah Mylrea described it as some of her \u201cmost searing songwriting,\u201d and Gabriel Saulog of <em>Billboard Philippines<\/em> highlighted its clever lyricism as a window into Taylor\u2019s mind. The song\u2019s storytelling\u2014turning the minor detail of a bar visit into a meditation on heartbreak, memory, and betrayal\u2014was particularly lauded for its relatability and emotional depth.\n<br><br>\nProduction and vocals also drew acclaim. Reviewers praised the song\u2019s dynamic piano ballad arrangement, Taylor\u2019s nuanced vocal control, and the swelling chorus, with Tom Breihan of <em>Stereogum <\/em>noting its alignment with her \u201cold-school Nashville-honed storytelling chops.\u201d Neil McCormick of <em>The Daily Telegraph <\/em>described it as an angry, vindictive track with a \u201cmassive\u201d sound, while Ryan Fish of <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> called the chorus \u201chuge and roaring,\u201d perfectly suited for live performances.\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-d48e0db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d48e0db\" 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-a0f5d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0f5d65\" 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\tUpon release, \u201cThe Black Dog\u201d reached the Rop 30 of the <em>Billboard Global 200<\/em> (at 26) as well as the national charts of the United States (25), Canada (26), and New Zealand (26). In Australia, the song peaked at No. 25 on the <em>ARIA Singles Chart<\/em> and helped Taylor become the artist with the most single\u2013week entries on the chart with 29. The track further entered the national charts of Portugal and Switzerland, with respective peaks of 67 and 95. On other charts, it reached Greece\u2019s <em>International Top 100 Digital Singles<\/em> chart (at 58), Sweden\u2019s <em>Heatseeker <\/em>chart (1), and the United Kingdom\u2019s audio streaming (30) and sales charts (61).\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-09dedcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09dedcc\" 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-319dc2f elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"319dc2f\" 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-5201\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5201\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Official Version<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5202\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5202\" aria-expanded=\"false\">First Draft Phone Memo<\/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-5201\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Official Version<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5201\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5201\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><strong>[Verse 1]<\/strong><br>I am someone who, until recent events<br>You shared your secrets with<br>And your location<br>You forgot to turn it off<br>And so I watch as you walk<br>Into some bar called The Black Dog <br>And pierce new holes in my heart<br>You forgot to turn it off<br>And it hits me<br>I just don\u2019t understand\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Chorus 1]<\/strong><br>How you don\u2019t miss me<br>In The Black Dog<br>When someone plays \u2018The Starting Line\u2019<br>And you jump up, but she\u2019s too young to know this song<br>That was intertwined in the magic fabric<br>Of our dreaming<br>Old habits die screaming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Verse 2]<\/strong><br>I move through the world<br>With the heartbroken<br>My longings stay unspoken<br>And I may never open up<br>Th\u0435 way I did for you<br>And all of those best laid plans<br>You said I needed a brav\u0435 man<br>Then proceeded to play him<br>Until I believed it too<br>And it kills me<br>I just don\u2019t understand\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Chorus 2]<\/strong><br>How you don\u2019t miss me in the shower<br>And remember how my rain-soaked body was shaking<br>Do you hate me?<br>Was it hazing?<br>For a cruel fraternity I pledged <br>And I still mean it<br>Old habits die screaming<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Bridge]<\/strong><br>Six weeks of breathing clean air<br>I still miss the smoke<br>Were you making fun of me<br>With some esoteric joke?<br>Now I wanna sell my house<br>And set fire to all my clothes<br>And hire a priest to come<br>And exorcise my demons<br>Even if I die screaming<br>And I hope you hear it<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Final Chorus]<\/strong><br>And I hope it\u2019s shitty<br>In The Black Dog<br>When someone plays \u2018The Starting Line\u2019<br>And you jump up, but she\u2019s too young to know this song<br>That was intertwined in the tragic fabric<br>Of our dreaming<br>Cause tail between your legs<br>You\u2019re leaving<br>And I still can\u2019t believe it<br>Cause old habits die screaming<\/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-5202\" aria-expanded=\"false\">First Draft Phone Memo<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5202\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5202\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><em>Hey, so this is called, um, \u201cOld Habits Die Screaming.