Wish List (song)

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"Wish List"
Song by Taylor Swift
from the album The Life of a Showgirl
ReleasedOctober 3, 2025 (2025-10-03)
Studio
  • MXM Studios (Stockholm)
  • Shellback Studios (Stockholm)
Genre Synth-pop [ citation needed ]
Length3:27
Label Republic
Songwriters
Producers
  • Taylor Swift
  • Max Martin
  • Shellback
Lyric video
"Wish List" on YouTube

"Wish List" (stylized as Wi$h Li$t) is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from her twelfth studio album The Life of a Showgirl (2025). Written and produced by Swift, Max Martin and Shellback, the lyrics showcases Swift's deepest desires for love with her partner Travis Kelce, yearning for a simpler life away from her fame. [1]

Contents

Background and release

Swift announced her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl on August 13, 2025, during an episode of the weekly podcast New Heights , hosted by NFL player and Swift's fiancé Travis Kelce. [2] "Wish List" was revealed as the eighth track of the album upon the announcement. [3]

In an interview on the Heart Breakfast show, Swift revealed that "Wish List" was her favorite song in the album, describing it as "dreamy" and "romantic". [4] She additionally stated that the track was the final song to be written and recorded for The Life of a Showgirl, calling it a "final piece". [5]

Composition

"Wish List" is a synth-pop track featuring bedroom pop-like drums.[ citation needed ] Lyrically, the song juxtaposes her desire for love and a peaceful life with her fame and wealth. The song opens to Swift pointing out a wish list of what famous people want such as a "yacht life", "bright lights" and a "Palme d'Or" before shifting to lyrics such as "I just want you / Have a couple kids / got the whole block looking like you", [6] which are interpreted as subtle nods to her relationship with Kelce after their engagement in August 2025. [1]

Reception

"Wish List" mostly received a positive reception. Ariana Brockington of Today described the song as a sequel to "So High School" – a track from her previous album The Tortured Poets Department (2024), as both songs refer to Kelce. [7] Likewise, Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times and Anna Gaca of Pitchfork dubbed the track "dreamy". [8] [9]

In contrary, Michelle Stein of Parade pointed out Swifties are speculating that "Wish List" might be a diss track to American media personality, Kim Kardashian, referring to the lyrics: "They want that yacht life, under chopper blades / They want those bright lights and Balenci' shades / And a fat-ass with a baby face / They want it all" and "And then that video taken off the internet / They want it all". For instance, Stein also cite a track from Swift's The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology , "Thank You Aimee" as a similar speculation. [10]

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes. [11]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Wish List"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100) [12] 56
Australia (ARIA) [13] 9
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100) [14] 47
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [15] 9
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [16] 27
Denmark (Tracklisten) [17] 17
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [18] 34
France (SNEP) [19] 56
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [20] 7
Greece International (IFPI) [21] 8
Hong Kong ( Billboard ) [22] 20
Iceland (Tónlistinn) [23] 14
India International (IMI) [24] 9
Italy (FIMI) [25] 79
Latvia Streaming (LaIPA) [26] 11
Lithuania (AGATA) [27] 31
Luxembourg ( Billboard ) [28] 11
Malaysia ( Billboard ) [29] 13
Malaysia International (RIM) [30] 15
Middle East and North Africa (IFPI) [31] 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [32] 10
Norway (IFPI Norge) [33] 18
Philippines (IFPI) [34] 8
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100) [35] 6
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [36] 46
Portugal (AFP) [37] 9
Singapore (RIAS) [38] 7
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [39] 46
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [40] 26
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [41] 13
United Arab Emirates (IFPI) [42] 8
UK Streaming (OCC) [43] 12
UK Video Streaming (OCC) [44] 31
US Billboard Hot 100 [45] 6
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [46] 33
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [47] 39

References

  1. 1 2 Bailey, Alyssa (October 4, 2025). "Taylor Swift's 'Wi$h Li$t' Lyrics Detail the Future She Wants With Travis Kelce—Kids and All". Elle . Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ Magramo, Kathleen (August 12, 2025). "Taylor Swift announces new album, 'The Life of a Showgirl'". CNN . Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ Jeyaretnam, Miranda (August 14, 2025). "Everything We Know So Far About Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl". Time . Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ Bonner, Mehera (October 3, 2025). "Taylor Swift Explains Why "Wish List" Is Her Favorite Song on 'TLOAS' and Details Its Real Meaning". Cosmopolitan . Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Hope (October 7, 2025). "Taylor Swift explains meaning behind Wish List on The Life of a Showgirl". Heart . Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ Bonner, Mehera (October 3, 2025). "Taylor Swift Rejects Fame for Travis Kelce and Kids in Revealing "Wi$h Li$t" Lyrics". Cosmopolitan . Retrieved October 8, 2025.
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