Tailor Swif

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"Tailor Swif"
Cover of Tailor Swif by ASAP Rocky 2024.jpg
Single by ASAP Rocky
from the album Don't Be Dumb
ReleasedAugust 30, 2024
Recorded2022
Genre Hip hop
Length3:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Hitkidd
ASAP Rocky singles chronology
"Highjack"
(2024)		"Tailor Swif"
(2024)		"Ruby Rosary"
(2024)
Music video
"Tailor Swif" on YouTube

"Tailor Swif" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, released on August 30, 2024 as the second single from his upcoming fourth studio album Don't Be Dumb . [1] Its music video was released the same day on YouTube. [2] The song title is a reference to the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.

Contents

Background and release

The song first leaked after Rocky's live performance at Rolling Loud Portugal in July 2022, under the title "Wetty". [3] The track and its accompanying music video also leaked online later. [4] [5] In July 2023, the rapper performed again the song at the Rolling Loud Miami, naming it "Wetty (Taylor Swift)". [6] The allusive reference to singer Taylor Swift generated a number of discussion on social networks. [7] On August 29, 2024, the rapper announced the song as the second single from his fourth studio album changing the name in "Tailor Swif". [8]

Music video

The music video for "Tailor Swif" was released on Rocky's YouTube channel on August 30, 2024. It was directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia. [9] The music video was shot in Kyiv, Ukraine in December of 2021. [10]

Charts

Chart performance for "Tailor Swif"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [11] 80
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [12] 127
Latvia (LAIPA) [13] 8
Lithuania (AGATA) [14] 67
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [15] 2
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [16] 62
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 72
US Billboard Hot 100 [18] 84
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [19] 18

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