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Verse 1]<\/strong><br>I am someone who, until recent events<br>You shared your secrets with<br>And your location<br>You forgot to turn it off<br>And so I watch as you walk<br>Into some bar called The Black Dog<br>And pierce new holes in my heart<br>You forgot to turn it off<br>And it hits me<br>I just don\u2019t understand\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Chorus 1]<\/strong><br>How you don\u2019t miss me<br>In The Black Dog<br>When someone plays \u2018The Starting Line\u2019<br>And you jump up, but she\u2019s too young to know this song<br>That was intertwined in the magic fabric<br>Of our dreaming<br>Old habits die screaming<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Verse 2]<\/strong><br>I move through the world<br>With the heartbroken<br>My longings stay unspok\u0435n<br>And I may never open up<br>Th\u0435 way I did for you<br>And all of those best laid plans<br>You said I needed a brave man<br>Then proceeded to play him<br>Until I believed it too<br>It kills me<br>I just don\u2019t understand\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Chorus 2]<\/strong><br>How you don\u2019t miss me in the shower<br>When remember how my rain-soaked body was shaking<br>Do you hate me?<br>Was it hazing?<br>For a cruel fraternity I pledged<br>And I still mean it<br>Old habits die screaming<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Bridge]<\/strong><br>Weeks of breathing clean air<br>I still miss the smoke<br>Are you making fun of me<br>With some esoteric joke?<br>Now I wanna sell my house<br>And set fire to all my clothes<br>And hire a priest to come<br>And exorcise my demons<br>Even if I die screaming<br>I hope you hear it<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Final Chorus]<\/strong><br>And I hope it\u2019s shitty<br>In The Black Dog<br>When someone plays \u2018The Starting Line\u2019<br>And you jump up, but she\u2019s too young to know this song<br>That was intertwined in the magic fabric<br>Of our dreaming<br>But tail between your legs<br>You\u2019re leaving<br>I still can\u2019t believe it<br>But old habits die screaming<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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-ae99dfd elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-framed elementor-share-buttons--color-custom elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"ae99dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" 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href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/the-tortured-poets-department\/\">THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Released<\/th><td>April 19, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Recorded<\/th><td>May 18, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Studios<\/th><td>Conway (Los Angeles)<br \/>Electric Lady (New York City)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Genre<\/th><td>Post-Industrial<br \/>Alternative<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Length<\/th><td>3:58<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Label<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/republic-records\/\">Republic Records<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Songwriter<\/th><td>Taylor Swift<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Producers<\/th><td>Jack Antonoff<br \/>Taylor Swift<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"infobox-header description\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><h6>THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT CHRONOLOGY<\/h6><\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/the-tortured-poets-department\/the-tortured-poets-department-songs\/clara-bow\/\">Clara Bow<\/a><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><strong>The Black Dog<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/the-tortured-poets-department\/the-tortured-poets-department-songs\/imgonnagetyouback\/\">imgonna<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/the-tortured-poets-department\/the-tortured-poets-department-songs\/imgonnagetyouback\/\">getyouback<\/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 elementor-element-fe42941 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fe42941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Written by her alone, it captures the moment she realizes an ex forgot to turn off his location, leading her to discover he is visiting a familiar bar called The Black Dog and wondering what he is doing there. Fittingly, the song was originally called \u201cOld Habits Die Screaming.\u201d Table of Contents Background Taylor developed her eleventh studio album, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, \u201cfor about two years\u201d after finishing her previous album Midnights (2022). \u201cThe Black Dog\u201d specifically was recorded at Electric Lady Studio in New York City on May 18, 2023. Taylor reflected on the creation of the album as a \u201clifeline\u201d for her, as it took place amidst media reports on her personal life and her relationships with Joe Alwyn, Matty Healy, and Travis Kelce: \u00abTORTURED POETS is an album that I think, more than any of my albums that I\u2019ve ever made, I needed to make it. It was really a lifeline for me, just the things I was going through, and the things I was writing about. It kind of reminded me of why songwriting is something that actually gets me through my life. And I\u2019ve never had an album where I needed songwriting more than I\u2019d needed it on TORTURED POETS.