Searches for ‘What is a fortnight?’ surge after release of Taylor Swift’s song ‘Fortnight’
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A collaboration with singer and rapper Post Malone, “Fortnight” is the lead single from Swift’s record-breaking 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. “And for a fortnight there, we were together / Run into you sometimes, comment on my sweater / Now you’re at the mailbox, turned into good neighbors / My husband is cheating, I wanna kill him.” Explaining the song’s lyrics on Amazon Music, Swift said that she “always imagined” that “Fortnight” was set in an “American town where the American Dream you thought would happen to you didn’t”. So I was just writing from that perspective.” The Tortured Poets Department debuted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 2.61 million units, the highest for any album since Adele’s 25 in 2015. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Reacting to the record’s success, Swift posted a carousel of polaroids from the recording of the album on social media.