Taylor Swift Announces New Single, ‘Patient Zero,’ Coming This Week
Taylor Swift’s big news, at least for the moment, has turned out to be a new single, “Patient Zero,” coming out Friday, with few other details announced. “I’ve been impatiently waiting to tell you that my brand new single ‘Patient Zero’ will be out on September 25 (!!!!!!!!!!!!) and it’s available to pre-order now on […]
Taylor Swift has announced a new single, "Patient Zero," set to be released on Friday, September 25th. The single is available for pre-order on her website, with limited CD editions featuring acoustic and piano versions of the track.
According to Variety, Swift expressed her excitement to share the news with fans, stating she had been "impatiently waiting" to tell them about the track.
The new single marks her first release since "I Knew It, I Knew You," her contribution to the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, co-written and produced with Jack Antonoff. Her most recent album, The Life of a Showgirl, was released in October 2025 and is nominated for Best Album at the 2026 MTV VMAs.
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