\u00bb Taylor Swift The album\u2019s \u201cBlack Dog\u201d deluxe edition along with the song was announced during Taylor\u2019s \u201cThe Eras Tour\u201d show in Singapore on March 3, 2024. On the digital version of the album, \u201cThe Black Dog\u201d opens the second part of TORTURED POETS, titled THE ANTHOLOGY. As the title suggests, it is a series of scattered musings and ruminations on different aspects of Taylor\u2019s life and career from 2022-2023, obscured through either a fictional or metaphorical lens. After its release, the song made a notable cultural impact. The band The Starting Line, referenced in the lyrics, expressed gratitude for the shout-out, which coincided with a 55% surge in streaming of their catalog. Meanwhile, the Vauxhall pub The Black Dog experienced a surge of visiting Swift fans and even added Swift-themed items to their menu\u2014despite Taylor later confirming that she had no personal connection to the bar. Lyrical Theme \u201cThe Black Dog\u201d showcases Taylor\u2019s signature storytelling style, in which a single, seemingly minor detail expands to reveal deeper emotional truths. The lyrics focus on her mourning a past relationship and explore the theme that losing someone can also mean losing the places tied to that connection\u2014a motif also explored on the album track \u201cSo Long, London.\u201d The song centers on a bar called the Black Dog, a spot she and an ex-partner once frequented. It opens with Taylor realizing her phone still tracks his location, as he forgot to disable sharing, and watching him head to the bar. In the chorus, she imagines him inside, drawing the attention of a younger woman unable to recognize one of their favorite songs by The Starting Line. These observations deepen her heartbreak, leading her to consider hiring a priest in a symbolic attempt to exorcise her emotional demons. The song shifts from sorrow to anger, as she wishes him a miserable time in the bar: \u201cAnd I hope it\u2019s shitty in The Black Dog.\u201d A clever lyric, \u201ctail between your legs, you\u2019re leaving,\u201d likens him to a dog, emphasizing shame and defeat. The song has sparked speculation about its inspiration. Philosopher George Mills described it as a \u201cmodernization of the black dog myths from folklore,\u201d with the bar symbolizing \u201cthe death of [Taylor\u2019s] relationship.\u201d The track also echoes Winston Churchill\u2019s famous metaphor for depression, while the real-life pub in Vauxhall became a pilgrimage site for Swifties, fueling rumors about her former partners, including Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy. In an October 2025 interview, Taylor clarified that these speculations were inaccurate: \u00abStill nobody knows what I\u2019m even talking about on that song. They think they know, but they have no idea.\u00bb Taylor Swift The Philadelphia-based pop-punk band The Starting Line gets mentioned twice in the song. The group exploded into the emo scene in 2002 with a song called \u201cThe Best of Me,\u201d which presumably is the unnamed Starting Line song Taylor keeps referring to in the lyrics. Speaking to Variety in April 2024, singer Kenny Vasoli said: \u201cI feel like it\u2019s trying to impart some sort of nostalgia of the time and the kind of music that we were making at that time, and I\u2019m very flattered that we were the representation of that. [\u2026] I\u2019m so glad that it seems to be used in a relatively positive light. It\u2019s really been quite an unexpected showering of love, and a very grateful moment for the band, because it\u2019s not something that we ever could have saw coming, especially not from someone of her magnitude. It\u2019s a very sweet name-drop.\u201d Production Musically speaking, THE ANTHOLOGY sets a starkly different tone from the main album in general, with its first track being \u201cThe Black Dog.\u201d It is a post-industrial power ballad. A sparse arrangement led by bare piano accompanies the song, which begins at a slow pace and builds up for the rest of its length. Music critics noticed influences from Phoebe Bridgers\u2019s works because of how the song intensifies towards the end. Live Performances Taylor performed \u201cThe Black Dog\u201d live on piano, as part of mashups of her other songs, three times throughout \u201cThe Eras Tour\u201d in 2024. She debuted the track at a London concert on June 21, combining it with \u201cCome Back\u2026 Be Here\u201d (2012) and \u201cMaroon\u201d (2022). Introducing the song, she told the crowd: \u00abI\u2019ve never played this one live, so, wish me lots of luck and send thoughts and prayers.\u00bb Taylor Swift At a Warsaw show of the tour on August 3, she sang a mashup of \u201cThe Black Dog\u201d and fan-favorite \u201cexile\u201d (2020), which surprised and relished 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